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Karen the Librarian

@whosemuse.bsky.social

Mainly, I read.

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A calendar showing books I read in October 2025

A calendar showing books I read in October 2025

#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š Here are the books I read in October. It was a banner month! Thanks to #TheStoryGraph for the graphic.

02.11.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will just say, gluten free puff pastry is right up there with fat free feta in the terrible culinary ideas hall of fame.

01.11.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Eyre Affair (and all the Thursday Next books) is on my all time faves list! Happy reading πŸ˜ŠπŸ“–

29.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaves. #autumn #pretty #leaves #pnw

29.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing all the posts and articles counting the people at #nokings events today. In my city people streamed toward the huge rally from all corners, but in our travels today we also saw mini-protests, as folks in neighborhoods gathered at intersections with signs, and drivers honked in support.

19.10.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š I read a few books in September. Graphic courtesy of #TheStoryGraph

07.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good night, moon

07.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š August reading! It was a pretty good mix. Here is my "vertical summary" from StoryGraph.

05.09.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laser Dome 50th Anniversary - Pacific Science Center This August, the Laser Dome is celebrating 50 years of laser shows with 4 weeks of genre and dedicate spanning programming.

It's probably been 30 years since I've been to a laser show. This is tempting! pacificsciencecenter.org/events/laser... #misspentyouth #nostalgia #laserdome

01.08.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing bookpile posts where I have read at least 2 of the displayed titles πŸ˜πŸ“š #goodtaste

01.08.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peanut Butter and Ginger Cookies (PB&Gs) Good things happen when you combine the childhood classic peanut butter cookie with potent and chewy crystallized ginger.

I love these cookies! (PS, I do not have a stand mixer, and I feel miffed with recipes that seem to require one, but this works just fine with my hand mixer) www.epicurious.com/recipes/food...

01.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š I did a bit of reading in July. I'm going to try and post a monthly reading summary at the beginning of each month. I'm still getting used to StoryGraph, but feel free to find me on there for more in-depth impressions of stuff I've read. I'll try different graphics -- here's a calendar!

01.08.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kids these days! No respect

10.05.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A crow shat on me today so I bought a lottery ticket. #fingerscrossed #luckyday

17.03.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@juliamperroni.bsky.social Is this one you've seen in person?

07.03.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bestselling novelist Tom Robbins dies at 92 Robbins dazzled readers with the whimsy and imagination in his books, including Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.

Goodbye to one of the authors whose work was foundational to me in my youth. I could only aspire to that level of "whimsy and imagination." www.npr.org/2025/02/09/1...

10.02.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
πŸ’™πŸ“š
#BookChallenge

Day 13

10.02.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I swear she has her own water bowl. #thirstycat #cat

08.02.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
i used this recipe https://www.noracooks.com/tofu-scramble/

i used this recipe https://www.noracooks.com/tofu-scramble/

I'm not a vegan, but I am suffering with this ongoing egg shortage. I ventured into the world of scrambled tofu this morning, and was pleasantly surprised. Tofu also has more protein, fewer calories, and less cholesterol than eggs. I might just be a convert! #eggshortage #tofuscramble #notavegan

06.02.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths

D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
πŸ’™πŸ“š
#BookChallenge

Day 12

06.02.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78 The pop icon and celebrated torch singer Marianne Faithfull has died. The blonde, voluptuous Faithfull was an international celebrity before age 20 when she covered one of the first songs written by M...

Excellent song choice! Thought you might play some Marianne Faithfull this morning though... apnews.com/article/mari...

31.01.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover image of Weaveworld by Clive Barker

Cover image of Weaveworld by Clive Barker

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
πŸ’™πŸ“š
#BookChallenge

Day 11

31.01.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is the one I am in also!

24.01.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Maus, a survivor's tale, by Art Spiegelman

Maus, a survivor's tale, by Art Spiegelman

Well I'm way behind on this, but here's a new one.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
πŸ’™πŸ“š
#BookChallenge

Day 10

23.01.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby pigs

16.01.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coconut cupcakes FTW! #smallbatchbaking

13.01.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there any black tea tastier than Darjeeling? I THINK NOT. #teatime

11.01.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are some pretty lights hanging in Pioneer Square. #pioneersquare #seattle

10.01.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am also a completist so I get it. But I’ve moved my books enough times to feel like I should do more than just look at them sometimes 😊

14.12.2024 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why buy books unless you’re thinking you may re-read them someday? I allocate a certain number of my annual reads to stories I want to revisit πŸ˜ŠπŸ“šπŸ’•

14.12.2024 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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