Beth the Book Buying Librarian
@librarybeth.bsky.social
Fangirl, Reader, Librarian. Also loves dogs, movies, and tea. Frequents book conventions and film festivals. 🖖🏾Does not feed trolls.
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Finally figured out where all my favorite book people went! Please enjoy my favorite picture of our dog Domino.
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PUBLISHERS-- submit your works for awards. ALWAYS and for every award.
Also HWA members-- the rec list is NOT a submission to the Jury. Those are recs by members. They matter, but getting your book in front of the jury matters more. SELF SUBMIT!
bramstokerawards.horror.org/submissions/
Also HWA members-- the rec list is NOT a submission to the Jury. Those are recs by members. They matter, but getting your book in front of the jury matters more. SELF SUBMIT!
bramstokerawards.horror.org/submissions/
Submissions – The Bram Stoker Awards
bramstokerawards.horror.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
PUBLISHERS-- submit your works for awards. ALWAYS and for every award.
Also HWA members-- the rec list is NOT a submission to the Jury. Those are recs by members. They matter, but getting your book in front of the jury matters more. SELF SUBMIT!
bramstokerawards.horror.org/submissions/
Also HWA members-- the rec list is NOT a submission to the Jury. Those are recs by members. They matter, but getting your book in front of the jury matters more. SELF SUBMIT!
bramstokerawards.horror.org/submissions/
Movie you have seen more than six times, gifs only.
February 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Movie you have seen more than six times, gifs only.
Just spent a solid hour going through first book pages on Threads thanks to a delightful trend. Impressive marketing authors!
Not sure who started it, but thanks!
Not sure who started it, but thanks!
February 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just spent a solid hour going through first book pages on Threads thanks to a delightful trend. Impressive marketing authors!
Not sure who started it, but thanks!
Not sure who started it, but thanks!
I got Libro.fm about a week ago just to try a (for my personal collection) alternative to Audible.com. Our Library still has Libby. BUT all I'm saying is that I've been consistently impressed by them and @farrahrochon.bsky.social continues to be a rockstar who supports people in need.
January 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I got Libro.fm about a week ago just to try a (for my personal collection) alternative to Audible.com. Our Library still has Libby. BUT all I'm saying is that I've been consistently impressed by them and @farrahrochon.bsky.social continues to be a rockstar who supports people in need.
Everything else on my TBR is taking a back seat to this beauty. Just got an early copy. Thank you for being a friend #Netgalley and Hyperion Avenue. Release date is 4/15/25.
January 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Everything else on my TBR is taking a back seat to this beauty. Just got an early copy. Thank you for being a friend #Netgalley and Hyperion Avenue. Release date is 4/15/25.
I generally only believe in New Year's resolutions that I wanted to do anyway. So with that in mind, my 2025 resolution is to reread 25 books I remember loving. I finish around 50 books each year so half 2025 is all about old favorites.
December 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM
I generally only believe in New Year's resolutions that I wanted to do anyway. So with that in mind, my 2025 resolution is to reread 25 books I remember loving. I finish around 50 books each year so half 2025 is all about old favorites.
My hardest Christmas decision each year is what to read the night of Christmas Eve. BIG, HUGE thanks to Under the Cover (the Romance indie bookstore) for having a copy of THE book that my friends have been talking about all season. I present:
December 24, 2024 at 2:31 PM
My hardest Christmas decision each year is what to read the night of Christmas Eve. BIG, HUGE thanks to Under the Cover (the Romance indie bookstore) for having a copy of THE book that my friends have been talking about all season. I present:
Do I check out library books? Obviously.
Did I send my local Indie bookstore a list of ISBNs for books I want for my personal collection? Yep!
Excitedly awaiting my Christmas present to myself! Buying indie makes me super happy!
Did I send my local Indie bookstore a list of ISBNs for books I want for my personal collection? Yep!
Excitedly awaiting my Christmas present to myself! Buying indie makes me super happy!
December 21, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Do I check out library books? Obviously.
Did I send my local Indie bookstore a list of ISBNs for books I want for my personal collection? Yep!
Excitedly awaiting my Christmas present to myself! Buying indie makes me super happy!
Did I send my local Indie bookstore a list of ISBNs for books I want for my personal collection? Yep!
Excitedly awaiting my Christmas present to myself! Buying indie makes me super happy!
My current read is absolute fangirl candy. The heroine finds out the characters of her favorite vampire book series are real and she's got to help them get back to our world.
December 10, 2024 at 1:19 AM
My current read is absolute fangirl candy. The heroine finds out the characters of her favorite vampire book series are real and she's got to help them get back to our world.
Side note: My dad's elderly Shih Tzu and our dog are warming up to one another.
December 10, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Side note: My dad's elderly Shih Tzu and our dog are warming up to one another.
Finished my last "homework" (or book for a work project) of the year and I'm starting my New Year's resolution early. Rereading 25 books I loved in 2025. First up, my favorite YA vampire series!
December 5, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Finished my last "homework" (or book for a work project) of the year and I'm starting my New Year's resolution early. Rereading 25 books I loved in 2025. First up, my favorite YA vampire series!
Fellow Librarians: I'm hosting an online panel today that's free. Apologies for the short notice, but we'll be talking Romantasy with six authors who have first in series titles out now or around the corner. BroDart is sponsoring this for library staff and I'll post a link to the registration below.
December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Fellow Librarians: I'm hosting an online panel today that's free. Apologies for the short notice, but we'll be talking Romantasy with six authors who have first in series titles out now or around the corner. BroDart is sponsoring this for library staff and I'll post a link to the registration below.
Checking social media and logging in to show off my current read.
November 29, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Checking social media and logging in to show off my current read.
Well this is the most adorable thing I've seen on social media today. I went straight to Etsy.
"Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer."
-Samwise Gamgee
My new painting, Winter on the Hill, is ink/watercolor/acryla gouache + was created for my Patreon holiday card (www.patreon.com/elisabethalba).
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
-Samwise Gamgee
My new painting, Winter on the Hill, is ink/watercolor/acryla gouache + was created for my Patreon holiday card (www.patreon.com/elisabethalba).
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Well this is the most adorable thing I've seen on social media today. I went straight to Etsy.
Current read is A Rebel without claws by Juliette Cross. Feb 11, 2025 release date. So far it's got a werewolf, a witch, and some romance. I love the Romantasy trend, but its nice to get back to the kind of paranormal romances/urban fantasy I read pre-SJM.
November 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Current read is A Rebel without claws by Juliette Cross. Feb 11, 2025 release date. So far it's got a werewolf, a witch, and some romance. I love the Romantasy trend, but its nice to get back to the kind of paranormal romances/urban fantasy I read pre-SJM.
I've been staying with my dad a lot this year as his health has declined and I need #Booksky to understand how badly I now need a cozy mystery series about an elderly Marine and his elderly Shih Tzu solving crimes and watching Rockford Files reruns. Somebody write this!
November 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I've been staying with my dad a lot this year as his health has declined and I need #Booksky to understand how badly I now need a cozy mystery series about an elderly Marine and his elderly Shih Tzu solving crimes and watching Rockford Files reruns. Somebody write this!
I just want an eInk eReader with buttons that gives me the same joy as the Kindle Oasis while running on Android. Boox Go Color is stalking me on the Internet, BUT I returned the Boox Palma so maybe I should give a different company a chance. Anyone got a button friendly eReader they love? #Booksky
November 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I just want an eInk eReader with buttons that gives me the same joy as the Kindle Oasis while running on Android. Boox Go Color is stalking me on the Internet, BUT I returned the Boox Palma so maybe I should give a different company a chance. Anyone got a button friendly eReader they love? #Booksky
Up against my self-imposed social media limit so I leave you with an oldie, but goodie photo of our first dog. She had the BEST puppy dog eyes for begging.
November 24, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Up against my self-imposed social media limit so I leave you with an oldie, but goodie photo of our first dog. She had the BEST puppy dog eyes for begging.
I love that people finish 100+ books in a year complete with social media accounts and online discussions. I follow you all and adore you, but I am willing and ready to admit that my annual goal is 50. That's not a humble-brag, 50 really isn't much for someone who's career is literally book buying.
November 24, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I love that people finish 100+ books in a year complete with social media accounts and online discussions. I follow you all and adore you, but I am willing and ready to admit that my annual goal is 50. That's not a humble-brag, 50 really isn't much for someone who's career is literally book buying.
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It just hit me how late we are in the year, so I spent part of this morning recommending 2024 horror I loved for the Bram Stoker Awards.
A work needs 8 recs for a chance to appear on the Stoker prelim ballot, so if you're an HWA member, don't forget to rec your 2024 favorites before the year's out 🖤
A work needs 8 recs for a chance to appear on the Stoker prelim ballot, so if you're an HWA member, don't forget to rec your 2024 favorites before the year's out 🖤
November 23, 2024 at 2:27 PM
It just hit me how late we are in the year, so I spent part of this morning recommending 2024 horror I loved for the Bram Stoker Awards.
A work needs 8 recs for a chance to appear on the Stoker prelim ballot, so if you're an HWA member, don't forget to rec your 2024 favorites before the year's out 🖤
A work needs 8 recs for a chance to appear on the Stoker prelim ballot, so if you're an HWA member, don't forget to rec your 2024 favorites before the year's out 🖤
When I left both Facebook and Twitter it was because I was tired of Facebook ads and Tweeple. Thought I was going to come here and fill my feed with books and movies, but turns out it's actually full of interesting convos and pet photos too. Thanks for making a happy place!
November 22, 2024 at 1:47 PM
When I left both Facebook and Twitter it was because I was tired of Facebook ads and Tweeple. Thought I was going to come here and fill my feed with books and movies, but turns out it's actually full of interesting convos and pet photos too. Thanks for making a happy place!
Ending tonight with what is simultaneously the best and worst dog photo I ever took.
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Ending tonight with what is simultaneously the best and worst dog photo I ever took.
The first book in this series is one of my favorites! The newest is on Netgalley. #Netgalley #Romancelandia #blackbooksky
Look what’s up on #Netgalley Go out there and review this one. I got jokes and surprises and a brothel. Did I mention the aunties…..
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
November 20, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The first book in this series is one of my favorites! The newest is on Netgalley. #Netgalley #Romancelandia #blackbooksky
Staying with my dad while he has eye surgery and his dog clearly understands the assignment. One eye closed and resting. (BTW, there's nothing wrong with her eyes.)
November 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Staying with my dad while he has eye surgery and his dog clearly understands the assignment. One eye closed and resting. (BTW, there's nothing wrong with her eyes.)