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Leanne Yanabu

@olopua.bsky.social

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She/her. University of New Mexico website designer. I love reading, board games, roller skating, photography, cooking and hiking. First 25 posts are books that changed my outlook. Ongoing posts are current reads. See me at olopua.com

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Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

"Trudeau & Doonsebury" by Joshua Kendall. Black and white cover image of Mike Doonesbury writing at a drafting table

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"The Secret Life of Lobsters" by Trevor Corson. Cover drawing of a larger lobster claw against a white background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Strangers" by Belle Burden. Two cutout bird shapes, one blue and one black, facing opposite directions

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Recycled Doonesbury" by G.B. Trudeau. Cover image of a bird in a cage with the comic paper on the bottom of the cage

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Never Go Back" by Lee Child. A drop forming in a pool of water, with the US Capitol reflected within

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Love, Loss, and What I Wore" written and illustrated by Ilene Beckman. Thin black text over a white background. A line drawing of a red shift dress with spaghetti straps on a hanger decorates this spare cover

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Bones of Hilo" by Eric Redman. A foreboding image of coconut trees silhouetted against a dark, dim, foggy background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Doonesbury Nation" by G.B. Trudeau. A cartoon drawing of Zonker in a headband, a long sleeved shirt and bell bottoms with a flower border crowdsurfing at a concert with a full moon in the background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Working Stiff" by Judy Melinek MD and TJ Mitchell. A blue latex-gloved hand with a scalpel extending down toward a red title over a white grid background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Little Free Libraries around here have many such oddities

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Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"Justice in the Mountains" by Deane C. Davis. Title is in green with author text in red. Background white with a black and white drawing of a judge with a gavel in his hand. A pile of books and an inkwell with a feather are also on the bench.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Disposable" by Sarah Jones. Black and white photo of an American flag floating upside down suspended above an empty rain soaked highway with clouds hovering overhead

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"From Hardtack to Home Fries" by Barbara Haber. Black and white photo of the back of a person in a dress and an apron with a hat, bending over a countertop with baking materials arranged on shelves and the table. Lower half of cover is the title, subtitle and author in a white, blue, and tan square over a red and white checkboard tablecloth pattern

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe" by Carlos Hernandez. Cover illustration two children in front of a sink and faucet, with four versions of the girl looking over the two. The girl in the foreground has her hair in a hairclip

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Impossible Owls" by Brian Phillips. Cover shows Queen Elizabeth's portrait overlaid with pictures of an owl and a tiger

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"House Made of Dawn" by N. Scott Momaday. Black cover with 8 red spheres like eclipsing planets in a roughly circular formation

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"Lost Among the Birds" by Neil Hayward. White cover with a drawing of a man looking through binoculars at a branch with multiple colorful birds

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"Sal & Gabi Break the Universe" by Carlos Hernandez. Colorful drawing of two children holding on to the title of the book, which has cracks in it, against a background of a bright-colored town and palm trees

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Tales from the Expat Harem" Title in purple script laid over a stock photo of the blue mosque with 6 minarets in Istanbul, Turkey. The photo is partially obscured by a curtain in the foreground. The bottom part of the cover has a blue on blue decorative floral print.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"The Crystal Desert" by David Campbell. Cover shows a collage of blue icebergs in Antarctica

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Chaco Canyon is sacred—and a living landscape! Make your voice heard. Chaco Canyon is not for sale. And, we’re fighting like hell to protect it. Join us! Submit your public comment here: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Like a fuzzy demogorgon

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Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"How can I help you" by Laura Sims. Black cover with white text. Cover illustration is a library checkout manila pocket card on fire

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Love your fit

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Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"Lies and Weddings" by Kevin Kwan. Title and author's name in outlined hot pink, cover image of a bride and groom holding hands, facing away from the viewer, with 6 coconut trees outlined against an erupting volcano

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Advice no one asked for" by Jenny Hagel. Light blue background, white title and author text. A blank white folded paper fortune teller is centered on the cover.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"This Beautiful, Ridiculous City" by Kay Sohini. Cover drawing of the author in a blue jacket with a striped shirt and black pants, slightly turning away to the right, in a New York subway as people enter a train in the background. A sign on the right says "West 4 St"

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"Cannon" by Lee Lai. Cover is a drawing of a woman in a t-shirt and black apron, with a startled expression on her face, with a red and black background, with bird wings surrounding her.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"Dark Skies" by Tiffany Francis-Baker. Cover image drawn by the author, depicting a mountain and pine trees below a night sky with northern lights, a half moon, and the big dipper constellation

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"American Photographs" by Walker Evans. Black title, author, and publisher text over a light grey square cover

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

"Meet Me by the Fountain" by Alexandra Lange. Cover is a collage of the insides of several malls, recent and past.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"Survival in the Office" by Risu Akizuki. Volume 2 of the Office Ladies manga. Cartoon people on small bowls and plates, against a white background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It says, "Eat Shit". Just kidding, it says "Flame Retardant"

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It was a fast read. I would have liked to have heard more about how she balanced her family life with her professional life. I agree that I was never under any illusions that Facebook was some kind of force for good.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Black title and author on a white background; cover image is a blue trapezoid with rounded corners; a stylized gray shark fin with a shadow protrudes from the top left corner

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"Raising Raffi" by Keith Gessen. White background, crayoned letters in aqua, red, green.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"Hong Konged" by Paul Hanstedt. Cover title in red with a yellow background. Two photos of the Hanstedt children, one photo a chicken's head in a white bowl with black chopsticks overlaid. A drawing of an asian gong in the bottom right.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"Pig Years" by Ellyn Gaydos. A combination of three stock images: a red Shaker shovel with a blue morning glory flower and vine twisting around it, embedded in a smattering of brown soil, on a white background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"A Fool's Errand" by Lonnie G. Bunch III. Photo of Mr. Bunch in a suit and a gold tie, wearing glasses and a kindly smile, hands clasped in front of him. Background is the filigree metal corona of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"Metamaus" by Art Spiegelman. A cartoon drawing of half a mouse face in closeup with a lit cigarette protruding from his mouth over a black background. The mouse has an aqua collared shirt under a black vest. The mouse's eye is a cutout with a swastika and a death's head stylized cat in red.

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"The Red Parts" by Maggie Nelson. Title and author in white uppercase text on a black background

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

"Stone Fruit" by Lee Lai. Cover drawing in blue tritone, a side view of two women walking single file, with a child between them, gleefully running with her hands up. All three are wearing pants, jackets, and books. The background is a leafy, grassy forest

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This is what fesshole is for

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

"Which Lie Did I Tell?" by William Goldman. Cover is a variety of fonts in autumn colors; background is two rhomboids in light green and light orange, with a photo of a hand poking out of a coat and shirt sleeve, pointing with the index finger

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"The Lantern of Lost Memories" by Sanaka Hiiragi. Cover is light blue/gray background with a pink frame. Cover illustration is a drawing of a person sitting on a chair under a lantern with pictures of a mountain and a moon or sun above a white tree

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"Life will be the death of me" by Chelsea Handler. Photo of the author, smiling, dressed in a white shirt and white pants, crosslegged and holding two oranges, sitting on a low white bed, flanked by her two rescue Chows wearing green bandannas

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

"Killing Floor" by Lee Child. Title and author in black uppercase over a white background with a red handprint

Leanne Yanabu @olopua.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"No Road Leading Back" by Chris Heath. Cover shows a misty forest with white text overlay