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Tess || booksky 📚
@htessh.bsky.social
· Jan 21
#booksky 📚💙 Starter Pack up now! Check it out if you're looking for some new bookish accounts to follow! go.bsky.app/2gco1Q4
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Us:
💜 every purchase supports indie bookstores
💰 pays local taxes
🎉 raised more than $39 million for bookstores
🌎 certified B-Corp
Them:
❌ does not pay their fair share of taxes
❌ does not care about putting indie bookstores out of business
❌ harmful to the environment
💜 every purchase supports indie bookstores
💰 pays local taxes
🎉 raised more than $39 million for bookstores
🌎 certified B-Corp
Them:
❌ does not pay their fair share of taxes
❌ does not care about putting indie bookstores out of business
❌ harmful to the environment
July 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Us:
💜 every purchase supports indie bookstores
💰 pays local taxes
🎉 raised more than $39 million for bookstores
🌎 certified B-Corp
Them:
❌ does not pay their fair share of taxes
❌ does not care about putting indie bookstores out of business
❌ harmful to the environment
💜 every purchase supports indie bookstores
💰 pays local taxes
🎉 raised more than $39 million for bookstores
🌎 certified B-Corp
Them:
❌ does not pay their fair share of taxes
❌ does not care about putting indie bookstores out of business
❌ harmful to the environment
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This is going to be a devastating blow to the sciences and the crisis we're already seeing in research, education, and advancement.
When history marks the point where we lost the future to China, this will be it.
July 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is going to be a devastating blow to the sciences and the crisis we're already seeing in research, education, and advancement.
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“There’s a level of terror I haven’t seen before.” A psychiatrist who provides care to undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles talks about the psychological harm caused by recent ICE raids and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear
Some mental-health-care providers are trying new approaches to treat patients whose worst fears have come true.
www.newyorker.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“There’s a level of terror I haven’t seen before.” A psychiatrist who provides care to undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles talks about the psychological harm caused by recent ICE raids and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Okay... leaving everything i know behind is rapidly becoming the most appealing option... I'm in total disbelief at the way things are falling apart.
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Okay... leaving everything i know behind is rapidly becoming the most appealing option... I'm in total disbelief at the way things are falling apart.
Hey pals! I disappeared for a moment. The state of the world is terrifying. But I've created a writing discord! We'll be doing bi-weekly meetings for critique on Fridays, if you're interested! Please feel free to join us! #writersky #booksky 💙📚
discord.gg/HSDc2Xzc
discord.gg/HSDc2Xzc
Join the Roundtable Writers Discord Server!
Check out the Roundtable Writers community on Discord - hang out with 12 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Hey pals! I disappeared for a moment. The state of the world is terrifying. But I've created a writing discord! We'll be doing bi-weekly meetings for critique on Fridays, if you're interested! Please feel free to join us! #writersky #booksky 💙📚
discord.gg/HSDc2Xzc
discord.gg/HSDc2Xzc
Review: Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This made me sick to my stomach. Du Mez does an amazing job tracing the threads of the evangelical to alt right pipeline through history, presenting how we got where we are in the US. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This made me sick to my stomach. Du Mez does an amazing job tracing the threads of the evangelical to alt right pipeline through history, presenting how we got where we are in the US. #booksky 💙📚
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Review: Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This made me sick to my stomach. Du Mez does an amazing job tracing the threads of the evangelical to alt right pipeline through history, presenting how we got where we are in the US. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This made me sick to my stomach. Du Mez does an amazing job tracing the threads of the evangelical to alt right pipeline through history, presenting how we got where we are in the US. #booksky 💙📚
Review: The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Written by a former Moonie and Cult Expert, Hassan puts Trump's first presidency under the lens of cults and manipulation tactics. Excellent analysis. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Written by a former Moonie and Cult Expert, Hassan puts Trump's first presidency under the lens of cults and manipulation tactics. Excellent analysis. #booksky 📚💙
April 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Review: The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Written by a former Moonie and Cult Expert, Hassan puts Trump's first presidency under the lens of cults and manipulation tactics. Excellent analysis. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Written by a former Moonie and Cult Expert, Hassan puts Trump's first presidency under the lens of cults and manipulation tactics. Excellent analysis. #booksky 📚💙
Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Rating: 4⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
I love T. Kingfisher's fairy-tale style of storytelling. This was dark and rich in lore. Chef's kiss! #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 4⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
I love T. Kingfisher's fairy-tale style of storytelling. This was dark and rich in lore. Chef's kiss! #booksky 📚💙
April 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Rating: 4⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
I love T. Kingfisher's fairy-tale style of storytelling. This was dark and rich in lore. Chef's kiss! #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 4⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
I love T. Kingfisher's fairy-tale style of storytelling. This was dark and rich in lore. Chef's kiss! #booksky 📚💙
I'm still on IG (I know, I know), but nothing makes me angrier than seeing all of the stupid target ads/influencers and people gushing in the comments and breaking boycotts. New pet peeve unlocked.
April 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm still on IG (I know, I know), but nothing makes me angrier than seeing all of the stupid target ads/influencers and people gushing in the comments and breaking boycotts. New pet peeve unlocked.
I am sick of this timeline. Get me off this bus pals.
April 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I am sick of this timeline. Get me off this bus pals.
#writersky, is there any interest in a discord group/writing support club for critiques and review? I've been part of several, and would love to create something to fill a niche if needed. #booksky 📚💙
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April 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#writersky, is there any interest in a discord group/writing support club for critiques and review? I've been part of several, and would love to create something to fill a niche if needed. #booksky 📚💙
Review: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This was soooo perfect. I want to inject whatever this story is made of directly into my bloodstream. Tooth-achingly sweet and full of heart. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This was soooo perfect. I want to inject whatever this story is made of directly into my bloodstream. Tooth-achingly sweet and full of heart. #booksky 📚💙
April 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Review: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This was soooo perfect. I want to inject whatever this story is made of directly into my bloodstream. Tooth-achingly sweet and full of heart. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This was soooo perfect. I want to inject whatever this story is made of directly into my bloodstream. Tooth-achingly sweet and full of heart. #booksky 📚💙
Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This book did not let up. Poignant and terrifying, Butler built a world that feels far too close on the horizon. Loved this. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This book did not let up. Poignant and terrifying, Butler built a world that feels far too close on the horizon. Loved this. #booksky 📚💙
April 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This book did not let up. Poignant and terrifying, Butler built a world that feels far too close on the horizon. Loved this. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
This book did not let up. Poignant and terrifying, Butler built a world that feels far too close on the horizon. Loved this. #booksky 📚💙
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Review: Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
As a survivor, Amanda's narrative weaving of her path towards justice felt like a step towards healing for me. I loved the way her story followed her life at different stages. Beautiful. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
As a survivor, Amanda's narrative weaving of her path towards justice felt like a step towards healing for me. I loved the way her story followed her life at different stages. Beautiful. #booksky 📚💙
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Review: Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
As a survivor, Amanda's narrative weaving of her path towards justice felt like a step towards healing for me. I loved the way her story followed her life at different stages. Beautiful. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 5⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
As a survivor, Amanda's narrative weaving of her path towards justice felt like a step towards healing for me. I loved the way her story followed her life at different stages. Beautiful. #booksky 📚💙
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Book banning is not an “inconvenience”. It’s bigotry. Whether packaged as keeping kids safe from sexual content or removing politically charged material, the intention & practice of removing books from schools and libraries IS to directly undercut freedom.
April 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Book banning is not an “inconvenience”. It’s bigotry. Whether packaged as keeping kids safe from sexual content or removing politically charged material, the intention & practice of removing books from schools and libraries IS to directly undercut freedom.
Review: Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Rating: 4.5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘/🎧
This was such a fun little jaunt through a fantasy world. Immediately, I want more villains with amnesia. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 4.5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘/🎧
This was such a fun little jaunt through a fantasy world. Immediately, I want more villains with amnesia. #booksky 📚💙
April 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Review: Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Rating: 4.5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘/🎧
This was such a fun little jaunt through a fantasy world. Immediately, I want more villains with amnesia. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 4.5⭐️
Reading Method: 📘/🎧
This was such a fun little jaunt through a fantasy world. Immediately, I want more villains with amnesia. #booksky 📚💙
Review: Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Rating: 2⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This book had a lot of issues at the basic level of writing. Characters with no purpose, unnatural dialogue, and lack of a compelling follow-through. Super disappointed bc I love Indigenous lore. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 2⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This book had a lot of issues at the basic level of writing. Characters with no purpose, unnatural dialogue, and lack of a compelling follow-through. Super disappointed bc I love Indigenous lore. #booksky 📚💙
April 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Review: Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Rating: 2⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This book had a lot of issues at the basic level of writing. Characters with no purpose, unnatural dialogue, and lack of a compelling follow-through. Super disappointed bc I love Indigenous lore. #booksky 📚💙
Rating: 2⭐️
Reading Method: 📘
This book had a lot of issues at the basic level of writing. Characters with no purpose, unnatural dialogue, and lack of a compelling follow-through. Super disappointed bc I love Indigenous lore. #booksky 📚💙
Review: The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
Rating: 3⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧/📘
This was fine. I didn't feel super invested in the story. The characters were likeable and the sci-fi aspect was not so much that I felt overwhelmed. A fine story. #booksky 📚💙🏳️🌈
Rating: 3⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧/📘
This was fine. I didn't feel super invested in the story. The characters were likeable and the sci-fi aspect was not so much that I felt overwhelmed. A fine story. #booksky 📚💙🏳️🌈
April 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Review: The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
Rating: 3⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧/📘
This was fine. I didn't feel super invested in the story. The characters were likeable and the sci-fi aspect was not so much that I felt overwhelmed. A fine story. #booksky 📚💙🏳️🌈
Rating: 3⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧/📘
This was fine. I didn't feel super invested in the story. The characters were likeable and the sci-fi aspect was not so much that I felt overwhelmed. A fine story. #booksky 📚💙🏳️🌈
I have finally almost made it through my endless library hold list 😌 After at least 3 months, I am proud to report I am down to only 7 holds (none of which will arrive soon). I can finally read the books on my own shelf. #booksky 💙📚
April 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I have finally almost made it through my endless library hold list 😌 After at least 3 months, I am proud to report I am down to only 7 holds (none of which will arrive soon). I can finally read the books on my own shelf. #booksky 💙📚
Review: Sweet Obsession by @kateerobert.com
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Easily one of my favorite installments in the Dark Olympus series. While Eros and Psyche still have a chokehold on me, the ending of this book was SUPERB. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Easily one of my favorite installments in the Dark Olympus series. While Eros and Psyche still have a chokehold on me, the ending of this book was SUPERB. #booksky 💙📚
April 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Review: Sweet Obsession by @kateerobert.com
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Easily one of my favorite installments in the Dark Olympus series. While Eros and Psyche still have a chokehold on me, the ending of this book was SUPERB. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 🎧
Easily one of my favorite installments in the Dark Olympus series. While Eros and Psyche still have a chokehold on me, the ending of this book was SUPERB. #booksky 💙📚
Review: Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonham-Young
Rating: 5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 📱
I don't think I love the pregnancy tropes but this was sooo sweet. The characters carried a lot of weight, but still maintained the light air of a romcom. Chef's kiss. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 📱
I don't think I love the pregnancy tropes but this was sooo sweet. The characters carried a lot of weight, but still maintained the light air of a romcom. Chef's kiss. #booksky 💙📚
April 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Review: Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonham-Young
Rating: 5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 📱
I don't think I love the pregnancy tropes but this was sooo sweet. The characters carried a lot of weight, but still maintained the light air of a romcom. Chef's kiss. #booksky 💙📚
Rating: 5 ⭐️
Reading Method: 📱
I don't think I love the pregnancy tropes but this was sooo sweet. The characters carried a lot of weight, but still maintained the light air of a romcom. Chef's kiss. #booksky 💙📚
So like... Is traditional publishing going to be impossible now for debut authors? The tariffs, the already-insane competition of the publishing industry... is there going to be a place for us in that space in the times we live in? #booksky 📚💙 #writersky
April 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So like... Is traditional publishing going to be impossible now for debut authors? The tariffs, the already-insane competition of the publishing industry... is there going to be a place for us in that space in the times we live in? #booksky 📚💙 #writersky