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The Book Analysts @thebookanalysts.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Happy March all! We will be reading #Enshittification and #TheRavenScholar but also catching up on Feb reads 🤭 Join us if you are want a #bookclub that has chill vibes. Even if you don't read BOTMs but want a community that has evens like #readathons! Thx @emreads56.bsky.social for the graphics 💖

spring book graphic with bunnies, lambs, duckies and flowers

spring book graphic with bees, flowers, moths, and snails

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

My reading plan for March includes two buddy reads, a book of the month, and a dystopia themed read all with my favorite book club, @thebookanalysts.bsky.social 🙌🏻🥰 #booksky

A graphic showing the 8 books I plan to read this month, including Cross Examined by Josh Scott, Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy, Geometries of Belonging by RB Lemberg, Angels and Man by Rafael Nicolas, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane, and Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink.

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Finished 4 books this month- fav is Mirrored Heavens by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social, can't say enough good things about the audiobook especially!! Just wow on all fronts. Thank you @thebookanalysts.bsky.social for another great month of book talk. #booksky #storygraph

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

That feeling when you've been waiting for two characters to get back together for two and a half books and it FINALLY HAPPENS 😭😍 #booksky #MirroredHeavens

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Reading report from January! Finished 7 books, most favorite being Angels Before Man by @nicosraf.bsky.social. Loving the conversations over at @thebookanalysts.bsky.social discord server as always! And so happy to have left Goodreads for good, for @thestorygraph.com #booksky

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

My Switch2 decals came in and man oh man am I excited

My Switch2, dock, and joycon grip decked out in a dark floral decal and flower joystick caps

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rafael nicolás @nicosraf.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Hello! I just finished my book trilogy about gay angels and the end of the world :) please check it out if that sounds fun to you

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Me, reading the news, every morning but especially today: what the FUCK

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Rolling into 2026 with my favorite new mug

Photo of a mug picturing a dumpster fire with the words "everything's fine!" on it, and the inside lip of the mug says "I'm fine" with flames

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New reading goals for 2026: read 1 nonfiction, 1 fiction, and 1 audiobook every month. Up this month: -Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolas -Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick -Living Our Beliefs by Kenneth L Carder #booksky @thebookanalysts.bsky.social

January Reading Plan: photos of the three books I'll read this month and two extras if I have time

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The Book Analysts @thebookanalysts.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

If you’re looking for a book club in the new year, I have one! We’re all 25+ and we read a mix of genres. We are in Discord and Storygraph #bookclub 💙📚🌈🪐🖊️ #books #reading #booksky #readingchallenge #storygraph #bingo #readingprompts #thebookanalysts #readinggoals

BOTM themes '26: The Book Analysts
Jan - Dreams involved in the plot
Feb - Comedy or Humour
Mar - A single object on the cover (key, crown, knife)
Apr - Botanical theme
May - A book that fills a challenge prompt
Jun - Involves a sport
Jul - Has family drama
Aug - A book published pre-2020
Sep - A book where a house is central to the story (cozy or creepy)
Oct - Music (Title, theme, etc)
Nov - Anthology Collection
Dec - A genre you don’t tend to read

Book Analyst Bingo board with cute cats around it

Jan BOTM: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Jan Buddy reads: Strange the Dreamer, Red Rising, and Dreams Lie Beneath

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Didn't quite meet my reading goals this year but still got through 29 great books! @thebookanalysts.bsky.social looking forward to being more active in the discord this year!

I read 29 books in 2025, didn't quite meet my goal because I've been too tired to read much since starting my new job. But I'm planning to get back into it in the new year!

My favorite fiction was probably Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (a bit of a surprise, considering that author's other works, lol). Runner up would be Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.

Favorite nonfiction was definitely Disarming Leviathan by Caleb Campbell (topic: Christian Nationalism), and an extremely close runner up would be Transforming by Austen Hartke (topic: transgender Christian experiences).

Favorite audiobook performance (and this is the new favorite audiobook performance of all time for me, surpassing Black Sun by Roanhorse) is Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. Do not listen to this while driving like I did, ended up having to squint at the interstate through tears. It is brutally good.

Image of the covers of all 29 books I read this year

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

It's not even 7:30 yet and my work radio is playing Gangnam Style. I work in a doctor's office. 😑

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Sitting on the couch with my book on my lap, staring into space, counts as reading, right?

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Finally back to chipping away at my TBR- starting out with a loan from my dear friend @burgs.bsky.social (Don't mind the garage mess in the background- hazard of being married to a mechanic lol) #CurrentlyReading Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolas 🌈📚💙

Photo of me holding the book Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolas

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

playing the game of "how many other things on my to-do list can I accomplish before I actually have to sit down and write this grant?" 🙈

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

So tired that I tried to brew a pot of coffee into a single travel mug this morning 🙈

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Me: *hasn't paid attention to the political situation in this country since I'm adjusting to working full time again, logs on to social media this afternoon* Also me: *sees the situation and backs into the bushes like Homer Simpson*

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

My ultra-lukewarm take of the day: insurance companies should try just letting people have their fucking insulin 🫠

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Not only did I get the job, but I also got this pronouns name badge sticker that I really love #nonbinary #pride

Photo of my work ID badge featuring a pronoun sticker that says "they/them"

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It's a quad espresso shot kind of day 🫠

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

When you're trying to journal but your roommate wants to snuggle 😂🥰

A brindle pitbull nudging my pen with her nose while I try to write

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

it went well!! I am blessed to have such a wonderful group of people to share my faith with <3

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Preaching as a lay servant for the very first time today! Prayers extreeeeeeemly appreciated 🙏🏻🙌🏻 #beUMC

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Feeling good- signed the offer letter for my new job today!

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Am I becoming that annoying person that only posts about their vehicle? Maybe. But just look at her. 😍 #Jeep #Wagoneer #Vintage #JeepLife

My 1983 Jeep Wagoneer sits in front of the water at sunset

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy birthday to me! Meet my new baby: an '83 Jeep Wagoneer

A photo of my Jeep Wagoneer. It is cream and brown colored.

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Update: interview on Monday! 🎉

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

that feeling when you apply to a job you'd be perfect for and you're stuck in purgatory until they decide if they'll respond to your email 🫠

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Two headlines in the New York Times today.

Two NYT headlines stating the WH wants to promote more childbearing and the EPA is ending testing for chemicals that hurt children.

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'm supposed to be studying. But my husband isn't home, so I could go thrifting...

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

the thing I hate most about that rfk quote is that autistic lives have value and worth and beauty and dignity whether they are able to do the things other people do or not. no one is defined by ability or lack thereof and to frame divergence as lack is monster stuff, utterly godless

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Accidentally finished this a day early, but I'm not too broken up over it. This unfortunately wasn't the meaningful devotional I'd hoped it would be, but it has a few nuggets of wisdom here and there. 💙📚💡 Storygraph review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4a45... #ProgressiveChristian

The cover of Rise: An Authentic Lenten Devotional by John Pavlovitz

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

shopping for music related stuff is bonkers. I need a new clarinet case and the range of prices on these bags is literally $30-$500.

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Got emotionally destroyed on my car ride today, listening to Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. The audiobook performance is an EXPERIENCE, 10/10, do recommend. Review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/32db... 💙📚

Screenshot of the audiobook of Grief is the Thing with Feathers

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Ran my first black trails this weekend!! #Jeep

Picture of me in my Jeep, it is very very dirty

Picture of me driving my Jeep through the Quarry at Rausch Creek in PA

Picture of three jeeps in a parking lot, from left to right they are my friend Matt's, my husband's, and mine

Selfie of me and my husband smiling in the rain, he has on a Carhartt and I have a purple rain coat

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Packing for camping with an #ostomy always feels like an exercise in fortune telling to me. How much supplies will I need? Probably not even half as much as I'm taking...

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Getting ready for Jeep weekend! This sweet baby wants to keep me from packing the clean clothes lol

A photo of my brindle pitbull Mya, curled up and pouting on top of my laundry pile on my bed

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I’m a Purple Reader 🟣📓 🌀 Unconventional. 🧬 Visionary. ✨ Drawn to strange beauty, surreal twists, and radical ideas. What kind of reader are you? readyourcolor.com #purplereader 💙📚 #ReadYourColor

The Purple Reader is The Unbound Innovator-a bold, unconventional thinker who thrives on experimental storytelling and genre-defying narratives. They read to challenge norms, stretch their imagination, and fuel radical creativity. After finishing a book, they want to feel intellectually awakened and creatively invigorated, as if they've glimpsed a new way of seeing the world.

YOU ARE A PURPLE READER

Red Reader

55%

Blue Reader

45%

Yellow Reader

15%

Orange Reader

40%

Green Reader

20%

Purple Reader

70%

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A few days left to sign up for this book study 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈📚💙

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Went book shopping and planned my reads for April! My book club reads are Grief is the Thing with Feathers for @thebookanalysts.bsky.social; Lost Ark Dreaming and To Shape a Dragon's Breath for SFF Book Club. If I get all of these done, I might finally get around to Mirrored Heavens. 💙📚

A graphic with covers of books I plan to read in April, with purple flowers in the background. The books include:
-Please Stop Trying To Leave Me by Alana Saab
-Neuromancer by WIlliam Gibson
-Rise by John Pavlovitz
-Living Our Beliefs by Kenneth Carder
-The Soldiers Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian
-Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter
-Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
-To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
-Divine Echoes by Mark Gregory Karris

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Emily @emreads56.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Happy World Autism Awareness Day! 🏳️‍🌈♾️ Our club is actually running a ND Awareness challenge this month. If anyone wants to join our neurospicy event for the month, grab the link in our bio. 💖 #booksky 💙📚🎧🌈 @thebookanalysts.bsky.social #thebookanalysts #ND #neurodiversity #neurospicy

Reading update 1: Don't Let the Forest in by C.G Drews at 20%. Anxiety Rep

"April Reading Challenge. Neurodiversity Awareness: This representation can be from the author and/or the characters! Both struggles and successes of the conditions. Read-a-thon April 26-27"
Around that is flowers with different ND conditions like OCD, ADHD, Autism, Bipolar, Dyslexia, "and more!"

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Updated my reading templates for @thebookanalysts.bsky.social book club! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite book clubs ever, I have so much fun in our discord. 🥰 💙📚

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My #Storygraph Wrap Up for March 2025! Finished 9 books this month. 💙📚

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Super excited to crack this baby open 🙌🏻 #beUMC 💙📚💡

Photo of me holding a book called "The Christian as Minister: An Exploration Into the Meaning of God's Call"

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Excited to share that I'm leading an online study group, to read @austenhartke.bsky.social's "Transforming." Join here if you're interested in participating: forms.gle/rf4MyKJUKshL... Email me at skwoods15@gmail.com if you have questions. #OpenChristian #ProgressiveChristian #TransChristian #LGBT

Graphic with the trans pride flag as a background, titled "Online Book Study Group." Includes the cover of Austen Hartke's "Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians." Text in the graphic reads:
Who: Felton Viola United Methodist Church
What: an affirming, inclusive book study
When: April 13-May 24
Where: Online, in a private Google Classroom
Why: to learn more about trans theology and trans Christian experience

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Sarah Sheppard @sarahsheep18.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I've got three BINGO's on @thebookanalysts.bsky.social 2025 Bingo card! Planning to fill the whole card by the end of the year. 💙📚

The Book Analysts 2025 Bingo Card, showing I have BINGO three ways, from 19 books

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