@shelfunstable.bsky.social
Posting about books I like. Mostly fantasy, horror, and historical fiction.
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This is my biggest worry: that it's going to tank discovery for new authors because there's so much slop that people can't find anything worthwhile
The thing I worry about is the complete obliteration of self-publishing of at least non-web serials. Like if for every genuine book available, there's 1000 ai-slop books, however are you supposed to find anything?
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is my biggest worry: that it's going to tank discovery for new authors because there's so much slop that people can't find anything worthwhile
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Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
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OMG everyone!!! Mr Collins in Love is one of the 10 New York Times Best Romances of 2025!!!!
I'm literally dancing round the living room with joy 🥰
I'm literally dancing round the living room with joy 🥰
Mr. Collins in Love by @leewelchwriter.bsky.social. Truly a “hold my beer” romance premise — what if one of the most annoying characters in literature was the hero and he’s still Mr. Collins but now you loved him and wanted him to get the queer HEA he deserves? Landscapes Tolkien would die for.
New book! Mr Collins in Love – a Pride and Prejudice retelling
If you like Pride and Prejudice, you probably remember Mr Collins? He’s the odious clergyman who asks lovely heroine Elizabeth Bennet to marry him. She refuses. He’s one of the most ridiculed chara…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
OMG everyone!!! Mr Collins in Love is one of the 10 New York Times Best Romances of 2025!!!!
I'm literally dancing round the living room with joy 🥰
I'm literally dancing round the living room with joy 🥰
also true for biology
my number one most serious writing tip is to make cool friends. in the last year I've needed to know about blacksmithing, neo-medievalism in the american empire, and mid-century lesbian pulp publishing and each time I've been able to just. call a guy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
also true for biology
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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i am not usually shrill about media consumption as a moral metric. i read historical romances, a genre riddled with colonial fantasies and gender essentialism! but the thing is that none of those authors are billionaires converting my money directly into anti-trans violence
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i am not usually shrill about media consumption as a moral metric. i read historical romances, a genre riddled with colonial fantasies and gender essentialism! but the thing is that none of those authors are billionaires converting my money directly into anti-trans violence
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I keep coming back to this (murky, so far poorly articulated) idea that this cultural obsession we have with optimization is so fucking destructive. No, you don’t actually have to be as good and efficient at everything in your life as you think.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I keep coming back to this (murky, so far poorly articulated) idea that this cultural obsession we have with optimization is so fucking destructive. No, you don’t actually have to be as good and efficient at everything in your life as you think.
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If you feel the need to retreat into the past, can't think why, Death in the Spires is currently discounted to $7.99 on Audible US!
Death in the Spires
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby died. Was killed. Murdered. 1905. A decade after the grisl...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you feel the need to retreat into the past, can't think why, Death in the Spires is currently discounted to $7.99 on Audible US!
one of my absolute favorite books!
fanart for The Death of Jane Lawrence by @caitlinstarling.com 🕸️🩸💉🕯️🫀
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
one of my absolute favorite books!
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fanart for The Death of Jane Lawrence by @caitlinstarling.com 🕸️🩸💉🕯️🫀
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
fanart for The Death of Jane Lawrence by @caitlinstarling.com 🕸️🩸💉🕯️🫀
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
(My favorite book I’ve read this year!)
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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awww the cutest wildlife moment of 2025...
Åland Island birding... two gull babies make for the little house they sleep in at night...
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
awww the cutest wildlife moment of 2025...
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at what point does binge reading count as a form of substance abuse
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
at what point does binge reading count as a form of substance abuse
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A contemporary Lovecraftian tale of art, obsession, and elder gods...
We're looking back at some short fiction previously published at Reactor, this time highlighting "Crispin’s Model" by @maxgladstone.bsky.social, edited by @marcopalmieri.bsky.social
We're looking back at some short fiction previously published at Reactor, this time highlighting "Crispin’s Model" by @maxgladstone.bsky.social, edited by @marcopalmieri.bsky.social
Crispin's Model - Reactor
A contemporary Lovecraftian tale of art, obsession, and elder gods.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A contemporary Lovecraftian tale of art, obsession, and elder gods...
We're looking back at some short fiction previously published at Reactor, this time highlighting "Crispin’s Model" by @maxgladstone.bsky.social, edited by @marcopalmieri.bsky.social
We're looking back at some short fiction previously published at Reactor, this time highlighting "Crispin’s Model" by @maxgladstone.bsky.social, edited by @marcopalmieri.bsky.social
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hello marine biology bsky, does anyone know the orcas' phone numbers
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
hello marine biology bsky, does anyone know the orcas' phone numbers
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Hmm hmmmmm hmm what's all this then
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hmm hmmmmm hmm what's all this then
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MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
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Here's one of my favorite books that doesn't limit itself to stereotypical women in stereotypical roles. An older ("world-weary" in book blurb speak) heroine who does it all. Writing is great too. What are your faves? #BookSky us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here's one of my favorite books that doesn't limit itself to stereotypical women in stereotypical roles. An older ("world-weary" in book blurb speak) heroine who does it all. Writing is great too. What are your faves? #BookSky us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Everyone who responds to the title with garbage like this is proving exactly the point of the book 😒
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Everyone who responds to the title with garbage like this is proving exactly the point of the book 😒
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Today is the last day of queer history month, which also happens to be Halloween… so what better time is there to read The Woods All Black?
An historical Appalachian gothic about queer-trans bodily autonomy and resistance ft. bash-back revenge, monsterfucking—
An historical Appalachian gothic about queer-trans bodily autonomy and resistance ft. bash-back revenge, monsterfucking—
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today is the last day of queer history month, which also happens to be Halloween… so what better time is there to read The Woods All Black?
An historical Appalachian gothic about queer-trans bodily autonomy and resistance ft. bash-back revenge, monsterfucking—
An historical Appalachian gothic about queer-trans bodily autonomy and resistance ft. bash-back revenge, monsterfucking—
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It's my birthday, so have a present. SLIPPERY CREATURES (Will Darling Adventures book 1) is going on cheap over the weekend. 1920s pulp adventure m/m romance with plots, spies, Bright Young People, and emotional support knife, all for 99p!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles
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October 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's my birthday, so have a present. SLIPPERY CREATURES (Will Darling Adventures book 1) is going on cheap over the weekend. 1920s pulp adventure m/m romance with plots, spies, Bright Young People, and emotional support knife, all for 99p!
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I WARNED YOU
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I WARNED YOU
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Been starting to pick up books at the library and practice reading again- anyone got any recommendations for books about cockroaches?
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Been starting to pick up books at the library and practice reading again- anyone got any recommendations for books about cockroaches?