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Day 10 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: THIS ACCIDENT OF BEING LOST, a remaking of a decolonized world in story and song by Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (@biidaasamose.bsky.social). Simpson's Nishnaabeg storytelling, mixed with speculative elements, absolutely captivates...
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Day 10 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: THIS ACCIDENT OF BEING LOST, a remaking of a decolonized world in story and song by Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (@biidaasamose.bsky.social). Simpson's Nishnaabeg storytelling, mixed with speculative elements, absolutely captivates...
Day 9 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: GODLY HEATHENS, an unforgettable YA fantasy by Seminole author H.E. Edgmon. Gem feels like they're a hot, anxious mess, but maybe that's just what it's like to be a god in a human body. Edgmon's prose matches Gem: anxious, raw, gloriously human, gorgeously divine
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Day 9 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: GODLY HEATHENS, an unforgettable YA fantasy by Seminole author H.E. Edgmon. Gem feels like they're a hot, anxious mess, but maybe that's just what it's like to be a god in a human body. Edgmon's prose matches Gem: anxious, raw, gloriously human, gorgeously divine
Day 8 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: HAMMAJANG LUCK by kānaka maoli + hapa haole author Makana Yamamoto (@makana-yama.bsky.social), a swashbuckling, space opera heist novel that's compulsively readable. It's anticapitalist, it's queer af, it's hilarious, and it's unmistakably a love letter to Hawai'i
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Day 8 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: HAMMAJANG LUCK by kānaka maoli + hapa haole author Makana Yamamoto (@makana-yama.bsky.social), a swashbuckling, space opera heist novel that's compulsively readable. It's anticapitalist, it's queer af, it's hilarious, and it's unmistakably a love letter to Hawai'i
Day 7 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: SHUTTER, Diné author Ramona Emerson's (@reelindian.bsky.social) exquisite, gory crime thriller. Rita Todacheene, a forensic photographer, is preternaturally good at her job--because she can see ghosts. But when one demands justice, Rita's life is in the crosshairs.
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Day 7 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: SHUTTER, Diné author Ramona Emerson's (@reelindian.bsky.social) exquisite, gory crime thriller. Rita Todacheene, a forensic photographer, is preternaturally good at her job--because she can see ghosts. But when one demands justice, Rita's life is in the crosshairs.
(And we'll be back tomorrow with the rest of the stops!)
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
(And we'll be back tomorrow with the rest of the stops!)
Oh we are NOT done yet
Just low on battery
Just low on battery
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Oh we are NOT done yet
Just low on battery
Just low on battery
(It's really difficult to impossible to see what's in the photo while filling out the alt text, but I'll describe ANY BOOKS you want!)
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
(It's really difficult to impossible to see what's in the photo while filling out the alt text, but I'll describe ANY BOOKS you want!)
Sandwiches, salads, soups, and sips.
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sandwiches, salads, soups, and sips.
Next up, another cafe and bookstore: The Book Trader Cafe www.booktradercafe.net#feedyourbody
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Next up, another cafe and bookstore: The Book Trader Cafe www.booktradercafe.net#feedyourbody
Forgot to link where: atticusnhv.com
Atticus New Haven
The Atticus team operates two retail locations in New Haven, Connecticut, including Atticus Bookstore Cafe (downtown) and Atticus Market (East Rock).
atticusnhv.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Forgot to link where: atticusnhv.com
Here's what caught my eye:
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Here's what caught my eye:
I love a pithy shelf talker.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love a pithy shelf talker.
Atticus Bookstore Cafe can fulfill more than one item on your hierarchy of needs.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Atticus Bookstore Cafe can fulfill more than one item on your hierarchy of needs.
...and what I grabbed.
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
...and what I grabbed.
A shot of their vast selection...
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A shot of their vast selection...
Off to Possible Futures, which focuses on historically underrepresented voices. www.possiblefuturesbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Off to Possible Futures, which focuses on historically underrepresented voices. www.possiblefuturesbooks.com
With one of my personal favorite quotes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With one of my personal favorite quotes.
First up: Books & Company in North Haven - booksandcoct.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First up: Books & Company in North Haven - booksandcoct.com
Day 6 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH, an absolute adventure of a YA that profoundly deconstructs colonialism by Moniquill Blackgoose, an enrolled member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe and a lineal descendant of Ousamequin Massasoit. If you're dragon-obsessed, grab this one!
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Day 6 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH, an absolute adventure of a YA that profoundly deconstructs colonialism by Moniquill Blackgoose, an enrolled member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe and a lineal descendant of Ousamequin Massasoit. If you're dragon-obsessed, grab this one!