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Connecting the Dots
‘There’s an extensive online discourse on the Baby Boomer generation’s penchant for ellipses. “OK . . .” “Thanks . . .” “See you next week . . .”’
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November 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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On my container ship-sized TBR and for a book challenge, I have Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta. Displaced young people in Nigeria find love, then must part.
What are you reading or looking forward to this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
Orange sky framed by trees on the cover
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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A photograph of the 6 titles shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025. The books are stood on their side on a wooden table with wood panelling backdrop. The six titles photographed are: Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, And the Walls Became the World All Around, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing (Granta) Evelyne Trouillot, Désirée Congo, translated from French (Haiti) by M.A. Salvodon (University of Virginia Press) Maylis Besserie, Francis Bacon's Nanny, translated from French (France) by Clíona Ní Ríordáin (The Lilliput Press) Krisztina Tóth, My Secret Life, translated from Hungarian (Hungary) by George Szirtes (Bloodaxe Books) Liliana Corobca, Too Great A Sky, translated from Romanian (Romania) by Monica Cure (Seven Stories Press UK) Han Kang, We Do Not Part, translated from Korean (South Korea) by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House UK)
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Veterans Day Edition of the Multiple Book Cover Design Thread:
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Book Cover Design for SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Olive background with large V on whole cover. Small illustration at top with moon, bomb, and building. 4 stripes across center of cover with author's name in two of them followed by book title in the other two. All type sans serif. Book Cover Design for SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: White cover with illustration of black bomber plane seen from above covered with dirt or splatters of ink and a yellow X in the center of the aircraft. Painted black type. Yellow border. Book Cover Design for SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: White cover with illustration of old alarm clock--bells at top of clock are shaped like large bombs. Book title runs circularly in side of clock. Author's last name at top left on what looks like a price tag attached to the clock. Book Cover Design for SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Bright red cover with author's name at top in yellow, illustration of yellow an black skully and crossbones at center, and book title at bottom in handwritten black type.
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Kay Ryan

@groveatlantic.bsky.social
Wooden In the presence of supple goodness, some people grow less flexible, experiencing a woodenness they wouldn't have thought possible. It is as strange and paradoxical as the combined suffering of Pinocchio and Geppetto if Pinocchio had turned and said, I can't be human after all.
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Stumbled upon this article about the origins of the Prince Georges County Memorial Library System (@pgcmls.bsky.social) here in Maryland...
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Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Prince George’s County, Maryland
While many public libraries had been opening  across the country throughout the mid- to late-1800’s, the establishment of a public library system in Maryland lagged far behind.  In 1902, …
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November 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
65 Essential Children’s Books
Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature
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November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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amayna60.bsky.social
Close to finishing The Wolf and the Girl, a sapphic Red Riding Hood set in early 20thC Russia, by Aster Glenn Gray. Raisa has been punitively transformed to a wolf, and she and Masha try to avoid a seemingly inevitable showdown with the villain. What are you reading this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
dark haired young woman with a red cloak embraces a wolf that's sitting down (looks more a husky though) in the snow
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Last minute holiday spirit from me… HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃
Amigurumi crochet ghost (pattern by Yarnhild) Rubber hose style cartoon drawing of crow perched on a log that says Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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🎃 Trick or treat!

💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴

Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️
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#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Wet Leaves (composition by Mother Nature) #photography
Yellow and brown leaves on the sidewalk after the rain A large light green leaf with large drops of water on it
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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amayna60.bsky.social
Embiggening my TBR and little piles everywhere!
In Every Mirror She’s Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom. What are you reading or looking forward to this #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
Not quite a blob cover, featuring a crowd of people without faces wearing colorful clothes.
October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Tobi claims not to be a mongrel nor a werewolf…
Photo of dog on bed next to book (Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones).
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o
A new fund will route millions to the literary arts
A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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peoplesbooktakoma.com
We are so honored to host Bishop Budde at People's Book this Saturday at 4pm in conversation with @robertpjones.bsky.social - we could all use some guidance on bravery in the face of bullies and how to navigate this period of injustice.

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for We Can be Brave
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is no stranger to bravery in the face of bullies. In this adaptation of her New York Times bestselling How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith, Bisho…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
monkeelino.bsky.social
My first issue (#37) of 3x3 Magazine @3x3mag.bsky.social (Apparently, it’s their last print issue.) #illustration #art
3x3 Illustration Magazine issue #37 sitting on a coffee table in front of a cat.
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Monday's Multiple Book Cover Design Thread:
THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James
#booksky 💙📚 #books #design
Book Cover Design for THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James: Illustration of two children (a girl and boy) as silhouettes in front of a large moon with barren tree branches circling the border of the cover reaching towards the moon. Title in serif dark red type with author's name underneath in dark blue sans serif type. Book Cover Design for THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James: Muted green pointillist paining ot a large gothic ohouse in the woods. Large dark blue square at bottom right with book title and author's name in yellow serif type. Book Cover Design for THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James: Silhouette print artwork of woman standing in doorway with two children lit from behind and casting long shadows into the room but only for the two children. Light color is peach and everything else is a dark brownish black. Author's name in off-white serif type near bottom followed by title in dark peach serif type.
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
Just got a cool postcard in the mail putting @firestorm.coop on my radar—thanks, @scrow1022.bsky.social !!!
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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amayna60.bsky.social
Prepping for a doomsday that might be near— sounds like a day ending in Y! 😱Looking forward to starting The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley. What do you have for #ThursdayBookChat? 📚💙
X-ray effect of a backpack filled with rope, utility knife, bullets, water bottle, headphones against a black background. The items are in blue, purple, gold
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social
It’s National Friends of Libraries Week! From Oct. 19–25, we’re celebrating our amazing Friends Groups — dedicated volunteers who support programs, book sales, and community connections across DC.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3S1pYVG
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Have your costume ready? Join 500+ the Hill Family Biking Halloween Ride #BikeDC
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Ride flyer
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
This meme feels very Monday morning to me...
Wishing everyone a great start to the week!
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3 row image showing the various ways different generations make a heart sign with their hands. - Row 1 is labeled Gen Z and shows the first two fingers of each hand coming together to form a heart - Row 2 is labeled Millenial and shows all fingers of each hand coming together to form a heart with the thumbs touching to form the bottom of the heart - Row 3 is labeled Gen X and shows a scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where a sacrifice is being made and a man with a skull cap with horns holds a bleeding human heart in his raised fist
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
monkeelino.bsky.social
This month’s @deepvellum.bsky.social bookmail!
What Remains by Leylâ Erbil
#booksky 💙📚
Photo of a book, What Remains by Leylâ Erbil (white cover with distorted image of a series of classical arches reflected along a horizontal axis)
October 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM