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Review: Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

This photo (c.1901) shows two boys exposed to smallpox. Only the boy on the right had been vaccinated.

Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.

A black and white photo of two boys. The boy on the left has a severe case of smallpox, with pustules all over his face and chest and arms. The boy on the right has no pustules.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 2d

Review: Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands
#Argeneau #FatedMates #ParanormalRomance #VampireRomance
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Title: Immortal Nights Author: Lynsay Sands Series: Argeneau #24 Pages: 351 2 stars – it was ok Abigail Forsythe attempts to spend quality time with her childhood friend and pilot, Jet, but t…

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 8d

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli
#MorganaAndOz #GraphicNovels #Webtoon
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Title: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 Author: Miyuli Series: Morgana and Oz #3 (Episodes 40-58) Pages: 288 Releases: September 30, 2025 4 stars – It was really good This picks up right where we left off in…

Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 7d

September Favorites!
#FavoriteBooksOfSeptember #SeptemberFavorites #FavoriteBooks @crochelleauthor.bsky.social #Monstress #VillainousThings #TokyoFearsRhapsody #Ghostland #OverMyDeadBody #nonfiction #audiobooks #manga

Two rows of September’s favorite books on a yellow background with fall leaves on it. Top row left to right: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle, Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle, and Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle. Bottom row L to R: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie M. Liu (ARC, out now), Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 2 by Akira Sagito (ARC, releases 10/21/25), Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville, and Ghostland by Colin Dickey.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 6d

Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
#VillainousThings #ParanormalRomance #MMRomance #QueerRomance #Superheroes #Villains
redhairedashreads.com/2025/10/02/r...

Title: Not All Himbos Wear Capes Author: C. Rochelle Series: Villainous Things #1 Pages: 401 5 stars – I loved it! Xander is just trying to live his life but since he is a villain, he finds h…

Review: Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

Review: Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood
#BellhavenClan #FantasyRomance #OrcRomance #FatedMates
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Title: Her Orc Warrior Author: Zoe Ashwood Series: Bellhaven Clan #3 Pages: 256 3 stars – I liked it Hazel is determined to escape with her daughter and make her way to a safer town. She fina…

Review: Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood

🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

Review: Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood
#BellhavenClan #FantasyRomance #OrcRomance #FatedMates
redhairedashreads.com/2025/10/03/r...

Title: Her Orc Warrior Author: Zoe Ashwood Series: Bellhaven Clan #3 Pages: 256 3 stars – I liked it Hazel is determined to escape with her daughter and make her way to a safer town. She fina…

Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 6d

Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
#VillainousThings #ParanormalRomance #MMRomance #QueerRomance #Superheroes #Villains
redhairedashreads.com/2025/10/02/r...

Title: Not All Himbos Wear Capes Author: C. Rochelle Series: Villainous Things #1 Pages: 401 5 stars – I loved it! Xander is just trying to live his life but since he is a villain, he finds h…

WWW Wednesday | October 1, 2025

🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 7d

September Favorites!
#FavoriteBooksOfSeptember #SeptemberFavorites #FavoriteBooks @crochelleauthor.bsky.social #Monstress #VillainousThings #TokyoFearsRhapsody #Ghostland #OverMyDeadBody #nonfiction #audiobooks #manga

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 7d

WWW Wednesday | October 1, 2025
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WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam from Taking on a World of Words. The three questions to answer are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you th…

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 8d

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli
#MorganaAndOz #GraphicNovels #Webtoon
redhairedashreads.com/2025/09/30/a...

Title: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 Author: Miyuli Series: Morgana and Oz #3 (Episodes 40-58) Pages: 288 Releases: September 30, 2025 4 stars – It was really good This picks up right where we left off in…

Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 9d

Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History
#archives #pollen
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 9d

ARC Review: The Witch’s Altar Book by Lindsey Squire, Rachel Patterson and Nicole Weiss
#Witchcraft #Nonfiction
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ARC Review: The Witch’s Altar Book by Lindsey Squire, Rachel Patterson and Nicole Weiss

Title: The Witch’s Altar Book: The Definitive Guide to Modern Witchcraft Authors: Lindsay Squire, Nicole Weiss, and Rachel Patterson Pages: 256 Releases: September 30, 2025 3 stars – I liked …

Review: Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 12d

Review: Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands
#Argeneau #VampireRomance #paranormalRomance #FatedMates
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Title: Runaway Vampire Author: Lynsay Sands Series: Argeneau #23 Pages: 360 3 stars – I liked it While running from his kidnappers, Dante Notte doesn’t expect to suddenly find his life …

ARC Review: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie Liu

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 13d

ARC Review: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie Liu
#Mosntress #Horror #GraphicNovels
redhairedashreads.com/2025/09/25/a...

Title: Monstress Book Three Author: Marjorie Liu Illustrator: Sana Takeda Series: Monstress Ch. 36-54 Pages: 528 Released: August 5, 2025 4 stars – It was really good This omnibus covers chapters 2…

ARC Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 by Hirohiko Araki

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 15d

ARC Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 by Hirohiko Araki
#JojosBizarreAdventure #SteelBallRun #Manga
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Title: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 Author: Hirohiko Araki Series: Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 (Ch. 24-30) Pages: 400 Releases: September 23, 2025 3.5 stars &#82…

Review: Her Orc Guardian by Zoe Ashwood

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 16d

Review: Her Orc Guardian by Zoe Ashwood
#BellhavenClan #OrcRomance #FantasyRomance
redhairedashreads.com/2025/09/22/r...

Title: Her Orc Guardian Author: Zoe Ashwood Series: Bellhaven Clan #2 (formerly Black Bear Clan) Pages: 244 3 stars – I liked it At her father’s dying wish, Poppy crosses the realm looking fo…

Historians hurriedly photograph national park signs at risk of removal

🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 12d

Historians hurriedly photograph national park signs at risk of removal
#NationalParks #History
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The project has garnered more than 10,000 submissions from concerned visitors.

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Review: Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 12d

this is the future RFK Jr wants

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Feb 1

Drinker’s respirator was first used in 1928 at Boston Children’s Hospital, and successfully treated an eight-year-old girl. Over the next several decades, it underwent various design makeovers and saved countless lives. 5/7

A photo of dozens of children in iron lungs being tended to by nurses and medical staff.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Feb 1

With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵

Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7

An advertisement for the polio vaccine which reads: "they all got vaccine except dad...don't take a chance...take your polio shots!" It depicts a photo of a family gathered around a father who is in an iron lung.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 12d

Review: Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands
#Argeneau #VampireRomance #paranormalRomance #FatedMates
redhairedashreads.com/2025/09/26/r...

Title: Runaway Vampire Author: Lynsay Sands Series: Argeneau #23 Pages: 360 3 stars – I liked it While running from his kidnappers, Dante Notte doesn’t expect to suddenly find his life …

ARC Review: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie Liu

🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 13d

ARC Review: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie Liu
#Mosntress #Horror #GraphicNovels
redhairedashreads.com/2025/09/25/a...

Title: Monstress Book Three Author: Marjorie Liu Illustrator: Sana Takeda Series: Monstress Ch. 36-54 Pages: 528 Released: August 5, 2025 4 stars – It was really good This omnibus covers chapters 2…