#NewBookSmell
Have you read John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers?

The biography channels the spirit and the big-hearted brilliance of one of Canada’s funniest exports.

What’s your favourite John Candy role? 😂 #NewBookSmell
November 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
🎙️ A popular podcast presented as panels?

A nonfiction graphic novel displays convos with Barack Obama, Robin Williams and Lorne Michaels…like WTF for real.

If you wanna commemorate #MarcMaron’s podcast, this graphic novel by Brian Box Brown is set for pre-order. #NewBookSmell
November 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🏀 Shea Serrano's latest book is fresh for a fresh NBA season.

#ExpensiveBasketball isn’t just about the NBA — it’s about stories, emotions, and the culture that make hoops beautifully and deeply human.

Nothing but net insights and slam-dunk jokes. #newbooksmell

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Shea Serrano (Expensive Basketball)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Shea Serrano about his fantastic NBA book Expensive Basketball.
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October 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Take a break from Feeding My Frankenstein and feed your soul with this memoir written by No More Mr. Nice Guy.

Devil on My Shoulder is Alice Cooper’s autobiography, written with Daniel Richler, revealing the wonderland behind the makeup, music and mayhem.

#NewBookSmell
October 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Discover the mastermind behind Psycho! Bill Gillard's Psycho Century reveals Robert Bloch's 6-decade legacy across horror, mystery, crime, thriller & sci-fi. Time to check into the Bates Motel and dive into this biography 📚 #NewBookSmell
October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Some monsters never make it out of the grave.

Monsters Unborn: The Lost Universal Monster Remakes unearths 15 films that never reached the screen.

All those monsters. None made it out alive.

Now that’s a horror story—and a #NewBookSmell.
October 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Time Enough at Last to read Alan Sepinwall’s #RodSerling bio out today.

Serling did more than just host The Twilight Zone:
he deftly smuggled ideas into your living room.

Because good TV is in the Eye of the Beholder
#NewBookSmell
October 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Monsters are real. Thankfully…Hope is… well, a knife. 🔪

James Tynion IV & Kiersten White have teamed up for SIKTC: Hope Is a Knife—the first full-length novel expanding the terrifying world of the Order of St. George.

#NewBookSmell
October 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you think show business is wild, try to survive #FunnyBusiness.

Matt Singer’s latest pop culture book digs into the rise, and bomb?, of the early-2000s comedy boom, when raunchy comedies could still pack a theatre.

Time to put the R back in reading. 😏 #NewBookSmell
October 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Get ready to unravel the mysteries of time travel! 🕰️ Richard Kelly's epic sequel to Donnie Darko, The Philosophy of Time Travel, hits bookstores on Dec 15. #NewBookSmell
October 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🎂 Sammy Suggestion #2: David Duchovny's debut poetry book, About Time, is surprisingly intimate & vulnerable, processing memory, family, love & more. #NewBookSmell
September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We all have Mad Love for Batman: The Animated Series...well unless you have a Heart of Ice.

If you want a Second Chance to enjoy the Shadow of the Bat pick up this book by @thedanieldockery as It's Judgement Day and this POV is out now. #NewBookSmell
September 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This animation book is wild: #GeorgeLucas, Mr. T, Batman...

You crazy for this one #AnimationNation. When would those things ever end up in one book?!

And now @michaelhirshanimation & @officialipitythefool will be at @fanexpocanada this weekend. This is a #PantsWorthy #NewBookSmell post.
August 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“It’s so simple: recognize, validate, take responsibility, offer big hugs, kisses, wipe the tears, then go have some great sex.”

A @chantalkrev insight from her book with @rainemaida or...a bold formula for incredible songwriting.

I'm Going to Break Your Heart out now from @ecwpress. #NewBookSmell
August 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I got my copy of @mbaileywriter.bsky.social ‘s The Great Rock & Roll Time Trip Tour! Have you got your copy yet? #newbooksmell
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Looking for book recommendations, what are your favorites? #NewBookSmell #Horror #Thriller #Romance
December 8, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The baby made it home safely. 🥹 #newbooksmell #horror @v-e-tirado.com
March 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I bet is smells AMAZING in this store… that #newbooksmell is unmatched. 💭
The Mysterious Bookshop opened 46 years ago yesterday (April 13, 1979). Thanks to our wonderful customers—the best in the world—for keeping us around!!
April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy Father's Day to me!
AKA...new book day! 🥳🥳🥳
@adamhigginbotham.bsky.social
#newbookday
#newbooksmell
#fathersday
June 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM

I AM UNAVAILABLE FOR A FEW DAYS #newbooksmell #onyxstorm
January 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM

If you're craving that #NewBookSmell you can find me at the Spookala Pop-up event on the 17th to pick up a signed copy from me.

#GiftsForBookLovers #GiveBooks #AlmostChristmas #ChristmasGiftIdeas #TragicRomance #ModernRomance #SciFiFantasy #GrowingUpIsHard #BooksForAll
December 9, 2023 at 8:23 PM
“These monsters have been living in my head long enough.”

That's how @johncarpenterofficial introduces Cathedral, his first original graphic novel.

His compelling quote is a reminder: Sometimes ya gotta percolate before ya can circulate.

This #NewBookSmell is someTHING special
August 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“In 1926, 5 women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. 100 years later, it’s happening again.”

Kiss sleep good-bye. Lock every door. You'll be reading well into the night just to learn who survives the night.

@riley.sager returns w/a #NewBookSmell in The Unknown.
August 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Who is your favourite Futurama character?

Obviously it's not Zoidberg! (Shots fired...)

If fresh Futurama reminds you how brilliant Billy West is...Good News Everybody!

His memoir, Voice-A-Versa, is out now from @abramsbooks.

Just a Nixon head's up for this #NewBookSmell.
August 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Who is your favourite Futurama character?

Obviously it's not Zoidberg! (Shots fired...)

If fresh Futurama reminds you how brilliant Billy West is...Good News Everybody!

His memoir, Voice-A-Versa, is out now from @abramsbooks.

Just a Nixon head's up for this #NewBookSmell.
August 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM