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I like reading fiction. Recommend books to me.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
😏😏😏
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Miko.The.Cat @mikothecat2025.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Dr Emily Skeletonpain @limeyemily.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every day I open this app and have no idea what anyone’s talking about. And every night you better believe I’ve developed a strong and correct opinion on those topics
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Jessica Norris @jessica-handweaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I've had my first ever weaving article published in the latest issue of WEFT Magazine! This is a baby blanket made from leftover cones of cotton yarn. Check it out at www.weftmagazine.com. #weftmagazine #handweaving #weavingcloth #supporttheweavingcommunity #weaver
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geist, now with double the hauntings @prettyvulgar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
slutty ghosts wear fitted sheets
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David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It really*IS* that good. I'm working my way through all Tom's earlier books and they are just as enjoyable (even if less fictional.)
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 29/09/2026
Hey US friends! Want to read a novel that's kinda Nigerian John Wick meets Arrival by way of The Three Body Problem, Or what you'd get if Carl Sagan's Contact and Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai had a very African baby? I've got you. Win a free copy here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for The Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi Sep 26-Oct 26, 2026
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 26-Oct 26, 2026. We're giving away 10 copies of a unique and philosophical sci-fi t...
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SketchyJagger @sketchyjagger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A fox reaches out to a dove with their finger, a few feathers fluttering in the air

The caption behind reads:
"Tell your friends you love them
Before it's too late

It doesn't take a grand gesture
Or a lot of time

And just maybe, the world can be a little 
less lonelier with you"
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Femmecraft Alternative Accessories @femmecraft.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New on the site today, some truly FABULOUS glow in the dark earrings to make you feel fabulous! Sales for the next 4 days will be included in the fundraising drive for Trans Justice Project, so get moving if you want to contribute! www.femmecraft.com #handmade #resin #glowinthedark #fabulous
A pair of furiously pink resin earrings in the shape of five pointed stars, with the word "fabulous" in the middle across two lines in silver holographic lettering. One earring is propped upright and the other is laying flat on the white background.A pair of furiously pink resin earrings in the shape of five pointed stars, with the word "fabulous" in the middle across two lines in silver holographic lettering. The earrings are hanging from a grey rod in front of a white background.A five pointed resin star with the word "fabulous" across two lines in lettering across the middle, shot in the dark so you can see the strong gold glow.A simple square digital graphic featuring a large yellow square at a jaunty angle against a background of white with black stars. The square reads "Trans justice project" with a pink arrow pointing away from the T, and over the square is black text that reads, "Let's Donate! 50% of all Sept sales will be donated to Trans Justice Project".
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K. @undeadrobins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've started my regular @kbspangler.com Rachel Peng series re-read. I wish more people knew about these books, because they're amazing.
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🍎 Lisa Brassington @agperiurban.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Brisbane butcher has been asked to stop selling “pork swords” after a shopper complained about his window display. The $4.50 sausage creations were deemed inappropriate for a family shopping centre. Now removed from view, see the large sign reading: “Please ask to see my pork sword.” #ausag #food
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Mindy @mindyhoyden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I have just spite bought a book. It's a spin off from a game I have never played and know nothing about. But if you come for one of my fav authors then I am going to give them money by buying their book. Take that person who will never see this skeet.
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Nate's Scary Myth @natesmith.dev · 25/09/2026
please keep Kidwelly in your thoughts. there's nothing wrong with her, she's doing amazing. you'd just be better off thinking about her than the ongoing collapse of civilization
A handsome black and brown shepherd mix on a rocky beach with a sunset behind her.. she has amazing posture
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is absolutely outrageous and gets more so as it goes on. I hadn’t heard anything about her for years and thought she had vanished completely from public life? www.tom-cox.com/at-home-with...
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At Home With The Actor, Influencer And Designer Philippa Islington-Smythe
Subscribe now In this EXCLUSIVE broadsheet newspaper interview today, the actor, influencer and designer Philippa Islington-Smythe (pictured) discusses the price of fame, her controversial new perfum...
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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻
A painting of fat blobby bears
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Have you seen enough baby otters today? No? Let me fix that for you.
A small brown otter named Steve crouches among green grass and dried twigs, gazing upward in a realistic wildlife photograph.  

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 23/09/2026
*weary voice of insect under flat rock* Also happy Wednesday! Today is a good day to buy my books because my stupid Summer Storm McBusted chimney is FINALLY getting repaired (!!) and I just paid the deposit 💀 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Wickhills
In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...
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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Elbow deep in a pencil sketch for the endpapers for this at the moment & I'd love anyone into Austen &/or Dragons &/or indie authors to help signal boost to nudge @tansyrr.bsky.social's project follower count up to, or better yet, over 150 peeps today: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...
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Coming soon: The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition
A cozy, romantic fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a society of matchmaking dragons and ruthless fortune-hunters...
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Wolfie Rankin @wolfierankin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Learn XXT.
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Veterinarian Saves Choking German Shepherd
YouTube video by Inside Edition
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Mindy @mindyhoyden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@anwyn.bsky.social @femmecraft.bsky.social my new shinies were waiting at the post office for me today. I think the Death Stars for tomorrow :)
Two sets of earrings on a fluffy pink background. One set of earrings is a speckled blue circle like a planet and the other is black  and white Death Stars.
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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Auferre 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @auferre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just finished @freyamarske.bsky.social's Bodies of Magic, which may be her best yet. (Given her previous books, that's saying a lot.) The first couple of chapters had me wondering if I'd be able to keep track of the characters. Instead I became so invested in them all I couldn't put it down.
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Rebecca @bluebec.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don't be racist isn't a hard hurdle to clear and yet so many people fail. I'm in awe of Kris Rallah-Baker and how he's championed himself and others
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The racist email that made this doctor take on the establishment
Australia's first Indigenous eye surgeon Kris Rallah-Baker has walked a zigzag path, driven by family struggles and overcoming "unashamed racism".
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Catlinye Maker @catlinyemaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Boy, this was good! Terrific coming-of-age story/murder mystery with world building that I really, really liked. An academy at peak exam time featuring five students who all have their own compelling stories that are slowly revealed over the course of the novel. #booksky #fantasy #reading
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey all, this is a very important video and it's not being seen. The border wall is violating sovereignty for the Tohono O'odham nation and destroying sacred cultural heritage Please share widely and support those advocating on the ground
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Sasha HC 🏳️‍🌈 @morecocoa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Bodies of Magic,” the new @freyamarske.bsky.social Freya Marske #book is Magical Medical School Murder Mystery Friend Group with a Little Queer Longing as a Treat. It’s got lots of competence, snark, and puzzles. Plus some anti-capitalism and pro-unionism. I will definitely read it again soon.
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Mindy @mindyhoyden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social I saw this yesterday record swap and it made me think of Everything Will Swallow You. I imagined the Australian version of Eric ferreting his way through looking for overlooked classics and informing sellers they had the less valuable second pressing.
People browsing at a record swap. People looking through blue crates of records for the perfect addition to their collection.
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Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am so overdue for a reread of this book. It's incredible.
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Veleda_k @veleda-k.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Judging from crime fiction and dramas, you'd think Iceland has the second highest murder rate in the world, second only to the English countryside.
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Kimmylea @kimmylea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Techbro: "Finally, a super intelligence! Super intelligence, how can we fix climate change?" SI: "according to the science you can fix it by stopping the burning fossil fuels 100 years ago, but you screwed the pooch on that haven't ya?" Techbro: "ok, this AI thing clearly still needs some work..."
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS is why we need young people in office.
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/09/2026
I was looking at the website of a dedicated romance bookstore in Devon and saw they had a section called "Books written with AI that are actually worth reading", and when I tell you I was inhaling deeply as I clicked. Should have known better. Props to Moonlit Chapters in Barnstaple, good work.
post reading: Look, if your using Gen AI to generate content in any form, then you need to rethink whether this community is for you.

I've seen an influx of authors, readers and bookish businesses using Gen AI in some form on their socials (and websites)  and somehow i am flabbergasted every time.

We should all know by now that Gen AI steals from creatives. So using it while claiming to love authors is a choice. Using it as a bookish business when you are making money off of your love of books, is a choice.

And its the wrong bloody choice. And you should see yourself out.
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/09/2026
I have read an actually ridiculous number of the books in this thread and strongly recommend you should do the same.
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 18/09/2026
Also I am still at the conference but everybody buy WICKHILLS so I can, probably, buy high blood pressure meds (I am going to bite so many people!) People are, at least, being very nice about the cover!
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Wickhills
In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Grey Charm (January 1967)
Margaret found her first grey hair when she was 19. By the time she was 25 the horned god of the wild earth had lavished her with a whole headful. She gave zero shits, embraced the situation unreservedly, used the money she had recently embezzled from Lord Tollerton-Whitworth to splurge on various requirements, including the first sprawling, half-derelict Gothic house she could find, got her nails done with no expense spared, then headed directly to the rescue centre. “No, not that one,” she said, as a young volunteer fetched a bony tabby for review. “That one there, at the back. The great big wide one with the eyes redolent of a rectal bombshell.”
Babushka groaned. She had been doing her best to melt into the walls. They were always gunning for her, these keen-fingered witchy types. Relentlessly felting tiny pointy hats for her, forcing her into diets against her will and making her pose awkwardly for photographs nobody would ever see. Three of them it had been now, in as many years. Each equipped with an apothecary table, a tarot obsession and a cupboard full of dried herbs. Babs had escaped from them all, only to return here. And now the cycle was renewing itself. Already planning her getaway, she vibrated sarcastically as Margaret sealed the barely accommodating basket. “Ahwwww, isn’t that sweet?” said Margaret. “Fwiends already.” “I’m not purring with you, you sashaying Wicca catastrophe,” thought Babs. “I’m purring at you.” When they arrived back at the house the place’s ambience was exactly the cliche she’d predicted but as they entered the converted attic office Margaret spoke with a candour and passion that surprised her. “This is where I keep the books,” she announced. “You’ll be taking care of those. British Telecom are installing the phone line on Monday. Unlock the front gate for the cunts and don’t disturb me unless it’s absolutely necessary. I worked my fragrant arse off to put myself in a position where I could turn this rea…
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Anwyn @anwyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reblobbing to make sure @kittenmorag.bsky.social sees this darling creation
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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 18/09/2026
The problem (big air quotes here) with finishing a @premeemohamed.com book is that whatever you read immediately after suffers by comparison. Go buy WICKHILLS! Buy it and read it!
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Sara “Blade” Reine @smreine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FREE BOOK: A dark fantasy novel about dying empire, forbidden desire, and how much it hurts to change. dl.bookfunnel.com/45kvhoa2x1 ⚔️ protag is hapless twink ⚔️ surprisingly steamy ⚔️ looks like m/m until it's m/x ⚔️ GoT-style "nobody is safe" ⚔️ viciously hates empire ⚔️ complicated women
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 16/09/2026
True story.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you have a pet that sometimes snags your clothes, or if you're clumsy like me, I've found Dritz Snag Nab It to be very useful. It's a needle with rough grooves on the tail end. Push the needle through the cloth and it'll pull the snag to the fabric's underside, where it will be hidden.
A green plaid flannel shirt with two snags on the face side of the fabric. There's a Snag Nab It needle next to the snag. The same flannel shirt, but the snags have disappeared. A photo of the underside of the cloth. The snag is now on the underside.
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
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Mindy @mindyhoyden.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Made in Sydney so I can afford the postage plus excellent products and prices. What more could you want?
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tweet from Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott):

GPS: TURN RIGHT IN 500 FEET

Ok

GPS: TURN LEFT

That's the wrong-

GPS: GO INTO THAT PARK

You're directing me to a dog again-

GPS: PET IT
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 09/09/2026
Just learned that Category Is Books, a lovely queer bookshop in Glasgow, has been targeted by transphobic violence, & is fundraising to cover the costs of a smashed window & roller shutters. I hate that they have to do this & would love to see them meet their goal.
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Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books
For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here are some otters in hats to complete your day.
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A four-panel collage shows Steve the otter wearing various colorful plush animal hats in a cozy indoor setting.  
No text is baked into the image.
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rekati.bsky.social @rekati.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Be the change you want to see in the world. Buy this book from Blackwell's with free and speedy shipping to the US. #booksky flex!
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Telehealth services: if you're more than 5 minutes late we will mark you AWOL, court martial you, and also charge you a $100 no show fee. Also telehealth services: the doctor may be up to three years late to your appointment. Stay on the line.
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KB @ktb543.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Hatred draws itself on your face and it doesn't use nice pens" 🤌🏼
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Swedens Softest Kitty @chizita.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You would repost a frog

a picture of a frog
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