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one of our favorite romance authors and 1/2 of the fantastic ؘ retweeting a piece by our very own cohost @rmmckenny some humor for your Friday!

This Banned Books Week, make sure you take action that can last all year. We recommend following Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰 for action items in your state, plus ongoing news coverage of book banning

Too soon, too soon. ⁩ nytimes.com/2022/09/23/boo…

The loss of Hilary Mantel feels like a theft of a kind. All those books we still needed from her. That lavish imagination, that beady understanding of power. From the final book in the trilogy: “This is what life does for you in the end; it arranges a fight you can't win.”

Rest in Peace, Hilary Mantel

Not saying we're considering a rebrand but--

New bonus episode! Just in time for spooky season, a slew of boarding school novels (many of them v. creepy) and a great conversation with Meghan Phillips (Meghan Phillips)! spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/dPgKFk1Lfub

<3 <3 this is the best thing that's come out of twitter for me. i definitely pulled back after bc i was like "ok, i found my reason for the bird app!"

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The Best Audiobooks to Listen to This Month (November 2022) via ⁦Vulture⁩ including NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC by Kevin Wilson, read by Ginnifer Goodwin! vulture.com/article/best-a…

The creators of Blind Date with a Book aren't crossing the digital picket line for the NYTimes today. Hot tip: if you need a wordle-esque fix but way more challenging, try redactle. Unlimited guesses to fill in a redacted Wikipedia article. redactle.com

Brand new bonus episode! Get some winter reading recs from us to finish your year strong: anchor.fm/blinddatebookp…

SEASON THREE! Recording starts this week! We can't wait to get back in your feeds with new guests and books soon!

If you're out buying SPARE today, be kind to your indie booksellers!

Over at Polygon, I picked some of 2023's most exciting science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, including new titles from Nathan Ballingrud, @jinwoochong, Doctora Malka Older, @finejuli, Fonda Lee **news and updates**, Annalee Newitz is @[email protected], Nana K., Allegra Hyde, @haszombiesinit, and more. polygon.com/23546367/new-b…