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Jess N
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41 | Book Blogger since 2010. Book Hoarder. Serial Hobby Hopper. Dog Mom. Horror Movie Consumer. KPop and KDrama Enthusiast.

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roses7184.bsky.social
The very real urge to sign up for a cheese club in 2026, because if it ends up like this year at least I'll have fancy cheese every quarter.
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Okay gang, The Onion is 80 sign-ups away from our 60,000th print subscriber.

This would put us in contention for the Top 10 most circulated newspapers in the U.S.

So! We're giving our 60,000th subscriber a mystery box by our archivist as a nice lil thank you.

Sign up now. I'd give it an hour.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
Picked up The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg during a Libro.fm sale a while ago and hadn't gotten to it yet. As it turns out, I waited until right when I needed this wonderful book the most. I have been enjoying it IMMENSELY. 💙📚
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
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December 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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cmrosens.com
Hey #BookSky does anyone have recs for:

- AuDHD 12yo who likes Harriet Muncaster books
- severely dyslexic, so needs something she'll enjoy & can read easily to keep her _liking_ reading
- no graphic novels/comics, but illustrations = good
- NOTHING REMOTELY SCARY

This is so far out of my sphere
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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smoothdunk2.bsky.social
this is the guy who wants an AI Dead Nan
4 panel comic Panel 1: Yellow Guy holding up a phone with a gross AI version of his grandmother on screen. He says, “My grandma didn’t die, she’s still alive on my phone! Panel 2: Yellow Guy holding up a phone with a gross AI version of his girlfriend on screen. He says, “My girlfriend didn’t dump me, we’re still together on my phone!” Panel 3: Yellow Guy hugs his phone Panel 4: Yellow Guy suddenly looks at the reader and screams “NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE ME”
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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premeemohamed.com
I LOVED THIS STORY SO MUCH
smallwondersmag.com Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 6d
"A Feast for Mandrakes" by Jennifer Mace is a story with a delightfully non-human character voice. Check it out in our June 2025 issue:
A Feast for Mandrakes - Small Wonders
The summer is dying, and so are you.
smallwondersmag.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
Tuesdays are weird because I have to be in the office (which I don't love) but all my friends are also at work (whom I do love) and so it kind of balances out haha. It's not even 9am and we're already talking about where to go for lunch.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
Haven't been around here in a while because my mental health has been not so great, and that is also why I haven't blogged much. But we're on the upswing, friends, so that's a happy thing.
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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prairiebones.bsky.social
A little late but Gruss vom Krampus 🖤💀
Artwork of Krampus #yulefolklore
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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gregpak.net
A swell time will be had by all! RSVP here for the @comixaction.com event at Chinatown Soup on 12/12!
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Post Comix Action ‪@comixaction.com‬ Hey, NYC! Come hang out with @wendyxu.bsky.social and friends, decorate bags for groceries for Chinatown seniors, pick up @handsoffnyc.bsky.social zines and whistles, and get some great soup! Friday 12/12 at Chinatown Soup! gregpak.net/2025/12/07/2... 2025-12-12 – Comix Action Heart of Dinner bag decoration and zine/whistle distribution event at Chinatown Soup! - gregpak.net Thrilled to reveal that Comix Action is sponsoring an awesome event this Friday night at Chinatown Soup in NYC! Come meet comics artist Wendy Xu and friends ... gregpak.net December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM 6 reposts 1 quote 8 likes ‪Greg Pak‬ ‪@gregpak.net‬ · 2m It's gonna be awesome! RSVP here! cryptpad.fr/form/#/3/for... Event graphic decorated with drawn flowers and a soup bowl reading: COMIX ACTION Heart of Dinner This holiday season help the care of Chinatown's Asian American elders Friday Dec 12 4-7 pm Wendy Xu + Friends Write notes and decorate bags for isolated seniors Enjoy the cafe's soup du jour and pick up Hands Off NYC zines and whistles 16B Orchard Street Chinatown Soup Featuring logos fo Chinatown Soup and Comix Action
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
Yup, yup I need this. 💙📚
sarahgailey.bsky.social Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · Nov 11
MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.

Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.

It comes out in May.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The cover of MAKE ME BETTER features a feminine figure in the middle of a series of distorted concentric rings. The field is black, and the lettering, figure, and rings are all in bright hypercolor. Will Staehle is the artist who created this and I would die in battle for him
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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magicariot.com
With two villains lurking about, Claire, Sara, Cass, Hana, and Nova have to figure out a new approach to their magic and their music, with some help from unexpected friends!

"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is bigger, deeper, and gayer than the first book, and it arrives Dec. 5th* magicariot.com/fullbloom
Artwork of the cover art of "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," featuring text "Magica Riot" is in the upper left corner in black in a combination of fantasty/crystalline and punk script fonts, while "Full Bloom" is below it in an interwoven script font in orange, red, and purple. The artwork depicts two trans girls, Iris and Bloom, laying on a bed of orange rain lilies. Iris has purple hair that fades to orange at the tips. She is wearing an orange sun dress, and is laying with her eyes closed. One hand is draped across her stomach, and the other is reaching up. Her fingertips are barely touching those of Bloom, also laying on her back and who is wearing a black corset dress, red bow, and long black gloves. She also has purple hair. Her eyes are open, and red. In her other hand, she holds a purple flower. Iris and Bloom are arranged diagonally across the page, head to head. Across the top, artwork of the five main characters of Magica Riot in a park is placed. Around the book art are placed several blocks of text: "trans protagonist," "entirely queer cast," "tall hot evil sorceress," "thrilling action," "music-based magic," "sinister tech company," queer identity journey," "polyamory adventures," "useless lesbians," "modern-day Portland." Text reading "The next adventure of Portland's queer magical girl rock band" is next. Finally, text at the bottom reads: "Recommended if you like Sailor Moon, Symphogear, Pretty Cure, Power Rangers"
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
roses7184.bsky.social
My mental health is absolutely horrendous today, but I had to come into work. So I dragged myself out into the sunshine (it's 80 today in Los Angeles), got some takeout sushi and sat for a while in the park to eat it. All solo. Which I'm usually afraid of. I'm still feeling bad, but less bad. A win.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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authorsguild.org
“The successful reinstatement of eight books originally banned from the competition isn’t about how the news spread beyond Georgia and led to the change of heart. It’s a story of how several high school students worked to raise awareness”

bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
bookriot.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 💙📚
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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clarkesworldmagazine.com
Sometimes you just need to escape for a little while. Short stories are great for that.
Visitors welcome. Subscriptions are good too.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Text reads: Fed up with your world? Visit ours. clarkesworldmagazine.com Includes our robot mascot's head looking up and over at the cover of a recent issue that has a building on a hill with red tubes bursting through the walls and into the sky. A small robot and some people approach the woods in front of the building. Ok, so maybe that place has problems too, but at least it's pretty to look at. I won't say that won't happen in the real world because you never know who will decide to invest in the BuildingDestroyer(tm) after seeing that picture instead of buying a subscription and supporting real human artists and authors. Those people probably wouldn't support us anyway because we hate their so-called "AI" and mock their little toys when we have the opportunity to. But yes, visit our world. The stories are good. Really. At least we think so. Can't hurt to try, can it? Stay as long as you like. There's nineteen years of stories, many in audio too. Just don't forget to stop to eat and drink and sleep and take care of yourself. And when you're ready, go back to the real world and fight your monsters or just breathe. You can come back any time. I suppose I should stop rambling now. I apologize for the lack of a screaming possum in this ad, but trust that it is there in spirit.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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jdrakeh.bsky.social
Due to the government shutdown, I've lost my SNAP benefits for the foreseeable future. If you'd like to help and enjoy little (lite) tabletop RPGs, I'm currently hosting a sale to make up the difference. Get all three of my current FKR products for less than $10!

itch.io/s/164487/foo...
Food assistance bundle! by jdrakeh
A bundle by jdrakeh, $9.62 for Front Range Minimalist, Front Range Minimalist: The Book of Words, A Minimalist Fantasy Affair (Embellished Edition)
itch.io
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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aaronalexovich.bsky.social
SHOCK CITY has been out for a whole year?? That’s INSANE. Why not celebrate by getting a copy, leaving it a review, or hurling it at a child’s head today! shockcity.co
The cover of the kids’ horror comic SHOCK CITY, showing a green, bat-haired monster kid and her normal human kid pal encountering some gross pile of tentacles. The cover of the second SHOCK CITY book lurks in the background.
September 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
roses7184.bsky.social
I'm finally watching THE SUBSTANCE and holy hell this movie.
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
roses7184.bsky.social
*incoherent excited squealing*
magicariot.com Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · Oct 23
One year ago, you met my queer Portland rock band/magical girl squad, and their new trans member, Claire.

Soon, it'll be time for their next adventure!

"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the sequel to my debut. This is the cover, once again by @ambisweetiepie.bsky.social.

Release date & preorders soon!
The cover for queer magical girl novel "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," by Kara Buchanan. The text "Magica Riot" is in the upper left corner in black in a combination of fantasty/crystalline and punk script fonts, while "Full Bloom" is below it in an interwoven script font in orange, red, and purple. The artwork depicts two trans girls, Iris and Bloom, laying on a bed of orange rain lilies. Iris has purple hair that fades to orange at the tips. She is wearing an orange sun dress, and is laying with her eyes closed. One hand is draped across her stomach, and the other is reaching up. Her fingertips are barely touching those of Bloom, also laying on her back and who is wearing a black corset dress, red bow, and long black gloves. She also has purple hair. Her eyes are open, and red. In her other hand, she holds a purple flower. Iris and Bloom are arranged diagonally across the page, head to head.
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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inkythoughts.bsky.social
heyhey do you wanna support artists on bsky?

how about hitting that sweet sweet 🔁 button. it really helps us out and makes our art more visible to other people who might be interested in following for our art or even buying from us.
it's free, only a button to press, and makes an artist's day!
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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ghoulish.bsky.social
My pretties.. my scrumptious little figgy puddings.. my scalding flames flickering atop the candles in the wall sconces of my heart.. have you pre-ordered MOTHER-EATING from ghoulish.rip yet? I'm not sure what on earth you're waiting for, if you haven't, but maybe this will help:
a trope graphic for the book MOTHER-EATING by Jess Hagemann
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
roses7184.bsky.social
Anyway, while I'm waiting to be set free from the confines of work, hit me with your favorite haunted house novels BookSky! 💙📚
October 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM