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Please put sound on for this quick visual and audio representation of reading @niadavenport.bsky.social ‘s amazingly delicious romantasy Our Vicious Oaths! 🌶️ 🌶️
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Cry, VoidBringer releases TOMORROW & today is the last day for pre-orders which are so important in helping make sure that books do well & that we are able to get more amazing reads like this! This is an action packed feminist fantasy of oppressive government and what resistance looks like! #booksky
A book shelf featuring books from Black, Brown, and indie authors, placed prominently with cover facing outward is the book “Cry, Voidbringer” by Elaine Ho.
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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My library hold finally came in this morning, and I know this is going to be especially useful at this moment in time. Take care of your friends, neighbors, and your wider community! 💜 #booksky #MutualAid
A book titled “Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)” by author Dean Spade sits on the background of a crochet granny square blanket.
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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This is literally one of the most ridiculously immature things I’ve ever seen on a US government website. Are there any rational adults left in our government or is it being run by toddlers that missed nap time? #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsShutdown
A screen shot of the USDA website showing an alert text at the top of the page that reads “Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people.” Using the mark up feature, the text has been circled and an arrow points at it with the letters WTF
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Watercolor work in progress, we visited Bancroft Castle recently and it is a lovely location. An excellent place for a picnic or a cosplay photo shoot, with beautiful views and interesting ruins. #BancroftCastle #Artsky #Watercolor
An unfinished watercolor painting featuring a castle turret ruin, with vegetation to the sides and base, and blue sky above.
September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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More mushroom doodles🙃 #MushroomCore #Cottagecore #ImTiredofThisGranpa #FDJT
A set of three small papers on a back drop of distressed wood. Each with a small colorful mushroom person holding a sign. One says Fuck DJT, the next says Fungus against Fascists, and the last says 86 47.
September 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Morning mushroom doodles! #Mushroomcore #cottagecore #artsky
Top: a four by six inch card with a watercolor doodle of a mushroom house with red top Bottom: four two by seven inch book marks with watercolor doodles of a couple different styles of cartoon mushrooms with red tops. Some have white spots, some have black spots, some have thick stems, some have thin stems.
September 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Experimenting with different sets of paint markers for some mushroom themed bookmarks! #MushroomCore #CozyCore #Booksky
A set of three hand painted bookmarks, each featuring five mushrooms in various sizes and shapes, some have white spots, some have black spots, some have striations, or skirts. Each set of five is in a different shade of pink for the mushroom caps.
August 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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My next read is Deja Brew by Celestine Martin! I’ve got a cute bookmark to color, so I can match it to the book! #Booksky #DejaBrew #CozyReads
Flat lay arrangement of a book, a book mark, and some markers. The Book is “Deja Brew” by Celestine Martin, and features a fall theme with orange/red/yellow/browns and a cute couple looking into each other’s eyes, the book mark has a picture of plants on shelves with a resting cat underneath.
August 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Walking at the beach today and saw this little one’s shell. Amazing creatures even though the underside freaks me out when they are alive. #HorseshoeCrabs
The left hand of an adult poses with thumb extended to the left side of the shell of a horseshoe crab. The horseshoe crab shell is approximately the same size as the hand from the front to the end of the pointed tail.
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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I received an ARC copy of Grace Walker’s debut novel The Merge, all opinions expressed are my own. An excellent if slightly creepy premise, what would you do if you could merge your consciousness with another person & share a body? review on IG(link ⬇️)
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#TheMerge #booksky
Cover of an ARC copy of Grace Walker’s debut novel “The Merge” the cover features the face of a woman with eyes closed, but the features are smeared as if it is a painting and someone ran a brush through portions of the wet paint.
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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The Indigenous one wasn’t the only book, did you see the one with an Asian MC and the title is, I kid you not “BENTO BOX” 💀😬😬
Romance Book cover feature an Asian man the title is bento box
August 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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So what thoughts do you have about Nnedi liking and laugh reacting to slurs made in comments about the Indigenous person that made the original request? So far you’ve just blocked and ignored anyone that has asked, so we already know what you aren’t saying.
List of laugh reactions to a comment containing a slur, the author Nnedi Okorafor is one of the reactions.
August 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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I picked up my library holds today and started this one IMMEDIATELY. If you enjoyed the unhinged, unnerving, and weirdness that was Tender is the Flesh, you will most likely enjoy this too. So odd, in a fascinatingly creepy sort of way. #booksky
A left hand holds a copy of the book “The Unworthy” by Augustina Bazterrica. The cover is mainly black with a woman in dressed similarly to a nun with arms raised in a reverential manner, in shades of white and red.
August 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The worst one I saw was her laugh react on the comment with a slur.
List of laugh reacts on a comment that made a “joke” that contains a slur commonly used against mixed Indigenous people. The author Nnedi Okorafor is one of those who reacted with a laugh.
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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And her laughing at a comment on her posts with a straight up slur? My shelf is getting a LOT of space freed up.
Comment thread that contains a slur related to mixed Indigenous individuals, with the list of who reacted to it with a laugh emoji, the list contains the profile of the author Nnedi Okorafor.
August 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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We had a busy spring with family stuff and depression kind of kicked my ass so the spring season of the garden was not great. Today was a day of resetting the beds, organizing the seeds and planning the late summer/fall crops! #gardensky
A white and clear colored organizer box containing smaller boxes with fruit and vegetable name labels!
August 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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A recent read that was cozy and fun! The Bookshop and the Barbarian is definitely worth reading, but especially if you are a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams! A cozy story, with lots of randomness, a bit of weirdness, and a slightly odd sense of humor! #booksky #cozyfantasy
A hand holds a paperback copy of a book titled “The bookshop and the Barbarian” the book cover is black with the title and a fantasy inspired frame in shades of red and orange. The background is leafy with several artificial pink flowers.
August 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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I was out by Burlington MA today and since I don’t get out that way often(or without an escort of young people that get bored easily!)I had to stop at one of my FAVORITE places, Used Book Superstore! I got five books, but there were so many more that I wanted (next time😉😂)! #booksky
View of a VERY LARGE storefront with the name “Used Book Superstore” in blue text on a yellow background. Stack of books with spines facing. From the top down the titles are If Beale street could talk, by James Baldwin, Thorn by Intisar Khanani, Beasts of War by Ayana Gray, Witch King, by Martha Wells, and A Brief history of time, by Stephen Hawking.
August 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Since we have short characters limits here, my full review can be read on IG/SG/GR. Basically this is one of those books that will heal all the cracks, splinters and broken bits of your heart that you didn’t even realize were there. Full review on Insta- tinyurl.com/5a9r7tue #booksky
Picture of a kindle e-reader with the cover of the book “Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife” shown on the screen. The book cover is a pale green background with a fantasy scene of castles buildings and various characters all bubbling out of a cauldron and held up by an orc in a chef hat.
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Reminder to pre-order bothCry Voidbringer and Devil of the Deep! Both of these books deal with themes of colonialism and oppression, but in very different ways. Cry Voidbringer is an anarchist fantasy that focuses on complicity, and Devil of the Deep tackles the role of religion in oppression.
Graphic featuring the cover of the book Cry Voidbringer, with a pre-order click button image Graphic featuring the cover of the book Devil of the deep, with a pre-order click button image
July 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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I have been searching for a carrom board for my spouse for more than two years, all were either too far away or too much $$$$, but I finally found one at my favorite local thrift store! #Carrom #thriftfind
A carrom board set up to play, the player on the left side is positioning to hit the striker. A carrom board set up to play, the player on the right side just had his turn.
July 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Happy Juneteenth! If you support Black and Brown authors, @michaellaborn.bsky.social’s Left Unread community is where you need to be! Don’t forget to join the discord &sync it to bindery! Not only is the community incredibly supportive and fun, but we have the most unhinged fun conversations!😂
Yellow and orange text on a black background that reads ”SUBSCRIBE TO LEFT UNREAD LEFT UNREAD IS A BLACK LED PUBLISHING COMMUNITY THAT IS WORKING TO CHALLENGE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AND TO FIGHT FOR AUTHORS IN THE MARGINS. HELP US HIT OUR CURRENT GOAL OF 1,000 PAID SUBSCRIBERS AND 9,000 FREE SUBSCRIBERS SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL.” The website is at the bottom and reads “Left unread books DOT bindery books DOT com” Yellow and orange text on a black background that reads “HAPPY JUNETEENTH HERE IS HOW YOU CAN INVEST IN BLACK PROGRESS & EXCELLENCE RIGHT NOW.”
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Thrifting for books is like a treasure hunt, I found The World We Make months ago and I have been searching for book one since and FINALLY found it the other day! I also found Tagging Freedom (with a cool sticker!), and both for less than 6$!!! WINNING❤️ #booksky #thriftingfinds
Two books sitting on a medium dark wood desk, the left is titled “The City We Become” the right is “Tagging Freedom” a sticker with the words “Tagging freedom” and an Arabic word both in a graffiti style sits below the two books.
June 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Robinson was the first time I cried at the death of a book character. I was heartbroken!
Painting of Robinson of Pern done by Robin Wood. He is holding a blue wine glas with Benden wine, and on his shoulder is his bronze fire lizard, who followed him into death.
June 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM