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John McDougall
@johnniecakes.bsky.social
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Indie bookseller. Theater and live music lover living in Houston with my husband and two cats. He/him
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You all need to put Disco Witches of Fire Island by @blairfell.bsky.social on your radar. It’s out in May, and this book just cracked my soul wide open.

It’s going to take a bit for me to process it, but what an incredible read.
Cover of the book Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell
January 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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January 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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My favorite reads of 2024. With reviews: www.murderbooks.com/johns-staff-...
John's Top Reads of 2024: Rough Pages by Lev AC Rosen The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter The Excitements by C.J. Wray The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd Discovery of the year: Vermillion by Nathan Aldyne
December 6, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Tinsel and Lights by @traceythorn.bsky.social is my favorite holiday album, and it’s getting its first spin of the season tonight.
An extended arm holds a vinyl copy of Tinsel and Lights by Tracey Thorn in front a Christmas tree lit with colored lights
December 2, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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As a great guncle you have to roll up to the space themed baby shower in space pants.
A photo of me wearing a black sweater and pants with a galaxy printed on them. Holding up my hands to show my blue sparkly fingers nails
December 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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And now for the new The Innocence Mission album!
Holding a vinyl copy of Midwinter Swimmers by The Innocence Mission over a record player
November 29, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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Black Friday RSD vinyl spin:
Deeper Into the Well by Kacey Musgraves sits in a “now spinning” holder on a record player
November 29, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Almost time for Kacey Musgraves!
View of the stage from my seat in the Toyota Center before the Kacey Musgraves concert
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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I love a good cozy mystery, and The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit is a great cozy mystery. A charming small town, a fun duo of sleuths, and an engaging plot. It really reminded me why I love the genre.
Holding a copy of the book, The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit above a bed of pink and white flowers.
November 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Bliss!!!! Stones in the Road by Mary Chapin Carpenter on vinyl!
Holding a vinyl copy of Stones in the Road by Mary Chapin Carpenter over a record player
November 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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One thing I’ll miss about the other place is things like my long thread of binge reading Leslie Meier’s unhinged cozy mystery series.

I got a galley of the newest installment today!
A selfie of me in a bookstore holding up a copy of Bridal Shower Murder by Leslie Meier (out in March 2025)
November 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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How cute are we? Autumnal vibes with @htownmatt.bsky.social at Dewberry Farms last month
Selfie with my husband, both wearing plaid shirts with a barn and the sunset behind us
November 12, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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The way Sway has me wanting a palm tree tattoo.
Screencap of Sway by Kacey Musgraves playing in Apple Music
November 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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Y’all! This book!!! This is one of my favorite And Then There Were None retellings EVER. Also on the best debuts I’ve read in a while. It’s out in February.
Holding up a copy of the book You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego in a bookstore
November 9, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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The Sebastian St. Cyr series by C.S. Harris is one of my favorites, but I’ve fallen behind. I’m playing catch up, and I really missed these characters.
A copy of Why Kill The Innocent by C.S. Harris sits on a deck overlooking a lily pad covered pond at the Houston Arboretum.
March 5, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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New glasses!
Portrait mode selfie in the bookstore.
March 5, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Look at this sweet little man!
A portrait mode photo of Calvin (an orange cat) sleeping with one paw curled up under his head.
December 27, 2023 at 6:23 AM
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Did someone say charcuterie?
An orange cat peers longingly at a charcuterie plate sitting on a coffee table.
December 25, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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Christmas Eve plans:
Holding up a copy of the book, Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews, in front of a Christmas tree
December 24, 2023 at 3:57 PM
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Lunch break selfie
Lunch break selfie holding a copy of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
December 19, 2023 at 7:29 PM
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I didn’t love his new album, but Niall Horan’s Flicker is still a masterpiece.
Album cover of Flicker by Niall Horan
November 15, 2023 at 3:25 PM
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A little bookseller humor stolen from Facebook.
Facebook “marked safe” meme. “Marked Safe from Iron Flame today”
November 9, 2023 at 3:11 AM
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Booooooooooks!
Selfie is a backwards ballcap wearing a shirt with three ghosts that reads Boooooooks!
October 4, 2023 at 9:06 PM
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Saturday vibes:
A blown glass pumpkin, plastic skeleton, and copy of The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab sit on a table.
September 30, 2023 at 4:28 PM
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Book mail from Mysterious Galaxy! As we head into spooky season, you need Adam Sass’s fantastic queer slasher, Your Lonely Nights Are Over!
Holding up a copy of Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass A signed copy of Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass is opened to the title page to show the signature.
September 24, 2023 at 12:10 PM