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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's Swordtember! Let's cross steel with @alexandrarowland.bsky.social's A Taste of Gold and Iron ⚔️🪙⚖️ We're talking duty, devotion, and doors!

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Aug 25

Moist Month 2 continues with Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (aka @seananmcguire.bsky.social... allegedly 👀) ft. friend of the show @alexbrhms.bsky.social 🧜‍♂️🐚🌊

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's Moist Month... 2! We're setting sail with @alexandrarowland.bsky.social 's piratical fantasy-comedy #RunningCloseToTheWind 🏴‍☠️🍰⚓

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · Jul 20

Now more than ever, we need to look after each other 💕🏳️‍⚧️

Jien, a nonbinary transfemme, has been forced back to Malaysia- the 2nd worst country for the trans community w/ the highest danger rating. Please consider supporting them back to their chosen family in the UK:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-jien-...

Donate to Help Jien stay and remain in the UK, organized by Jia Wei Lee

ABOUT: Our dear Jien's visa is ending, and unless they find another visa, they are… Jia Wei Lee needs your support for Help Jien stay and remain in the UK

www.gofundme.com

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our episode on @hanfrankan.bsky.social’s #Faithbreaker ft. @indiareadsalot.bsky.social is here- what a journey!

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jul 2

For our bookwyrms in the states!
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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · Jul 1

Can I get a sense of urgency for libraries? ☎️ #forourlibraries #fundlibraries #libraries #library

🔗 to call: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 30

Happy #Pride Bookwyrms! We're back with our 3rd Anniversary Special 🌈🎂🥳 ft. a bookish Hear Me Out Cake and a Hidden Bookcase quiz! #BookClubPodcast

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 13

nothing like an iced chocolate and a quick, yet thoroughly satisfying read on a sunny friday! what are you #currentlyreadi̇ng? -sorren

A photograph of a pink book with a Greek bust crowned with purple flowers on the cover: ‘All The Violet Tiaras’ by Jean Menzies lying on a table beside a mug of iced chocolate.

The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you and #HappyPride to the lovely people at the #LondonLGBTQCentre for letting us leave behind some flyers about our gay book club podcast!

If you’re in Central London, we can’t recommend checking out this warm and welcoming space- and the cool events they have on- enough! 🌈✨📚

A POV shot of a hand tucking a lavender flyer decorated with rainbows and sparkles in amongst other similar flyers. The flyer is titled ‘The Hidden Bookcase.’

The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

We can’t wait to welcome you all back through the bookcase! 💜💛

If you’d like to buy one of these books, support #IndieBookshops *and* the show, you can purchase through our Bookshop.Org storefronts 📚💕

🇬🇧: uk.bookshop.org/shop/thehiddenbookcase
🇺🇸: bookshop.org/shop/thehiddenbookcase

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

To finish out #MoistMonth, we’ll have the amazing #AlexAbrahams joining us to chat horror fantasy mermaids in #IntoTheDrowningDeep by #MiraGrant (AKA @seananmcguire.bsky.social) 🩸🌊🫧
You might know Alex from #Tranthologies, #TheChildrenOfRoom56, or as Ollie on @theatticmonologues.bsky.social! [7/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the last titled: “Moist Month II” Text in the centre reads: “August 25th: Into the Drowning Deep ft. Alex Abrahams” Beside the text is the cover of Into the Drowning Deep, which features a mostly obscured figure in dark water, their pale arm visible in the forground, with blood blossoming upwards in the water.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

Then, for August, we’re bringing back a fan favourite theme, drumroll please… 🥁 That’s right, it’s #MoistMonth… 2! And what better book to begin with than #AlexandraRowland’s piratical fantasy-comedy #RunningCloseToTheWind? ⚓️💦🐍 #iykyk [6/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the last titled: “Moist Month II” Text in the centre reads: “August 11th: Running Close to the Wind” Beside the text is the cover of Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, which is subtitled “Magic, monsters & mayhem on the High Seas,’ and features a line drawing of a golden ship on a red background, with tentacles and floral designs encroaching from the edge of the book.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

Last but certainly not least, to close out #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re chatting with @dnbryn.bsky.social about writing #Disability in #Romance. You might know Bryn as author of the delightful #GuidesForVampires or #NoMansLander books 🧛♥️🧜 [5/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the last titled: “Disability Pride Month.” Text in the centre reads: “July 28th: Disability in Romance ft. D. N. Bryn.” A line drawing of two pomegranates, one halved with the seeds scattered around it, decorates the rest of the space.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

Then we’ve got an #AuthorInterview with the lovely @leonegan.bsky.social about their upcoming #YANovel, #ListenClosely, following two #AudioDrama-loving, neurodivergent, trans teens with opposing personalities stuck together for work experience at their local radio station! 👀🎙️💕 [4/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the last titled: “Author Interview.” Text in the centre reads: “July 21st: Listen Closely by Leon Egan” Beside the text is the cover of Listen Closely by Leon Egan, which features a line in a rainbow gradient on a navy background, joining a podcasting microphone to a set of headphones, linking them with the word “Listen,” from the title.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

Then, we’ll kick off #DisabilityPrideMonth with the return of the always incredible
@indiareadsalot.bsky.social who is back to discuss the final book in #HannahKaner’s #FallenGods trilogy, #Faithbreaker, which definitely set our minds (and hearts) aflame! 🔥🫀🌊 [3/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the last titled: “Disability Pride Month.” Text in the centre reads: “July 14th: Faithbreaker ft. IndiaReadsALot.” Beside the text is the cover of Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner, which features a rearing, winged rabbit with antlers posing atop a rocky outcropping protruding from the sea, with floating lanterns around him.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

First up, we’ve got a special episode celebrating the third anniversary of #TheHiddenBookcase, alongside our fabulous editor @sharpsnooter.bsky.social 🎂🥳🎊
Expect a bookish quiz with Kit as our quizmaster, and a #bookish hear me out cake from your cohosts 👀🍑💦 [2/8]

A graphic in a similar style to the first titled: “3rd Anniversary.” Text in the centre reads: “June 30th: Third Birthday Special ft. Kit Lovick.” A line drawing of a flower with three blooms fills the empty space.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy #PrideMonth Bookwyrms!
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We’ve missed you so much! It’s high time we cosied up with a good (gay) book again, so here’s the schedule for our #Queer #BookClubPodcast over the next few months if you’d like to come and read with us!
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A lavender graphic with yellow text reading: “The Hidden Bookcase Upcoming Episodes: June, July & August 2025.” The corners are decorated with floral patterns in the same yellow and illustrations of books and a white cat snoozing against a stack of them.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · May 13

lazy afternoon with a sleepy cat and the gorgeous anthology I’m #currentlyreading >>> anything else
- sorren

A tabby and white cat curled up asleep on top of a monochrome blanket, with a navy book resting on it. The book is Trans & Disabled: An Anthology of Identities & Experiences edited by Alex Iantaffi. It features an illustration of noise cancelling headphones hanging from a cane, decorated with flowers ranging from blue to pink.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · May 10

#TheHiddenBookcase is running another #BookSwap ☀️🦜📙

If you’d like to send a preloved book and receive one in return, you can sign up to participate by joining our Discord server and filling out the form in the #announcements channel before May 24th.

Join here: discord.gg/GEdbjXdXMy

On a background of lavender, yellow texts reads: “Summer Solstice Book Swap 2025.” The text is accompanied by a sketchy half-sun and some waves. A cartoonish graphic of a purple toucan with a pink beak smiling down at an open book is beside the text.

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · Apr 25

This challenge is vital not just to the rights of trans people, but the rights of *all* people to be entitled to privacy and dignity wrt their sex, and especially the rights of intersex people.

It will set a worldwide precedent. Now is the time to lend your support.

Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Apr 25

🏳️‍⚧️ NEW 🏳️‍⚧️

We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.

So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme

Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

goodlaw.social

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · Mar 31

Happy #TransDayOfVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️

@inkytealeaves.bsky.social and I just read 11 books in 11 days in support of @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 😮‍💨 #TransRightsReadathon

To support a trans-led charity that empowers and protects the community, please consider donating at justgiving.com/page/bookcasetrr

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · Mar 26

Day 6 of #TransRightsReadathon and I’ve read 6 books! My #TBR for the next few days is accidentally very colour co-ordinated 🐟🌌🫂

👀I’m posting updates on our TikTok if you want to know what I’ve read so far: www.tiktok.com/@hiddenbookc...

🏳️‍⚧️ Support us at justgiving.com/page/bookcasetrr

A spread of blue/grey books on a white bedsheet. From left to right: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg, An Unkindess of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon, Little Fish by Casey Plett, and Conundrum by Jan Morris

The same books in a stack on a bed so that the spines are visible. Light filters in from a window in the background, and bright flowers and leaves are faintly visible.

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · Mar 22

#TransRightsReadathon is underway! I was travelling yesterday so I wasn’t able to update, but I’m 2 books down & Shon Faye’s #LoveInExile is shaping up to be my 3rd ♥️🌺

@inkytealeaves.bsky.social and I are raising money for @notaphaseorg.bsky.social! Find out more at justgiving.com/page/bookcasetrr

Shon Faye’s Love in Exile resting atop crumpled sheets.

Love In Exile on a windowsill, framed by lace curtains. Through the glass is red blossoming flowers.

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hi bookwyrms, we’ve missed you! 🐉

We’re taking part in #TransRightsReadathon this year to raise money for @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️💕
Find out more at justgiving.com/page/bookcasetrr 🩷🤍🩵

We’ll be sharing reading updates here, so keep an eye out 👀

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The Hidden Bookcase @hiddenbookcase.bsky.social · Jan 24

Hello Bluesky 🦋 We're a #bookclub #podcast run by two lifelong friends reading #queer #SFF and discussing representation in genre fiction! We have over 50 episodes in our backlog and more on the way 📚

If we sound like your cup of tea, you can listen wherever you get your podcasts:
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