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Goethe's Faust: Part 1 [1808] #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Goethe's Faust: Part 1 [1808] #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
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In honor of Nancy Drew's entry into the public domain, here's a piece on how librarians themselves were the ones to keep her off the shelves for many years.
This piece was a bonus piece for donors as part of our 2022 History & Mystery series, but now it's for everyone!
This piece was a bonus piece for donors as part of our 2022 History & Mystery series, but now it's for everyone!
The Case of the Empty Bookshelves
Why were librarians keeping the titian-haired detective off their shelves?
contingentmagazine.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
In honor of Nancy Drew's entry into the public domain, here's a piece on how librarians themselves were the ones to keep her off the shelves for many years.
This piece was a bonus piece for donors as part of our 2022 History & Mystery series, but now it's for everyone!
This piece was a bonus piece for donors as part of our 2022 History & Mystery series, but now it's for everyone!
Reading roundup for the first 7 days of 2026 📚
Finished:
🏘️ Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (5 stars, highly recommend)
📝 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Currently Reading:
🌊 The Wager by David Grann
📱 The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates (on audiobook)
#booksky
Finished:
🏘️ Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (5 stars, highly recommend)
📝 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Currently Reading:
🌊 The Wager by David Grann
📱 The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates (on audiobook)
#booksky
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Reading roundup for the first 7 days of 2026 📚
Finished:
🏘️ Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (5 stars, highly recommend)
📝 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Currently Reading:
🌊 The Wager by David Grann
📱 The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates (on audiobook)
#booksky
Finished:
🏘️ Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (5 stars, highly recommend)
📝 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Currently Reading:
🌊 The Wager by David Grann
📱 The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates (on audiobook)
#booksky
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Maybe they don’t banish any of the youngish white guys because *they* can’t tell them apart either? #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Maybe they don’t banish any of the youngish white guys because *they* can’t tell them apart either? #TheTraitors
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the simple solution to brain rot: read books
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
the simple solution to brain rot: read books
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i cant stop buying books, and ordering books from the library, and adding books to my tbr list
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
i cant stop buying books, and ordering books from the library, and adding books to my tbr list
I’ve moved to @pagebound.bsky.social for reading tracking 📚
Super easy to move my library from Goodreads, super social, and the quest features are excellent — feels like a real upgrade.
Also looking for more bookish friends: jesshowes12
#booksky
Super easy to move my library from Goodreads, super social, and the quest features are excellent — feels like a real upgrade.
Also looking for more bookish friends: jesshowes12
#booksky
January 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I’ve moved to @pagebound.bsky.social for reading tracking 📚
Super easy to move my library from Goodreads, super social, and the quest features are excellent — feels like a real upgrade.
Also looking for more bookish friends: jesshowes12
#booksky
Super easy to move my library from Goodreads, super social, and the quest features are excellent — feels like a real upgrade.
Also looking for more bookish friends: jesshowes12
#booksky
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‘10.8 million families use X as their main news source’
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
‘10.8 million families use X as their main news source’
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It's 2026, I'm begging you to leave illiteracy behind and read a book.
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
It's 2026, I'm begging you to leave illiteracy behind and read a book.
2026 reading goal: reduce my physical TBR from 114 to 50.
Christmas book vouchers are gone, so I’m on a strict book-buying ban until further notice 📚
#booksky
Christmas book vouchers are gone, so I’m on a strict book-buying ban until further notice 📚
#booksky
a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .
ALT: a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM
2026 reading goal: reduce my physical TBR from 114 to 50.
Christmas book vouchers are gone, so I’m on a strict book-buying ban until further notice 📚
#booksky
Christmas book vouchers are gone, so I’m on a strict book-buying ban until further notice 📚
#booksky
I’m convinced Fiona is the secret traitor, but an argument definitely could be made for Sam. His confessionals are just seem a little off, and they keep playing the twist sound effect when he speaks….
#thetraitors
#thetraitors
a woman wearing a gray coat and a turtleneck sweater is smiling in a forest .
ALT: a woman wearing a gray coat and a turtleneck sweater is smiling in a forest .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’m convinced Fiona is the secret traitor, but an argument definitely could be made for Sam. His confessionals are just seem a little off, and they keep playing the twist sound effect when he speaks….
#thetraitors
#thetraitors
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According to YouGov, 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. Of the remainder, 22% read 1-5 books per year and 4% (me) read more than 50 books.
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
New poll finds 40% of Britons have not read a book in the past year
The median British adult has read or listened to three books in the past 12 months with reading habits also split along gender, class and political divides
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
According to YouGov, 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. Of the remainder, 22% read 1-5 books per year and 4% (me) read more than 50 books.
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Sad news - I reread The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the first time in ten years, and it didn’t hold up as well as I remember it being.
It was fun to revisit though, and interesting to see just how different my reading tastes are now compared to teenage me.
#booksky
It was fun to revisit though, and interesting to see just how different my reading tastes are now compared to teenage me.
#booksky
a woman in a black dress is walking in front of a building
Alt: a woman in a black dress is in a pick up truck exiting a tunnel at night
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Sad news - I reread The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the first time in ten years, and it didn’t hold up as well as I remember it being.
It was fun to revisit though, and interesting to see just how different my reading tastes are now compared to teenage me.
#booksky
It was fun to revisit though, and interesting to see just how different my reading tastes are now compared to teenage me.
#booksky
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Improbably, I think Stranger Things stuck the landing.
January 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Improbably, I think Stranger Things stuck the landing.
My (not a reader) boyfriend just finished the book I bought him for Christmas in record time. Feeling a strange sense of pride in my book buying abilities.
(For those interested, it was This Way Up by the brilliant @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social)
#booksky
(For those interested, it was This Way Up by the brilliant @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social)
#booksky
two men are sitting at a table with maps on it and a poster that says " l' histoire de l' asie "
ALT: two men are sitting at a table with maps on it and a poster that says " l' histoire de l' asie "
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
My (not a reader) boyfriend just finished the book I bought him for Christmas in record time. Feeling a strange sense of pride in my book buying abilities.
(For those interested, it was This Way Up by the brilliant @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social)
#booksky
(For those interested, it was This Way Up by the brilliant @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social)
#booksky
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well that FIFA Peace Prize is starting to look a bit silly
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
well that FIFA Peace Prize is starting to look a bit silly
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holy fuck
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 AM
holy fuck
Playground politics really deserves its own field of study.
Finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty last night - brilliantly written, fun characters, and packed with posh primary school drama.
A total page-turner to kick off the new year: 5 ⭐️
#booksky
Finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty last night - brilliantly written, fun characters, and packed with posh primary school drama.
A total page-turner to kick off the new year: 5 ⭐️
#booksky
a group of women holding up signs with the numbers 1 2 3 4 5
Alt: a group of women dressed in different Audrey Hepburn costumes holding up signs with the numbers 1 2 3 4 5
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Playground politics really deserves its own field of study.
Finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty last night - brilliantly written, fun characters, and packed with posh primary school drama.
A total page-turner to kick off the new year: 5 ⭐️
#booksky
Finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty last night - brilliantly written, fun characters, and packed with posh primary school drama.
A total page-turner to kick off the new year: 5 ⭐️
#booksky
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Living my best life tonight (and ignoring work in the morning) - fancy dinner with friends, home in time for #TheTraitors and a cup of tea. Might even squeeze in the end of Big Little Lies before bed ☕️✨
January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Living my best life tonight (and ignoring work in the morning) - fancy dinner with friends, home in time for #TheTraitors and a cup of tea. Might even squeeze in the end of Big Little Lies before bed ☕️✨
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The year is not even one day old, and we’ve already found our most divalicious diva of 2026.
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The year is not even one day old, and we’ve already found our most divalicious diva of 2026.
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors