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Jill Minor
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E-resources librarian; blog at jillsreads.com. Compile posts and blog for EarlyWord GalleyChat #ewgc at earlyword.com. LibraryReads Ambassador @libraryreads.bsky.social. Love a good fantasy or flipped fairytale.
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is mesmerizing. Georgie's narrative voice is powerful, and even though this short book is incredibly weird, I was hooked. I do enjoy a mystery in which the motive, not the killer(s), is the mystery. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Cat lovers who also love cozy fantasy, and librarians who love order (there is significant overlap here) must get themselves a copy of AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER by Heather Fawcett, the author who gave me my beloved MC Emily Wilde. It's sooooooo delicious. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Murderbot is life. PLATFORM DECAY by @marthawells.com is up next in the series. Look for this treasure May 5 as our favorite SecUnit hilariously learns how to cope with emotions while, as always, rescuing and protecting hapless humans. @macmillanlib.bsky.social #ewgc
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
PLACELESS by self-described NYC homeless advocate Patrick Markee really flips the script on the unhoused–and draws a throughline (decades long) of social and political paths not taken that would have sheltered everyone. Bet Markee is happy about the new mayor! @prhlibrary.bksy.social #ewgc
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Got an ARC of Immorata by Ava Reid 🥰 #ARC #booksky #sff
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Halfway through BOOK OF LIVES (November 4), a memoir by @margaretatwood.bsky.social Witty and fascinating. Too much about Graeme Gibson IMO, but this is understandable. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A Welsh fairy tale retold, HONEYSUCKLE will be one of my 2026 fantasy faves. Big sister makes her little brother a magical playmate out of flowers who must play any game he chooses. How sweet! For a while. #ewgc @barfridmantell.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We need more multiple-wives-in-the-middle-of-nowhere horror, judging from THE FOURTH WIFE.
YIKES @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social -I actually felt suffocated! Coming March 31. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Nonstop enjoyment: VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE by @writersofrohan.bsky.social Cozy romantasy with a twist in the plot (villainess redemption) and an even tastier twist at the end. Coming November 18. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Minus the thrillers that my coworker nabbed, my ARC box from @prhlibrary.bsky.social contained these babies. Lauren Groff! A doorstop of Atwood! Etc. @legroff.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social #ARCs #ReadingAhead #bookhaul #ARChaul #booksky
September 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nobody juxtaposes exhaustive research and compassionate activism like @bethmacy.bsky.social. Like DOPESICK, her October 7 nonfiction release, PAPER GIRL, is disturbing but stunning. Part memoir, part social commentary. @prhlibrary.bsky.social #ewgc
July 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
KATABASIS had a bit too much trudging through a wasteland when 2025 has felt like same, but now I can't get the good parts out of my head. The ending was particularly choice (sigh!). Kudos to @rfkuang.bsky.social for another banger, and thanks to @librarylovefest.bsky.social for the DRC #ewgc
July 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Fantasy-wise, Naomi Novik just never misses! THE SUMMER WAR is delectable from beginning to end and I love the sibling relationships and how they evolve. Also, fae. Thank you Del Ray, for the DRC and @naominovik.bsky.social for the enchantment. #ewgc
July 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The sheer scope of F*CKED UP FAIRY TALES by Liz Gotauco, with folklore from many cultures, and the snarky off-color commentary within the stories totally won this chuckling reader over! Ended too soon! Thanks to @cosbrarian.bsky.social and @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social for a fun ride! #ewgc
July 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Compiling #ewgc with three monitors
July 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's summer, post a character in a swimsuit!

Gotta be these two.
June 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ARCs arrived today from Penguin Random House! Instantly drawn to the Ian McEwan and the Rebecca Ferrier titles. All authors and titles are listed in the alt text. #ARCs #ReadingAhead #galleys #booksky
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I’m catching up on the news on international waters and lemme tell you, these international waters feel pretty safe and soothing #travel
June 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Top of the ol' TBR: THE UNDERCUTTING OF ROSIE AND ADAM by Megan Bannen. The quirky romantasies in the Hart and Mercy series, set in the world of Tanria, have been a ton of fun to read. July 8, Orbit/Hachette. #sff #booksky #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
THE EVERLASTING by @alixeharrow.bsky.social, a checklist. Incredible time-travel fantasy. Check. Characters to adore. Check. In-your-face feminism and inclusivity. Check. An epic romance that made me weep? I'll take it! From Tor October 28. #sff #booksky #ewgc @macmillanlib.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rattkin bookseller Fern goes on an adventure with a knight named Astryx in BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social. A "Legends and Lattes" tale about defying expectations and following your heart. #sff #booksky #ewgc From Tor/Macmillan. November 11 release. @macmillanlib.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
THE NIGHTSHADE GOD concludes Hannah Whitten's thrilling, compulsively readable trilogy with one of the best trios of characters ever, Lore, Bastian, and Gabe. #ewgc July 15 from Orbit/Hachette @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Stayed up way too late engrossed in THE WILL OF THE MANY by James Islington which made #booktok waves in 2023 and got huge acclaim. On to my DRC of THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW, Heirarchy no. 2, Nov 2025 release. #sff #fantasy #DarkAcademia #booksky
May 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yet another Independent Bookstore haul, this time from Loganberry Books in Cleveland #bookhaul #bookstore #independentbookstore #booksky
May 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm reading BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES by Travis Baldree, which veers from the cozy small-town vibe into road trip adventure, but is just as fun and hilarious. November 11 release from Tor. #CurrentlyReading #AmReading #ARC #sff #fantasy #booksky @macmillanlib.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM