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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We met 4 years ago in a Twitter group chat for US 13th Doctor fans going to GalaxyCon. 4 years later, we’re at @sonderlostao3.bsky.social’s wedding, sitting at table 13. Thank you @chrischibnall.bsky.social for bringing the 13th Doctor and each other into our lives. “Like hope, love abides.”

A photobooth photo print triptych of Helena and five friends on white table cloth with a tea candle, colorful bouquet, and the table marker “13”.

A close-up of the photobooth print out with the title “wedding of Cara & Karlie, 10.10.26” at the bottom. Photo 1: regular poses. Photo 2: everyone doing the classic Doctor Who pose (picture the 10th Doctor promo shots with one hand out in front). Photo 3: everyone doing the 13th Doctor/Jodie Whittaker scronch.

The bride Cara smiling in her wedding dress. She’s wearing the 13th Doctor ear cuff by Alex Monroe on her left ear, which is facing the camera.

A selfie of the same group of us three years ago sitting around a table at Denny’s during Gallifrey One weekend.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Happy D(e)ad the movie is being released on bluray day to all who celebrate

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I've read five books this month! Can u believe Photo ID: 1. Collage of book covers that Helena read in Jan 2026 2. Jan 2026 "wrap up" of books Helena read w/ # of books/pages & activity plot chart for each day in Jan 3. January 2026 "wrap up" w/ charts showing genre and format of books

A collage of each book cover from helenaeoftroy's January 2026 Reads from Storygraph. The covers left to right are Doctor Who Combat Magicks by Steve Cole, Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy, Babel by RF Kuang, Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitely & Cassio Ribeiro, and George falls Through Time by Ryan Collett

helenaeoftroy's January 2026 wrap-up summary from Storygraph. Books read: 5. Pages read: 1,653. Average rating: 5. Highest Rated Reads: Babel by RF Kuang. Average book length: 323 pages. Average time to finish: 10 days.

A chart plotting pages read each day in January, with highest days on Jan 3 and 25.

helenaeoftroy's January 2026 Wrap-Up on Storygraph. Top half shows Pie charts showing fiction/nonfiction (fiction 100%), Page number (<300, 60%; 300-499, 20%; 500+, 20%), and Format (print 60%, audio 40%).

Chart showing number of books per tag/genre. Literary: 3, LGBTQIA+: 2, Contemporary: 2, Fantasy: 2, Young Adult: 1.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

be my friend on storygraph please! i love seeing what people are reading! i'm @/helenaeoftroy

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Christmas spirit brought to you by Apple projectors c.2012

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

28. August 2025 - 30 Seconds from Gaza: Diary of Genocide by Mohammad Saba'aneh Beautiful, powerful art that has stuck with me.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

27. August 2025 - Semi-well-adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alyson Stoner Another audiobook listen! I love hearing authors read their memoirs. This left me feeling a lot of feelings.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

26. August 2025 - Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Slowly making my way through this series! 5 down, [redacted] to go.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

25. July 2025 - Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty Year Trail to Overnight Success by Jeff Hiller I listened to the audiobook of this one! A fun listen!

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

24. July 2025 - Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander Middle grade graphic novel that’s a beautiful and accurate depiction of being a young girl with ADHD. I related so much to Marcella! I hope this book finds every young person whose brain works differently.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

23. July 2025 - Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, translated by Polly Barton A 90 page exploration of life - its mundanity and its existence-shifting - from a perspective I hadn’t read before. Would definitely recommend.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

22. July 2025 - Raging Clouds by Yudori I didn't like this graphic novel as much as I wanted to, but I also admittedly read it very quickly and didn't spend as much time with it as maybe I should have. It wasn't quite my thing, though I appreciated the message and what it was trying to do.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

21. July 2025 - Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, illustrated by Brittney Williams A middle grade graphic novel that handles neurodivergence, school and friendship so authentically and compassionately. I saw so much of myself in Stella. This healed something in me tbh. This book is for everyone.

The cover of Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, illustrated by Brittney Williams

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

20. July 2025 - Elsie Tries a Triad: A Unicorn Book for Grownups by Eileen Blake, illustrated by Rachel Ivanyi A short story about Elsie the poly unicorn who is learning to know what she wants and ask for what she needs. It made all my bookstore colleagues tear up. PROTECT ELSIE AT ALL COSTS!

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

19. July 2025 - Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda I want to just tear this apart with my teeth. A lush, dark, feral, hedonistic, feminist feast of a book. I’ll be thinking about it for awhile.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

18. July 2025 - The Orange and other poems by Wendy Cope

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

17. July 2025 - motherlover by Lindsay Ishihiro Another fave of the year. A gorgeous, grounded, and beautifully queer friends-to-lovers story about family and coming into yourself.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

16. July 2025 - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Absolutely fantastic. I listened to her read it and I think I’m going to go buy the physical copy. Deserves all the hype it got. (big cw for eating disorders, parental abuse, alcoholism)

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

15. June 2025 - I Can Fix Her by Rae Wilde 145 pages of sapphic longing, disaster lesbians, surrealism and minor monster gore. I honestly loved it.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

14. June 2025 - West Hollywood Monster Squad by Sina Grace A fun, queer, trans, YA graphic novel about friendship, capitalism, and identity.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

13. June 2025 - Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate Another favorite of the year so far. I fell in love with Gloria and Xia’s found family. A really special, important book.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

12. June 2025 - Love in Focus by Lyla Lee Read this in 24 hours! It was a great way to start Pride month. 💕 A fun, hot, sweet sapphic romcom that leans into romance tropes while still feeling grounded.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

11. June 2025 - Death at the White Heart by Chris Chibnall The man knows how to tell a story. Read this one so fast and I want moooore. This comes out in the U.S. on June 10!

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

10. May 2025 - Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal A graphic novel set around the premise of men going extinct. It’s silly in a good way with some profundities and reflections mixed in.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

9. May 2025 - Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn I waited a year to read this AND FOR WHAT REASON?! I’m not generally an Arthurian girlie but Tracy Deonn has me in her clutches. I loved the first book and this one was no different. It’s so good. So good.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

8. May 2025 - Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green Listened to this one and it was like a 5 hour vlogbrothers video in the BEST way. Everything really IS tuberculosis, because everything is capitalism, because everything is racism. Def would recommend.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

7. April 2025 - Sweetener by Marissa Higgins Don’t think I “got” this one either, but I devoured it nonetheless. Disaster lesbians abound! Gay people can be bad people too xoxoxo Pub date: Aug 19 2025

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

6. April 2025 - Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob The Drag Queen Another favorite this year. Do yourself the favor and enjoy this book (and the accompanying song). I read it as an ebook but the audio book (read by Bob herself) is undoubtedly great.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

5. April 2025 - A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell Period-accurate regency-era romance with a transmasc lead set around a cycling race thru/around Cornwall. Lowell wrote it with consultation from her transmasc partner! One of my favorites this year. A delight.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

4. March 2025 - Adversary by Blue Delliquanti Graphic novel that my coworker really loves but I don’t think I “got”. Gay and trans rep!

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

3. Feb 2025 - If We Were A Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal Adorable YA sapphic romance set at a historical black movie theatre on Long Island. Really cute and with relatable characters. It felt like a teen romcom!

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

2. Feb 2025 - The Gloomy Girl Reality Show by Freda Epum Part memoir, part poetry, part cultural criticism; part prose, part photo essay, part verse. Looks at issues of belonging, society, and self. It exists outside of genre. One of my favorites of the year, no question.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

1. Jan 2025 - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite A bite-size (~100 page) cozy sapphic murder mystery

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Found old pay stubs from my tv production days. I was the first team pa for season 1 of manifest, working 76 hr weeks for minimum wage. I miss a lot about working in tv but I certainly don’t miss this.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

35. December 2024 - Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun I LOVED THIS.

The cover of Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

34. December 2024 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski I listened to the audiobook of this and I highly recommend it!

The cover of Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

33. December 2024 - I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombres (April 2025) Really liked this! Covered big themes tactfully and in an engaging way and wasn’t too heavy-handed. The protagonist was funny and relatable. And it’s about lesbians! A great teen/YA read.

The cover of I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombres

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

32. November 2024 - Family Week by Sarah Moon Absolutely ADORABLE middle grade book that's queer as hell. Interracial same sex couples, trans teens, gay teens, big feelings, families of all types. 10/10 would recommend.

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

31. November 2024 - Bingo Love Volume 1: Jackpot Edition by Tee Franklin, Jenn St Onge, Joy San

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

30. October 2024 - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer I didn’t intentionally read this after American Bulk, but I’m glad I did. A really powerful combination and contrast.

The cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

29. October 2024 - American Bulk: Essays on Excess by Emily Mester Was not what I expected going into it but still a good read. An interesting meditation, almost, of American consumerism and our relationship to stuff that was often a bit too relatable.

The cover of American Bulk: Essays on Excess by Emily Mester

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

28. September 2024 - Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda, translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches Really really loved this one. Fun, visceral, devastating, enraging - everything, and with a super powerful ending.

The cover of Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda, translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

27. Sept 2024 - Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir by Anna Marie Tendler

The cover of Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir by Anna Marie Tendler

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

26. Sept 2024 - Rosarita by Anita Desai Feel like I should've liked this one more. Maybe it's because I read it over too long a period of time, but I feel like I didn't "get it"

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

25. August 2024 - A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia E. Butler, art by Manzel Bowman The essay should be required reading, and as always, Butler’s words are prescient and poignant. But it’s the art that takes this to the next level. I mean LOOK AT IT

The cover of A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia E. Butler with art by Manzel Bowman

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helena (she/they) @helenaeoftroy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

24. August 2024 - How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton I wish I had read this last year when my dad was in hospice, but I’m so glad I read it now. It’s beautiful and spare, frank but understanding. It felt like a warm, comforting hand on my shoulder.

The cover of How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton

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