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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜

@thereadingace.bsky.social
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Just an aroace who spends way too much time reading. I grew up in my local public libraries. Fantasy is my go-to genre, but I'll read a bit of everything, really.

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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Send him back!!! #persona5manga #persona5 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I might have gone a bit crazy on Libby. 😅💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Man, in my Hugo reading I was thinking that there was no way anything would top The Everlasting. But The Incandescent is giving it a run for its money. I don't think I blinked for the last 20% of that book, I was so drawn in. So much wonderful fantasy - we're eating well this year! 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I was building a list of World Fantasy Awards winners last night (to track/gather more fantasy for the TBR) and it made me so happy to see that not only was Patricia McKillip a World Fantasy Award winning author...she was the FIRST World Fantasy Award winning author. 🥰💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Most of my recent book orders made it in today! I gave in, and bought myself The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Cafe... it's just so pretty, and shiny! 🌸✨ 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Ah, yes. Thank you, library...that was exactly what I was looking for. 📚💙
book on the right is Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens...the book on the left is Perfect Pan Pizza
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The library where I work! Or well, the library that is in the building that I work in. Our residents run and manage it. But it's nice to be able to step out of the office now and then and be surrounded by books. 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Slightly diminish a book: One Year of Solitude 📚💙
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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 04/05/2026
Happy #ChildrensBookWeek! Begun in 1919 by the librarian of the Boy Scouts, this week is now overseen by the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader, and is a time to celebrate everything about children's book. This year's theme is "Books: Get Curious." #ChildrensBooksWeek2026 #💙📚 #Booksky
The poster for this year's Children's Book Week, from the Children's Book Council. Showing a stone lion, overlooking a group of children and a dog reading together, with stacks of books on either side. Illustrations done by Grace Lin.
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"This chapter will examine the role of Peter Pan and the Cottingley photographs in the cultural history of elves and fairies, both of which were to be decisive in turning the fairy realm into a world of infantile tweeness." - Elves & Fairies, Matthias Egeler I aspire to this level of pettiness. 💙📚
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Antique and Vintage Book Art @antiquebookart.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Illustration from Blonde Duinen by Jac. P. Thijsse, illustrated by L.W.R. Wenckebach and Jan Van Oort, 1910, Zaandam. #booksky #artsky #naturesky
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I'll be up to 7/12 of my 2026 Hugo Awards list read shortly. This is going faster than I expected...although I'm reading The Incandescent and The Raven Scholar at the same time because of library hold timing. I'm glad that I'm built for this, or the page count alone would kill me. 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I was disappointed by a "history" of nursery rhymes I read earlier this year, because it lacked any actual history. ...so I bought myself a dictionary of nursery rhymes. 😋 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
How it feels importing your lists over to new book sites: 💙📚
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a boy is carrying a stack of books on his shoulders in a living room .
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Happy Friday! What's everyone reading this weekend? 😊 💙📚 I'm working my way through The Incandescent by Emily Tesh, and The Mind Electric by Pria Anand.
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Tell me your top 5 favorite nonfiction books! 💙📚 Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh From Holmes to Sherlock, by Mattias Boström Other-Wordly, by Yee-Lum Mak Best-Loved Folktales of the World, by Joanna Cole Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Physically, I'm at work, but mentally I'm thinking of ways to rearrange my bookshelves. 📚💙
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a cat is standing on top of a bookshelf with a book titled ' a star ' on it .
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Is it time for a re-read of The Phantom Tollbooth? Trick question! It's ALWAYS time for a re-read of The Phantom Tollbooth. #booksky
Cover for The Phantom Tollbooth, written by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer
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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Thx for the reminder! If others are interested, Le Guin's book reviews have been compiled on her website (scroll down to find). 📚💙 www.ursulakleguin.com/essays-and-c...
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Ursula K. Le Guin — Books: Essays and Criticism
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kenzie @kenziekuma.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So bummed to be stuck at work today instead of being able to finish my book 😞 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Next physical book - Elves & Fairies: A Short History of the Otherworld, by Matthias Egeler! I love the cover.
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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It’s Terry Pratchett Day! My favourite author, who gave me an escape when I needed it, inspired me to be a better person, and taught me the value of truth, justice, freedom, reasonably priced love, and a hard boiled egg. “When in doubt, choose to live.” 📚💙 #TerryPratchettDay
A bookshelf full of Discworld books
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I've finally managed to regain control of my library book pile - I went from 49 books (at its peak) to 3. Definitely need to work on my pacing. #booksky #library
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Well, I went a little crazy last week at a local indie, so instead I did some online shopping for Independent Bookstore Day. Very happy to have found The Morphology of the Folktale, by Vladimir Propp - I've been looking for a decent copy of that one for a while now! 🥰 #booksky
The Lais of Marie de France, Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Next up from my library book stack is Every Day I Read, by Hwang Bo-Reum. I really enjoyed Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, so when I saw this one on the shelf I knew I had to grab it! #booksky #amreading
Cover for Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books, by Hwang Bo-Reum.
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Someone bought me a danish, which means I can have a nice coffee and pastry while I'm reading over lunch! #booksky
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
For World Book Day, here are some books about folklore around the world! 🌍 #booksky #worldbookday
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Breaking the Epigraph @breaking-epigraph.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
World Book Day check. Your TBR is out of control, your bookmarks are doing the most, and you still said “just one more chapter” at 2 a.m. Today is the day to buy more books 📚…. I meant read more books 😏🤣 Happy World Book Day! #worldbookday #booksky 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oh, the Hugo Awards nominees dropped. I'm not entirely surprised by the list this year...I'm going to make it a point to read at least the novels and novellas! 😤 hardcover.app/@thereadinga... #booksky #hugoawards #reading
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Hugo Award 2026 Nominees 12 books by The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜
Focusing on the nominees for best novel/novella.
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
For today's #NationalLibraryWeek post, I would like to thank my current public library system for the... * checks notes * 133 books that I have checked out so far this year, and the 501 books that I have on hold. I do hope my numbers are helping. 💕 #booksky #library #libraries
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Today is National #LibraryOutreachDay! From bookmobiles and pop-ups to home delivery and library services for the incarcerated, library outreach meets communities where they are and ensures access to knowledge, connection, and care—no matter the barriers. #NationalLibraryWeek
Illustration of a happy book waving and walking from a library shelf to an active park with a bookmobile parked nearby. Text over illustration reads "Outreach Brings Library Joy. National Library Outreach Day, April 22, 2026
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
My cat likes to listen to audiobooks with me, and typically he prefers to listen to true crime. He's been really invested in Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books, though! 😂 #booksky #amreading
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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I'm making one last push to let people know about this online talk -- sponsored by the British Library in conjunction with their current exhibition on fairy tales. The live stream starts at 7:30 tonight, but if you buy a ticket *before* the event you can watch it any time over the next 7 days.
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bookstreet @bookstreet.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A library can be a beginning, an escape, a classroom, or a second home. Happy #NationalLibraryWeek 📚 #booksky
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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Librarians are amazing. You can ask them about a book you think might have been a dream, but you’re pretty sure you read when you were eleven and the cover was blue…and they’ll find it! 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Another day of National Library Week, another library post! This time, I bring you a glimpse of my library TBR. It's an ever-growing beast, as I try to make sure I'm never going to run out of books to read. #booksky #nationallibraryweek #libraries #tbr
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Chuckabilly Clay @chuckabilly.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy National Library Week! Visit your library. Renew your card. Download library apps like Libby and Kanopy and Hoopla. Enjoy literally endless hours of free entertainment. Revel in the knowledge that you’re actively supporting your library. Or spend time in the stacks and discover something. 💙📚
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Oh good! I thought I'd missed National Library Week. Public libraries have always been special to me - especially during my teenage years. It was a comfort to have a place to go after school. I discovered some of my favorite authors during that time, hanging out among the shelves. #booksky
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
There's apparently a bill currently in motion to name the Loveland Frog as Ohio's state cryptid. As an amateur folklorist, it is CRIMINAL that I've lived here for 7 years, and this is the first I'm hearing of Frogman! #folklore #cryptids
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I'm torn between the desire to consume all of my domestic fiction at once, or to space it out evenly for the rest of the year like a reasonable person. #booksky #cozyreads
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
And of course, the resulting book haul. 📚 #booksky #bookhaul
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
We took a trip to the Book Loft today! Absolutely worth the trip. 🥰 #booksky #bookstores #thebookloft
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Just grabbed a bunch of bird books from the Goodreads "Nature Nonfiction" list. In my old age, I've started watching the birds that come near my office window, and saying things like, "What is that bird? It's beak makes me think it's a type of finch..." How do I know what a finch beak looks like???
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Please. I'll never complain about nipples being described as "puckered rosy mounds" again...just, PLEASE never describe this man's nipples as "peeking over the boundary wall, like a sad St. Bernard's eyes" ever again. 😱 #booksky #amreading #thegodofsmallthings
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
On to my next physical library book! I can't pass up a book about the science behind language. 🥰 #booksky #amreading
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My Reading Links - Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/20... Hardcover: hardcover.app/@thereadingace
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The Reading Ace has 687 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham, Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Trut...
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Antique and Vintage Book Art @antiquebookart.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Illustration from Lente by Jac. P. Thijsse, illustrated by L.W.R. Wenckebach, Jan van Oort, and Jan Voerman, Netherlands, 1906. #booksky #artsky #naturesky
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My 8yo has taken to following what I'm reading, and you guys. The concern and confusion on his face as he read the title of this book and said, "But Mama...you already know how to read books..." was absolutely priceless! 🤣🤣🤣 #booksky #read
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Aaaaahhhh, I finally got the letter I need to finish setting up my State Library access! 🥰🎉 180 additional libraries, here I come!!! #booksky #library
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The Reading Ace 🖤🤍💜 @thereadingace.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
All but one of my library holds have come in - joke's on them, though. I need the books to feed my yearly goal. #booksky
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