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Mary Elizabeth Summer
@mesummerbooks.bsky.social
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Author, reader, introvert. Currently peddling YA mysteries about smart-ass teens with criminal tendencies. Think Robin Hood but with con artists, hackers, and mob enforcers. | Repped by Bradford Literary Agency
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Mary Elizabeth Summer @mesummerbooks.bsky.social · May 24
...And by "evil" I mean "sell your contact information to third parties." www.maryelizabethsummer.com/home#signup #BookSky #YA #streetracing #crimenovels #mystery #mysteryreads #freereads
Cover of ebook titled Rook on background of city street at night. Text: Your Next Read Free! Ok, not totally free. You'll have to sign over your soul... er, sign up for my email newsletter. But I never spam, and I'll never use your contact information for evil, pinky promise. "When undocumented teen mechanic and street racer Leta Velasquez loses her friend in a fiery car explosion, Leta won't rest until she catches the murderer."
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ayoub.bsky.social
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
i've been married almost 20 years and yet my soulmate still wanders free
Since 2003, an anonymous "grammar vigilante" in Bristol has been correcting misplaced apostrophes on shop signs and street signs at night. He uses a long-handled tool called the "apostrophiser" to reach high signs and fix errors like "Amy's Nail's" and "Cambridge Motor's". By day, he is a mild-mannered engineer who considers his work a cause worth pursuing.
September 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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realinfowars.bsky.social
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
September 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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bertsbooks.bsky.social
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Read widely. It makes being wrong more interesting.
August 20, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
Remembering that time we catalogued a book about birds and found all the new insults we could ever need.
Entries from Collins Nature Guide to Birds. The entries are: Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Little Bittern, Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Reed Warbler, Ferruginous Duck, Little Bustard, Red-necked Phalarope, Shoveler, Bearded Tit and Short-toed Treecreeper.
August 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
Fine for unauthorized use of treadmill: 10 kitty head kisses.
Gray-striped floof of unusual size sleeping belly next to a treadmill.
August 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
The ship is officially leaving port! 8 days of partying with other LGBTQ+ authors and readers. Woo! #RainbowReadersCruise
August 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
The ship is officially heading out to sea! 8 days of LGBTQ+ writers and readers conference, here we come. #RainbowReadersCruise
Selfie of two good queer friends (one of whom is me) in lounge chairs on ship deck as the boat is tugged out to sea. View from the aft of the ship looking at the water wake and the city skyline of Ft Lauderdale falling away.
August 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
Am in the UK visiting a friend, and we found this dapper gentleman strutting his stuff in the parking lot of a Morrison’s. #rook #corvidsofdevon #poshbirds
A sleek rook with shiny wings and a distinguished white mask at the base of his beak, posing with one elegant foot raised in mid-stride.
July 19, 2026 at 5:06 AM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
Turtle cat
Orange cat poking his head out from under a kitchen mat
May 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
Spotted on Tumblr…
Screenshotted tweet:”If people are fighting for an orb you are reading fantasy. If people are fighting fir a cube you are reading sci-fi. If it gas more sides than that. I dont know. I dont know man.”
May 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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amandawtwong.bsky.social
Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
That black cat named Moon at Stonehenge surrounded by its adoring crowd during this year's winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
It's my birthday!! And the Merriam-Webster dictionary has given me the gift of this perfectly chosen Word of the Day to commemorate the event. Thanks, @merriamwebster! (It's almost as if they've read my books. 😆) www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Word of the Day: Grift
Someone who grifts is a thief, but of a particular sort: they illegally obtain money or property by means of cleverness or deceit, and do not usually resort to physical force or violence. A grifter
www.merriam-webster.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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paullicino.bsky.social
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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davewagner.bsky.social
catGPT, why won't you answer my query
A gray cat clearly has no answers
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
New cat just dropped. Meet Bacon. #catdistributionsystem #catsofbluesky #catsofthesky
Bacon the ginger kitten
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
...And by "evil" I mean "sell your contact information to third parties." www.maryelizabethsummer.com/home#signup #BookSky #YA #streetracing #crimenovels #mystery #mysteryreads #freereads
Cover of ebook titled Rook on background of city street at night. Text: Your Next Read Free! Ok, not totally free. You'll have to sign over your soul... er, sign up for my email newsletter. But I never spam, and I'll never use your contact information for evil, pinky promise. "When undocumented teen mechanic and street racer Leta Velasquez loses her friend in a fiery car explosion, Leta won't rest until she catches the murderer."
May 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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lukelukeluke.bsky.social
How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
May 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.

It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.

www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
www.chron.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com
FOR THE REST OF US has a cover! I love the way this art by Meryl Rowin and design by Jenna Stempell-Lobel showcases the 13+ holidays featured within this YA holiday anthology, which releases September 2, 2025 from Quill Tree Books! www.dahliaadler.com/for-the-rest...
A navy blue cover reads For the Rest of Us down the middle in a center-justified all-lowercase sans serif font in a subtle pink-purple ombre. Small colorful graphics rest in front of or wrap around letters, such as a dragon, a kinara, a shofar, a Juneteenth flag, and a crescent moon and star. Between the words of the title lie the words 13 Festive Holiday Stories to Celebrate all Seasons, edited by Dahlia Adler.
February 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
www.salon.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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melonreads.bsky.social
Ok romance authors, let’s do this. If you have a 2025 release coming out (or it just came out), promo it in the form of an AITA post. And please, if you can, drop a buy link or a GR link. Let’s topple some TBR piles.
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
mesummerbooks.bsky.social
This beautiful raven almost hopped into my van at Yellowstone National Park last summer. Happy Corvid Day to all who celebrate!
Gorgeous raven sitting on the hood of a van in a parking lot
October 8, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social
The timeline right now looks like an Ewok party after the Death Star exploded
May 30, 2024 at 9:11 PM