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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I am but a simple man. if an author announces the preorder goodie is a clinch inspired dust jacket I have to get it

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

no clue what I’m gonna put in the frames or vase but I like how it’s turning out so far :)

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

took me a while but I finally got around to finishing this illustration of the original cover for Indigo by @authormsbev.bsky.social ❤️❤️ hope I did it justice!! #romancelandia #romancenovelcover #digitalillustration

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

finding time to work on art now that the semester is finished :)

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KPs Cover Art @kpscoverart.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

happy and proud to have finished a piece after weeks (read it:months) away from the drawing pencil! I just might have more in store for these two 🤔🤭 #romancenovelart #digitalillustration #supportartists #selftaught

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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 31/03/2026

Grab this hot read for free and use the money you would have spent on this for a trans person's mutual aid 💜

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

just a little something I’m working on based on another little something I’m working on…

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I don’t think I’d recommend reading this as a person’s first historical romance, but once you’ve developed a taste for the genre? there is something otherworldly in these pages; a possession and a revelation all at once. Delectable.

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

doing a reread of lord of scoundrels for the first time in years and my god…what an absolutely delicious read I did not properly appreciate the first time around. I loved it then but it strikes differently now, like a divine act by god

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 26/02/2026

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

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Jeremy Hsu @jeremyhsu.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Additionally, please note that the Legislature did not include a grace period for updating credentials... your current credential will be invalid immediately, and you may be subject to additional penalties if you are operating a vehicle without a valid credential." www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

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Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people

Kansas' new anti-transgender law, SB 244, invalidates driver's licenses and birth certificates for over a thousand transgender people.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/02/2026

the "just asking questions" to "legitimate questions about fairness in sports" to "the state doesn't have to consider us as real people" pipeline working exactly as designed.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 26/02/2026

Fun fact, US passports did not have a gender marker until 1977, when a rising trend in unisex fashion started freaking the government out.

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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I made a partial payment, but the rest of my rent needs to be paid off in one lump sum ASAP and I still need about $1,950 to cover just my rent. I’m really getting desperate and I don’t know what else to do. Any help and shares are appreciated!

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Via @bookriot.bsky.social. 26 Queer Books by Black Authors Out in 2026 to Preorder Now Includes my forthcoming Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social bookriot.com/queer-books-... #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky

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26 Queer Books by Black Authors Out in 2026 to Preorder Now

Here are 26 of the most exciting new queer books by Black authors out in 2026, including historical fiction, romantasy, horror, and memoirs.

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Hope you have the happiest of birthdays! Cheers to another year 🥳🎉🎉🎉

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Because Black history IS American history. Feb 9th. 1944: Birth of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Alice Walker, in Eatonton, Georgia 1995: Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. became the first African-American to walk in space. 1906: Death of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar from TB at age 33.

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Glittertooth @ pilk 🍉 @glittertooth.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Learning to draw really just takes lots of time and practice. But when you say that a bunch of people are like "if that was true, then I could do it!" And then you're like "yes" and then they're like "see? that's why you're lying!!" and then they continue to not practice because they don't like to

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Heated Rivalry News @hrnews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm via hearts530

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Billie is such a wonderful light in the romance community and bookstore romance day is awesome, donate what you can!

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

line work based on one of my fav covers (and books), the one and only Indigo by Beverly Jenkins :) #romancelandia whenever it happens, I’ll post the fully rendered version to @kpscoverart.bsky.social

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

always looking forward to a new @silviamg.bsky.social release, but especially excited for another noir with The Intrigue coming out around my birthday this year ❤️

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I honestly feel Bad for people That don’t read romance. They have no idea that they could feel this way ALL THE TIME.

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

would give anything for a cold Fanta rn and a nice lay down with my cats

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

seeing the fight unironically helped inspire an explosive development for this thing I’m writing

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

shout out to my pcp!!! tests booked, referrals made, I continue to trust women more than men in medicine

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Shelf Love Podcast @shelflove.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Did you hear?? ✨ #Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a simple, community-driven initiative, back for its 6th year: → Friends in need share a wishlist → Fairies swoop in to buy what they can Every gift matters. All the info & wishlists can be found at bit.ly/holidayfairies

Graphic with colorful polka dots and a green box explaining the Romancelandia Holiday Fairies program. Text reads: “A community-driven gifting initiative. Friends in need share a wishlist. Fairies swoop in to buy what they can. Every gift matters. Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies.”

Graphic with green background explaining how to create and submit a Romancelandia Holiday Fairies wishlist with steps and a link to bit.ly/holidayfairies.

Graphic with green background explaining how to browse and shop Romancelandia Holiday Fairies wishlists with simple steps and a link to bit.ly/holidayfairies.

Graphic with green background encouraging audience to share with their networks, stating that they are shareable graphics at the link bit.ly/holidayfairies.

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Katy @katy-katy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you're watching Heated Rivalry and thinking, "Holy shit there's all this sex and pleasure and fun and yearning and character exploration and I think they might figure it out and find happiness, is this even legal???" I am begging you to start reading genre romance, you are going to be thrilled!

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Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

December is almost here. If 30 people find $25 for El, their rent will be covered. If one of those people is you, you will get the happy warm satisfaction of knowing you have helped keep an irreplaceably bright light of humanity shining in the dark of the year.

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Shelf Love Podcast @shelflove.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The Romancelandia Holiday Fairies wishlist form is officially open! Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a no-gatekeeping, community-led gifting initiative for anyone in Romancelandia who wants support.✨ Submit / learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies #romancelandia #romancebks

A festive graphic with a white background covered in scattered multicolored polka dots in green, orange, yellow, red, and light purple. At the top, there is a small illustration of a yellow magic wand with sparkles above the words “Romancelandia Holiday Fairies” written in red and navy blue text. Below, in large bold navy blue letters, the main message reads: “Submit your wishlist!” At the bottom, it says “Learn more:” followed by a yellow banner containing the link “bit.ly/holidayfairies.”

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D is tired, but there is coffee @grrlintersect.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

With all the Black Friday sales, it’s a good time to check some of these out if you would like to make someone’s holiday a little better this year.

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Devin Harnois @devinharnois.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Amazon removed all my books for "multiple accounts" which I do not and never did have. If you'd like to support a trans queer indie author, please buy my books at other retailers. Itchio: devinharnois.itch.io Apple: books.apple.com/us/author/de... B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Devin%2...

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 28/11/2025

Many years ago, I was feeling stressed by the state of the world and I started a Holiday Fairies thing where people sent me their wishlists and I publicized them to try to get everyone gifts for the holidays. @shelflove.bsky.social skillfully took it over and made it An Actual Thing! Like SRSLY!

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Holiday Fairies

Romancelandia holiday fairies is a mutual aid effort for the romance novel reader community.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 28/11/2025

If you are having a rough year and are worried you can't get gifts for the people in your life, you can sign up here and submit your wishlist. If you are someone who has a little bit extra and wants to give someone else joy? Find one & buy them something! shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...

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Holiday Fairies

Romancelandia holiday fairies is a mutual aid effort for the romance novel reader community.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

For my Native friends, their families, and Ancestors. Offering respect for the Day of Mourning.

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Want books for free? Get a library card—they have ebooks and audiobooks check out now too and if your library doesn’t have a book you want you can request them to purchase it!!

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Rowenna Miller @rowennam.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!” Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

not to be vulnerable on main but I really wish my doctor had taken me seriously. I hope my next doctor takes me seriously

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

and when daylight came I found that I bruised my palm and fingers real bad, been icing them all day. all bc I clapped too hard smh

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

geese did not play their cover of baby by Justin Bieber but I still had a great time (Cameron Winters I love you)

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

clapped my hands so hard that I went to the bathroom after the show and was like “damn why are my hands so bloody”

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I look beautiful and no one dresses slutty at concerts anymore 💔

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

That is incredibly hard and sucks to go through! Sending you much love that things begin to feel better soon ❤️ the cycle can feel never ending but whatever you are able to do, whenever you are able to do it, and to whatever extent is always enough so pls be kind to urself-u deserve it!!

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kirby @bookguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

shout out to women!!! more sapphic histrom please 🫶🫶🫶

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