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Dr. Mystery
@damemystery.bsky.social
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Teacher, scholar, book lover. House full of cats. She/her.
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@jodimca.bsky.social Look what pre-order arrived at my bookstore! Can't wait to read it after seeing so many great reviews.
Photo of someone's hand holding a copy of the book An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister. The book cover is blue with a man and woman on opposite sides, each holding a large stack of books that covers their torso and part of their face. The author's name and title are in the middle of the cover in pink.
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Happy birthday!! We hope you caught some sunbeams.
August 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole is:
An array of old-looking columns at the top of a grassy hill against a blue sky. The DC Arboretum.
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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It's a good thing this is a novella because I absolutely wasn't going to put it down.
Hardback book cover for Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk. The background color is white and cream, with a large image of two women embracing. One is in a noir detective trench coat and the other is wearing a skirt and blouse. Their faces are covered with a mass of small bird silhouettes in the background color.
August 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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So far I'm celebrating #JenkinsJuly with two of the LeVeq brothers. My first time reading Through the Storm and Rebel! Published 21 years apart, and @authormsbev.bsky.social never misses a beat.
Paperback copies of the books Through the Storm and Rebel are propped up against the side of a tortoiseshell cat. The cover of Through the Storm is red with a Black couple on it, with the man standing a little behind and holding the woman, who is leaning back against his bare chest. The cover of Rebel features a Black couple in disheveled historical clothing holding each other against a backdrop of trees.
July 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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One of my college roommates was a mixtape expert and artistic, so we spent time doing stuff like this. I don't have tech to play them, but I won't get rid of them.
Two cassette mixtapes with decorated covers, one featuring the tea party from Alice in Wonderland and the other red flowered origami paper and the writing "And the clock waits so patiently on your song".
May 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Is there a stealth division?
Photo of a tortoise shell cat curled up with her paw over her nose partly hidden under a pile of shirts.
March 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Tiny superb owl.
Photo of a very small brown owl on a rescue worker's gloved hand with colorful art on the wall in the background.
February 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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At First Spite by @oliviawrites.bsky.social .
Illustrated cover featuring a man in a dark suit and a woman in a white dress with a small red print. They are facing away from each other, but he is looking flirtatiously at her, while she looks out with a smile. The background is a residential city block and the author's name and title are at the top.
December 31, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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The Marquis Who Mustn't by @courtneymilan.com .
Book cover featuring a Chinese couple in Victorian clothing holding each other tenderly against a background of a field of purple flowers and a pink sky. The author's name and title are printed in white on the bottom half of the image.
December 31, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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A Man for Mrs. Claus by @rdotspoon.bsky.social .
A white book cover featuring an illustration of a very built Black man in dark pants, a red shirt, and suspenders holding up a curvy Black woman with her legs wrapped around him. She's wearing white boots and a santa-style short dress and he is enthusiastically kissing her neck which she is definitely enjoying. The title is next to the illustration in red, topped with holly, and the author's name is across the bottom in green.
December 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Second Chances in New Port Stephen by @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social .
Illustrated book cover featuring a beach scene with a palm tree at the left, a flamingo wearing a Santa hat at the right, and a couple of men holding hands at the center, facing the ocean. The title is across the sky in bright colors and above it is a string of Christmas lights with a crab hanging off them. The author's name is at the bottom.
December 31, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Death in the Spires by @kjcharleswriter.com .
Book cover featuring the back of a silhouetted figure in a tip hat and coat with a cane who is walking through ornate iron gates towards a building in the fog. The title is across the sky in white and the author's name is at the bottom.
December 31, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by @xioaxelrod.bsky.social .
Black book cover with the illustrated face of a Black woman wearing purple lipstick and sunglasses with yellow lenses taking up most of the space. Over the face is the title in multicolored print and the author's name across the bottom.
December 31, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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James by Percival Everett.
Black book cover with the title in big yellow text (the J is very tall and has a small illustration of a person carrying a bundle in the bottom of it). Under the title is the author's name in white text.
December 31, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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Not Here to Make Friends by my friend @jodimca.bsky.social !
Yellow book cover with the title in large white block print in the center, with the figure of a dark-haired woman in a deep purple dress standing in a spotlight at the top right and the figure of a brown-haired man in pants, t-shirt, and casual unbuttoned shirt holding a clipboard at the bottom left. The author's name is across the bottom in purple.
December 31, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope.
Book cover with the author's name in red across the top, and the title in white ornate kind of eerie font. The main cover image is of a Black woman's head and shoulders in profile in a 1920s style hat with stylized green leaves framing her and a city skyline in red in the background.
December 31, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Book cover with the title at the top against a swirling yellow and blue background. The middle has an illustration of a sailing ship being grabbed by giant squid tentacles, and the bottom is blue water with the squid's body visible, and the author's name.
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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The Brides of the High Hills by @nghivo.bsky.social (from a bookstore event!)
Cover of the book with ominous fox faces at the top, the title in the center in light blue script, and a broken pot at the bottom underneath the author's name, all on a dark background.
December 31, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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I have deadlines. Senior Cat is "helping".
Photo of a gray cat with white paws and nose sitting on a person's lap. One paw is stretched out up the person's chest. There is a computer in the background.
December 7, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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Our zinnias are looking a little battered, but still holding strong into November. #mood
A photo of pink zinnia flowers growing between a gravel driveway and a pond with some dead autumn leaves scattered around.
November 18, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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Black and white cat upside down on a couch with his feet in the air.
October 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Elder cat agrees with me that the ending of The Marquis Who Mustn't is basically perfect. @courtneymilan.com is a historical romance wizard , especially when it comes to small moments that hit really hard and well.
Photo of a gray cat looking at the cover of The Marquis Who Mustn't by Courtney Milan.
August 22, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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The purpose of the post-menopausal female is to try to fix things again when it all got f**ed up the first time.
Photo of General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) at a control console.
August 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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She's "helping" me create page proofs. While purring in her sleep.
Photo of tortoiseshell cat sleeping draped over a person's arm.
June 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM