Lia Launtz
@lial.bsky.social
Lover of books, science, travel, dance and music. Adventurer. Based in PGH 💛🖤
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A new trailer has dropped for the Project Hail Mary film, coming to theaters in March!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYs...
We're so excited about this film. Project Hail Mary has topped Hardcover's trending reads for 2025!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYs...
We're so excited about this film. Project Hail Mary has topped Hardcover's trending reads for 2025!
Project Hail Mary | Official Trailer 2
An unlikely friendship. An impossible mission. Watch the new trailer for #ProjectHailMary — starring Academy Award® nominee Ryan Gosling and directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Phil Lord &…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new trailer has dropped for the Project Hail Mary film, coming to theaters in March!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYs...
We're so excited about this film. Project Hail Mary has topped Hardcover's trending reads for 2025!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYs...
We're so excited about this film. Project Hail Mary has topped Hardcover's trending reads for 2025!
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It's a PROJECT HAIL MARY GIVEAWAY!
Hardcover has partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Ballantine Books to **give away** new copies of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, just in time for the holidays!
(1/4)
Hardcover has partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Ballantine Books to **give away** new copies of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, just in time for the holidays!
(1/4)
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's a PROJECT HAIL MARY GIVEAWAY!
Hardcover has partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Ballantine Books to **give away** new copies of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, just in time for the holidays!
(1/4)
Hardcover has partnered with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Ballantine Books to **give away** new copies of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, just in time for the holidays!
(1/4)
A fascinating indictment of the publishing industry and its emphasis on poorly recorded sales numbers.
Partly to blame? “…An arid landscape of coverage that’s no longer bustling enough to put a wide range of books on readers’ radars…”
thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
Partly to blame? “…An arid landscape of coverage that’s no longer bustling enough to put a wide range of books on readers’ radars…”
thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
thewalrus.ca
September 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A fascinating indictment of the publishing industry and its emphasis on poorly recorded sales numbers.
Partly to blame? “…An arid landscape of coverage that’s no longer bustling enough to put a wide range of books on readers’ radars…”
thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
Partly to blame? “…An arid landscape of coverage that’s no longer bustling enough to put a wide range of books on readers’ radars…”
thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
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Late Summer reads for fans of (fictional) myth and legend! Earlier this month, the Mythopoeic Society announced the winners of its 2025 awards.
Click through the images to check out the winners, then track the books and share your thoughts with us on Hardcover!
Click through the images to check out the winners, then track the books and share your thoughts with us on Hardcover!
August 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Late Summer reads for fans of (fictional) myth and legend! Earlier this month, the Mythopoeic Society announced the winners of its 2025 awards.
Click through the images to check out the winners, then track the books and share your thoughts with us on Hardcover!
Click through the images to check out the winners, then track the books and share your thoughts with us on Hardcover!
A devastating day in Clairton, PA.
One person is dead, two remain missing, and many more are hurt after an explosion at a U.S. Steel facility.
The Clairton plant - known as the Clairton Coke Works - makes coke and coke byproducts, which are then used in steel-making.
One person is dead, two remain missing, and many more are hurt after an explosion at a U.S. Steel facility.
The Clairton plant - known as the Clairton Coke Works - makes coke and coke byproducts, which are then used in steel-making.
“The scene is still active, and folks nearby should follow the direction of local authorities,” Shapiro wrote. Please join Lori and me in praying for the Clairton community.”
Emergency crews respond to explosion at Clairton Coke Works
First responders from multiple counties responded Monday to an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro posted on X that his administration is in touch with ...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A devastating day in Clairton, PA.
One person is dead, two remain missing, and many more are hurt after an explosion at a U.S. Steel facility.
The Clairton plant - known as the Clairton Coke Works - makes coke and coke byproducts, which are then used in steel-making.
One person is dead, two remain missing, and many more are hurt after an explosion at a U.S. Steel facility.
The Clairton plant - known as the Clairton Coke Works - makes coke and coke byproducts, which are then used in steel-making.
Amazing advice, and not just for writers
My latest newsletter is all about how to be a resilient writer in the face of career setbacks, ego death and creeping fascism.
I offer 17 handy tips on how to hang onto yourself and keep going when the challenging times just don't seem to stop.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
I offer 17 handy tips on how to hang onto yourself and keep going when the challenging times just don't seem to stop.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
How To Be A Resilient Writer
First and floormoose,1 I have a book that comes out in two weeks. It’s called Lessons in Magic and Disaster and it’s about a witch named Jamie who decides to...
buttondown.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Amazing advice, and not just for writers
My summer reading adventures continue! I got the chance to finish A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik this week (purchased second-hand a couple weeks ago from @blythebookspgh.bsky.social, a lovely little shop!)
My review is up now on @hardcover.app --> hardcover.app/books/a-dead...
My review is up now on @hardcover.app --> hardcover.app/books/a-dead...
Lia's Review of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Hardcover
Read Lia's review of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik on Hardcover
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August 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My summer reading adventures continue! I got the chance to finish A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik this week (purchased second-hand a couple weeks ago from @blythebookspgh.bsky.social, a lovely little shop!)
My review is up now on @hardcover.app --> hardcover.app/books/a-dead...
My review is up now on @hardcover.app --> hardcover.app/books/a-dead...
NEW ACHIEVEMENT! Dungeon Crawler Carl is an absolute delight, and I was so pumped to see @mattdinniman.bsky.social speak on a panel at the Columbus Book Festival on Saturday. His books are blowing up, and it sure seems like it's been a crazy ride!
(the books --> hardcover.app/series/dunge...)
(the books --> hardcover.app/series/dunge...)
July 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
NEW ACHIEVEMENT! Dungeon Crawler Carl is an absolute delight, and I was so pumped to see @mattdinniman.bsky.social speak on a panel at the Columbus Book Festival on Saturday. His books are blowing up, and it sure seems like it's been a crazy ride!
(the books --> hardcover.app/series/dunge...)
(the books --> hardcover.app/series/dunge...)
I've been a big reader my entire life, so I'm really excited to help work behind the scenes on an app called Hardcover!
Today's adventure: building this list of (some of) my favorite books: hardcover.app/@liashl/prom...
Agree? Disagree? I'd love for people to check it out!
Today's adventure: building this list of (some of) my favorite books: hardcover.app/@liashl/prom...
Agree? Disagree? I'd love for people to check it out!
Hardcover
We're a social network for book lovers to find life changing books, track what you read & want to read, and connect with passionate readers.
hardcover.app
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've been a big reader my entire life, so I'm really excited to help work behind the scenes on an app called Hardcover!
Today's adventure: building this list of (some of) my favorite books: hardcover.app/@liashl/prom...
Agree? Disagree? I'd love for people to check it out!
Today's adventure: building this list of (some of) my favorite books: hardcover.app/@liashl/prom...
Agree? Disagree? I'd love for people to check it out!