Bert the Bookseller

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Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 17d

LOOK AT HIM

Promo image of Grave Digger as a Transformer. Shows him in robot mode and vehicle mode

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 17d

THE OMEGA VIRUS My mom picked this up at a garage sale in the 90s and it became a family favorite. Never really heard anyone else talk about it but we play it every time I come back home.

The game board of The Omega Virus in action

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 18d

Currently in one of my “try to read more poetry” phases and picked up YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING by Andrea Gibson. Ya’ll. It’s so absurdly good. Can’t believe I’ve slept on it this long.

Cover of YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING by Andrea Gibson

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 20d

FREE PERIOD by Ali Terese Really loved this one. Hilarious and emotionally intelligent. Perfectly captures the 8th grade experience. Rating: I wish I could have read this when I was in middle school / 10 #BookSky

Book cover for Free Period by Ali Terese

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 22d

Encountered this party pooper situation in an Oklahoma gas station

A bathroom with two toilets. No barrier. Just party pooping fun

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 23d

Witchward Bound by @erinbowbooks.bsky.social I’m here to tell you the year’s best adaptation of The Odyssey is a middle grade novel about two familiars—a cat named Butter and a raven named Owl—going on an adventure to find their witch. Rating: Chris Nolan could never / 10 #BookSky

My hand holding up the ARC of WITCHWARD BOUND by Erin Bow. You can see my desk and some drawings on the wall.

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 23d

The Dort cope begins

Screenshot of my texts with my best friend. I said “Dort ☹️” and he replied with two gifs of Ajay Mitchell. One of Ajay taking promo pics and another of a heart shaped locket with Ajay’s pic on one side and “Ajay Mitchell my beloved” on the other

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 24d

Been playing this for the last couple weeks and it’s basically my personality now

Cover art for the video game ANOTHER CRABS TREASURE. In front of the title words, an adorable red hermit crab stands with a tin can shell and a fork weapon.

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· 29d

THE FRANCHISE by @thomas-elrod.com A dystopian satire about fandom and commercialism. Experty crafted to work as its own fantasy narrative while providing meta commentary. Dark. Witty. Captivating. Rating: please let this remain satire and not prophecy / 10 #BookSky 🪐📚

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jul 8

THE SKELETON AND THE CAT by Brandon James Scott One of the best picture books of the year. A series of charming and funny vignettes about a grumpy skeleton and a vivacious cat. Rating: why is this such an accurate representation of my marriage / 10 #BookSky

A hand holding up the picture book THE SKELETON AND THE CAT by Brandon James Scott. You can also see my office in the background. A guitar, my empire strikes back poster, etc

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jul 5

I just finished reading THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson and hot damn it’s a good un 🪐📚

Book cover for THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jul 3

my friendly lil cyclops who apparently skipped leg day

A pen drawing of cyclops with some funky proportions

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 30

Picked this up today for my burgeoning mass market collection

Cover for Surfing Samurai Robits by Mel Gilden. Shows a muscley robot with a headband holding a surfboard. There’s a woman in a tiny bathing spot and a robot duck and a Joe camel looking dude. It’s really something

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 27

Shout out to @wwnorton.com for having their Children’s Institute dinner at Medieval Times

A medieval times beer cup with the medieval times castle in the background

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 23

clanker-free cover art thrown together by myself

The cover for I WANNA BE A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HERO. Shows the outline of a football player with looking shadows of a knight behind him.

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 22

My Father’s Day gift

A Lego delorean from back to the future with minifigs of doc brown and Marty

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 20

THE TERRAFORMERS by @annaleen.bsky.social A far future sci-fi that manages to balance strong societal critiques with a healthy dose of hope. …plus there’s a talking moose. #BookSky 🪐📚

Book cover for THE TERRAFORMERS by Annalee Newitz

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· Jun 11

SHADY HOLLOW by Juneau Black It’s basically “Redwall but make it Agatha Christie”

Book cover for shady hollow by Juneau Black

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 27

SCARY STORIES FOR YOUNG FOXES by Christian McKay Heidicker Tense, Tender, Exciting, Emotional An incredible series of vignettes told by a grizzled old fox to a litter of young foxes, each tale imparting wisdom on surviving in the wild. A beautifully designed book as well. Rating: 🦊/10 #BookSky

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 24

Books You Should Read Instead Of Mine SIX WAKES by @mightymur.bsky.social Yes it’s sci-fi instead of fantasy but the way Mur creates a perfect balance of locked room murder mystery and sci-fi is directly responsible for me writing a hard-boiled detective & fantasy mashup. #BookSky 🪐📚

Books cover for SIX WAKES by Mur Lafferty

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 24

I got a new review of THE BLACK BEAR CODEX on Royal Road and I think this needs to be my cover blurb

Screenshot of a review. Text reads:

That's a hard balance to hold while also telling a gripping adventure, a story interspersed with politics and hard boiled noir elements set in an age of razor edge sabres weilded by fops with nice calves in tights

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 23

Books You Should Read Instead Of Mine THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by @scottlynch78.bsky.social I’ve never been more legitimately angry reading a novel. Took approximately three pages to realize oh shit this is exactly the kind of book I want to write and someone did it first. 10/10 #BookSky 🪐📚

Cover for THE lies of Locke LAMORA by Scott Lynch

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 23

THE GIRL WHO KEPT THE CASTLE by Ryan Graudin A perfect mix of whimsy and emotional depth that is, dare I say, Ghibli-esque. Rating: If you’re not reading middle grade you’re missing out / 10 #BookSky 🪐📚

Cover for THE GIRL WHO KEPT THE CASTLE by Ryan Graudin

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 22

Books You Should Read Instead Of Mine THE LITTLE SISTER by Raymond Chandler The first Marlowe book I read. Chandler’s use of language blows me away. Prose that is somehow both straightforward and poetic, perfectly illuminating the human experience. #BookSky

Cover for THE LITTLE SISTER by Raymond Chandler

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 20

Books You Should Read Instead Of Mine THE WHEEL OF TIME by Robert Jordan My epic fantasy of choice. I got my start writing WoT fanfiction on Silklantern and there are worldbuilding elements in my book that are a direct homage to Randland. #BookSky 🪐📚

A collage featuring all of the book covers from THE WHEEL OF TIME in chronological order

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 19

Happy Release Day to AND SIDE BY SIDE THEY WANDER by Molly Tanzer! “Part space opera and part art heist, this is a great example of Molly Tanzer’s dynamic, ingenious mind.” —Silvia Moreno-Garcia #BookSky 🪐 📚️

cover for AND SIDE BY SIDE THEY WANDER by Molly Tanzer

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 19

Happy Release Day to STARTUP HELL by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social ! "Darkly trenchant and cutting under a delightfully frothy exterior, STARTUP HELL is therapy for anybody who has ever dealt with a toxic boss, an overbearing mother, and/or a demon lover." Elizabeth Bear #BookSky 🪐 📚️

cover for STARTUP HELL by Caitlin Rozakis

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 19

Happy Release Day to PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler! In a speculative novel of the recent past, four young teens caught between Nazis and the Red Army survive winter in the woods with the help of a flock of highly intelligent crows with a magnificent secret of their own to protect. #BookSky 🪐📚️

cover for PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 19

Happy Release Day to BIG FAN by Michael Shut and Joe Posnanski! “I mean, I guess I would say, ‘That’s too many Mookie Betts rookie cards.’” —Mike’s friend Olivia, when she saw how many Mookie Betts rookie cards Mike has #BookSky

Cover for BIG FAN by Michael Sour and Joe Posnanski

Bert the Bookseller@booksellerbert· May 19

Happy Release Day to TROLLHEIM: TALE OF SYSTIR by Georgia Summers! A lyrical tale of magical realism rooted in Nordic folklore for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale and The Ten Thousand Doors of January. #BookSky