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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Moving weekend is here!! Any and all help is greatly appreciated. We’re sure hoping this is a positive trend upward 💜.

Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

ATTN AUTHORS, BOOK FRIENDS, ET AL!!! Sharing this here as well! Any responses are immensely appreciated <3 #vithelibrarian #phillybooksellers #phillybookstagrammers #phillyhorror

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hi everyone! My partner and I are currently undergoing massive financial changes and desperately need some help coming up with moving, if anyone is able to assist, we greatly appreciate it! We’re two trans and disabled folks so any help is welcome!

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Hi BS community, I’m a humble book reviewer looking for some help 💜. Please share around if possible!

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Attempting to get out of this awful writing hole I’ve been in by starting a new review for the first time in…months? Anyway, what better way than to focus on these two powerhouses? @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Another favorite for the year! Where some pregnancy horror novels have been afraid to go all the way in their critiques of the practice, White uses his adult debut to go straight for the jugular in delivering one of the most genuinely horrifying and brutal books I’ve read this year. (1/2)

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

For anyone who loves the 2006 remake 💜☺️

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Came home last night to some awesome bookmail. Thank you to @thesuiway.bsky.social and @erewhonbooks.bsky.social for sending along this ARC of a tile I’m IMMENSELY excited for in the beginning of 2026. So pumped to dive into these pages.

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Hilarious, astonishing, manic, clever, and 410% All Natual Chapman… @claymcleod.bsky.social knocks it out of the park yet again with a collection of tantalizing and poisonous appetites, brewed to test your imagination just as much as your tummy. (1/2)

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

If anyone may be able to help a writer out, I will be eternally grateful 💜. Things have been hard, but I’ll be damned if that takes me down. Share this around if you can!

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Any folk horror fans out there who have read Eleanor Scott? I finally dove into the “Randall’s Round” collection and it’s an unnerving piece of folk horror history, but also serves to show how many modern movies owe to her dark dreams. Combine two of these stories and you essentially have Midsommar.

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Wedding stunning for Diana and Andrew’s wedding!! (This was a moment of joy where I wasn’t crying from not being at StokerCon 😭😭🤣🤣)

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I’ve never put stickers on a notebook before so this is new for me haha.

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I recently returned to Substack for my review posts, so here are some of the recent ones, plus a brand new one! Head to my bio to read about some amazing books!

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I couldn’t think of a better guide through one of our greatest poets’ early work than Danez Smith 💜.

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

@natcassidy.bsky.social I guess they let anyone into libraries these days, huh?

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

My partner got me a laptop case so I could finally put many of the stickers I’ve accrued from loves, bands, and bookish friends alike 💜. Spy @raewilde.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social and CJ Leede, especially!

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

So because the UK sometimes does book covers way better than us yanks, I took the advice of @katrinacarruth.bsky.social and bought two of my favorites from this year, as well as the stunning version of Kelly Link’s newest, which I have yet to read!

A picture of the UK covers of Bad Cree, The Salt Grows Heavy, and White Cat, Black Cat.

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