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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This month’s book wrap up!

Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Books Celebrating Black Women Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #contemparyromance The themes were very common, biological clocks ticking too fast, boyfriend not feeling the same way about kids, social and parental peer pressure even in mid-late 30s. Okay story, I liked the main character.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Book Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #familytrauma I don’t read much contemporary fiction, glad this one was recommended! Four generations of ‘grown women’ each trying to do better than their mother. The author nailed a universal experience telling a very specific story.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Books Celebrating Black Female Authors!!! #booksky #blackbooksky #historicalfiction I have read fiction and nonfiction accounts of the ‘breeding’ of enslaved humans for profit before, but this book makes it more personal & more of a business model at the same time then anything else I have read.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Books Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #childabuse I am a huge Toni Morrison fan, yet somehow I didn’t even know this gem existed. It is written like beautiful spoken word poetry, it is compelling and hard to put down. Yet, the content is so painful, brutal, and relevant.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Reading Wrap for August… The Wandering Inn books are VERY long, so the have definitely cut into my book count for the year so far 😂🤦🏼‍♀️😂

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Monthly Wrap Up I’m also still reading Dungeon Crawler Carl everyday, usually for relaxing before going to sleep!

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Book Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #lgbtq+ This story is incredibly beautiful. It is a case where being ‘predictable’ and ‘simple’ means the author had no where to hide. Exquisite proses and symbolism were a sheer perfection. This novella should be studied as a great example of Allegory!

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Celebrating books by Black Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #historical #multiracialfamilies My Black to Front group never steers me wrong! This story was so compelling, bittersweet, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I ached for every single character. Lyrical, poetic, beautiful, & powerful.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Celebrating books by Black authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #history #funny I don’t know what to say about this one. If you’re a Civil War history buff, this book is super funny and charming. It is not really my cup of tea, but I am happy I read it. I think it would make a fantastic movie!

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 08/07/2026

If our faith doesn’t make room for compassion, we’ve missed the heart of the message Everyone deserves dignity, respect, a place where they are welcomed as they are, to know they belong, to know they matter & to know they are loved Love should always be louder than hate! #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

June’s Books Again what isn’t included is another reread of DCC! Out of this set, my top three are Happy Land, Honey, and The Mad Wife.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Books Celebrating Black Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #familytrauma #stolenwealth The research that went into this historical fiction makes it more historical than fictional. Some of the names have been changed, but millions of Black families have been and still are being robbed ‘legally’. 5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Books Celebrating Black Woman Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #motherdaughterstory #historicalfiction This book broke my heart open many times. The relationships between the mothers and the daughters are deeply complicated. The way society treated women in 1950, is too much like current headlines!

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Books Celebrating Black Women Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #lgbtq+representation I enjoyed this book very much! Two motherless girls growing up in the middle of the civil rights movement. The friendship, found families, and how two friends end up living two very different lives is engaging.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #intersectionality I don’t even know what to say about this book. I was mesmerized from page one. I love the writing style. The main character’s choices all seem reasonable in the moment. Where is the line between sanity and insanity.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #womanshealth #mentalhealth This book represents the experiences of women between the 1930s-1970s. It opens deep wounds, mental and physical, that come from women not being treated properly by society or the medical system.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Books Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #lgbtrepresentation #sapphicromance #comingofage I wasn’t sure I was going to like this one. It took me about 1/3 of the book to become invested in the characters. It turned into a great story of a woman awakening into her pleasure and power.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I read all 7 Dungeon Crawler Carl books again in April. They comfort and regulate me in ways I cannot explain. They give me hope, they help me feel powerful instead of powerless against the systems that are crushing us. I strongly recommend Cleopatra, Assata, and Atmosphere they are all great.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #lgbtqrepresentation #nasaprograms #latebloomer I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Central theme is figuring out who you are. Set in the early ‘80s it is a snapshot of how US policies were changing for the better. It is sad to see how far we have fallen. 3.5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #cleopatra I enjoyed this retelling of a story we all think we know, yet every generation needs to explore. Told in 1st person we experience Cleopatra’s emotions & insecurities intimately. It is written in prose that feels like poetry. 4/5🌟

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Joe "Radical Left Scum" Fink 🇸🇮 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇬🇱 🇺🇳🌈🇯🇴 @joefink53.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

On this day in 1939 contralto Marian Anderson sang before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington an event organized by President Franklin Roosevelt after being denied permission to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall in Philadelphia by the DAR...

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #retellingoldtales #jewishmythology #lgbtqrepresentation I wanted to like this one more than I did. It was an ok story, not sure if it is official YA, but definitely reads like YA. The concept of rewriting a golem myth is interesting, the writing isn’t. 3/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #familysecrets This novel told all in verse explores grief, relationships, family secrets, and growing up. How can a man be such a great dad, but such a terrible partner? How can we experience a person who isn’t there anymore? 4/5 🌟

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Go make some good trouble today. 💚

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #dystopian The author’s style combines a childlike sense of wonder with a woman’s philosophical insights on freedom, resilience and what it means to be human. I found it to be an interesting little story. What would it be like to be the only soul alive. 3.5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Celebrating Women Authors, #booksky #dystopianfuture This book rides the line between tween and young teen. Joann enters cryosleep to repopulate Earth in 200 years, but wakes up alone. The book explores themes of resilience and optimism. I would like to read this with a class of 13-14 year olds.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #firstloves This is a beautiful story about first love, identity, memories, and how we journey through life (and space). We often feel that longing to know where we came from. The entire story is a series of poems, not a spare word. 5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Celebrating Black Authors! #resistance #booksky #blackbooksky This book is inspiring and powerful! I don’t think I can say enough good things about it. This collection of interviews, essays, and speeches are important to today’s struggle. Ms Davis ties together many threads of oppression. 5/5 🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Books Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky Heart wrenching story about grief, guilt, and the hope to go on when nothing seems worth it. It is beautiful and gripping. It started slowly, but then really drew me in. The ending was very special. 4/5 🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Books…. I have been addicted to Dungeon Crawler Carl. I caved to peer pressure on Dec 21st and started the audiobooks. I finished all 7 by January 7th. I have tried to read many other books over the last two weeks, but nothing is holding my attention. I gave in and started the books over.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Books Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #education Wow!!! Wow!!! Everyone, especially those in education, should read this right away! If you are a student, if you are a parent, if you are a teacher of any kind, stop what you are doing and read this book! 5/5 🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Books Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #itcanhappenhere A touching tale about life long female friendships, it is also is a cautionary tale for women in the US. It makes me so angry to know that generations of women have been terrorized by their government and as Americans we were involved.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Books Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky It took me awhile to get into this novel, however by 1/2 way, I couldn’t put it down. The story is told only through letters. I really like having the main character be mid 70’s and dealing with real issues concerning family, health, and past choices.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 11/12/2025

On this day in 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were sentenced to death and denied any right to appeal for defending themselves after a white mob attacked them.

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Dec. 11, 1917 | U.S. Army Executes 13 Black Soldiers in Texas

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Books Celebrating Black Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #realhistory Based on the life of a woman and the horrors she endured and witnessed as the ‘yellow wife’ of a slave auctioneer. Not a book for the squeamish, however I think all white people NEED to bare witness to these horrific atrocities.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Books Celebrating Black Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky The experience Medusa had when SHE was put on trial for what was done TO HER, when words were easily twisted to make her doubt herself, one violent act ‘ruined’ her making her an outcast monster forever still happens to girls everywhere. 5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Books Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #mythologyretold I would recommend this YA book for tween and up. It has romance that illustrates mutual consent, respect, personal responsibility, and independence. Persephone is one of my favorite goddess and this was a brilliant retelling of her story.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Books Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #classics #thoughtexperiment This classic is a tough read. I think I scored it low only because it took lots of brain power to get used to the language and the rhythm. This book was written as a thought experiment and it that way, it is awesome. 3/5🌟.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Book Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #lgbtq+representation Book 3 in the YA Flowers of Prophecy series, it gets into more world building and deeper into the complex friendships & divided loyalties. It might a long time before book 4 comes out, but I will definitely line up to get it. 4/5 🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Book Celebrating Female Authors! #booksky #lgbtq+representation Book 2 in the series. What I most appreciate about this series is the representation of humanity in all its forms. There are characters of all shades, many sexualities (without any ‘sex’ scenes), & many different kinds of friendships.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Celebrating Women Authors! #booksky #lgbtq+representation #latinx The author is Indigenous, Latinx, & queer. She was inspired to create queer fantasy novels with strong women of color in Latin American-inspired settings. Very much geared for the younger side of YA fans. Solid story. Recommend 3.5/5

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Celebrating Black Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #activism And So I Roar is the winner of the Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize 2025, it is a powerful story about courage, truth, and finding your voice. Reading this book was not comfortable, but it felt important to bear witness. Strongly recommend.

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Not my usual content, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Celebrating Black Female Authors! #booksky #blackbooksky #medicalmalpractice This novel, inspired by true events concerning a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama (1973) exposes an egregious medical injustice. This is especially for those who said ‘discrimination’ happened a LONG time ago. 5/5🌟

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Sandie @sandiegrams.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Books celebrating female authors! #booksky #resistance #womenwarriors Set just after WW2, with lots of flashbacks to WW1. It is very relevant to today. The story focuses on two women, but it honors all the fighting and intelligence work of women in the resistance against fascism. Strong 4.5/5 🌟.

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