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Pirate Summer* Reading Club

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Read books! Give 'em a review! Earn digital badges! Maybe win a prize! June 22 - September 22, 2025 #PirateReadingClub and the blog - https://piratereadingclub.blogspot.com/ Run (poorly) by Star Swallow. Graphics (beautiful) by IzzyFreak.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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Megan Real @meganreal.bsky.social · 15d

Wow! So many good ones were part of those 39. Thanks to the @piratereadingclub.bsky.social for all of the great suggestions!

Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

The Pirate Reading Club crown goes to: @meganreal.bsky.social They read 39 books this summer! Well done, you!

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 14d

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LJ🏴‍☠️ @watchtheflow.bsky.social · 18d

Oooooooh how exciting!!! Well done for our summer of reading lovely pirates ♥️

Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

The total books books read was 549!
The random number generator pointed me toward our bookstore . org gift card winner: @watchtheflow.bsky.social Congrats!! I will DM you with details. 📚

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you all SO much for taking part in my silly idea.
The G form is closed, but the blog will stay up indefinitely. Go! Check it out! See all the things people read! (It was a Murderbot summer for real.)
You’ve made this old pirate very happy. 💚📚☠️

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

Huge thank yous to @izzyfreak.bsky.social for the delightful graphics, encouragement, and general good cheer. 💚📚

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

And there HAD to be a special badge for our littlest pirate! Congratulations @michellethestan.bsky.social ‘s baby who had 420 books read to her! Yay!

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

The total books books read was 549!
The random number generator pointed me toward our bookstore . org gift card winner: @watchtheflow.bsky.social Congrats!! I will DM you with details. 📚

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

The Pirate Reading Club crown goes to: @meganreal.bsky.social They read 39 books this summer! Well done, you!

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 18d

#PirateReadningClub has come to an end & it is time to find out who read the most books, who won the drawing, and who gets a special badge! 👀

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

As we're down to the last day I should probably actually catch up my reading list over here too 😅

Books 9-12
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Cover of the book The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS by Martin Padgett

Cover of the book Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes by Harrison Browne & Rachel Browne

Cover of the book Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd S. Purdum

Cover of the book Star Trek Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

Badge for 10! 🥳📚

#PirateReadingClub

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

Books 13-16
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Cover of the book Trans History From Ancient Times to the Present Day, a graphic novel by Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett

Cover of the book Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming

Cover of the book Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid

Cover of the book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes by Leah Litman

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

Books 17-20
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Cover of the book Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World by Colin Elliott

Cover of the book The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegel

Cover of the book Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Tim Queeney

Cover of the book The Roma: A Traveling History by Madeline Potter

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

Books 21-24
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Cover of the book Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion

Cover of the book Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports, edited by Dahlia Adler & Jennifer Iacopelli

Cover of the book Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason Roberts

Cover of the book The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told: Native America, the Supreme Court, and the US Constitution by Keith Richotte, Jr.

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 19d

Books 25-28
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Cover of the book Star Trek Lower Decks: Second Contact by Ryan North, art by Derek Charm & Jack Lawrence

Cover of the book Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

Cover of the book Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

Cover of the book Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

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florence 💜♠️ they/he @florenceafter12.bsky.social · 19d

4⭐️

i don’t typically read much YA, but this was fun. i have some beef with the gendered magic system and the concept of Doing Boy Thing To Prove You’re A Real Boy, and sometimes the writing felt a little rough, but this was still a thrilling story with absolutely lovely characters.

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Michelle, Mom Hugs @michellethestan.bsky.social · 19d

413. The Monster at the End of This Book
Khalil and Mr Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures
Bloom
Goodnight Pirate
Dog's First Baby
Dog's First Baby
Dog's First Baby
420. Bodies are Cool

#BabyPirateReadingClub #PirateReadingClub

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Michelle, Mom Hugs @michellethestan.bsky.social · 19d

Silly me, all she wanted to do with me today when I got home was read. #BabyPirateReadingClub #PirateReadingClub

406. Where's the Penguin
Leave Me Alone!
Big and Small, Room for All
Where's Spot?
Dog's First Baby
Love Makes a Family
412. The Monster at the End of This Book

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Becky 🐌 @killerweasel.bsky.social · 19d

Book 30 for #piratereadingclub is ‘Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy’ by Albert Marrin.

146 people, mostly women, died in a fire which could have been avoided had the company put in fire prevention measures. The fire did lead to all sorts of safety measures & regulations.

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Pirate Summer* Reading Club @piratereadingclub.bsky.social · 19d

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Little Demonic Thirst Oracle @magziraphale.bsky.social · 19d

Woohoo!
And the best thing is I'm continuing 🥰 Thank you @piratereadingclub.bsky.social 🫶🏴‍☠️

A pirate flag illustration with the number 5 inside crossbones and a smaller flag below it reading Magziraphale.

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Alison @alimasin.bsky.social · 19d

Made it in just under the wire to get my 5 book badge from @piratereadingclub.bsky.social 😅
Thanks for a fun summer of reading!

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Ash @bookloverstede.bsky.social · 20d

As #PirateReadingClub comes to a close just want to say thank you to @piratereadingclub.bsky.social for coordinating such a fun reading event (& for keeping me motivated in one of my slower reading years). It's been awesome to see what everyone has been reading. 🏴‍☠️📚

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