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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

We're kicking off our March book list in the Forage & Ferry Reader Society. Here are our top four picks, each with a strong sense of place within the U.S. to help us Read Across America. Have you read these? 💙📚 #WorthReading #ReadThisNext #BookList #TBR #BookSuggestions #BookClub

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

When the world feels too big, I try to focus on the smallest details I can find — today, a few raindrops on glittering wood moss did the trick. #NaturePhotography #GetOutside #TakeAHike #Nature #FebuArty #Photography #Ferns #PacificNorthwest #Kitsap #WesternWashington

A close-up of yellowy green “glittering wood moss,” with a few beads of water on it, contrasted against a background of purplish brown wet leaves.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Emotions are running high, especially for kids who pick up on everything their caregivers feel. If you've got a kid who's struggling, this is a great list of books that help with developing strong emotion coping skills. 💙📚 #BooksForKids #ReadThis #BookList #ChildrensBooks #Emotions

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Five Books for Kids with Big Emotions

Are you dealing with crazy toddler tantrums or finding yourself on the hormonal teenager rollercoaster? Here is my book list of five children's books that ca...

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Want a book with a strong sense of place? Got ya covered with this virtual trip across America, each representing a unique environment or culture. Which books set within the US would you add to the list? 💙📚 #BookLists #ReadThisNext #RecommendedReading #fiction #HistoricalFiction #RomanceReading

A book list of recommended reading for books with a strong sense of place from across America, including Before I Let You Go, Moloka'i, This Tender Land, The Simple Wild, The Sun is Also a Star, News of the World, Winter Counts, The Lodge, Don't Forget to Write, The Weight of Blood, The Dog Stars, and Wild.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This is Sunny and she would love to be your valentine today if you are feeling lonely. ♥️ She is a champion snuggler and loves to make new friends. #dogs #WeRateDogs #DogsOfBluesky #GoldenRetriever #pets #photography #photo #PetPhotography #GetOutside #TakeAHike @dogs.bsky.social

A golden retriever stands on mossy ground wearing a bright yellow rain coat. The dog is a reddish color with a whitened face and has her mouth hanging open with tongue out.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I love dual timelines — how they shift your views throughout the novel and unravel a mystery as layers of history come together. In the Forage & Ferry Reader Society, our February book selection highlights 12 excellent books with dual timelines. Have you read any? 💙📚 #BookList #BookClub #ReadThis

A list of novels featuring dual timelines, as highlighted by the Forage & Ferry Reader Society in their February 2025 book list. Included are Take My Hand, The Quiet Librarian, Made for You, Real Americans, The Stolen Queen, The Secret Book of Flora Lea, Killers of a Certain Age, The Matchmaker's Gift, The Mother-in-Law, Dust Child, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Love and Other Words.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Stories of immigration are vital right now — I recommend reading "Infinite Country" by @patricia-engel.bsky.social. This beautiful novel navigates through the devastating effects of a family torn apart by immigration, and the tough decisions that result. 💙📚 #fiction #ownvoices #immigration #booktok

Book cover of Infinite Country by Patricia Engel.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This is such a great success story — even against tough odds as Amazon dominated book sales. Ultimately it is a story rooted in a genuine love for books. Love wins, every time. 💙📚

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What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?

Digital platforms are struggling, meanwhile a 136-year-old book retailer is growing again. But why?

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

King of the castle 🕸️ This spider was so small and delicate, I didn't even notice him until after I'd taken the photo. I love these happy little accidents. #mycology #fungifriends #nature #photography #arachnids #kitsap #washington #pacificnorthwest

A tiny spider stands on top of a pale yellow mushroom. There is a lacy white edge to the mushroom cap, and there is blurred greenery in the background.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Prickly and a little bit fiery — much like the current mood round here. Barrel cactus: Tucson, Arizona #nature #photography #cactus #naturephotography #flora #plants #FebruArty

Overhead view of a round cactus with lots of yellow and white spines. It is contrasted against purple rock gravel.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Strong Mondayish vibes out there, friends — get outside, move your body, breathe in, breathe out. And if all else fails, enjoy this pop of color from dogs in raincoats. #snowday #dogs #photography #forest #takeahike #scenery #nature

Two dogs stand in snow, framed between two tree trunks. One dog is a golden retriever and the other is a dark gray goldendoodle; both are wearing yellow rain jackets.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A snow day for the kids, hot coffee for me, and a fast-paced book I can blow through in a day. A PTO president who's secretly a serial killer? Sign me up. #snowday #winter #booksky #booktok #thrillers 🔪💙

A hand is holding "My Darlings," a book by Marie Still. In the background behind the book is a cup of coffee on a windowsill and snowy trees outside. On the cover of the book is a woman in a yellow dress, holding a cup and saucer. There is blood on the cup.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

January 2025 was the month where we lived two entire lifetimes in 31 days, but that at least made for some good reading. With my driving need for distraction, I made it through 27 books and 8,890 pages — here are my favorites from the bunch. 💙📚 ⏰📚 #recommendedreading #tbr #reading #monthlywrapup

The Nerdy Gnome's favorite books read in January 2025, including The Three Lives of Cate Kay, The Heart of Winter, This Tender Land, Made for You, Queens of Crime, The Memory Collectors, Tesla's Attic, and The Stolen Queen.

The Nerdy Gnome's monthly reading wrap-up, showing 27 books read in January 2025 with 8,890 pages. The graphic also includes a chart of the genres she most frequently read in that month, with the most prevalent being historical fiction.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Before I get back to my regularly scheduled programming of book talks, here is a splash of color to brighten your feed. The Amethyst Deceiver, laccaria amethystina. #fungifriends #photography #nature #washington #kitsap #takeahike

A cluster of purple mushrooms, laccaria amethystina. The photo is taken from ground level, showing the gills of two mushrooms with decaying leaves and moss on the ground.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"Why is that so? Who benefits?" Just finishing up All the Water in the World by @eirencaffall.bsky.social and this quote will stick with me as something we ALL should be asking on repeat right now. #criticalthinking #booksky #booktok #dystopia #climatefiction

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Help fight against book bans by signing the petition at www.bookbanpetition.us

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Excellent historical context and reading lists for exploring civil rights with kids. #booksky

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Woke up, started the doom scroll... decided maybe we all need a gentle forest trail to take the edge off today. #nature #photography #iphonephotography #getoutside

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Three things that stuck with me from television trauma growing up in the 80s: 1. Never throw away plastic rings uncut 2. Don't play hide-and-seek in abandoned refrigerators 3. Don't show live television broadcasts to kids in elementary school 🚀 What would you add? #iykyk #deepthoughts #lifeadvice

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Life is in the little details — when everything feels too big, savor the small. #iphonephotography #photography #mycology

A "questionable stropharia" mushroom grows from wood chips and among ferns in the Pacific Northwest. The photo is taken from ground level so the mushroom appears large. The white mushroom has a lacy edge to the cap and a sun flare is peeking past the far edge of the cap.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The Three Lives of Cate Kay has been one of my top reads of January! 💙📚 #currentlyreading #bookreview #audiobook

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Holy smokes, this is just masterful editing and a beautiful tribute to SNL and the music industry on the whole.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I am in love with how this community elevates indie + oppressed voices — stretching my reading is my favorite civic responsibility. I also have friends joining bsky + feeling lost w/o some familiar mainstream faces as a starting place. This starter pack helps bridge the gap w bestselling authors. 💙📚

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Hi!👋🏻 I’m new here and looking to build community off of Meta, where I run a virtual #bookclub. Please follow me if you like: 💙📚 book lists, reviews + recs 🍄🐶🌲 random pics of mushrooms, dogs + trees ☕️ the bitter edge of coffee + sarcasm ❤️ equality, equity + generally loving humans just because

Smiling woman in a red shirt, standing in front of a bookcase with books displayed in rainbow order.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I've been thinking about where my responsibility to speak up and speak against fits with reading escapism. Escapism can help mental health, but we need to resist the urge to retreat solely into "easy" reads that require little critical thought. Thanks @mynameismarines.bsky.social for this reminder!

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Need something to read aloud to the kids? This middle-grade novel was recommended to me by my 11 year old and I loved it! Do you buddy read with your kids? Read "Tesla's Attic" if you like: humor, adventure, sarcastic characters, conspiracy, and low-key scifi. 🪐📚💙

This photo shows a hand holding Tesla's Attic by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman. The book has a green cover with a cosmic swirl and a surprised boy.

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Unpopular opinion on the #bookchallenge with 20 books that stuck with you: I don't want "no explanations and no reviews, just covers." Tell me where the book ripped you to shreds or where it put you back together. Spill the tea on the life-changing experiences. Don't leave me to judge by a cover! 💙📚

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

👉 Read the controversial books 👉 Absorb viewpoints different from your own 👉 Challenge the narratives we've always been taught 👉 Celebrate diversity in thought 👉 Gift a banned book to a little library near you 💙📚 #booksky #bookbans pen.org/banned-books...

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The 11 Most Banned Books List 2024 - PEN America

The 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2024 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/01/2025

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

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Laura Schoeggl - The Nerdy Gnome @thenerdygnome.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I feel like this might be the right time for a feel-good book theme, no? Here are 12 books that revolve around the theme of lost souls discovering their place in the world or a new identity for themselves within a "found family." Which books would you add to the list? 💙📚 #booksky

A list of books focusing on the theme of found family. The list features The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo, The Lion Women of Tehran, The Golem and the Jinni, The Wedding People, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, The Wartime Book Club, The Teller of Small Fortunes, The Last Letter, The Life She Was Given, Raybearer, and The Guncle.

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