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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · Dec 30

Black Literature I plan on reading in 2025 a thread!
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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 58m

Wrote a 60 page conservation plan to include fake communications from a farmer I made up for a paper due that night. Got an A even bullshitted my math for the blueprints. Eat my ass AI

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 3h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1h

This would have been the coolest thing since Black Flag and they canceled it 😭😭

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 4h

NOOOO. GIVE IT TO ME. GIVE IT TO ME NOW YOU BOZOS

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 10h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

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Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Mari-homeless soon. @wordglass.bsky.social · 4h

Supreme Court must not abandon Native Americans
by Fawn R. Sharp, opinion contributor - 09/02/25 8:00 AM ET

As the Supreme Court closed its latest term, it did so by denying justice to Native Americans—yet again. With its refusal to hear Apache Stronghold v.
1/25

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the May Soulmates photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: Where the River Meets the Soul by S. Nicole @snicoleauthor.bsky.social 🧵

The dust jacket laid out above the full naked hard case. Blue flowers sit at the top corners, while dark teal flowers sit at the bottom corners of the dust jacket. Purple-blue flowers sit at the top corners of the hardcase, while green flowers sit at the bottom. Everything lies on a white brick background.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 15h

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our Blood Bound sets by Elle Mae @ellemaebooks.bsky.social arrived at our packing center earlier than expected! These will be shipping out around mid-late October. 🧵

A graphic of a light brown wooden background. Text at the top reads “Shipping Soon!” in white font with a black outline. In the bottom left is a black Rainbow After Dark branded box with sparkling lights coming out of it. Above the box, towards the right, are two 3D book mockups: Contract Bound and Lost Clause by Elle Mae. Both books display the exclusive covers and the printed edges. Text along the bottom reads “For Address Updates: Login to your account to change your address or email support@rainbowcratebookbox.com for help.”.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 6h

a teddy bear wearing a red apron is standing in front of a shelf .

Alt: a teddy bear wearing a red apron is standing in front of a shelf .

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 6h

Im glad you love it!

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 7h

Why is that so accurate

a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his eyes closed and his mouth open .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his eyes closed and his mouth open .

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Photos of @rainbowcrate.bsky.social special edition of Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell can be seen here:

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 29d

First up is @wiswell.bsky.social gorgeous special edition of Someone You Can Build A Nest In! I'll be so honest this book was what fully convinced me to go to Rainbow Crate and never look back. John is a phenomenal humorist and glorious human who've I have adored following and watching the release.

A photo of two books sitting on a pumpkin background. First book features two women gazing at each other. One a monster the other a hunter.
Titled: Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell
The next is ab old style fairytale featuring a witchy cottage and swans with two men.
Titled: How To Survive This Fairytale by S.M Hallow

The cover of Someone You Can Build A Nest In featuring iridescent text for the Author. On a pumpkin background.

The summary for Someone You Can Build A Nest In.

Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell

Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.

Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth.

However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don’t think about love that way.

Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she’s in the area: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?

Eating her girlfriend isn’t an option. Shesheshen didn’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As the hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, Shesheshen must unearth the truth quickly, or soon both of their lives will be at risk.

And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.

The lovely foiling featuring a ribcage and tentacles with mushrooms and jawbones. Hardcase is black.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Monster anatomy is my absolute favorite. I loved learning about the physiology of different creatures. And the twist at the end was spectacular. Definitely one of my favorites this year and I'm glad it got to be one of my Sapphic Sept prompts.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

I really enjoyed the tender and emotional romance between Shesheshen and Homily. The pacing on their pining and slow burn was spectacular. It kept me at the edge of my seat and anxious to find out how Homily would take the confession that Shesheshen is the monster she's hunting.

Honestly indepth

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Investment in what society wants or expects of her. I loved how Shesheshen constantly shape shifts and the mechanisms behind it. Utilizing the bones from devoured prey to build your own skeletal system is so hardcore. I also loved the bear trap in her chest as a ribcage. Honestly iconic.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

To deeply. She suffers at the hands of her familys derision and scorn for no other reason than she doesnt fit the mold. Shes a kind and gentle person who loves fiercely and has many strange passions. Her commitment to justice and tenderness is a wonderful contrast against Shesheshens lack of

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Monster. She isnt monstrous (outside of eating corpses but like
.. a gals gotta eat ya know). And that her being inhuman is used for a larger conversation of what constitutes as humanity. What truly makes us human? Is it our bodies or our actions?

And Homily was such a sweet character who I related

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Mood. I loved her internal monologues and starting with the moment of her birth of chewing her way through her "father's" body. It was so grotesque in such an intriguing way. I loved her general detachment and factual way of interacting with the world.

I love that while Shesheshen is definitely a

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

This was such a fun read, from start to finish it is both humorous and foreboding. Which is a tough juggle storytelling wise. I really enjoyed Shesheshen as a character and monster. 90% of the time she is completely baffled by people and their ridiculous social conventions which is honestly such a

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 8h

Finally! I know I've taken forever but here is my full and complete review for Someone You Can Build A Nest In by @wiswell.bsky.social links to photos of this beautiful special edition from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social in

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#booksky📚💙 #review #promosky #diversebooksky #queersky #readersky #bookish

5/5 ☆☆☆☆☆
John Wiswell
Someone You Can Build A Nest In
Featuring a film reel with a field journal. Vials of portions. A person walking through fall leaves in a classic witch hat. Hung up rosemary. A woman brandishing a dagger. A bear reaching towards a person's hand

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you kindly. Later in the month I'll post my reviews since mine was a special edition and I dont wanna spoil too much for folks

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 10h

This hit me so hard, my grandmother passed this summer. So I was sobbing like a baby. Perfect read.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 10h

Heres some photos of what this love edition looks like.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · Sep 5

#SapphicSeptember 5 once again a look at my TBR and a bit of promo. Featuring older Chinese-Canadian lesbians. AND ITS FALL THEMED! I adore this special edition from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social and I'm dying for some cozy fall reads. #booksky💙📚 #promosky #diversebooksky #queersky #readersky

Cover of. Of Love and Libraries by Brenna Bailey

The cover features and older librarian flirting with an older women checking out books.

Back of Of Love and Libraries with the summary

Hardcase of Love and Libraries which features falling leaves and tumbling books

Back cover featuring a qoute and a check out tag. 'Once upon a time, I met my best friend at the library. I fell in love with her but I didnt know it back then.'

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 10h

Short Review for this lovely special edition of, Of Love and Libraries by Brenna Bailey courtesy of @rainbowcrate.bsky.social you can see more photos in 🧵 below!
#booksky📚💙 #diversebooksky #queersky #promosky #review #books #bookish

Whirls Review
5/5
☆☆☆☆☆

Emotional and inspiring. Set in a small town
Cute dogs
Diverse and rich cast Chinese-Canadian MC.
Elderly romance and community building
Cozy and romantic
Second Chances at love and returning home

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 10h

#BQOTD #BookishQOTD #boosky📚💙#bookish #readersky

Oct 8th #BookishQOTD

Whats your favorite witchy read?

Green cauldron with a black and purple background with the outline of candy.

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1d

Finished my first read for This Witch Reads hosted by @becklovesbooks.bsky.social and god damn this emotionally destroyed me.
#TWR25 #ThisWitchReads #booksky📚💙 #diversebooksky #queersky

#ThisWitchReads
A title cards with purple galaxy background and a diviner peering into a crystal ball titled Divination.

In the center is a bookcover featuring a large Victorian home. Titled House of Frank by Kay Sinclair
Pages 322
Prompt: Randomize it

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1d

My current read while there's downtime at work. Featuring @rainbowcrate.bsky.social beautiful edition of House of Frank by Kay Sinclair.
#booksky📚💙 #diversebooksky #queersky #promosky