“I CAN SEE YOU, DEMON HEADS!”

thing i just yelled out loud in a sofa nap dream, surprising the heck out of @helgagrace.bsky.social trying to watch a nice normal basketball game

ouch, can you log them in to some kind of procedure manual to review in between things?

Unpopular opinion from your friendly collection management librarian:

there are, in fact, too many books

IndieLib Forum — Independent Publishers Caucus

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book cover for the killer and frank lloyd wright by casey sherman with black craftsman style lettering over a yellow panel on a black background with black and white photos of a woman on the upper left, a man on the lower right, and a craftsman style house at the bottom

THE KILLER AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT by @caseysherman.bsky.social releases 5/26/2026 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #TrueCrime #scandal #affair #murder #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for supergay! bt frankie grande with white lettering over a hot pink to purple ombré background and a photo of a bare chested glitter covered blond person wearing a red cape and a beard

SUPERGAY by frankie grande is available 5/26/2026 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #memoir #queer #glitter #honesty #humor #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for bone of my bone by johanna van veen with tan lettering over a painting of a shadowy habited nun holding a jewel encrusted skull on a red cushion

BONE OF MY BONE by johanna van veen comes out 5/26/2026 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #historical #relic #magic #blessing #curse #sapphic #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/2!

book cover for ghalen by walter mosley with black lettering over a beige background with colorful graphics representing people walking in a park

GHALEN by walter mosley is available 5/26/2026 from @amistadbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for it happened one murder by liz lawson with white lettering over a turquoise background and a cartoon illustration of a cake on a cake stand topped by candles and strawberries with blood dripping down the cake, a chef knife under the cake stand, and miniature man and woman on either side of the cake

IT HAPPENED ONE MURDER by liz lawson @lzlwsn.bsky.social is available 5/26/2026 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #mystery #romance #fired #ReturningHome #murder #SecondChance #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for pot shot by laura piper lee with black outlines yellow lettering over a pink background with a cartoon style drawing of a couple embracing in a green heart made of marijuana leaf clusters

POT SHOT by laura piper lee releases 5/19/2026 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #romcom #weed #EnemiesToLovers #ChronicIllness #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the players club by rachel mills with black outlined white lettering over a light turquoise background with a gold frame in the center enclosing two overlapping silhouettes and another gold framed silhouette half visible on each side

THE PLAYERS CLUB by rachel mills @rmlagency.bsky.social comes out 5/19/2026 from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #fiction #women #secrets #dreams #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for coyoteland by vanessa hua with yellow block shadow lettering over a pale blue background with a monochrome photo of a multigabled house with mature plantings around it and a red and orange coyote in the foreground

COYOTELAND by @vanessahua.bsky.social is available 5/26/2026 from @flatironbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social # fiction #BayArea #success #race #coyote #FireSeason #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for men like ours by bindu bansinath with white block lettering over a black background with horizontal purple stripes made to look like window blinds and cartoon style illustrations of faces with dark eyes and bindi dots peeping through the blinds

MEN LIKE OURS by bindi bansinath releases 5/12/2026 from @bloomsburyus.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #life #death #community #humor #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for vile lady villains by danai christopoulou with hot pink lettering over a black background with pink stars, the center of which is a monochrome illustration of two heavily made up faces framed by stylized towers with curlicues and skulls and a book

VILE LADY VILLAINS by danai christopoulou @danaiwrites.bsky.social comes out 5/12/2026 from @unionsqandco.bsky.xocial @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #debut #fantasy #EnemiesToLovers #myths #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the franchise by thomas elrod with orange lettering over a black and green background illustrating a multilevel castle with a wizard in the middle and a gaffer and cameraman and lights around the edge

THE FRANCHISE by @thomas-elrod.com is available 5/12/2026 from @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #ScienceFiction #FantasyWorld #hollywood #freedom #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the foursome by christina baker kline with gold and red lettering over a pale background with red and gold painted flowers and vines below the author and title

THE FOURSOME by christina baker kline releases 5/12/2026 from @marinerbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #historical #epic #TrueStory #race #class #family #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for burnout summer by jenna ramirez with white and yellow block lettering over a light blue background with an orange tinted flame shaped inset picturing a couple walking hand in hand away from the viewer on a beach with a lighthouse in the distance

BURNOUT SUMMER by jenna ramirez releases 5/12/2026 from saturday books @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #romance #FriendsToLovers #beach #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for murder like clockwork by nicola whyte with black lettering over a light background and a red clock face with light roman numerals in the center. the hour hand of the clock is a knife dripping blood.

MURDER LIKE CLOCKWORK by nicola whyte @nixawhy.bsky.social comes out 5/12/2026 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #mystery #sequel #london #murder #cleaner #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for homebound by portia elan with white block letters descending diagonally across the cover over a painting of a sunset blue sky with pink and orange and purple clouds, pixellated in some areas

HOMEBOUND by @portiaelan.bsky.social releases 5/5/2026 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #ScienceFiction #epic #love #loss #FoundFamily #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for five weeks in the country by francine prose with white lettering over a painting of a three story stately home bracketed by pruned trees with a darkening starlit sky above and a comet with a long tail

FIVE WEEKS IN THE COUNTRY by francine prose is available 5/5/2026 from @harperbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #historical #CharlesDickens #HansChristianAndersen #comet #summer #drama #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the girl with a thousand faces by sunyi dean with white lettering outlined in gold over an asian style painting of a face with white eyes and red lips surrounded by patterned swirls in black and gold and red

THE GIRL WITH A THOUSAND FACES by sunyi dean comes out 5/5/2026 from @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #gothic #historical #HongKong #myths #legends #ghosts #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the yankee sphinx by mark frost with white block letters over a blue tinted close up monochrome photo of crossed legs in light trousers with hands draped over the knees in a dark pinstriped coat and a burned down cigarette between the first and second fingers of the right hand

THE YANKEE SPHINX by @markfrost.bsky.social releases 5/5/2026 from @flatironbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #fdr #speechwriter #politics #war #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for i spy by l. m. kemp with red and blue block lettering over a navy blue background with a stylized cartoon image of a face in three quarter profile along the right side

I, SPY by l. m. kemp releases 5/5/2026 from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #thriller #espionage #motherhood #disguises #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for death's daughter by s. a. barnes with pink beveled lettering over a dark background with thorny rose vines framing a skull ebellished gothic gravestone with a crow sitting on it

DEATH'S DAUGHTER by s. a. barnes @staceykadeauthor.bsky.social is available 5/5/2026 from bramble @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #romantasy #mythology #DarkAcademia #succession #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the cover by lj ross with white lettering over a pink and purple tinted sunset seascape with heather in the foreground and a jetty visible to the left

THE COVE by @ljross.bsky.social comes out 5/5/2026 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #mystery #SerialKiller #FinalGirl #cornwall #bookshop #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the hill by harriet clark with black lettering over a background painting featuring a vast blue sky over a green hill with a small grey tower on it and the head of an auburn haired person in the extreme foreground matching the curve of the hill

THE HILL by harriet clark releases 5/5/2026 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #fiction #women #ThreeGenerations #radical #robbery #prison #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for she waits where shadows gather by michelle tang with black lettering over a red background and a monochrome botanical style drawing of two dripping fruits on their leafed branch with caterpillars and an insect

SHE WAITS WHERE SHADOWS GATHER by michelle tang is available 5/5/2026 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #horror #philippines #HauntedHouse #LockedIn #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for girls by freya india with black block lettering over a white background and an image of a upc barcode with pale skinned arms and legs wearing black shoes

GIRLS® by freya india comes out 5/5/2026 from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #substack #girls #women #pressure #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

book cover for the rule of three by sara cate with white lettering over a green to black ombre background featuring a gold necklace with a diamond and emerald pendant intertwined with the title

THE RULE OF THREE by sara cate releases 5/5/2026 from @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romance #throuple #elevator #billionaires #spicy 🌶️ #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!