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Billy by Leigh

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Dork behind Billy Book News https://billy-1.ghost.io Literary Fiction. Books in translation. Audiobooks. Children's literature. Sass. I read slowly. QC 🇨🇦

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · Feb 12

My real #BookClub.

#booksky

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 14h

It's one gorgeous story

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 21h

Grown men showing their beautiful emotions, body diversity and athleticism, so many stories of thinking you're washed and rising back up to have the season of your life--baseball has it all.

Let's go #BlueJays

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 2d

Are we just going to not talk about home plate unit's even bigger friend???

#BlueJays #ALCS

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 2d

Did the jacked guy behind home plate bring a bigger friend???

#BlueJays #ALCS

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 3d

My first Erik Larson.
So far so good.

Oddly enjoying the nostalgia of "this book continues on disk 8"

#currentlyreading #nonfiction #audiobooks #booksky

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 6d

How's the stress level for my #BlueJays pals today?

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 6d

What a boring outcome.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 9d

Get ready, family. I'm about to spew a bunch of cool facts about prostheses.

I love Mary Roach!

#currentlyreading #booksky

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 9d

Good tip.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 9d

Oh this sounds interesting

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 11d

Good news!

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 12d

This inspired me to be a better caregiver, one who has slow and careful conversations about my loved one's priorities and fears. #currentlyreading #booksky

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 12d

Obsessed with how much Ortiz is loving this.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning, #BlueJays fans. Take a second to remember what happened last night.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favourite things in the world is watching Aaron Boone get fired up. It's even better when the #BlueJays do it to him.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 14d

Oh I don't know any character names. Not one.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 16d

I saw a blue jay on my porch is morning. Good omen for our sweet #BlueJays

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 16d

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande has been so helpful as I care for my aging family members. The historical perspective and the science are really comforting. Being a caregiver is really hard, and it's nice to know the science backs me up on that.

#currentlyreading #booksky #nonfiction #audiobook

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 18d

First published in 1956, The King of a Rainy Country is now gorgeously published by McNally Editions.

#currentlyreading this lovely bit of queer fiction.

#booksky #litfic

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 19d

Oh god. I feel you! It's bleak out there.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 19d

Honestly this post came to me when I was trying to input the book I'm reading into Storygraph but forgot the name...and the book is allllll the way over in the kitchen.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 19d

I would be nowhere without my Storygraph.

Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 19d

I often cannot remember the name of the book I am #currentlyreading? Is this happening to anyone else?

#booksky #litfic

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 20d

The star of this month's show was definitely Glorious Exploits. What a wonderful book.

#booksky #litfic

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Billy by Leigh @leighkp.bsky.social · 21d

I support this.

Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 23d

George Springer may not have a shirt on until Saturday morning. #BlueJays