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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads

@spooniereads.bsky.social

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(they/them) book reviewer, gender studies scholar, educator. free palestine. i'd love to read + review your books! i only accept physical ARCs due to disabilities. email me here: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/spooniereads/goal?g=27

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · 12d

i viewed him as a trans man for a bit but i'm so open to any level of trans + queer oz <3

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · 25d

all the love!! <3

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · 28d

good morning all! today is my birthday! in lieu of gifts/cards, i'm requesting that people consider donating to the Unconditional Love Fund, run by Michigan State's Gender and Sexuality Center. it supports all students— and many have basic needs like rent, food, and medicine. give.msu.edu?sid=8222

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Sep 5

i've been posting book recs for my fave buffy the vampire slayer characters over on instagram, and i think y'all should check it out <3
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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Aug 19

a friend! a horror friend! @emmaemurray.bsky.social wrote a STUNNING book that i am honored to review— go check it out! www.instagram.com/p/DNiXisitXDA/

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Aug 12

hi lovely ghouls- have the fundraising stickers been mailed out? i moved a couple weeks after i ordered but i haven’t received mine and wanted to check in

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 16

you deserve it and more !! <3

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 11

OMG? ??? i need it immediately

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 6

key and vale 2 i am Frothing at the Mouth for them <3

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · Jul 5

Book people: the following small presses have just lost funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Please consider supporting them!

A Thread.

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 3

grr it doesn't like me

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 1

HUGE NEWS— i was planning on preordering Nadia's upcoming release, is it possible to tack on the donation sticker to the preorder or should i do them separately?

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 1

yep!!!! it's gonna be an amazing day:))

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 1

here's my sept 9 post with only a few different ones!

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jul 1

eeeeek SO happy for y'all!!!

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 28

can you dm?

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are delighted to reveal the gorgeous cover for A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora!

A new romantic fantasy from Peachtree Teen, A Wild Radiance follows a girl who dares to expose the corruption resting in the heart of her magic ⚡

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Revealing A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora - Reactor

A romantic fantasy adventure arriving Winter 2026!

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 21

i just got this in the mail, and i am SO excited to read it!

Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · Jun 21

ARC reviews are already coming in for @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's THE EXTRA!

"It's atmospheric, claustrophobic, and had me second-guessing everything. Absolutely unhinged, but in the best way possible."

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Graphic of the Extra book cover next tot he review blurb: "Thank the horror gods I grabbed it when I did because this novella snapped me right out of my slump. It’s atmospheric, claustrophobic, and had me second-guessing everything.
So many twists you never see coming. Absolutely unhinged, but in the best way possible. If you love horror novellas that go hard and fast with the paranoia, this one’s for you."

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 20

HELLO BEAUTIFUL @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social i am so freakin excited!!!

paperback ARC of Student Bodies by TT Madden, a night reader mothman sticker, a little ghosts bookmark, and a ghost on a beach towel sticker

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 20

i am a @itsamia.bsky.social fanboy and i think it's time to accept that it's my main personality trait!! i ADORED The Memory Hunters— check out my full review on Instagram! @erewhonbooks.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/p/DLH4jAssOyM/

black satin background with a silver space decal, 3 red D&D dice, a silver hand mirror, a bound white manuscript of The Memory Hunters, and a paperback ARC of The Memory Hunters (red cover, white text, red/green details)

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 19

i saw this meme on reddit and it felt so immensely like a @haileypiperfights.bsky.social book i had to share it

meme of a bratz doll gazing into a mirror and a monster peering back, with text of "visualizing the woman i want to become in the mirror"

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · Jun 18

truly that metaphor both perplexed me and pissed me off. the pain was there, intense and loud, even if no one acknowledged it. hell, the lack of acknowledgement made it hurt so much worse. thank you both for all you do <3

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Jun 18

If you need to flee your state, there are people organizing on your behalf.

If you need financial support, there are people organizing on your behalf.

If you want to take a stand against this vile administration, there are people organizing on your behalf.

YOU CAN BE THAT PERSON TOO.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Jun 18

today is a day to tell trans people you love them AND other things.

don’t tell us you love us and leave it at that.

get in the streets and protest. call your electeds. help trans people in your life access docs, legal help, medical care, make their rent.

do more, please.

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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · Jun 16

PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out NOW! I couldn’t be prouder of this book—the short story is such a fundamental part of the horror genre, it feels especially exciting to see my work collected.

To kick off PORTRAITS’ birth, I wanted to talk about some of the works that served as its inspiration.

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