I lost my job, my kids have measles, and inflation is through the roof. But at least now the Library of Congress isn't lending any antique glass flutes to Lizzo.

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WHISTLER by Ann Patchett, THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout, and SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst!

EarlyWord #ewgc GalleyChat Roundup April 2026

The April EarlyWord GalleyChat catalog #ewgc is complete and we had more than 160 galleys mentioned in the chat! HOT titles with chatters include FIVE by Ilona Barrister, THE UNICORN HUNTERS by Katherine Arden (more in replies) Our Edelweiss catalog: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=53... #booksky

Given this is your recommendation I doubt there will be any surviving children! 😁 #ewgc

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I honestly believe the GOP is going to fall out of power for 20 solid years after seven more months of increasing insanity

Orban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day All of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope.

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"After months of total darkness, there is hope. There's a sense that liberal democracy can still triumph against the populist threat, it can withstand the joint assault from the Kremlin & the WH ... the war can still be won & the battles are still worth fighting"

Yeah, I've decided to just vibe with it since I don't understand it very well at this point.

My TBR is screaming! The next GalleyChat will be May 7 at 4 p.m. EST with virtual cocktails at 3:30, and I will NOT have everything I have downloaded today read by then but hope springs eternal! #ewgc

oh nooooes I have to download at least three of these #ewgc

Downloaded: CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE by Ann Larson; THE FAREWITCH OF FOXE HOLLER by Ellen Fauley Goff, and THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS by Andrea Hairston #ewgc

I think @anglophilelibr.bsky.social chatted it up once!

Also reading now: LAND by Maggie O'Farrell. Irish mysticism and magic meet mapmaking. Not sure yet what I think of it, but the writing is just as masterful as I've come to expect from this author. #ewgc

Unicorn Hunters is up to FIVE mentions! #ewgc

My request is still pending for this! This series is phenomenal! @prhlibrary.bsky.social I NEED this one #ewgc

That's four! #ewgc

Reading now: THE UNICORN HUNTERS by Katherine Arden, coming June 2. The young yet vulnerable ruler of Brittany puts off an unwanted marriage and takeover of her kingdom by France by proposing a unicorn hunt. Intrigued! #ewgc

The ending of A PERFECT HAND by Ayelet Waldeman is a shocking surprise. It reads just like a standard comedy of manners with upstairs/downstairs conflicts, politely written to the dear Reader, and then. . .history. Love it. #ewgc Thank you @PRHLibrary for the ARC.

Downloaded on the spot! #ewgc

That makes 3! #ewgc

Sounds superb! #ewgc

VILLA COCO by Andrew Sean Greer is a luscious Italian staycation loaded with madcap characters. Don't miss it! June 9 from @PRHLibrary.bsky.social #ewgc

I can't wait either. This is kinda snarky to say but I'm so glad Sally Field kept her face. It will make the whole experience so much more real. #ewgc

I too am waiting for that Mary Bennet on BritBox. The excerpts I've seen look fabulous! #ewgc

Just so you #ewgc folks know, I am on the hunt for a solution to the chatters not appearing in the catalog. My note fields are apparently personal and don't show up unless I download them. I will try to get support and figure out how to put them in somehow.

It will all be in the April catalog! #ewgc