Cybil
@cybilw.bsky.social
Goodreads Managing Editor.
Bookish.
News junkie.
NorCal fanatic.
Failed minimalist.
Formerly @AP, @CNN, @Edelman, etc.
Bookish.
News junkie.
NorCal fanatic.
Failed minimalist.
Formerly @AP, @CNN, @Edelman, etc.
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Goodreads asked me to curate some October-Inspired Book Recommendation lists for them, so here they are!
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@caitlinstarling.com @spookypurcell.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and more
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@caitlinstarling.com @spookypurcell.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and more
Eight Halloween Reading Lists Based on Very Specific Vibes, Themes & Tropes
Sadie Hartmann (known as Mother Horror on social media) is the co-owner of the monthly, curated, horror fiction subscription company Night Worms and...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Goodreads asked me to curate some October-Inspired Book Recommendation lists for them, so here they are!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...
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@caitlinstarling.com @spookypurcell.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and more
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...
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@caitlinstarling.com @spookypurcell.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and more
Hey book publicists, believe it or not I'm already looking for your priority 2026 titles! Send me your lists, please!
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hey book publicists, believe it or not I'm already looking for your priority 2026 titles! Send me your lists, please!
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The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist
The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
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Goodreads has a new logo for the first time in nearly 20 years—and its whimsical style is made for BookTok. http://f-st.co/GvQmnKc
After almost 20 years, Goodreads has a new logo fit for Booktok
After almost 20 years, book reviewing platform Goodreads has ditched its minimalist logo for a chunky font with a hint of whimsy.
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July 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Goodreads has a new logo for the first time in nearly 20 years—and its whimsical style is made for BookTok. http://f-st.co/GvQmnKc
Goodreads is changing up its logo, and some other things we've been plotting (including bringing editorial to the reading challenge ❤️) ... www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Introducing Our New Logo, and More Ways We Continue to Improve Goodreads
As part of our commitment to updating Goodreads for readers, authors, and publishers, we have been hard at work on improvements, both public-facing and ‘...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Goodreads is changing up its logo, and some other things we've been plotting (including bringing editorial to the reading challenge ❤️) ... www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Discover the most recent hits in the ultra popular romantasy genre! 🐉 ❤️📚
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Readers' 88 Favorite Romantasy Books of the Past Three Years
Romantasy is the consensus term for the wildly popular genre-crash of romance and fantasy. Good call, too. Fantance sounds ridiculous. But perhaps ...
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July 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Discover the most recent hits in the ultra popular romantasy genre! 🐉 ❤️📚
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Dear book publicists, today would be an Excellent Time to pitch me your fall nonfiction titles.
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dear book publicists, today would be an Excellent Time to pitch me your fall nonfiction titles.
Want a easy-to-find way to see readers' most anticipated books of each month? We got you!
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Amazon.com: Goodreads’ Top Books of the Month: Books
Online shopping for Goodreads’ Top Books of the Month from a great selection at Books Store.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Want a easy-to-find way to see readers' most anticipated books of each month? We got you!
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Apropos of ... **waves hands** ... the U.S. Constitution is about 4,500 words, or 7,500 if you add in the amendments. It would take the average reader about 30 minutes to read the entire thing.
June 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Apropos of ... **waves hands** ... the U.S. Constitution is about 4,500 words, or 7,500 if you add in the amendments. It would take the average reader about 30 minutes to read the entire thing.
It's always interesting to see which books are resonating with readers. This list is based on the reading habits of the millions of readers who've signed up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge:
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
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The 144 Most Read Books of the 2025 Reading Challenge (So Far)
It's time once again for our summer status check on the annual Reading Challenge, in which both avid and casual bookworms pledge to read a certain n...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's always interesting to see which books are resonating with readers. This list is based on the reading habits of the millions of readers who've signed up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge:
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Ha! All of our slop is made by humans! Happy Summer Reading!
If you happen to be looking for all-real books to read this summer, selected by real humans, @cybilw.bsky.social and I have you covered with our Summer Reading coverage for Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2947
The 2025 Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading
Goodreads' annual guide will help you find the best books to read all season long. Discover the season's hottest new books, pick the perfect settin...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ha! All of our slop is made by humans! Happy Summer Reading!
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We think about this real Goodreads review for our Dictionary like once a week.
May 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We think about this real Goodreads review for our Dictionary like once a week.
Nice writeup from People on the summer books Goodreads' members cannot wait to get their hands on... people.com/15-most-anti...
See the 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025, According to Goodreads Users — From Taylor Jenkins Reid to R.F. Kuang
Goodreads has shared a list of their user's 15 most anticipated books of summer 2025. The data was pulled from how many times a Goodreads user has added a title to their "want-to-read" shelf.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nice writeup from People on the summer books Goodreads' members cannot wait to get their hands on... people.com/15-most-anti...
It's no surprise that we wait all year for the best season: Summer Reading! 🏖️
Check out our guide on what to read from now until it's time for fall reading... 📚
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Check out our guide on what to read from now until it's time for fall reading... 📚
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
The 2025 Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading
Goodreads' annual guide will help you find the best books to read all season long. Discover the season's hottest new books, pick the perfect settin...
www.goodreads.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's no surprise that we wait all year for the best season: Summer Reading! 🏖️
Check out our guide on what to read from now until it's time for fall reading... 📚
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
Check out our guide on what to read from now until it's time for fall reading... 📚
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
And, here she is! It's Goodreads' annual 🔥 hottest 🔥 books of the summer article, based on early reader anticipation. Your TBR pile is about to be insane...
#summerreading 🏖️
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2922
#summerreading 🏖️
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2922
Hot Ones: Readers' 80 Most Anticipated New Summer Books
The daylight is plentiful. The temperatures are agreeable. The bookstore shelves are packed with new releases. Is there anything better than su...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And, here she is! It's Goodreads' annual 🔥 hottest 🔥 books of the summer article, based on early reader anticipation. Your TBR pile is about to be insane...
#summerreading 🏖️
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2922
#summerreading 🏖️
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2922
Current mood (as told through book covers):
March 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Current mood (as told through book covers):
It's women's history month... a great time to remember all of the hard work and sacrifices women have made. Here's a Very Long list of new nonfiction books to inspire and educate:
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
192 Nonfiction Books to Read This Women's History Month
Here’s some trivia for your next book club gathering: Women’s History Month, celebrated in March in the U.S., originally began as Women’s History We...
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March 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's women's history month... a great time to remember all of the hard work and sacrifices women have made. Here's a Very Long list of new nonfiction books to inspire and educate:
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...
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"I'm not saying I sent Kristen Arnett's publicist an all-caps email saying 'PLEASE SEND ME THE SEXY CLOWN BOOK I NEED IT,' but I'm also not NOT saying that." Check out the 20 books @cybilw.bsky.social and I can't wait to get our hands on in March!
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The Goodreads Editors Share Their Book Picks for March
Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers' Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly that—se...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"I'm not saying I sent Kristen Arnett's publicist an all-caps email saying 'PLEASE SEND ME THE SEXY CLOWN BOOK I NEED IT,' but I'm also not NOT saying that." Check out the 20 books @cybilw.bsky.social and I can't wait to get our hands on in March!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
We stare at new books ALL DAY long and that's how @syhsu.bsky.social creates these bonkers 'cross-genre trend' articles. Big this year: Cannibalism, golems, sympathetic murderers. Are we OK out there??
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17 New Cross-Genre Trends We're Spotting in 2025
One of our favorite pastimes, here at Goodreads headquarters, is trendspotting. We see a lot of books come down the pike—like, a lot a lot—and it seem...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We stare at new books ALL DAY long and that's how @syhsu.bsky.social creates these bonkers 'cross-genre trend' articles. Big this year: Cannibalism, golems, sympathetic murderers. Are we OK out there??
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
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Are you looking to discover a new writer to fall in love with? Check out these 12 debut books - fiction, memoir, and poetry - publishing in January!
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10 noteworthy debut books you should read this January
Check out these January debut books and find your new favorite writer today!
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January 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Are you looking to discover a new writer to fall in love with? Check out these 12 debut books - fiction, memoir, and poetry - publishing in January!
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Hi! Some-time lurker, first time poster.
For this week’s @newyorker.com, I dove into a romantasy plagiarism lawsuit that raises deeper questions about tropes, authorship, and the grubby imperatives of selling books in a post-literate world.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
For this week’s @newyorker.com, I dove into a romantasy plagiarism lawsuit that raises deeper questions about tropes, authorship, and the grubby imperatives of selling books in a post-literate world.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?
Tracy Wolff, the author of the “Crave” series, is being sued for copyright infringement. But romantasy’s reliance on standardized tropes makes proving plot theft tricky.
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January 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hi! Some-time lurker, first time poster.
For this week’s @newyorker.com, I dove into a romantasy plagiarism lawsuit that raises deeper questions about tropes, authorship, and the grubby imperatives of selling books in a post-literate world.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
For this week’s @newyorker.com, I dove into a romantasy plagiarism lawsuit that raises deeper questions about tropes, authorship, and the grubby imperatives of selling books in a post-literate world.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At Goodreads we took a look at some of the new year’s buzziest debut novels. Lots of fantastic new authors to discover!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Meet the Hottest Debut Novels of 2025
One of the annual delights of maintaining a serious reading habit is the thrill of discovery. Each year, a new group of first-time authors rele...
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January 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At Goodreads we took a look at some of the new year’s buzziest debut novels. Lots of fantastic new authors to discover!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Every year we ask our Goodreads colleagues to share their three favorite reads of the year. Love this annual look at our very bookish co-workers!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Goodreads Staffers Share Their Top Reads of 2024
At the end of each calendar year, as we wrap up our annual Reading Challenge, we like to ask a simple question of Goodreads’ well-read staffers: What...
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December 27, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Every year we ask our Goodreads colleagues to share their three favorite reads of the year. Love this annual look at our very bookish co-workers!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Authors recommending some criminally good Christmas crime novels....
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‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more
From Maigret to Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, authors choose the whodunnits they love to hunker down with at this time of year
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December 21, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Authors recommending some criminally good Christmas crime novels....
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...