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Trans Rights Readathon @trreadathon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Trans Rights Readathon is right around the corner. We've got some exciting new plans this year, and we're compiling some resources for indie authors. Many of them are still in the works and will be announced publicly throughout March. 🤍💗💙 #TRR26 #transrightsreadathon #indieauthors

Rainbow text over a psychedelic background. At the bottom of the image, are two graphics from artist PocketMilo. In one, a brown-skinned person with purple hair and a pink outfit, smiles while holding a potted houseplant. Opposite, a brown-skinned person with green hair and vitiligo gives a haircut to a light-skinned person with red hair and prominent top surgery scars. Text reads: Is Your Book a Good Fit? The Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to seek out works by and/or about trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender non-conforming authors or main characters.

Rainbow text over a psychedelic background. A graphic by artist PocketMilo appears at the bottom of the slide, and depicts two people embracing. Their faces are partially obscured. They are surrounded by lush vines. A trans pride flag is visible on the back of the nearer figure’s coat. Text reads: If So, You Should Know… We heard you last year when you said that you wanted more resources for the event. Which is why...

Rainbow text over a psychedelic background. At the bottom of the page, a graphic by artist PocketMilo shows two light-skinned people lying side-by-side in bed with their legs intertwined. One has visible top surgery scars, is wearing plaid shorts, and has fallen asleep while holding a book. The other wears baggy pants, socks, and a crop top, and is reading a book. Text reads: We’re Planning Something Big! If you’re interested in learning more, send an email with the subject line “Indie Author” to transreadathon@gmail.com, and we’ll forward the details to help you plan ahead.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

🚫pretending anything in life isn’t political 🚫AI 🚫ignoring or speaking over marginalized voices 🚫HP-related anything If this is your vibe, join me for free or support me for $5 a month to disrupt publishing for the better: celestial.binderybooks.com

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

✅inclusive otherworldly stories ✅Black & Indigenous & queer & disabled stories ✅indie authors ✅having thoughtful & sometimes tough conversations in community ✅FUN & WHIMSY & JOY because reading intentionally and being a caring person is still super fun!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

HEY! it’s disability pride month. why aren’t you following my Bindery? you can join for free OR $5/month (which is a very small ask ‘cause a coffee costs more). help me publish inclusive books someday! & join a fun community with readathons & book clubs. 🥰 celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

i tried to read 7 books in 7 days … except there’s also two labubu unboxings, a quick cat interview, and a brutal heat wave. youtu.be/_NpY-XTizjg #Booksky

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7 books in 7 days | reading a book a day to catch up to my reading goal!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

our next readathon is THIS WEEKEND! Saturday through Monday! you can join for as little or as much of the readathon as you can. :) 2/2 #Booksky celestial.binderybooks.com

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Bindery Books

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

the BEST way i’ve ever broken a reading slump is in community. that little extra bit of accountability and challenge helps me out SO much! i host monthly weekend readathons for my Bindery community - they’re like fun group chats with lots of check ins. 1/2

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

okay, it took me THREE MONTHS to sit down and film this … but i finally did the get to know my book taste tag! (created by Mari and Sam AND they have a playlist so you can watch everyone’s answers and find some new booktubers to follow!) #Booksky www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdfK...

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get to know my book taste tag | will we vibe or FIGHT?

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

BREAKING NEWS: BOOKCON IS RETURNING APRIL 2026!! April 18-19, 2026. Javits Center. Be there or be square! 📚 books mentioned: - How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder - The Isle in the Silver Sea - The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery - Cursed Daughters #Booksky #BookCon #BookCommunity

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

HEY! i want you to join my community for our readathon this weekend :) lovely vibes. intentional readers. text-based reading accountability that’s introvert-friendly. to join, just follow me for free on Bindery and then you’ll get access to ye olde Discord! celestial.binderybooks.com #booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

BOOKNET FEST 2025 VLOG JUST DROPPED! featuring all our favorite creators, LOTS of panel clips, and insight into the most special book event i’ve ever been part of!! check it out on youtube now!! youtu.be/JHrLagzkgLo #booksky #booknetfest

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a bookish creator's DREAM | booknet fest 2025 vlog

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Elatsoe with the Celestial book club starts today!! Join us for a fun, forum-based discussion (in a pretty cool group). We read speculative backlisted books. celestial.binderybooks.com

Into the Drowning Deep and Metal From Heaven

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Bindery’s disruption of the publishing industry also takes marketing pressure away from the authors. nobody should have to post on social media to survive. they only need to write! subscribe for FREE or for $5/mo for extra support ⬇️ celestial.binderybooks.com 2/2

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

i don’t want to hear about that booktok man’s publishing deal. i DO want you to take 3 seconds to follow me for free on Bindery (and support all Bindery creators) so we can make the publishing world more ethical & uplift voices that are constantly ignored. 1/2 #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

love this!! we’re definitely going to keep it in some way, but we might just end up, taking out the first page and putting it in a scrapbook of some kind. but we’re also brainstorming ways to have a very bookish guest book!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

thank you to everyone following along on the reading road to rings for your love and support and the sweetest comments!! 4/4

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

🤭 engagement book haul video also coming soon and i’m not even kidding because i got some VERY VERY exciting books 😂. i’m excited to share the whole story with you all, but for today we’re just focused on celebrating. 3/4

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

and the BIGGEST shoutout to Savannah at Saga Press (lots of you already know and adore her) who had a hand in his clever trickery!! Kyle proposed in her adorably cozy office, and I left with so many books that we needed to use multiple bags to cart them out of there. 2/4

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

i’m officially engaged to my best friend!!! 🥹💍🥳 we’re going to share ALL the details of Kyle’s proposal-ing in a video very soon, but just know that he crafted the most special moment he possibly could have. 1/4 #Booksky

This is how you lose the time war with a ring inside

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

achillean sci fi & fantasy books that you simply MUST check out!! do it, okay?? 📚 books mentioned: - When Among Crows by Veronica Roth - Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho - A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow #Booksky #queerbooks

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

two book events that are gonna ROCK your SOCKS off!! 📍Booknet Fest May 23-24, 2025 Drury Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida 📍Imaginarium Book Festival June 6-7 2025 University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC #bookevents #booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

read, support, and uplift books by marginalized authors today & every day. 📚 books mentioned: - Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass - Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson (sorry the mic revolted today lol) #Booksky #readbannedbooks

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

if you could force more specific kinds of fantasy books to appear in the world … what would you want to read about?  (please be as specific as you want. i dig it) #fantasybooks #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #bookishopinions #booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The Seep by Chana Porter, An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon, and The Stars Undying by Emery Robin! OH and very different vibe, but since I didn’t mention nonfic initially, I’ll throw in Heavyweight by Solomon Brager for an interesting graphic memoir.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

my book club just started Dragonfruit AND announced our summer reading lineup (the votes were soooo close)! we chat casually in Discord forums (so you can share spoilers once you finish each segment). love to have you with us! it’s free to join the community: celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky

Book covers: Elatsoe, Into the Drowning Deep, Metal From Heaven

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

hey! I talk about a lot of Jewish SFF and horror (and mostly read queer books) if that’s your vibe! :)

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

huge news … Kyle did it!! the reading road to rings has been completed!! (now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!) (and stay tuned for future news 👀) 📚 books mentioned: - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova #Booksky #readingroadtorings

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

magical & mystical sapphic books hit every time! 📚 books mentioned: - The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King - Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia - But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo thank you to William Morrow, Get Underlined, and Tordotcom for the gifted copies! #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

book recs that give me black mirror vibes!! 📚 books mentioned: - Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase - The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo - Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies! #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

anywayyyyyy support a Jewish book creator by following me on Bindery (for free)! maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

like why do i have two nickels!!!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

at this rate mein kampf is about to start showing up on bookstagram rec tables because what do you mean ANOTHER bookstagrammer included it in ANOTHER aesthetic photo post? 😭

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Huh? It’s non fiction. It’s a memoir.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

this was a deeply emotional read that i want to place in everyone’s hands right now. 📚 books mentioned: - Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy. #booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

🌲 i’m always delighted to see a really big tree, what can i say?? but seriously, this was a touching story involving love, loss, and nature. thank you so much to Redwood & Relay Influence for inviting me! 🎭 show mentioned: Redwood #redwoodmusical #booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

the joy that screaming about this series gives me is unmatched tbh N.K. Jemisin deserves all the praise, always #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

bookish brand trip - the sequel?! everyone’s asking for more shelves and the city vlogs, so i’m here to deliver! come along with me to LA for a wildly fun weekend with 115 book creators. (also pls watch bc it took me 15 years to edit & then exporting failed 3 TIMES) youtu.be/594LI-JqI0w #Booksky

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bookish brand trip?!? | shelves and the city los angeles 2025 vlog!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

⬇️ what do you love about your library? please join me in the fight to save our libraries. here are four things you can do RIGHT NOW! EveryLibrary works to support and defend public and school libraries, and they put together a simple website that helps you take immediate action. 1/2 #Booksky

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

i forgot how much i adored the dedication of Raybearer. (this month’s book club pick!! come read with us!! 💕 📖 ☀️) #Booksky

For the kid scanning fairy tales for a hero with a face like theirs.

And for the girls whose stories we compressed into pities and wonders, triumphs and cautions, without asking, even once, for their names.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

of course we do! libraries also offer tv shows, movies, access to computers/internet, printing, museum passes, research databases, educational programming for all ages, story times, fun classes and clubs, and so much more. having access to a free community spaces that provides SO much is amazing.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Yes! I’m disabled and it’s one of MANY reasons why I am grateful for libraries and their resources. ♥️

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@barneydefanfaler.bsky.social link is next in the thread here as well as the video!

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

You can’t take any of the actions I shared unless you have a US address. Maybe you can submit letters to editors, but something tells me you won’t. I hope that if you try to create change for your country, people show more compassion to you than you’ve shown to folks in this reply thread.

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Please don’t feel the need to engage with the grumpy Canadian. Your energy is way better spent elsewhere! ♥️ (But please follow the action steps I shared in this video & in the EveryLibrary link. We’re creating tangible change every day! Today, one local library was funded. Let’s save IMLS. ✨)

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

it’s National Library Week, and there are actions Americans can take to support libraries TODAY! visit >> saveimls.org << and sign the petition, send an email, and more. (seriously, it couldn’t be EASIER to do.)

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Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!

Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky please join me in the fight to save our libraries. EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.

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