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Speculative fiction gives us blueprints for worlds full of hope, joy, justice, and revolution for people of all genders. Join us March 18-22, 2026: sirensconference.org
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 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 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 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
(And we'll be back tomorrow with the rest of the stops!)
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Oh we are NOT done yet

Just low on battery
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 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!)
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sandwiches, salads, soups, and sips.
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Next up, another cafe and bookstore: The Book Trader Cafe www.booktradercafe.net#feedyourbody
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Here's what caught my eye:
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love a pithy shelf talker.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Atticus Bookstore Cafe can fulfill more than one item on your hierarchy of needs.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
...and what I grabbed.
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A shot of their vast selection...
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Off to Possible Futures, which focuses on historically underrepresented voices. www.possiblefuturesbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And good signage.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With one of my personal favorite quotes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First up: Books & Company in North Haven - booksandcoct.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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