Bryn Donovan
@bryndonovan.bsky.social
Author, blogger at BrynDonovan.com, freelance book editor at LuckyAuthor.com, and hopeful romantic in Chicago.
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Great list! Seconding @luceilg.bsky.social on the addition of THE CORRESPONDENT. I am reading it now and it's of the best books I've read in the past few years! #booksky #valentinesday
Today we're celebrating spinster-lit. Novels centred on unmarried women who push up against social and romantic expectations. The characters in these Booker books prove that being unattached can be radical and deeply compelling.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
Eight Booker Prize-nominated books that celebrate ‘spinster lit’ | The Booker Prizes
From Victorian Britain to contemporary Ukraine, these books feature unmarried women who, in their own unique ways, push back against the social rules and sexism that constrain them
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February 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Great list! Seconding @luceilg.bsky.social on the addition of THE CORRESPONDENT. I am reading it now and it's of the best books I've read in the past few years! #booksky #valentinesday
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February 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I don't know how to explain but last week I KNEW
Nancy Mace calling out Pam Bondi and wanting her to come before the Oversight Committee to answer to her performance before the Judiciary Committee was not on bingo card. Stopped clock and all that...
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I don't know how to explain but last week I KNEW
I am watching HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for the first time ever and I *just* watched the one where James Van Der Beek plays Robin's Canadian ex-boyfriend and he was so funny. RIP, friend. 😢
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I am watching HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for the first time ever and I *just* watched the one where James Van Der Beek plays Robin's Canadian ex-boyfriend and he was so funny. RIP, friend. 😢
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
We were going to install Ring *because* of ICE, and we didn't get around to it, and now that we understand that Ring is a tool of mass surveillance, we're just returning the Ring doorbell for a refund.
We'll just peer through the blinds to see who is at our door, like our ancestors before us. 😊
We'll just peer through the blinds to see who is at our door, like our ancestors before us. 😊
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
We were going to install Ring *because* of ICE, and we didn't get around to it, and now that we understand that Ring is a tool of mass surveillance, we're just returning the Ring doorbell for a refund.
We'll just peer through the blinds to see who is at our door, like our ancestors before us. 😊
We'll just peer through the blinds to see who is at our door, like our ancestors before us. 😊
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My book is out today and I got to write an essay reflecting on disability in romance for LitHub! Check out the article below🥹
An excellent article from romance author Sabina Nordqvist, whose debut IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is out today! #writing #reading #booksky
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The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After
The day I limped into a seven-month chronic pain rehab program, the first thing they told me was: we don’t talk about pain here. We were not allowed to exhibit “pain behaviors” either, which were p…
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February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My book is out today and I got to write an essay reflecting on disability in romance for LitHub! Check out the article below🥹
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
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Columbia River region, Washington or Oregon Owl Effigy Bowl, Pre-contact](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreiaxaulktswucukcuss752nhzy6sfm3e4zorpkweasatu6daarqd5a@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
I love it that he named *himself* Quad God, I love it that he skated to his own voiceover, this is exactly what we need after everyone skulking around being afraid of being called "cringe" for the last ten years ✨ #iliamalinin
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I love it that he named *himself* Quad God, I love it that he skated to his own voiceover, this is exactly what we need after everyone skulking around being afraid of being called "cringe" for the last ten years ✨ #iliamalinin
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When Ilia Malinin reaches the apex of a vertical leap, he is spinning at 350 revolutions per minute—about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker. Sally Jenkins reports on the 21-year-old figure skater breaking physics:
Figure Skating Has Never Seen Anything Like Ilia Malinin
The man who calls himself the “Quad God” can do things on skates that no one else can.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
When Ilia Malinin reaches the apex of a vertical leap, he is spinning at 350 revolutions per minute—about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker. Sally Jenkins reports on the 21-year-old figure skater breaking physics:
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
The other week, a little video of me protesting ICE went viral, and I spent untold hours blocking and deleting comments. Here are the 12 dumbest things people said about it! I’m happy that my international blog readers know that many Americans are resisting.
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I Went Viral for Protesting ICE. Here Are the 12 Dumbest Things People Said About It.
Hi all! If you’re really only here for the talk about writing, books, and inspiration, I get that, and those things will continue to be the focus of this blog. In my next post, I’ll be back to my r…
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February 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The other week, a little video of me protesting ICE went viral, and I spent untold hours blocking and deleting comments. Here are the 12 dumbest things people said about it! I’m happy that my international blog readers know that many Americans are resisting.
www.bryndonovan.com/2026/02/04/i...
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A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
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Okay...I must watch that show. I never did and it sounds like it was MADE for me. #TheLibrarian #NoahWylie
Whenever I see a pic of Noah Wyle in the Pitt all I can think of is this:
January 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Okay...I must watch that show. I never did and it sounds like it was MADE for me. #TheLibrarian #NoahWylie
I've started writing a page a day in a diary, and wow. The days are suddenly NOT flying by. I am capturing them all. #2026goals #amwriting
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I've started writing a page a day in a diary, and wow. The days are suddenly NOT flying by. I am capturing them all. #2026goals #amwriting
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This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
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Art isn’t homework if it gets done it gets done
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Art isn’t homework if it gets done it gets done