Ashlyn Cole
ashlyncole.bsky.social
Ashlyn Cole
@ashlyncole.bsky.social
Writer
Reader
Procrastinator extraordinaire
Start with the 40% of Americans who didn’t read a single book last year.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
this criticism is usually targeted at romance, which this thinking is rooted in misogyny. But you can read any genre critically. Analyze themes of power, desire, labor, gender, class, etc. every genre has literary value. If you’re worried about anti-intellectualism maybe don’t start with readers. St
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
…from Amazon 😬
* Vampires, werewolves, and angels Oh my! 2000s paranormal renaissance is here and I’m living for it!
* Romantasy isn’t going anywhere, especially with all the promised adaptations in the worlds.
* Dystopia is back and I think we all know why.
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
to stay open and pay their employees, but also the trucks that deliver the groceries and the only way to combat this will be for your grocery prices to increase. AGAIN. And it’s sad that this is what has to be said to get through to some people when ‘people will go hungry’ should be enough.
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM