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In honor of France's Fête Nationale (July 14th), our July 2026 List of the Month is dedicated to our Favorite French Fiction. This can include everything from classic to contemporary fiction, as long as it was written and published in France. #💙📚 #Booksky #Frenchfiction
"Sometimes things are not as they appear, especially when religion, magic, and shady dealings mix." Enter to win a copy of T.I.M. Wirkus' "A Bad Deal In Mormon Land" from @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"A collection of twenty-two short stories exploring the lives of people who battle a range of psychiatric disorders as they search for empathy and understanding." Enter to win a copy of Zan Bockes' "From Here" from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
Today is the birthday of British / Irish novelist and philosopher #IrisMurdoch, whose work explored the nature of good and evil, and the power of the unconscious. Her library has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. #💙📚 #Booksky
"The breathtaking true story of the return of wild bison to the Rockies, as told by the wildlife biologist who helped lead them there." Enter to win a copy of Karsten Heuer's "Buffalo Lessons" from @greystonebooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"A riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his—and America's—awakening to the threat of fascism." Enter to win a copy of William I. Hitchcock's "A Shadow Over the World" from @simonbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
Bonne Fête Nationale to all of our members, from LibraryThing! Today is France's national day of celebration. It is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, in 1789, and is known in the English-speaking world as Bastille Day. #FêteNationale #BastilleDay
"Discover the secret to flying, join a pumpkin parade and dance with werewolves in this collection of Halloween poems inspired by Mother Goose." Enter to win a copy of Vikki VanSickle & @jennicadraws.bsky.social's "Mother Boo" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
What has today given to the world of letters? Authors, librarians, and educational activists! Have you read any of their work? #borntoday #💙📚 #Booksky
It's Friday. What are you reading? #FridayReads #💙📚 #Booksky Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/385370
"Discover the true spirit of friendship and acceptance in this charming tale of a tortoise and a hedgehog." Enter to win a copy of Nastya Ryabtseva & Natasa Jovanic's "Theodore the Hedgehog Finds a Friend" from Worthy Kids Books #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"Before Navy SEALS, before Delta Force—there was Peter Ortiz. The OSS saboteur who parachuted behind Nazi lines to support the French Resistance." Enter to win a copy of Nicholas Reynolds & Katie Sanders' "Ortiz's War" from Harper Horizon #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
We've given Add Books — one of our oldest and most-used pages — a top-to-bottom redesign! Adding books is now more visually organized and you see the results of your actions more directly. If you're an old pro, you'll find the features you're used to, with improvements! #💙📚 #Booksky
Discover the weirdly wonderful world of ferns—plants that outlived the dinosaurs...and continue to enchant us with their mathematical perfection and lush beauty. Win a copy of @nitzkesolvejg.bsky.social's "The Elegance of Ferns" from @greystonebooks.bsky.social www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"Adorable hedgehog Bean returns for more adventures that will warm quills and tickle funny bones." Enter to win a copy of @steph-graegin.bsky.social's "Bean Supreme" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
As we continue to celebrate the USA's 250th birthday, we draw your attention to some of the most popular books on LibraryThing that have been tagged "American Revolution." From works of history and biography to children's classics, there's lots to explore! #AmericanRevolution #💙📚 #Booksky
"In the first of a three-volume series, a brilliant young scholar of World War II offers a fresh and magisterial new history of the cataclysmic military struggle." Enter to win a copy of @jonathanfennell.bsky.social's "Collapse" from @simonbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"A deeply moving exploration of motherhood, sacrifice, and the extraordinary connections that emerge when we're brave enough to let others see our struggles." Enter to win a copy of Jacqueline Friedland's "Breathing Under Water" from Harper Muse #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"Join Fritz, an introverted chanterelle mushroom, and his friend Pip, an exuberant fly agaric mushroom, on a day of fun and adventure in this adorable picture book." Enter to win a copy of Kelsey Garrity-Riley's "Fritz: A Mushroom Story" from Tundra Books #💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
"Some stories are simple, others more thought-provoking, but all of them...restore for adults the fun of reading about fanciful characters who are demented, bloodsucking, and get the end they deserve." Win a copy of Alan S. Kessler & Kali Kahn's "Beyond Grimm" from Rootstock Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky
The USA is turning 250, and in honor of American Independence Day, we're highlighting the Legacy Libraries of some of the signatories of the #DeclarationofIndependence! We've cataloged libraries belonging to 20 out of the 56 delegates. #💙📚 #Booksky
Happy Birthday, America! LibraryThing wishes our members a Happy 4th of July! #4thofJuly #4thOfJuly2026
The July batch of Early Reviewers is now live! Head over to LibraryThing to enter to win one of 3,362 copies of 267 titles. This month we've got new titles from @alcovepress.bsky.social, @greystonebooks.bsky.social, @newvesselpress.bsky.social, @unmpress.bsky.social & more! www.librarything.com/ner
Today is the birthday of #FranzKafka, often described as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His library, as set out in Jürgen Born's "Kafkas Bibliothek", has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Library project. #💙📚 #Booksky
“Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young, the music issued at the lips." —Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #TomSawyer #TomSawyerDays #MarkTwain #💙📚 #Booksky
Today is the birthday of dancer, actress, singer and activist #LenaHorne. Her library encompasses everything from books on the entertainment industry to works devoted to African American history. #💙📚 #Booksky
Last chance! You have just a few hours left to sign up to win books in the June batch of Early Reviewers. Enter by 6pm EST today! #bookgiveaway #bookgiveaways #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner
Finally, we shone a spotlight on TinyCat @librarycat.org, LibraryThing's online catalog for small libraries. Come learn more about this fabulous service. www.librarycat.org