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They/Them | 🌈 Queer & Disabled 🩼 | Book reviewer 📖 | Indie Bookseller 📚 | Lover of all things speculative fiction 🖤✨🗡️
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discobooks.bsky.social
This is so scary! And could become totally possible in our countries. Homosexual love is not ‘obscene’.
📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈 #pride #danmei
June 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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starrysteph.bsky.social
NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO!

i thought you were all maybe a little sick of hearing trans book recs from me … so i asked the bookish community!

thank you SO much to the wonderful creators who helped fill this video with books to help us all prep for the 2025 @trreadathon.bsky.social!

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trans books you need to read (from the bookish community) | trans rights readathon 2025!
YouTube video by Steph
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March 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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trreadathon.bsky.social
Since January of this year, US government websites have been removing any reference to trans and nonbinary identities---including the website for the Stonewall National Monument. Yes, that Stonewall. But we’re still here, and we’re not going anywhere.
An announcement graphic for the 2025 Trans Rights Readathon: #TRR25... Mark Your Calendars! Save the Date! 11 Days of Reading & Calls to Action. March 21-31, 2025. More info on how to sign up and participate coming soon!
February 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ermreading.bsky.social
There is no anxiety quite like the waiting room anxiety of waiting to hear back from a job application 🫠
February 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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discobooks.bsky.social
Aromantic spicy fantasy book rec of the day.

A tired witch takes a solo holiday to a cottage and summons an agender, aromantic sex demon to help her… relax. The two have a lot of fun… relaxing.

This is so great! #booksky #queerbooksky #aromanticawarenessweek
In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret. A white curvy woman standing in front of a kneeling agender demon with grey skin, in the woods
February 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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discobooks.bsky.social
Aromatic fantasy book rec of the day.

In a city ravaged by a magical plague, a non-binary aroace healer from a refugee community tries to find a cure.

This was SUCH a brilliant novella. I’m usually scared of medical plots but I was hooked.
#booksky #aroawarenessweek #diversebooksky
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia. Illustration of a White City surrounded by red patterns, a large hand dripping blood from above.
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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jomawest.bsky.social
If you're a UK author, illustrator, creative, it's important to have your say by 25th February re. the government's stance on copyright protection and AI. @fossilfreebooks.org has a breakdown on their ig about what you can do.

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February 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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carterkalchik.bsky.social
Marsha and Sylvia and Holly and countless others won’t be erased. And fuck “LGB” I don’t want anything to do with it.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2USwPrQ/
We Will Never Forget the Trans History of Stonewall #lgbtq #history
TikTok video by Carter Kalchik
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February 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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polenth.bsky.social
Werecockroach is a novella about first contact and people who turn into cockroaches. The lead is aromantic, asexual, agender, disabled and non-white. Everyone's working class, except the aliens. It's a gentle story.

www.polenthblake.com/words/cockro...

#AroWeek #ASAW #QueerBookSky #DiverseBookSky
Polenth's Nothing: Words: Books: Werecockroach
Werecockroach - A science fantasy novella by Polenth Blake.
www.polenthblake.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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roannasylver.bsky.social
Happy #AroWeek, y'all!

To celebrate, my queer aro-spec M/M Grumpy Human/Sunshine Vampire STAKE SAUCE (Books 1 and 2, + BITE SIZED STORIES, a collection of Sauce shorts!) are on sale for 50% off! (And also my award-finalist CHAMELEON MOON audiobook, because why not!)

Enjoy! :D
Aro Week 2025! by RoAnna Sylver
A bundle by RoAnna Sylver, $11.47 for 4 games
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February 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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dovelynnwriter.bsky.social
Your friendly reminder that ALL my clear aro rep books are on sale for this #AroWeek! Support an aro author and get some really cool (mostly cosy) SFF for your TBR!

AND, unlike certain billionaires, these are ebooks you get to KEEP. (And, y'know, more of the sale goes directly to me.)
AroWeek Bundle by S.L. Dove
A bundle by S.L. Dove, $15.99 for 6 games
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February 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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layahimalaya.bsky.social
happy #aroweek 💚🤍🖤

#aromantic #art
Drawing of a silver arrow with white and green arborvitae and pear blossom plants around it. The background is dark green with larger faint versions of the same art at the edges.
February 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ermreading.bsky.social
So you've had my recs but here's what's on my TBR with aro representation 💚🤍🖤

Definitely gonna try and get to a few during Aro Week 💚🤍🖤

Full list in alt text ✌️

#Booksky #QueerBookSky #AroWeek #aromantic #asaw
Digital graphic recommending books with aromantic spectrum representation. The graphic has a dark green background. In the bottom left and top right corners are a wavy depiction of the Aromantic flag which is five stripes of dark green, light green, white, Gray and black. At the top aligned left is text reading "books with arospec representation on my tbr" in a white serif font with a light green drop shadow. Below that are the covers of 12 books across 3 lines each with a light green drop shadow. The books are, from left to right, as follows: - Godly Heathens by H E Edgmon - In The Care Of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret - In The Jaws Of An Oak by Emryn Bird - Tea You At The Altar by Rebecca Thorne - Moonshine by Jasmine Gower - Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault - Natural Outlaws And Fractured Sovereignty by S M Pearce - Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault - The Stones Stay Silent by Danny Ride - Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger - Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace - Come Drink With Me by Michelle Kan Under Come Drink With Me is my username @ermreading written in white serif font with a light green drop shadow and under that is the hashtag #ArospecAwarenessWeek
February 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
It's #AroWeek and while I *am* running a Kickstarter to bring more aromantic SFF into the world, in the meantime you can buy some of my existing books at a discount!

🌈📚 🌈🚀💫 #AspecAuthors #AromanticAwarenessWeek

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Itchio Aro Week Sale, 20% off. The image is built in the colours of the aromantic pride flag (greens, black, and white) and has the covers for six books: City of Strife, City of Betrayal, Baker Thief, Snowstorm & Overgrowth, Awakenings, Flooded Secrets.
February 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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maybarros.com.br
Hi! Arospec author from Brazil here! All my stories are 50% off this week in celebration! Links in the thread below!

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February 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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discobooks.bsky.social
Aromantic fantasy book rec of the day.

An aroace student gets turned into a vampire, found by a vampire punk band, and brought into the fold. He’s harbouring a secret however, a mysterious force within him, and it’s getting stronger…

Loved this! #booksky #queerbooksky #aroawarenessweek
Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter. A white blonde man in a tan coat stands in foliage, a skeleton hand touching his shoulder from behind
February 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ermreading.bsky.social
The video is a lil too long for on here but if you wanna hear about what books with Arospec Rep I'm reading this week, check out my tiktok 💚🤍🖤

vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1ucugq/

#booksky #queerbooksky #aroweek #aromantic
TikTok - Make Your Day
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February 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ermreading.bsky.social
Well, they got me, I've secretly been lying to you all... I don't actually read 🤣🤣🤣🤣

My whole life is apparently a lie 😂
Screenshot of Character headcanon generator. It has a lime green background. At the top is black sans serif text reading "character headcanon generator" underneath that is a white searchbar with the name "El" input. Underneath that is black serif font reading "El does not know how to read". At the bottom is a grey button with the text "create headcanon"
February 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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matthewhodson.bsky.social
Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
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February 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ermreading.bsky.social
Being aromantic in bookish spaces can often feel extremely alienating but Aro Week is the time I get all my strength through loudly celebrating myself, my community and our literature 💚🤍🖤

#queerbooksky #aroweek #aromantic #alloaro
February 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
I am off to D&D night with friends, so you're all in charge of finding me 5 more backers so we can hit 100 in a day!!

🌈📚 #AroWeek 🌈🚀💫
clh2oars.bsky.social Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · Feb 16
💚 Our Kickstarter for COMMON BONDS 2 has just launched! 💚

Very excited to be running back this awesome anthology of aromantic SFF and building a second one. Get your #AroWeek discounts ✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

#AspecAuthors 🌈📚 💙📚 🌈💫🚀
The cover for Common Bonds 2 (two friends knitting a sweater in the middle of autumnal leaves) next to the text “A brand new anthology of aromantic SFF centering platonic relationships, back it now on Kickstarter!” The image is decorated with loops of blue wools and autumnal leaves that match the cover. A top banner in Kickstarter colours says "Just launched - Kickstarter"
February 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ermreading.bsky.social
As it's Aro Week, I had to give you some of my fave aro books 💚🤍🖤

All of these made me feel so seen in my aro identity 💚🤍🖤

I could definitely do more if you guys want part 2 👀

Full list in the alt text ✌️

#booksky #queerbooksky #aromantic #aroweek
Digital graphic recommending books with aromantic spectrum representation. The graphic has a dark green background. In the bottom left and top right corners are a wavy depiction of the Aromantic flag which is five stripes of dark green, light green, white, Gray and black. At the top aligned left is text reading "books with arospec representation" in a white serif font with a light green drop shadow. Below that are the covers of 12 books across 3 lines each with a light green drop shadow. The books are, from left to right, as follows: - Hopeless Aromantic by Samantha Rendle - Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel - The Bruising Of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia - Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology edited by Claudie Arseneault, C. T. Callahan, B. R. Sanders and RoAnna Sylver - City Of Strife by Claudie Arseneault - Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White - Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter - This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson - Tarnished Are The Stars by Rosiee Thor - Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver - The Last 8 by Laura Pohl Under under the last 8 is my username @ermreading Britain in white serif font with a light green drop shadow and under that is the hashtag #ArospecAwarenessWeek
February 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
💚 Our Kickstarter for COMMON BONDS 2 has just launched! 💚

Very excited to be running back this awesome anthology of aromantic SFF and building a second one. Get your #AroWeek discounts ✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

#AspecAuthors 🌈📚 💙📚 🌈💫🚀
The cover for Common Bonds 2 (two friends knitting a sweater in the middle of autumnal leaves) next to the text “A brand new anthology of aromantic SFF centering platonic relationships, back it now on Kickstarter!” The image is decorated with loops of blue wools and autumnal leaves that match the cover. A top banner in Kickstarter colours says "Just launched - Kickstarter"
February 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM