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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Is someone who transmigrated considered trans? I feel like yes. Just finished a danmei and the guy in love the transmigrated guy loved him for who he was as a person, not the particular body. Made me realize that one is trans and the other is pan.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

RIP Anthony Head. Loved many things he was in, including the Nescafe Gold Blend adverts. But best of all, he showed us that, whatever the problem, a librarian can find an answer for it. #LoveLibraries #AnthonyHead #LibrariansRock

Anthony Head as Rupert Giles the librarian in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The term digital gentrification doesn't go far enough but it certain packs a punch. This is just another form of censorship that's going to stop creators from being able to share their work.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Sometimes you just gotta make the loaf. Fresh bread to go with leftover soup.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Holy crap this is a badass author taking on my favorite BG3 character!

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

youtu.be/OMEdy2g4Puc?... Fascinating video. I was a kid/teen when Nickelback was coming up and I loved them and could never understand where the hate came from.

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Why We Were Told to Hate Nickelback

YouTube video by Asa Park

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The special edition of Husky and White Cat for the final book wasn't as robust as previous danmei. I wanted more posters. Love the bookmark and the poster that did come with it though. #danmei

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I just added several books to my tbr! I was only aware of a couple of these before. Let the ace rep shine!

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Hi, just a friendly reminder that Freydis Moon just released an audiobook last week and that you should not buy purchase that book at all because Freydis a brownfishing white person who likes to bully their fellow trans and queer authors.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It's really satisfying to be able to win a civ 6 game with science or culture. Just got a science victory in a game with my partner and was a few turns from a culture victory too. #gaming

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Ever since I watched this video: youtu.be/jZOgZ_u0Awk?... I keep seeing more and more people talking about it. I haven't read YA in a while because I've craved more adult stories, but I had a feeling the romantasy craze was hitting there big time.

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Romantasy Books are Toxic, Lazy, Conservative Propaganda

YouTube video by Willow Talks Books

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This is me with my staff development day yesterday. Today has been so rough.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I blame everyone who voted for this. I hope you get everything you voted for. I blame everyone who said we were making too big of a deal of things. Did we? I blame everyone who said we were exaggerating. Were we! I blame everyone who said it wasn’t that bad. Isn’t it?

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I feel this so much. If I have time to listen, I'm always in an audiobook. And all my friends are online so we text mostly.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I really hope the 2026 Great Decisions book doesn't have the AI generated garbage they emailed as the cover. Last year's cover was AI generated and this one is worse. There are so many photo opportunities they could use instead. @foreignpolicy.bsky.social please return to using a photo. AI sucks.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Making my way slowly through Katabasis and holy fuck. I've never felt so triggered but also seen. Alice describes something horrible that hit so close to home. I suspected it based on the early parts but then her description of it all was just.. so much.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

August was a great month for reading. I got to return to some old favorite series and also found some new things I enjoyed a lot. Was very impressed with Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. Can't wait for September reads! Looks like for audio I may be diving into more horror thanks to Libro.fm.

August 2025 wrap-up from StoryGraph. 19 books read, 4769 pages, 51.85 hours, average rating of 4.25. Top 3 are She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat v.5, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. Average book length: 330. Average time to finish: 3 days. All fiction. Top categories include LGBTQIA+, Romance, Fantasy, Manga, Historical. 63% print, 21% audio, and 16% digital.

Storygraph August 2025 reading calendar with 20 titles (19 finished and 1 DNF). Top read day was August 30th.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Post something from your camera roll that comes up when you search yellow car. Did the search for yellow car and found a manga page from who knows what manga with the words yellow and car in different spots. Plus there's a car in it. Not bad.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

When Life Gives You Tangerines is so so good. I'm so glad I finally got to watch it. I've been a crying mess all morning watching the last episode and it was so worth it.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Well, this is not something I needed to see before going home. I'm gonna forget about it at 4:30 and resume being pissed tomorrow morning. If YOU would like to be pissed off today, though, here you go. www.readersfirst.org/publisher-pr...

A graph showing the difference in pricing of Overdrive audio from May 2022 through Mar/Apr 2025 and the relative increases.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

July was a fantastic reading month filled with so much queer rep. Lots of great danmei and manga. My favorite read this month was Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher which comes out later this month. I received a free copy from Libro.fm.

21 books read, 4832 pages, 36.05 hours, avg rating 4.23. highest rated books: Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisher (5 star), Legend of Exorcism bk 2 (5 star). Lots of queer books, all fiction, mostly print.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Felt like June was a struggle to read but I didn't do too bad. The graphic novel Trans History and Death of the Author were definitely highlights.

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

WE’RE HALFWAY THERE! thank you thank you THANK YOU to all who have donated so far — you are helping secure QLL’s future <3 all of the money raised goes towards keeping our library running, growing, & thriving through the next year. you can be a part of that! chip in here: givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu 🌈📚

Screencap of the QLL fundraiser page — we’re 51% of our 50k goal! $25,630 raised by 759 supporters!

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Eileen Anderson @techbrarian.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Libraries are for everyone! Everyone deserves to see themselves in the books they read and get the chance to experience diverse perspectives! Happy Pride Month! #librariesareforeveryone #pride #pridemonth2025 #TLSky #Skybrarian #Booksky

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

May was filled with manga primarily. The only two print prize I finished were The Legend of Exorcism and Riverbay Road Men's Dormitory. The Legend of Meneka was a surprisingly great read, too. Not bad for top three. Hopefully, I can shake out of my prose slump this month. #storygraph #booksky

22 books read in May, 4126 pages, 73.53 hours, avg rating 4.06. Fiction romance, lgbtqia+, manga, fantasy, and contemporary. 45% print, 32% digital, 23% audio.

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Reminder: Murderbot is an it, not a him. It is very clear on this point multiple times through the books and the show is following that

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I'm at the library and I love it. You should go to the library.

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Fell Hound @fellhound.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Its indie bookstore day!! Support your local bookstores, and maybe preorder a S.I.R. on the way ❤️⚔️✨ List of awesome bookstores in thread below!! bookshop.org/p/books/s-i-...

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Pip @pipofsuffolk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Autistic people, regardless of ability, do not owe society productivity before they are worthy or being treated with kindness, dignity, or respect.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

March at a glance via my calendar. I'm so glad I read the Ending Fires Trilogy. I started in February and finished early March. Also incredibly thankful to have read Unmasking Autism. It was a journey through reflection with that. Still reading The Song Rises and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My March wrap up! Sunrise on the Reaping and the new Apothecary Diaries were my only 5 stars followed by The Dead Cat Tail Assassins with a 4.75. 15 books read. Not a bad reading month!

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This quote from The Song Rising by @samanthashannon.bsky.social feels incredibly important for what's happening in America and other places with far right leadership.

'Some people believe that if they keep their heads down and stick to their safe routine and trust that nothing bad will befall them, then it wont. They see things happening to others, but they think they're different; they're special; it could never happen to them. They believe that nothing can get better, but also that nothing can get worse. They're cowards, in one way, because they wont fight, but they're also brave because they're willing to accept their lot in life. Glupava smelost, we called it. Foolish courage'

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Tahoma says hi to everyone this morning. She was being super cute on her cat tree and posed for a few pics.

Black cat with yellow eyes on cat tree looking into camera with head on paws hanging off the side of the perch.

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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

February had a lot of great reads. I'm hooked on the Ending Fires series right now. Made it over halfway through the second book last month already. I finished the Broken Earth trilogy last month and loved it. Also highly recommend Les Normaux.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 28/02/2025

i think the economic boycott has had further reach because the poster is so cute. okay bunny i will listen to you.

Big red bunny with text
ECONOMIC BOYCOTT
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DON'T
BUY STUFF
FRIDAY FEB 28
WE HAVE
POWER
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AMAZON WALMART TARGET FAST-FOOD
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SMALL BUSINESS
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Aleya @bookishstone.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Happy release day @samanthashannon.bsky.social ! I still need to finish my reread of the last two books before I can pick it up, but I can't wait!

Photo of the book The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Realized I never posted this over here. In 2022 I wrote about how libraries are not and have never been neutral, and why it's crucial we as LIS workers stand up for our marginalized patrons and staff. prismreports.org/2022/07/21/l...

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Libraries cannot be neutral about human rights

Library workers should proactively strengthen policies and practices to fight book bans and prioritize social justice

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