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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I saw a woman on the train pull out Martyr by Kaveh Akbar, and I could not stop myself from telling her I loved that book. I think my heart skipped a beat 💀 #booksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I definitely could make a favorite books of 2025 list…but that would be quitting! 12 days is so much time to find a new fave #booksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It was hard to just narrow it down! The prose in the book and stunning and there were so many quotes I tabbed. I also loved exploring the idea of how to make your death meaningful. Made me very introspective

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

haven't posted here in so long, but I came to say: if you haven't read Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, stop what you're doing a read it right now. #booksky #bookrecommendation

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

That’s how I felt about some of her other works. Gotta get to Dear Vicky soon!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Ooo these are so entertaining! Which one?

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I’ve heard such good things about this!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Great read, I enjoyed that one!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Some of my Memorial Day weekend reads. What was your favorite read this long weekend? #booksky

Hand holding 3 books in front of a bookshelf:

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Consider this my formal apology with tears for my post yesterday. I thought this one was getting here on May 20th and I was salty 💀 #booksky #blackbooksky

Hand holding a copy of the book Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

So when I preorder a book, it should be at my door the day it comes out??

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Picked up Mosab Abu Toha’s new release, Forest of Noise, and each page has been a beautifully written gut punch. Such a powerful poetry collection #booksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Blacktop Wasteland 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Listening to a romance audiobook, and I’ve decided that fake dating is my favorite trope. Will not be taking questions at this time thx 🫶🏾 #booksky #romancebooksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Thank you #Sinners for sending me on a vampire/black gothic horror book hunt. Just upped my tbr by so much lol #booksky

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So, I hear ya’ll like #Sinners. might I also humbly suggest…

Book cover to the novella Ring Shout featuring two black hands outstretched with a triangular klansman hood in the background with two open mouths with teeth for eyes.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn You should’ve read this book already…But if you haven’t, read this if you want an engaging YA fantasy with a well thought out magic system and characters that take you through all the emotions. Starting Bloodmarked soon, and I’m so excited to get back into this world.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ A Burst of Light: And Other Essays - Audre Lorde Read this if you’re in the mood for some black feminist wisdom or want a thought-provoking examination of life and legacy. Really enjoyed my time with this one and can’t wait to read more of Lorde’s work.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ Capone I & II - Jahquel J Read this if you need a fast-paced urban romance with all the drama and a swoon-worthy mmc. I fear I’m late to the party with this one, but Jahquel did her big one.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ When the Music Hits by Amber Oliver Read this if you want a contemporary fiction about the good, bad of the music industry. This book comes out on June 17th and has excellent commentary on how black and brown artists are treated by major record labels. Solid debut from this author!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ Malinalli by Veronica Chapa Read this if the only thing you’ve heard about this historical figure is that she’s evil, or if you want a mythological retelling of an important woman in Mexican history. This was a long read, but I appreciated the voice this gave back to Malintzin years later.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine Read this if you’re in the mood for an engaging short story collection highlighting the Lebanese-American experience in a small town across multiple decades. Great set of stories and a great audiobook read with multiple narrators!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨ No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel Read this if you’re in the mood for a sweet contemporary romance between two celebrities growing from their previous relationships. Absolutely loved this, and I can’t wait to reread it at some point.

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Here are some books I’ve read so far this month and who I’d recommend them to (🧵) #booksky #blackbooksky #bookrecommendations

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Oooo I'll check it out, thank you!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

My two hyperfixations this week will be the nba playoffs and the movie Sinners when I see it… Anyone have standalone book recs about basketball or vampires? 😅 #booksky #blackbooksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I’m feeling a reading slump coming on, and I have 7 books checked out from the library 😭 #booksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I just blinked a lot of times

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Happy Monday #booksky! What's on everyone's TBR for the week? Here are some books I'll be shuffling through: 📚Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse 📚Audre Lorde Essay Collection 📚When the Music Hits - Amber Oliver (ARC) 📚Malinalli - Veronica Chapa 🎧Dearborn - Ghassan Zeineddine

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel was so so so good! 🥰 Ella and Miles are a couple I won't stop thinking about, and Ariel is now one of my auto-buy authors. Highly recommend if you're on the hunt for your next romance read. #blackbooksky #romancebooks

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Not yet, but I may read a summary of it before getting into James

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

That was one of my most anticipated for sure

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I was so shocked when I checked out lol. Such a steal!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

me 🤝 library book sales got a great haul for only $8! #booksky #librarysky #bookhaul

Stack of books on a black table. Order below from top to bottom:

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Black American Short Stories edited by John Henrik Clarke
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Vegetarian by Hang Kang
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
James by Percival Everett

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Trying to fix my skylight algorithm to focus on books, but I’m not sure how. Any tips? #booksky

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Republicans in Georgia want to have me arrested HB483, which used to be a bipartisan bill about Assault and Battery now has the "jail the librarian" language in it If I loan a book w/ a romance w/ 2 boys in it, a parent could have me arrested. #georgia #booksky www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1...

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GA - HB483

Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Finished Legendborn! Can I send Tracy Deonn an early invoice for the emotional damage she’s gonna put me through in the rest of this series? Just wanna be prepared #booksky #blackbooksky #legendborn

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

You’re so right 😅 I’ve gotta decompress

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I need to get to Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Did I finish The Death of Vivek Oji…or did it finish me? #booksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Legendborn is so good!! I just got to part 3 of book and I’m kicking myself for not starting sooner #booksky #blackbooksky

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This novella has stuck with me since finishing. It tackles grief and overcoming the loss of community from the lens of a trans woman in a tender way. Good read for people that like character-driven & emotional stories. Check content warnings since it deals with difficult subjects #booksky

Book cover for Small Beauty by Jia Qing Wilson-Yang

A baby blue cover with a picture of a goose with two heads flying and feathers falling from its tail. Small red text lines the right side of the cover stating the title and author’s name.

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