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@rather-be-readin.bsky.social
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- Reading, Library Advocacy, Gardening, and general nonsense.-
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rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Hey, #booksky, want to hang out and talk books? What about making some international friends who like to game, cook, and craft?
Join OOPS (Out Of Place Society) and meet some nice people! Discord Link in my linktree!
#reader #bookclub #bookish #international #books
A graphic for OOPS Book Club showing the book of the month for November 'we'll prescribe you a cat' An OOPS Book Club graphic in cozy tones showing 'book of the month's 'seasonal challenges', 'seasonal trackers', and 'a safe place to talk about all books' as things that our book club offers A winter reading challenge for our book club! The prompts are snow on the cover, set in a country you don't live in, a winter holiday you don't celebrate, red or green cover, title has to do with winter, and a cosy setting.
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
DONE!
(now I can go get my little stuffed fox and stickers from the library!)
#booksky #fallreading #library #readingchallenge
A photo of a bookmark patterned in leaves, all of them colored in varying shades of autumn colors. Text reads 'color one leaf for every 20 minutes read' the amount of leaves show 800 minutes or 13 hours.
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Cozy cat therapy.
#booksky #bookish #tea #booktime
A photo of a side table with a stoneware mug full of tea. The tea strainer is a pink cat peeking over the edge. Next to it is a copy of "the full moon coffee shop"
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Found this graphic novel at the library today and it seems like the right book at the right time. ❤️ #superman #comics #graphicnovel #booksky
Book cover of the graphic novel SUPERMAN SMASHES THE K LAN
October 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Want to hang out and chat books with me and some other amazing people through cozy season?!
Join us at the Out Of Place Society book club! Discord Link in my bio/linktree!
#booksky #bookish #booknerd #cozyseason
A cozy themed graphic. The upper half says OOPS BOOK CLUB and has leaves. It says - Book of the month. - seasonal challenges - seasonal trackers - a safe place to talk about all books - bookish daily questions. The bottom half is in autumn toned plaid and has books and a pumpkin latte
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
There's nothing like a buddy read with the husband. ❤️❤️
#booksky #reading
A picture of the front seat of a car, and a hand holding a copy of Alice isn't Dead. A phone in a holder behind the book shows the audiobook of the same.
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
See this skirt? I made it!! For a total of $0.
There is a wonderful craft collective where I live, that you can just drop by and get whatever you need for a sewing or other fiber based project, for free. I am about to spend SO MUCH TIME THERE.
#sewing #wardrobe #custom #reuse
A picture of me wearing a black and brown floral rayon skirt that I made, a green wool sweater, standing in front of an organized craft space.
October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
If anyone makes fun of my granny bag I will hit them with it.
(Made by me! Fabric is a vintage upholstery fabric picked up at my local craft co op, handles are an old webbed belt. I *love* this bag so much.)
#crafty #sewing #reducereuserecycle #greencrafts #totebag #vintage
A picture of a handmade tote bag hanging from the corner of a bookshelf. It is made of vintage couch upholstery, and depicts a pheasant in a basket of fruit and flowers, in tones of tan brown orange and yellow
October 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
If anyone is curious, I'm still co-running that book club in that discord. We have international members, and our book of the month is Never Whistle at Night! It's sparking some amazing conversations about fears and colonialism. Join us at the Out Of Place Society!
(Link in linktree)
A graphic with spooky trees in the background. Text says OOPS BOOK CLUB BOTM OCTOBER There is a photo of the cover of Never Whistle at Night Then the text reads: SHORT FORM FICTION (short story collections, graphic novel, or Novella).
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
An unintentionally aesthetic October TBR.
#october #spookyseason #booksky
A stack of black and purple books. Top to bottom: Interview with the Vampire Proven Guilty Charming Never Whistle at Night Library of the Unwritten Library at Hellebore
October 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
First read of spooky month!!
#spooky #indigenous #horrorreader #bookclub #bookish #booksky
A photo of my perspective from my reading chair. In my hand is a copy of Never Whistle at Night. I have a scented candle on the side table, and my emotional support cup next to me. In the background, the dog is laying on his bed, and my bookshelves are loaded with books.
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Oh me? What am I doing?
Just hitting my reading goal 3 months early. 💅🏻💅🏻
#52bookclub #bookgoals #bookish #reader #booksky #52bookchallenge
A screenshot of the storygraph app showing 52/52 books read, and a complete 52 book club challenge.
September 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Howdy y'all!
Looking for a super chill social discord server to hang out in? OOPS (out of place society) is that server! want to game, chat, and be part of a ultra cool book club? A book club that doesn't care what you're reading or how, as long as you're reading?
#books #booksky #bookish #read
Infographic that says OOPS BOOK CLUB Book of the month Seasonal Challenges Reading sprints Monthly trackers A safe place to talk about all books! Discord invite in my linktree!
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Spooky season in full swing here. 🧡💛♥️🤎 🎃💀🍁👻 #spookyseason #classichorror #horrorlit
A stack of books. From top to bottom, Dracula, I am Legend, Frankenstein, And the complete Poe.
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
FINALLY GOT MY YELLOW LACES!
#antifascist #docs #lacecode #colorful
A photo of the bottom half of my body. It shows doc marten boots with bright yellow laces, and the bottom hem of a floral skirt, on a gravel driveway.
September 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
@bytylerhayes.bsky.social is seriously such an angel! Thank you! 😭 🫶🏻
Picture of a pair of compression gloves
September 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
I can't put into words how much I love my new reading journal!
#books #booksky #readingjournal
A photo of a filled out page in my reading journal, showing about half my 2025 reads, complete with star ratings and spice level Filled out daily reading tracker showing all the times that I have read since January 1st of this year in varying shades. Black boxes indicate day that did not read and shows a trend towards reading less in the summer. A coloring page of only my five-star reads
August 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
My Sept hopefuls/plans! It starts spooky season, and I am EXCITED. Especially about this ARC that I have sitting on my netgalley shelf. 🧡
#booksky #bookish #reader
A graphic showing fall leaves on a tan background that says September Hopefuls on the top left. Book covers are scattered across it, showing Slewfoot, Rosemary's Baby, Herculine, the Starving Saints, and Brainwyrms.
August 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
I got a lovely gift today!! Thank you to the gifter for such a thoughtful gift! 🧡🧡
(I rarely get birthday gifts, so this means so much!!)

#bookish #gifts #readingjournal #cup
A photo of a new stanley-style cup and a reading journal, with a note in front The cup is black with esoteric and space printing on it, and the journal is a sage green. The note says 'nobody should ever go without a gift for their birthday. Enjoy this gift a little earlier, and have a beautiful birthday!' the items are propped on a small side table covered with a red floral cloth, and a stack of books behind.
August 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Sacrificis were made to the mental health gods in the form of bangs.
A selfie of me with bangs. I'm wearing purple glasses and a white embroidered peasant blouse.
August 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
I have a new most hated book!

All I'm saying is that if your wife is deceased, and you show up to a place you KNOW FOR A FACT is inhabited by tentacle horror monsters, maybe don't fuck the one that looks like your dead wife.

#booksky #horror #wtf
A glorious picture of me flipping the bird to a copy of The Fisherman, by John Langan
August 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Fun fact: One of my random disabilities causes my hair to fall out in handfuls from time to time. No amount of supplements can help.

So I keep a box of scarves from my Orthodox days for that purpose, bc it makes me feel pretty to wear one when my hair decides to jump ship.

#disabled
A selfie of me, wearing a green shirt with a botanical print, a grey cardigan, and a rose colored head scarf and purple glasses.
August 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Taking a moment to thank the r/suggestmeabook subreddit for enabling me. Outside of The Fisherman, this entire stack came entirely on suggestions from that subreddit.

#suggestabook #booksky #bookish #library #ilovelibraries
A stack of library books! Top to bottom: The Island Will Sink The End We Start From Piranesi Nothing to See Here The Fisherman The Scar
August 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
AFTER A WEEK OF SEARCHING, MY LIBRARY HAS OBTAINED THE UNFINDABLE BOOK FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY! #booksky
A picture of me holding a copy of The Island Will Sink, by Briohny Doyle. Interlibrary loaned by the University of Vanderbilt library.
August 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
rather-be-readin.bsky.social
Finished objects today! It's amazing what having personal supports allows, even with the disabilities.
#crafter #sewing #beader #beadwork #apron
A floral apron of tiny flowers on a blue background with yellow trim and denim pockets. A beaded ornament, dark blue, with a beaded netting of purples and copper
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM