Bookish Reality

Hangman Adam Page with four books: King of Ashes by SA Cosby, No Country for Old Men by Cormac mcCarthy, True Grit by Charles Portis, and In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson.

Jon Moxley with four books: A History of Violence by John Wagnet, The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias, Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, and Killing Floor by Lee Child.

Swerve Strickland with four books: You by Caroline Kepens, Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby, Swing Time by Zadie Smith, and Drive by James Sallis.

Will Ospreay with four books: The Natural by Richard Malamoud, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

We've been a bit behind posting, but it's #aew All In weekend and @resbratton.bsky.social got posting perms somehow (and the ability to talk in third person apparently) so have our AEW Wrestlers as books vibes series part 1! 🤼 #wrestlesky #booksky

It's that time of month again, the prep for your TBR for the next four weeks! Here are our March book club picks!

Feeling trapped in a strange place or by a strange situation? With our cult and gothic themes for February, you'll at least be trapped with good company! Our Feb thriller/horror choices are A History of Wild Places by @sheaernshaw.bsky.social and The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social

A background of dark red cherries, with text which reads "Feeling underrated?" The book labeled YA Book of the Month is "Such Lovely Skin" by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne. The book labeled Book of the Month is "Sugar" by Mia Ballard.

Do you have a fave book not getting the attention it definitely deserves? This February, we're reading some member faves with less than 500 reviews on GR at time of nomination! Out winners are Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne and Sugar by Mia Ballard! 📚💙

Feeling trapped in a strange place or by a strange situation? With our cult and gothic themes for February, you'll at least be trapped with good company! Our Feb thriller/horror choices are A History of Wild Places by @sheaernshaw.bsky.social and The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social

A background of dark red cherries, with text which reads "Feeling underrated?" The book labeled YA Book of the Month is "Such Lovely Skin" by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne. The book labeled Book of the Month is "Sugar" by Mia Ballard.

Do you have a fave book not getting the attention it definitely deserves? This February, we're reading some member faves with less than 500 reviews on GR at time of nomination! Out winners are Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne and Sugar by Mia Ballard! 📚💙

Bookish Reality's first ever Author Q&A with BOTM Author Mike Bockoven, January Horror-a-long Pick "FantasticLand" where: discord.gg.bookishreality when: January 20, 2025 time: 7pm CST "Fun is guaranteed!"

Bookish Reality will be having it's first official authour Q&A with book of the month author Mike Bockoven!! We're so terrifically excited, and would love for y'all to join us there!

Can't wait to see the 2025 version!!

SO many great books we read together in 2024!

Bookish Reality's 2024 Book Awards!

These were our book club members favorite reads this year for each club!

#BookSky💙📚

For our February books of the month for general and middle grade, we are seeking underrated books via number of Goodreads reviews!! If you have a favorite book with under 1000 ratings on GR, join us and nominate it for our February book! #BookSky💙📚

Thank you so much!!!

An image of an open book with a read heart on a black page The text blocks read: Romance: Manga, Romance, and Smut Monthly. On the page beside, it reads: For February, we are seeking lovely loving nominations! Manga Monthly seeks romance, Romance Monthly seeks Fated Soulmates, and the Smut Monthly theme is 18+ and accessible via the server.

Hello lovely bookish people! Due to end of Dec. being so busy, we're now open for nominations for February books. Below is an image with the categories for Romance, Manga, and Smut (18+) book clubs! Join us and make your vote count on discord.gg/bookishreality

You're invited to our 5th Birthday Celebration! Join us for month-long readathons, reading sprints, buddy reads, special events, games, and more! discord.gg/bookishreality 📚💙

A book cover for Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret: A Festive Mystery by Benjamin Stevenson. The cover shows an illustrated stage with a fallen Christmas tree, an axe, and a puddle of blood creeping out from behind the red curtain.

The cover of Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley, which is made to look like an old VHS tape. The illustration is of a Christmas tree with reflections in the red baubles of the killer and her victims. A blurb reads "Oh what fun it is to die!"

Our Friday read-alongs will be for Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson and Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley! Check the preceding replies for more info about Krampus Spookymas celebration!

A bingo board that says Krampus Spookymas. The prompts read as follows: start a spooky book, watch an Xmas themed movie/show, join a reading spring, participate in Krampus holiday trivia, join the read-along, share your best or worst gift, recommend a favorite spooky holiday book/movie/show, create your own elf name, and finish a spooky book.

Here are the challenges to complete on Friday the 13th! Whether it's a simple one or two or if you black out the board, we'd love to have you!

A red image with a wood cut illustration of the Krampus creature, a wicked goat man running in Christmas elf shoes. The text reads "Krampus Spookymas! When: Friday: Dec. 13, 2024, Where: The Bookish Reality Discord Server; Reading sprints, movie streams, themed trivia, and read-alongs! discord.gg/bookishreality." The text is white with black outline.

We'd love you to join us for our Friday the 13th tradition of having a blast together! This time, we're celebrating with Krampus Spookymas, a winter horror/thriller themed event that emphasizes the spookiness of long nights and the creeping cold. #BookSky 💙📚

An orange pumpkin filled background with the text "let's stay cozy together this winter." There are book covers for "The Pumpkin Spice Cafe" by Laurie Gimore and "A Silent Voice" by Yoshitoki Oima labeled "Scavenger Hunt" and "Manga Monthly" respectively.

Let's stay cozy this winter with some slice of life in our Scavenger Hunt surprise book and Manga Monthly selection! The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore and A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima will be our two cozy reads to warm your heart this January! #BookSky 💙📚

A purple starlit background with purple text which reads "let's be fantastic this winter" with the book cover for "A Study in Drowning" by Ava Reid and the book cover for "Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett labeled "Fantasy Monthly".

We're super excited to announce our choices for our monthly fantasy reads for January are "A Study in Drowning" by Ava Reid and "Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett!! Join us on Bookish Reality and help us make the New Year fantastic! 💙📚

A green aurora background with green text which reads "let's get speculative this winter". The first book cover is "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers, and it is labeled Sci-fi Monthly. The next book cover is "The Eyes Are the Best Part" by Monika Kim" and it is labeled "Diverse Book Club".

This January our sci-fi monthy botm and diverse reads botm are two exciting books! For "found family" We have The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers, and for debut author we have "The Eyes Are the Best Part" by Monika Kim! We can't wait to dive in!
#BookSky 💙📚

A reddish canva graphic with text that says "Let's fall in love this winter". "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" is labeled Romance Monthly and "Don't Want You Like a Best Friend" by Emma R. Alban is also labeled Romance Monthly. The background and text are a reddish warm inviting bonfire scene.

We are so happy to announce that our books for January 2025's romance books of the month are Last Night at the Telegraph Club by @malindalo.bsky.social and Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by @eraofemma.bsky.social! Folks are hype to dive into these. You should join us on Bookish Reality! 💙📚

A blue canva graphic with text that says "Let's get the chills this winter". FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven is labeled Horror Monthly and I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara is labeled as Thriller Monthly. The background and text are a chilly glowy winter blue.

With the new year fast approaching, we're excited to announce our January picks for Horror and Thriller Monthly! Our"found footage" horror book is FantasticLand by @mikebockoven.bsky.social and our "true crime" book for thriller is I'll Be Gone in the Dark by the inimitable Michelle McNamara!

You're invited to our 5th Birthday Celebration! Join us for month-long readathons, reading sprints, buddy reads, special events, games, and more! discord.gg/bookishreality 📚💙

You have me beat by 7 😂

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Our December Monthly group reads! BotM Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G Drews (YA) The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Once Upon a Readalong Midnight in Everwood by M.A. Kuznia (YA) A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kennedy Romance Monthly I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang(YA) Funny Story by Emily Henry Sci-Fi & Fantasy Monthly Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi(YA) The House Witch by Delemhach Manga Monthly The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai (YA) Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama Thriller/Mystery Monthly Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan Middle Grades Monthly Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu Horror-a-long (18+) My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Chonkalong Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Page to Screen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Check out our selection of group reads this month! Come hang out with us and discuss any of our book of the month picks or the genre clubs <3

It was way past due!!

Introducing ourselves to bluesky!! Hi book friends, can't wait to meet you! #bookclub #books #bookish