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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Thanks for sharing Steve. I had the pleasure of reviewing Alexia’s book and was gutted to hear this news. She can write electric and breathless scenes filled with vivid imagery. In the Name of the Flame is book 1 of a no spice romantasy series, highly rated on GR 🐉 #romantasy #dragons #bookstagram

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Erik Grove @erikgrove.com · 15/04/2026

Credit to the rec that ultimately got me to pick up THE EVERLASTING: I was at a write in & my friend @gradyish.bsky.social was pouring over a copy. I asked him about it. He was working on a review about it that is surely more sophisticated than my “FUCK YEAH”s www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-...

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The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow — SFF Insiders

Fans of Lady knights and Yew trees rejoice! Skeptics, you’ll convert too. Harrow writes with rare beauty that promises to make “The Everlasting” a new classic.

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Tinkers Paul Harding Review threaded in pics🤘 Love a novella that can really mess with you. I’ve listened to Harding speak about writing for a while and always valued his insights so loved finally diving into this to check it out for myself. #pulitzer #bookreview #booksky #books #litfic

Tinkers Review

An emotional, dense novella. Paul Harding packed an incredible amount of life, loss, and adventure into this tidy package.

Follow along the final days of George Washington Crosby (it’s not a spoiler when it’s told in the very first sentence). Witness as we unwrap, then unravel, his life and that of his father’s.

The multi-generational journey is at times a bit of a mind-bender. It features an unconventional structure meant to pull you within the fold; large unbroken sections, and unformatted dialogue blend nearly seamlessly inline between characters. Choices that make “Tinkers” not the easiest read, but the result is like moving through a thick, turbid river, whose water is rich with life and wonder. Not particularly inviting and certainly not warm, but all the more intriguing and engrossing in its uncomfortable familiarity.

She took my face in her hands, which were cold and raw and calloused, and told me to open my mouth.
You must not speak for a week.
I began to say, No, I went looking for Father’s teeth in tree wood and his hair in the stalks of bushes and—but she clamped my face more tightly and said, Stop. Seven days. Your tongue will fall off if you speak any more. It may have been true, for all I ever knew.

This book has taken me time to digest, even with the benefit of having listened to Harding speak in the past on his process and recognizing some of the patterns he touched on: the steady distillation of thought, the percussive rhythm of prose, and shaping his literary music to fit the vibe of the piece just right.

“Tinkers” started as a short story, but it extended over the years as it was worked, and reworked. If I squint, I might guess where the additions were made around that original kernel, but his labor has made any such joinery perfectly seamless.

Author Paul Harding was surprised to win a Pulitzer for this. I think many were since it was an obscure debut from a fairly obscure publisher, Bellevue Literary Press (respectfully)…

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I’ve been slowly reviewing books on here since 2024 and I finally hit 100 followers 🎉🎊

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow I've been looking forward to this one for a while. Spiritually related to my previous reviews of "Hild" and "The Green Knight," this is the culmination of a lot of my recent thematic explorations. And all within a romance? Who would have guessed. …

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Royal Assassin @robinhobb.bsky.social I’m prepared to suffer for this conclusion. Watch Hobb craft that bastard Fitz with the meticulousness of a Swiss watchmaker. It was a pleasure to write this review for SFFInsiders. Check it out at www.sffinsiders.com/blog/review-... 💙📚 #bookreview #books

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

#bookvember day 4! Not necessarily a children’s series but I loved reading through the Guinness book of world records when I was young! Always exploring the edges of non-fiction in a way #booksky #nonfiction #books

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes creator 🧡

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was for a long while my favorite book. Narnia’s the first series I ever owned and read in full. CS Lewis was a beautiful writer. Captured dreamlike wonder from a child’s perspective magnificently #Bookvember #booksky #writesky #books #authors #narnia #cslewis

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1. Kentaro Miura As Halloween draws near, we find ourselves with an absolute heavy-weight on our hands that’s perfect for the mood. 💙📚 📚🪐 #manga #mangareview #berserk #kentaromiura #darkfantasy

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Celebrating Ursula K. Le Guin’s birthday with my latest review of her book, The Left Hand of Darkness! Read my full review on SFFInsiders.com (link below) #booksky #books #bookreview #scifi #ursulakleguin 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

First Law Trilogy 1. The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie All throughout, the writing is suffused with wry, black humor. How else can you cope in a world as grim and uncaring as this? Yet beneath the grotesqueness, there are glimpses of warm hearts and tenderness, even from the darkest seeming souls.📚💙

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Btw you can now find me on SFFInsiders.com as a staff reviewer! I’ll keep my non-sff genre reviews separate still but everything else will be hosted there in full! See my first full length reviews for @robinhobb.bsky.social and @mikemollman.bsky.social at www.sffinsiders.com 💙📚 📚🪐 More coming soon!

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

1/x Proxima Station Mike Mollman Book One of Mike Mollman’s new “Proxima Station Saga” series is a fresh snack that’s scrumptious to devour. Like a well salted bag of chips, “betcha can’t eat just one.” 📚💙 📚🪐 #books #bookreview #sff #absurd #aliens @sffinsiders.com @mikemollman.bsky.social

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Assassin’s Apprentice Robin Hobb “It’s my first Robin Hobb novel and I’m an absolute convert. She effortlessly works on multiple levels and […] it’s plain to see why she’s on so many people’s Mount Rushmore of fantasy writers” Check the 🔗 to my full review below! #bookreview #robinhobb 📚💙 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

MORE exciting news? Yes! Join the live stream Thursday the 11th. Will share the link day-of. @mikemollman.bsky.social #booksky 📚🪐 #books #bookreview

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Exciting NEWS 👀 I’m thrilled to announce my new partnership with SFF Insiders, a growing platform for Science Fiction & Fantasy fans, creators, and content. With them, I will be writing and sharing my newest reviews as a guest. Stay tuned for more! SFFInsiders.com @sffinsiders.com #booksky 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Committed a cardinal sin of forgetting tags in the OP! this will have to do this time #booksky 📚🪐 #books

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I brought 3 books… and left with 7 more. Not on my bingo card for WorldCon 😅 but I wanted to share my gets! Let’s go: 1. Royal Assassin, Robin Hobb. A free (signed!) copy from the excellent Freebie lounge. I just finished book 1 of the series. Thrilled to have book 2 @robinhobb.bsky.social

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I only brought three books with me to the con… #booksky 📚🪐

10 books on a bed with a dog. Tagged authors include George RR Martin, Robin Hobb, Brandon Sanderson, Fonda Lee, Palmer Pickering, Ryan Cahill, Zack Argyle, & Mike Mollman

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

And that’s a wrap. Great time at the con! Pleasure meeting everybody, and truly an inspirational time. #seattle2025worldcon #booksky 📚🪐

Authors MJ Kuhn, Greta Kelly, Robin Hobb, George RR Martin, Adrian Gibson, Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Roanhorse, Ryan Cahill line up for a photo after their live podcast taping

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Got to meet some incredible authors and heroes today #seattle2025worldcon #bluesky 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Day one was a great success! Day two off to an unbelievable start! #seattle2025worldcon 📚🪐 📚🖋️ #booksky

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Moby Dick Herman Melville “Call me Ishmael.” Okay, Herman. This American Leviathan is a voyage that tests you and dares you to meet it on its own supernatural terms. It presents as a novel, but the writing style is utterly experimental. 1/x 📚💙 📚🖋️ #books #bookreview #mobyDICK

cover of moby dick by herman melville with the rating 10/10 superimposed over the top.

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 09/05/2025

this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A Philosophy of Walking Frédéric Gros A break from the sweltering panoply of life, this meditation on the mundane served as a great reminder for how we might be able to ground ourselves in the real. 1/x #booksky #books #bookreview

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Recently finished: A Philosophy of Walking, Frédéric Gros. Mini-review coming shortly! Currently reading: Assassin’s Apprentice, Robin Hobb Currently listening: Moby Dick, Herman Melville Reading next? Undecided… #booksky #books #bookreview @robinhobb.bsky.social 📚🪐 📚🖋️ #mobydick

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver Steeped deep in Appalachia, Oh, the poor orphan boy. This story of multitudes was driven by a force of character rarely seen in modern literature. 1/x #booksky #books #bookreview 📚🖋️

Man holding the novel Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver with Teddy the dog standing in the background

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Another question for #booksky! For book reviews, do you prefer: A) Shorter, over the course of a handful of posts, or B) Longer reviews, linked out and hosted on an external blog/substack C) Other?? 🧐

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a man in a blue hoodie is reading a book called the bible a comprehensive study

Alt: Bobby from King of the Hill in a blue hoodie is reading a book in a library

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

it’s funny that they’re both on their own personal websites posting their little posts

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Out of curiosity, how many of #booksky also watch #booktube? Trying to see something… 📺📚

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Can’t wait to go back to #Edinburgh and explore more eclectic bookshops and coffeeshops. #Portland could use more too, I’d wager. Pure magic. 💙📚

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Talents Trilogy 2. Bringer of Dust J.M. Miro Damn, this book RIDES. Bringer of Dust is a new(ish) release, and the sequel to the excellent series debut, Ordinary Monsters, from 2022. 1/x 📚💙 📚🪐 #books #bookreview #JMMiro

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Broken Earth 3. The Stone Sky Delicate in its brutality. The inevitable conclusion of the Broken Earth trilogy is devastating. Our cast must grow beyond the haunting consequences of the decisions they’ve made, and reach the endings they fought for so long. It’s poignant and plain. 1/x 📚💙 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

SILO series 3: Dust A good end to a good trilogy. I sat on this review for a while since finishing the book to see if my feelings for the series would change much with time. It seems they have not. Eh, it was worth a shot. 1/x 📚💙 📚🪐

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Congratulations to @percivaleverett.bsky.social (if that account is real 😂) on picking up the Pulitzer!

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

SILO series 2: SHIFT Our shift in perspective layers the intrigue and malice of humanity onto the original Silo's haunting story. It asks how far we'll go to control our destiny and fight for each other's future. A seemingly beautiful message turned deadly when twisted and perverted. 1/x 📚💙 📚🪐

Silo Series book two Shift paperback by Hugh Howey with text overlaid: 6/10

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Also, hello! Feels like it's been a minute since I've been able to pick my head up and look around.

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Malazan Book of the Fallen 2. Deadhouse Gates Alrighty then. That’s it. That’s my main take away. But I read this damn book every day for weeks, so I’ll say a bit more about this utter behemoth. 📚💙 📚🪐 1/8

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson paperback

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

A Man Called Ove. Read a year ago this month. Never gave it a proper shout but this was my book of the year and the most heartwarming introduction to an author in recent memory. Backman’s beauty, humor and heart, for me, is unmatched and it’s one of the few books I’d recommend to anyone. 1/x 📚💙 📚🖋️

A man called ove paperback by Fredrik Backman

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Broken Earth 2. The Obelisk Gate Can’t help but weep for these beautifully broken monsters. What a strong follow up. The stage is set for a conclusion likely to absolutely destroy me, shatter me, put me in a body bag. 9/10 What did you think? #booksky #bookreview #nkjemisin #books

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

If I had absolute, unfettered authority, the first thing I would do is make it illegal for any microwave to beep more than once.

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Robin Hobb @robinhobb.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I am going to make a donation to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (DC). On the reminder line of the check, I think I'll just write, Atta girl! Or do you think I need to include a note thanking the bishop?

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Deactivated my account from X (RIP Twitter) today. It was past time.

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Silo Series 1. Wool. Apologies for a bit of a morose preamble, but our dog Riley was officially diagnosed with cancer today. This unavoidable backdrop hasn’t fully clicked-in as the news broke minutes after finishing the final pages. 1/x #books #bookreview #siloseries #silo #booksky

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grady @gradyish.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

James. Hot dog this re-contextualization of a book lands. It lands right from the beginning, then builds into a crescendo that lands again as a new iteration of itself. 1/x #books #bookreview #booksky

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