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Krystal Lang

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Jan 25

Welcome and grab a rec while you’re here. #booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · 1d

Banned Books Week

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · 1d

Yessss

Lama // لاما ⚔️🇵🇸📚 @thebookesquire.bsky.social · 2d

PALESTINIAN X CITY OF BRASS X TPW

Cursed by the blood-soaked decisions of their ancestors, a banished prince, a brooding commander, & warrior woman must save their empire from a genocidal king.
🕊️ jinn & blood parchment magic vs elemental magic
🕊️ sentient sword
🕊️ secret cults

#DVpit #F #R #MENA

Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 23

The ultimate reading experience really @skylight.social #booksky

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 23

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
The Hacienda by Isabel Canas
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 23

The Reformatory by Tananravie Due
One for my Enemy by Olivie Blake
She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker-Chan
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 23

Stack of Shame @skylight.social #booksky

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 1

SCREAMINGGG. THANK YOU Ken Liu and Saga Press for this advanced copy of All That We See or Seem.

This is one of my MOST anticipated reads of the year and I'm so excited for this science fiction thriller that blurs the lines between AI and the dreamscape.

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you!!

Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 30

had to hop on this trend 📚 #booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 26

Today, April 26th is Independent Bookstore Day and the perfect day to to support your local indie bookstore @skylight.social #booksky

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 21

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton Walker
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 21

The Reformatory by Tananravie Due
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson
The Year of the Witching,
House of Hunger &
An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 21

Black book recommendations like Sinners #booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 21

TBR & book recommendations like Sinners & The Buffalo Hunter Hunter #booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 19

Please stop, I beg. And you made the glasses come off. #booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 18

Shelves and the City Vlog/Recap is live!
youtu.be/LjUbkW3J41o?...

Vlog | Shelves and the City LA | Book Haul, Fits and Eats

YouTube video by Krystal Lang

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 14

Last: Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
Now: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Next: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor #booksky @skylight.social

Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 10

Strength of the Few cover reveal and teaser unboxing
#booksky @skylight.social

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 7

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
The Starless Sea & The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 7

Books that remind me of Twilight Zone by Ariana Grande #booksky @skylight.social

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · Apr 3

i’m 6 free Bindery followers away from 500!!

if you also love championing marginalized authors & stories, if you want a supportive community, and/or if you just want to support me, it would mean the world to me if you followed.

PLUS we have a readathon this weekend! ✨

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Bindery Books

Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly s...

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 3

Bindery subscribers also get access to exclusive content, as well as early access to my YouTube videos.

I'd appreciate the support so much, it only takes a few moments and it would mean the world to me.

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Apr 3

If you want to help support me on my journey to starting my own imprint with Bindery you can by subscribing for free. My hope is to be able to help authors who may not have a path to traditional publishing and bring their stories to life.

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Bindery Books

Always lost in a fantasy book.

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Mar 22

It's a standalone

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · Mar 22

Honorable mention is Alice from Oathbound, iykyk. If I had a nickel for every time an Alice was going through a hellish experience I'd have three nickels.

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
#booksky @skylight.social

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