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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 6h

This midweek romance trope post is about misunderstandings/miscommunications/misinformation problems between characters.
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #misunderstanding #miscommunication #misinformation #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 1d

For Intl Lesbian Day here are lesbian/sapphic books being published in October, November and December 2025. ❤️👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏾📚

#internationallesbianday #lesbian #lgbtq #lesbianday #wlw #lesbianlife #sapphic #lesbianvisibility #lesbianbooks #lesbianromance #lgbtqbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 2d

For banned Books Week I'm highlighting the top 10 most banned books in the US for 2025.
#bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #readbannedbooks #censorship #read #reading #books #booksky💙📚 #banned #booksbooksbooks #bookban #classicbooks #library #bannedbooks #readabook

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 3d

Oct 6 is Mad Hatter Day! Here are 18 books featuring a Mad Hatter character, a cookbook and what they meant to Lewis Carroll. 🎩📚
#madhatterday #madhatter #madhatterteaparty #themadhatter #hatter #aliceinwonderland #mercury #mercurypoisoning #madhatterbook #bookpost #bookrecs #books #booksky💙📚 #oct6

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 4d

This romance trope post is about marriages of convenience. I focused on historical romance published in the past couple decades. ❤️📚
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #marriageofconvenience #books #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 4d

Oct 5 is World Teachers Day! Here are 18 books featuring teachers for kids and adults.
#worldteacherday #teachersday #teacher #teachers #happyteachersday #teacherappreciation #teacherbooks #picturebooks #middlegradebooks #yabooks #kidlit #adultbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky💙📚 #oct5

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 5d

October is Learning Disability Awareness Month. I found books for all ages featuring characters with different learning disabilities.
#learningdisabilityawarenessmonth #learningdisabilities #learningdifficulties #educationforall #learningdisabilitybooks #books #bookpost #bookrecs #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 6d

Today's romance trope post is about meet cutes ❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #meetcute #books #read #booksky💙📚 #october2025

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 7d

Oct 2 is Disabled Authors Day and for my second post I'm highlighting books by disabled authors about themselves or their disability.
#disabledauthorsday #disabledauthors #disabledwriters #disablityawareness #disabilitypride #disabled #inclusivebooks #disabilityrepresentation #memoirs #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 7d

Oct 2 is Disabled Authors Day and I'm highlighting fiction about people with disabilities by disabled authors.
#disabledauthorsday #disabledauthors #disabledwriters #disablityawareness #diversebooks #disabilitypride #disabled #inclusivebooks #disabilityinclusion #disabilityrepresentation #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 8d

It's National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) in the US. Here are 24 books recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture.
#hispanic #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #hispanicamerican #culture #hispanicpride #americanpride #americanhistory #books #booksky💙📚

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 8d

I managed to read 10 books this month and stay ahead of my goal. I'm now working on book 84. 📚
#goodreadschallenge #monthlychallenge #bookroundup #bookreview #bookrecs #monthlyreview #bookpost #booksread #septemberroundup #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 8d

It's romance trope time again! Today's it small town romances. 🏘️❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancebooks #romancereads🌶️📚 #bookpost #bookseries #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 9d

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 30 is in remembrance for the victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system. I'm highlighting nonfiction written by Canadian Indigenous people about their experiences in Canada.
#truthandreconciliation #indigenouscanadians #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 10d

Here are 12 books from my TBR list coming out tomorrow, Sept 30, which happens to be my birthday! 🥳📚

#septemberrelease #sept30 #tbr #tbrlist #mybirthday #septemberbooks #horror #middlegrade #youngadult #lgbtq #romance #graphicnovel #bookpost #books #read #booksky💙📚

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 10d

It's Sunday and that means another romance trope post: this time it's grumpy/sunshine characters! ❤️📚

#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚❤️ #romancebooks #romancebooksky #bookpost #postseries #grumpysunshine #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 12d

September is Alopecia Areata Awareness Month. Here are 16 MG, YA and adult books about alopeica (baldness/hair loss).
#alopeciaawarenessmonth #alopecia #alopeciaareata #baldness #hairloss #beautifullybald #alopeciabook #middlegradebooks #yabooks #adultbooks #nonfiction #memoir #bookpost #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 12d

September is Alopecia Areata Awareness Month. Here are 16 picture books of children with alopeica (baldness/hair loss).
#alopeciaawarenessmonth #alopecia #alopeciaareata #alopeciaawareness #bald #hairloss #beautifullybald #childhoodalopecia #picturebooks #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookpost #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 13d

World Contraception Day, observed on September 26, raises awareness about contraception and empowers individuals to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health.
#worldcontraceptionday #contraception #sexualhealthbooks #nonfiction #bookpost #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 15d

I'm back with another romance trope post! This time it's 24 novels (and graphic novels) about teammates falling for each other ❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #romancebooksky #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #books #read #booksky📚💙 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 16d

Today is Bi Visibility Day during Bisexual Awareness Week! Here are 24 books with bisexual characters/subjects being published in the last four months of 2025.

#bivisibilityday #bisexualawarenessweek #bisexual #bisexualbooks #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky📚💙

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 17d

Today is Dear Diary Day! Here are some fictional accounts of characters writing a diary/journal.
#deardiaryday #deardiary #diary #journal #diaryfiction #fictionaldiary #diaryentry #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky📚💙 #sept22 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 17d

It's the first day of autumn/fall equinox! Here's some fiction from different genres, age groups and decades set during fall/autumn.

#fall #autumn #fallsetting #fallbooks #autumnromance #middlegradebooks #yabooks #romancebooks #horrorbooks #graphicnovel #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky📚💙

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 17d

A new romance trope post: Fall/autumn setting romance books being published 2025. 🍁 🍂❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️❤️ #romancebooks #romancebooksky #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #books #read #booksky📚💙 #fall #autumn #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 20d

Ahoy me hearties! It be me with a post for Talk Like a Pirate Day. I dug up 24 Sapphic romance books with women pirates.

#talklikeapirateday #pirates #womenpirates #lesbianpirates #sapphic #sapphicpiratebooks #sapphicromance #lgbtqromance #romancereads🌶️📚 #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky📚💙 #sept19

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