Chris Vaccari
@misterchris.bsky.social
I like books, libraries, movies, TV shows, New York Mets, New York Rangers, running, trivia, Almond Joy, Nilla Wafers and Dr. Pepper.
yesterday @helgagrace.bsky.social and i made a whirlwind trip to #nyc for the tri-state #BookBuzz where we saw many dear ones, learned about spring 2026 releases and scored some excellent advance reader copies @libraryreads.bsky.social thanks friends!
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Mirta Ojito talked about her new novel "Deeper Than the Ocean" @UnionSqandCo on Good Morning America today.
Take a look.
www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127216...
Take a look.
www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127216...
Mirta Ojito talks new book, 'Deeper Than the Ocean'
The Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who has authored two nonfiction books, is out with her first novel.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Mirta Ojito talked about her new novel "Deeper Than the Ocean" @UnionSqandCo on Good Morning America today.
Take a look.
www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127216...
Take a look.
www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127216...
Yes indeed. Great pick! Thanks to Chicago Public Library and congratulations @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
CHILDREN OF CHICAGO is Chicago Public Library’s November 2025 Book of the Month!
Thank you so very much to Chicago Public Library, thank you librarians, and thank you #Chicago!
Thank you so very much to Chicago Public Library, thank you librarians, and thank you #Chicago!
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yes indeed. Great pick! Thanks to Chicago Public Library and congratulations @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
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TIME to fall back and set yo clocks back one hour tonite,!!
a man wearing a green hat and a red hat is making a face
Alt: Flavor flav throws on some sunglasses
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
TIME to fall back and set yo clocks back one hour tonite,!!
He sure deserved it.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the 2025 World Series MVP 🏆
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
He sure deserved it.
That World Series was a banger. Incredible.
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
That World Series was a banger. Incredible.
Loved, loved, loved Task @HBO. Watching in real time every Sunday was good, too.
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Loved, loved, loved Task @HBO. Watching in real time every Sunday was good, too.
Well last Thursday’s NYT crossword got off to a great start.
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Well last Thursday’s NYT crossword got off to a great start.
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When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.
There's a secret superfood in white rice and pasta: Here's how to unlock it
When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.
n.pr
October 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.
Has CBS Sunday Morning cut some seconds off the Nature scene at the end or is that just me?
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Has CBS Sunday Morning cut some seconds off the Nature scene at the end or is that just me?
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I'm in the Associated Press.
"Cynthia Pelayo, an award-winning author and poet, said the marketing campaign is often the difference maker in terms of a book’s success. Authors of color are often left wanting more promotional support from their publishers, she said."
apnews.com/article/hisp...
"Cynthia Pelayo, an award-winning author and poet, said the marketing campaign is often the difference maker in terms of a book’s success. Authors of color are often left wanting more promotional support from their publishers, she said."
apnews.com/article/hisp...
Hispanic authors and bookstores push for representation in publishing
Some authors, publishers, readers and influencers are finding new ways to elevate Hispanic stories despite underrepresentation in the mainstream world of books.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm in the Associated Press.
"Cynthia Pelayo, an award-winning author and poet, said the marketing campaign is often the difference maker in terms of a book’s success. Authors of color are often left wanting more promotional support from their publishers, she said."
apnews.com/article/hisp...
"Cynthia Pelayo, an award-winning author and poet, said the marketing campaign is often the difference maker in terms of a book’s success. Authors of color are often left wanting more promotional support from their publishers, she said."
apnews.com/article/hisp...
Fight Club, Scream and School of Rock on at the same isn’t fair on a Sunday night.
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fight Club, Scream and School of Rock on at the same isn’t fair on a Sunday night.
In today's Miami Herald: Read "The 1919 immigrant shipwreck off Key West that still echoes today" by Mirta Ojito, author of the forthcoming Deeper Than The Ocean @UnionSqandCo
amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
The 1919 immigrant shipwreck off Key West that still echoes today | Opinion
Author Mirta Ojito explores why this tragedy connects to centuries of perilous migration across the Caribbean | Opinion
amp.miamiherald.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In today's Miami Herald: Read "The 1919 immigrant shipwreck off Key West that still echoes today" by Mirta Ojito, author of the forthcoming Deeper Than The Ocean @UnionSqandCo
amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
Yum from Bodega Bakes @UnionSqandCo
Get Paola Velez’s Recipe for Bodega Brownie Whoopie Pies www.today.com/video/bodega... via @TODAYshow
Get Paola Velez’s Recipe for Bodega Brownie Whoopie Pies www.today.com/video/bodega... via @TODAYshow
Get Paola Velez’s Recipe for Bodega Brownie Whoopie Pies
As TODAY honors Hispanic Heritage Month, Paola Velez stops by Studio 1A to share her recipe for bodega brownie whoopie pies from her James Beard Award-winning cookbook.
www.today.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yum from Bodega Bakes @UnionSqandCo
Get Paola Velez’s Recipe for Bodega Brownie Whoopie Pies www.today.com/video/bodega... via @TODAYshow
Get Paola Velez’s Recipe for Bodega Brownie Whoopie Pies www.today.com/video/bodega... via @TODAYshow
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Today is a good day to sign up for Booked & Buzzy (if you haven't already). #librarians
@hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
@hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
September 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today is a good day to sign up for Booked & Buzzy (if you haven't already). #librarians
@hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
@hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
Thanks @People. Thumbs up for The Encore by Juliet Izon - "...by, for and about music lovers." Coming out in March 2026 from Union Square & Co. @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
people.com/juliet-izon-...
people.com/juliet-izon-...
'The Encore' Stars an Indie Rocker Running from Her Demons After a ‘Chance Encounter’ — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Journalist Juliet Izon is releasing her debut novel 'The Encore,' out March 3, 2026. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover.
people.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks @People. Thumbs up for The Encore by Juliet Izon - "...by, for and about music lovers." Coming out in March 2026 from Union Square & Co. @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
people.com/juliet-izon-...
people.com/juliet-izon-...
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Pulitzer-winning journalist Mirta Ojito makes her fiction debut with an affecting parallel narrative of two women, each exiled from their island home nearly a century apart. This one’s tough to shake.
Deeper Than the Ocean by Mirta Ojito
Pulitzer-winning journalist Ojito (Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus) makes her fiction debut with an affecting paralle...
buff.ly
September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pulitzer-winning journalist Mirta Ojito makes her fiction debut with an affecting parallel narrative of two women, each exiled from their island home nearly a century apart. This one’s tough to shake.
Big fan so far. #Task
Mark Ruffalo stars as a former priest turned FBI agent in Brad Ingelsby's new HBO miniseries. Set in small-town Pennsylvania, Task is packed with action and conflict, but it also has a lot of heart.
'Task' is a new, compelling crime drama from the creator of 'Mare of Easttown'
Mark Ruffalo stars as a former priest turned FBI agent in Brad Ingelsby's new HBO miniseries. Set in small-town Pennsylvania, Task is packed with action and conflict, but it also has a lot of heart.
n.pr
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Big fan so far. #Task
Congratulations to The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman. Thanks @libraryreads.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Next on the October 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 list is THE MISSING PAGES by Alyson Richman! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Congratulations to The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman. Thanks @libraryreads.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
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Hachette and Union Square & Co. invite you to our inaugural Booked & Buzzy (October 16) virtual event, a short and sweet author program to slot into a lunch break. Hear from two authors and learn about several forthcoming titles! #librarians @misterchris.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
September 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hachette and Union Square & Co. invite you to our inaugural Booked & Buzzy (October 16) virtual event, a short and sweet author program to slot into a lunch break. Hear from two authors and learn about several forthcoming titles! #librarians @misterchris.bsky.social
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr
Always nice to visit my first ever library @qplnyc.bsky.social in Douglaston-Little Neck.
September 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Always nice to visit my first ever library @qplnyc.bsky.social in Douglaston-Little Neck.
Start your weekend with a food-filled mystery!
Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery” www.bookweb.org/news/qa-josh...
Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery” www.bookweb.org/news/qa-josh...
Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery”
“This holiday who-donut features little nods to all the festivals of the winter season, plus a full charcuterie of characters from Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast books past. Audiences will be wrapt a...
www.bookweb.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Start your weekend with a food-filled mystery!
Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery” www.bookweb.org/news/qa-josh...
Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery” www.bookweb.org/news/qa-josh...
"Let's Party" with Union Square & Co. New cookbook out now.
Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist www.today.com/video/chicke... via @TODAYshow @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist www.today.com/video/chicke... via @TODAYshow @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist
Dan Pelosi, author of the new cookbook “Let’s Party,” stops by the TODAY plaza to share his recipes for chicken cordon Bimpy, named after his 103-year-old grandfather, and a spinach-artichoke dip past...
www.today.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Let's Party" with Union Square & Co. New cookbook out now.
Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist www.today.com/video/chicke... via @TODAYshow @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist www.today.com/video/chicke... via @TODAYshow @hachettelibrary.bsky.social