#blq26 — Public Fediverse posts

Book 67 for 2026: "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke.

#BLQ26 (A book everyone is talking about).
#ATY2026 (Related to "yesterday").

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-67-for-2026-yesteryear

Book 63 for 2026. "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due.

#Bookstodon

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Outside your comfort zone).
#BLQ26 (Outside your comfort zone).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Creepy cover).

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-63-for-2026-the-reformatory

Book 62 for 2026: "Paw and Order," from Spencer Quinn's "Chet and Bernie" mystery series.

#The52BookClub (Starts with "P"). #BLQ26 (Animal narrator or protagonist).
#ATY2026 (Mystery or true crime).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-62-for-2026-paw-and-order

Book 59 for 2026: "Husband Material" by Alexis Hall.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Horse on the cover).
#BLQ26 (Next book in a series).
#ATY2026 (Window on the cover).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-29-for-2026-husband-material

Book 56 for 2026: "Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane" by Lindy West.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (An overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight).
#BLQ26 (Published in 2026).
#ATY2026 (Published in 2026).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-56-for-2026adult-braces

Book 55 for 2026: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," by Robert M. Pirsig.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Father as primary caregiver).
#The52BookClub (Genre-defining book).
#BLQ26 (Popular book you've never read).
#ATY2026 ("Z" in the title or author's name).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-55-for-2026-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance

Book 54 for 2026: "Consort of Fire" by Kit Rocha.

#BLQ26 (About dragons).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Paranormal romance).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-54-for-2026-consort-of-fire

Book 53 for 2026: "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About women astronauts).
#The52BookClub (Includes a natural disaster).
#BLQ26 (Alternate history). #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Space travel).
#ATY2026 (Related to a Van Gogh painting [Starry Night]).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-53-for-2026-the-calculating-stars

Book 51 for 2026: "The Clock House Murders" by Yukito Ayatsuji.

#The52BookClub (Includes a red herring).
#BLQ26 (Locked room mystery).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (It's a mystery).
#ATY2026 (Set in an isolated location).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-51-for-2026-the-clock-house-murders

Book 50 for 2026: "The Sirens" by Emilia Hart.

#BLQ26 (2025 bestseller).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Water works).
#ATY2026 (An author's second book).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-50-for-2026-the-sirens

Book 49 for 2026: "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich.

#BLQ26 (Paired prompt: 2 books with similar titles. Paired with "Night Watch" by Terry Pratchett.)
#ATYChallenge (Indigenous author or main character.)

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-49-the-night-watchman

Book 48 for 2026: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Set during harvest season).
#The52BookClub(Uses personification as a literary device).
#BLQ26 (Reread of a favorite). #ATYChallenge (Something edible in the title).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-48-for-2026-the-grapes-of-wrath

Book 47 for 2026: "Crazy Rich Asians" by Kevin Kwan.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge About a bachelorette trip.
#The52BookClub: Includes a character list.
#BLQ26: Debut novel.
#ATYChallenge: Vacation book.

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-47-for-2026-crazy-rich-asians

Book 46 for 2026: "Night Watch," from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

#Bookstodon

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About a mob).
#The52BookClub (Goodreads recommendation for you).
#BLQ26 (Paired prompt: two books with similar titles. Will be paired with "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich.)

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-46-for-2026-night-watch

Book 37 for 2026: "This Is How You Lose the Time War," by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

#The52BookClub: Spotted in a movie or TV series (Heartstopper).
#BLQ26: Time in the title.

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-37-for-2026-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war

Book 35 for 2026: "The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010" by Marge Piercy.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Paired prompt: two books by married or partnered authors. (Will be paired with "You're Married to Her?" by Ira Wood.)
#The52BookClub: Paired prompt: two books by related authors.
#BLQ26: An author you love.
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm: Such a fungi.

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-35-for-2026-the-hunger-moon

Book34 for 2026: "On Liberty," by John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill.

#The52BookClub (Two or more authors, one nom de plume).
#BLQ26 (Two authors).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-34-for-2026-on-liberty

Book 33 for 2026: "The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You," essays by S. Bear Bergman.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Trans or nonbinary protagonist).
#The52BookClub (Uneven number of chapters).
#BLQ26 (Book you own but haven't read).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-33-for-2026-the-nearest-exit-may-be-behind-you

Book 31 for 2026: "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder," by Caroline Fraser.

#The52BookClub (Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. Paired with "The First Four Years" by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)
#BLQ26 (Biography.)

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-31-for-2026-prairie-fires

Book 30 for 2026: "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge: About a pop star.
#The52BookClub: Publisher starts with "B."
#BLQ26: About a musician.

#Bookstodon

Book 29 for 2026: "Demon in the Wood" by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Includes a "shadow daddy" character.
#The52BookClub Title in a serif font.
#BLQ26: Title starts with "D."
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm Beware of the woods.

#Bookstodon

Book 28 for 2026: "The First Four Years," the final "Little House" book by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Deals with postpartum.
#The52BookClub: Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. (Will be paired with "Prairie Fires" by Caroline Fraser.)
#BLQ26: Children's book.

Book 27 for 2026: "Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World," by Christian Cooper.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge: About birding.
#The52BookClub: Author has the same first and last initial.
#BLQ26: First-person narrative.

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-27-for-2026-better-living-through-birding

Book 25 for 2026: "Every Heart a Doorway," first book in Seanan McGuire's "Wayward Children" series.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge : About new beginnings.
#The52BookClub : A book that cost you nothing.
#BLQ26 : Published in 2016.
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm : Fairies are good.

Book 24 for 2026: "Patriot: A Memoir" by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge #The52BookClub #BLQ26

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-24-for-2026-patriot

Book 23 for 2026: "Heated Rivalry," by Rachel Reid.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A love story that defies social boundaries).
#The52BookClub (Related to the word "nemesis").
#BLQ26 (Becoming a movie or TV show in 2026).

#Bookstodon

Book 22 for 2026: "A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking," by T. Kingfisher.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Includes a "granny hobby").
#52BookClub (Title includes "guide to").
#BLQ26 (Underdog story).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (A book by T. Kingfisher).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-22-for-2026-a-wizards-guide-to-defensive-baking

Book 21 for 2026: "You Are My Joy and Pain: Love Poems" by Naomi Long Madgett.

#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Author from Michigan, or book set in Michigan).
#The52BookClub (Started on the 26th of the month).
#BLQ26 ( Book that makes you happy).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Pretty cover).

#Bookstodon

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-21-for-2026-you-are-my-joy-and-pain