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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · Dec 30

Black Literature I plan on reading in 2025 a thread!
#booksky #diversebooksky

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1d

Today's current read for #ThisWitchReads and to keep me company on a slow shift is by @sbdrag.bsky.social special edition from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social this is for my cozy read prompt.
#booksky💙📚 #diversebooksky #readersky #queersky #rainbowcrate
#amreading

The Demon King's Gardener volume 1-3 by Rori Thornton

Cover is pastel featuring lifeless style art of an enormous 4 armed demon king with purple skin and magenta markings with a human man with a beard and lush hair walking through old castle archway surrounded by a lush colorful garden

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Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 1d

Ok one doompost for today but this is going to be really really bad. The common person doesn't know about this but like this is literally going to change the face of the planet. I know there's a lot to scream about but like it's kind of hard to overstate how bad this is gonna be

Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · 1d

Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point'.
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.

Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

a closeup of bivalve shells. text overlaid in a bold white font: Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’. New Uni of Exeter study finds evidence of "stability loss"

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 1d

Project Shop My Shelves Q3 Update!
I have still not hit the 1:2 bought to read ratio, but I made it to 1:1 which is progress.

What is it? I am trying to make a concerted effort to read the books I already own. I’ve gotten into the habit of buying new books and mostly reading those while ignoring my shelves or I buy a ton and don’t get to them in a timely manner, which leads to the first problem.
Project Shop My Shelves will be where I document my progress in trying to tackle my TBR pile while minimizing what I add to it.

Parts of PSMS Read double the amount of books I buy per month (if I buy 4, read 8+), 2:1 ratio
Prioritize buying marginalized authors. Cis het white authors can wait in terms of preorders and purchases
Be realistic about whether I like an author or what medium I prefer their work when buying future books
Read through the oldest books I own, donate those I don’t jive with
Keep a record of my stats and post quartertly

PSMS Stats for Q3
July
Bought 5 ebooks (0 ARCs), 4 physical, 0 audio
Read 9 books, 3 were preexisting
Ratio bought to read: 1:1
August
Bought 7 ebooks (0 ARCs), 2 physical, 0 audio
Read 8 books, 1 was preexisting
Ratio bought to read: 9:8
September
Bought 4 ebooks (0 ARC), 5 physical, 0 audio
Read 8 books, 4 were preexisting
Ratio bought to read: 9:8

reflecting on q3: I got SO CLOSE to a 1:1 ratio for nearly every month this quarter. I would really like to buy less and/or read more, but people keep putting out new books, lol. I am pretty happy that I kept my ratio close to an even number of read versus bought. I will say that I received a lot of books are gifts for my birthday, which don’t count but definitely add to my TBR pile. I’m hoping the same happens in November and December as I usually stop buying books for myself closer to the holidays. Maybe December will be the 1:2 month... finally.

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 1d

First thing in my feed: Portland's protest frogs.

And #tea.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1d

Finished my 2nd read for #ThisWitchReads with @becklovesbooks.bsky.social
#booksky💙📚 #queersky #diversebooksky #reading #books #bookish

Legend of The White Snake by Sher Lee

#ThisWitchRead

Prompt Flip Reverse It
Page count 352

A background of a purple galaxy and a tarot card with a divining witch gazing into a crystal ball that reads Divination

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Current work read during downtime. Yet another lovely special edition from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social so far im really enjoying this and I'm about 1/4 of the way through. Legend of The White Snake is definitely one of my favorite Chinese Tales.
#booksky📚💙 #diversebooksky #queersky#readersky#promosky

Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee

Featuring a pastel cover with two men lovingly gazing at one another. One in white robe finery and the other in black gold and red robes.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Photos of the special edition can be found here:

bsky.app/profile/whir...

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · Sep 3

Starting this lovely edition by @rainbowcrate.bsky.social of Name Bearer! (Took this photo before I came down with COVID rest assured I am not spreading the plague)
#booksky💙📚 #diversebooksky #promosky #queersky

The cover of The Name Bearrer by Natalia Hernandez. Featuring the mc holding a flower as magical butterflies fly off.

A back cover with the summary.
For her entire life, the Name-Bearer's sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But when the child is finally born and the Name-Bearer is sent to the Flowers, they refuse to name him. Instead they deliver a prophecy; another child was born who is more worthy of the Naming, and if they are found and brought before them it will usher in a reign of peace.

Having failed in her duties the Name-Bearer is considered a traitor to the crown, and must hide among an elite sect of warrior women where she experiences found family, friendship, and love. Her training as a warrior helps prepare her to embark on her quest to find the Unnamed Prince, clear her name, and bring peace to her realm.

A story of magia, warrior women, found family and love - and not accepting who you are told to be, but embracing who you are destined to become.

Original cover of The Name Bearer with the mc who is a Mexican Girl surrounded by swirling plants in her lovely floral lace dress.

Hardcase with leave foiling and a qoute.

With birth there is always pain. An you are being born anew. It will take some time to find your feet again.

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

It largely becomes about learning and training to be a warrior. And I especially loved that the definition of warrior was challenged beyond the battlefield. This was such a fun read.

I hope y'all love it to.

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely and made reading fun and enjoyable. And fortunately this is on sale and I highly reccomend y'all scoop it up before it's gone. It is definitely among my favorite special editions especially the gorgeous hardcase painting.

I loved the growth and friendship that keeps the story afloat when

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating and unique way to explore a world inspired by Central and South America. I loved the way all of the unique languages alongside Spanish were woven in throughout the narrative.

I'm excited to read the second book because I absolutely love an uprising.

And this special edition was so

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

What was really fun was the queernormative worldbuilding and that trans identity was everywhere. The courtyard politics were intriguing and entertaining. And I loved that there was a constant conversation around large empires within the setting outside of Colonialism by Europe. It wad such a

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

An adventure. There were cool trials that the MC had to work through and for her living a sheltered palace life was she was very humble, gentle, and kind. I really enjoyed her as a character and I loved how she continually picked new names for herself as her life path changed.

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

I loved the creative worldbuilding, the unique magical system, and the way Indigenous beliefs and folk ways were worked into both everyday life and the worldbuilding, and i loves the characters. This was such a fun read and I really enjoyed getting sucked in to another world and being taken on

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

This was such a fun and adventurous read. For me it was the perfect amount of telling where it counted. And showing. At times I felt most of this book was telling the reader about the setting and establishing the plot for the 2nd book. But it worked very well for this book in particular.

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Pages:
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Adventure, LGBT

Full Review for The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez. Lovely edition which you can see the photos in thread from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social
#booksky📚💙 #diversebooksky #queersky #readersky #review

The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez
Photo collage featuring a carved quetzlcotal, arrows, a magical flower, a bridge over a jungle, a young Mexican woman in a beaded finery dress with flowers, a priestess pouring medicine into a pot, patterned textiles, and a temple in the jungle

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Definitely Dracula

#BQOTD #BookishQOTD #bookish #readersky #booksky📚💙 #books #reading

Oct 9th
#bookishQOTD

Whats your favorite monster book?

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Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) ❤️‍🔥 @amandamakepeace.bsky.social · 2d

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Hello, Red-shouldered Hawk. I was too far away (upstairs) for a good shot. #nature #birds

Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on my back fence

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote a 60 page conservation plan to include fake communications from a farmer I made up for a paper due that night. Got an A even bullshitted my math for the blueprints. Eat my ass AI

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 2d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

This would have been the coolest thing since Black Flag and they canceled it 😭😭

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 2d

NOOOO. GIVE IT TO ME. GIVE IT TO ME NOW YOU BOZOS

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Mari-homeless soon. @wordglass.bsky.social · 2d

Supreme Court must not abandon Native Americans
by Fawn R. Sharp, opinion contributor - 09/02/25 8:00 AM ET

As the Supreme Court closed its latest term, it did so by denying justice to Native Americans—yet again. With its refusal to hear Apache Stronghold v.
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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 4d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the May Soulmates photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: Where the River Meets the Soul by S. Nicole @snicoleauthor.bsky.social 🧵

The dust jacket laid out above the full naked hard case. Blue flowers sit at the top corners, while dark teal flowers sit at the bottom corners of the dust jacket. Purple-blue flowers sit at the top corners of the hardcase, while green flowers sit at the bottom. Everything lies on a white brick background.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 3d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our Blood Bound sets by Elle Mae @ellemaebooks.bsky.social arrived at our packing center earlier than expected! These will be shipping out around mid-late October. 🧵

A graphic of a light brown wooden background. Text at the top reads “Shipping Soon!” in white font with a black outline. In the bottom left is a black Rainbow After Dark branded box with sparkling lights coming out of it. Above the box, towards the right, are two 3D book mockups: Contract Bound and Lost Clause by Elle Mae. Both books display the exclusive covers and the printed edges. Text along the bottom reads “For Address Updates: Login to your account to change your address or email support@rainbowcratebookbox.com for help.”.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 3d

a teddy bear wearing a red apron is standing in front of a shelf .

Alt: a teddy bear wearing a red apron is standing in front of a shelf .

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 3d

Im glad you love it!