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Authors: our literary agents directory is free. See who is open to queries, the genres they want and how to submit. We also help published books find readers. #booksky #amquerying

How Much Does Proofreading Cost? An 80,000-Word Novel in 2026 (US and UK Rates per Word, Page and Hour). #booksky #books

Finished Project Hail Mary and miss Rocky? 13 read-alikes sorted by what you loved: The Martian for problem-solving, Children of Time for first contact, Bob for funny engineering (same audiobook narrator). Teen picks too. #booksky #scifi

Asher's portraits, Theo's bench by the Fedder, Tony's bookshop: 30 lines from Theo of Golden, each checked word for word against the text, with who says it and why it lands. Late-chapter quotes kept separate. #booksky #bookquotes

Eleven writing residencies and fellowships with stipends close between 1 November and 10 February. First up: Stanford's Stegner Fellowship, on 2 November. #booksky #writingcommunity

Frances Welty books ten days at Tranquillum House and regrets it before she's out of the car. Our 26 questions for Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty, with a guest register, a retreat map and notes on the Hulu series. #booksky #bookclub

A $400,000 settlement, and Harry Bosch won't take a cent. The Hollow by @michaelconnelly.bsky.social sends him back to the children's home he grew up in. Our 17 book club questions, the real MacLaren history and a Bosch timeline. #booksky #bookclub

Need a quick refresher on The French Illusion by John Grisham? Here is a clear summary of the plot and the main characters. #booksky #booktok

National Book Awards 2026, fiction finalists: Paradiso 17, Dèy, Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, Beginning Middle End and Mad Eden. Winners named 18 November. Who gets your vote? #booksky https://wroteabook.org/national-book-awards-2026-finalists/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Quiet book club members? Ask about one scene or line, not the whole book. A small, specific question is far easier to answer than “What did you think?” #booksky #bookclub

Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun is in cinemas, with Jenna Ortega as Klara and Amy Adams as Josie's mother. What changes from Kazuo Ishiguro's novel: #booksky #bookstoscreen

Monday check-in: what are you reading this week? Title and one word for how it's going. Ours: Mortal Things by Marie Lu, out tomorrow. Word: impatient. #booksky #currentlyreading

Finished A Parade of Horribles? Our breakdown of the ending of Dungeon Crawler Carl book eight, from the arena to the epilogue. Full spoilers. #books #DCC

A Court of Splintered Harmony: many bookshops open at midnight tonight. The US hardcover is 352 pages, and Sarah J. Maas hasn't said whose POV it is. What's confirmed: #booksky #romantasy

Reading The Witch by Freida McFadden for book club? We put together discussion questions for every part of the book, plus the themes worth talking about. #booksky #bookclub

Read your draft so often you can't see it any more? An editor reads the whole manuscript fresh and sends an honest report on plot, pacing, character and what to fix first. #booksky #amwriting

A social worker kidnaps the most dangerous man in Seattle to save trafficked women. Ivy Westfield tells us how she flipped the trope in The Devil She Stole. #books #romance

Most of us read The Crucible at school. Read it again with friends and it turns into a different play. 24 book club questions, act by act. #bookclub #books

Authors: what do you need help with right now? Writing, editing, finding an agent or finding readers? Tell us, and we'll write about what comes up most. #booksky #writingcommunity

New Christmas Books for 2026: 18 Holiday Novels Out This Season. #booksky #newbooks

The Last King of Faerie is out on 3 November. Here is the Shadowhunters reading order, with a route for first-timers and one for rereaders. #books #Shadowhunters

Black Friday ebook deal? A Kindle Countdown Deal over 27 November needs your price unchanged from 28 October, so decide this week. Our holiday plan runs week by week to Christmas. #booksky #amwriting

Marie Lu's new YA fantasy, Mortal Things, is out on 27 October. Here is every one of her books in order, with where to start. #books #YA

Ryu Murakami has died at 74. His debut, Almost Transparent Blue, won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976. In English, start with In the Miso Soup or Coin Locker Babies, two books that are dark, restless and entirely his own. #booksky

National Book Awards 2026 Finalists: All 25 Books by Category. #booksky #books

Free Manuscript Assessment: 12 Real Ways to Get Professional Feedback Without Paying (2026 to 2027 Dates). #booksky #books

Reading slump tip: pick a book you can finish in one sitting. A novella or short novel gives you the feeling of finishing something, and that often gets you reading again. #booksky #readingslump

New to romantasy? We sorted 12 starter books on a 0 to 5 spice scale, from The Cruel Prince (just a kiss) to ACOTAR and beyond. #romantasy #books

Who is Koschei the Deathless? The official description of A Court of Splintered Harmony names him as the threat stirring against Prythian, yet he has never had a scene of his own. Everything we know: #booksky

How Do You Know If Your Book Is Ready to Publish (or Query)?. #booksky #books

Most Day of the Dead book lists are picture books. Here are 9 for adults, from Pedro Páramo to Under the Volcano, set on 2 November itself. #books #DiaDeLosMuertos

A Court of Splintered Harmony arrives on Tuesday, more than five years after A Court of Silver Flames. If Prythian is a blur, our recap covers everything to remember (full spoilers for books one to five). #booksky

The House of the Spirits opens and closes on the same line, and in between Allende takes one family from magic to a military coup. Our 27 book club questions follow them from Rosa to Alba. #bookclub #books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid now has 21 books (Fight or Flight just came out). Here is the full order as a checklist, plus Rowley's four books. #kidlit #books

Thanks for this, @wroteabook.bsky.social Dr. Rishikesh Upadhyay about Stress in Plants: The Hidden Half wroteabook.org/author-spotl...

Indie authors: we're looking for writers to interview. A free Author Spotlight gives readers the story behind your book, in your own words, with your cover and links. Submit your book any time. #booksky

Finished Dungeon Crawler Carl and need more chaos? We picked 13 books: LitRPG, deadly game shows and sci-fi that is genuinely funny. #books #litrpg

Book club tip: give everyone one minute to say their honest first reaction before any discussion starts. It warms the room up and stops the loudest voice setting the tone for the night. #booksky

“For once in his hard, sad life, I wanted him to actually WIN.” Erik Petriccioli on The Hidden Poet, a novella about a musician who finally reads his secret poems to strangers. #books #indieauthor