You should have a website (by @nora.zone)
nora.zone/manifesto.html
The literary landscape and response to the LA wildfires, including what has and hasn't survived, active fundraisers, mutual aid calls, and more. That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/los-angeles-...
as Hugo Award nomination season is almost upon us, here's a reminder that my queer fantasy novella, Finding Echoes, is eligible! www.neonhemlock.com/books/findin...
Sounds cozy and delightful
It was hammered into my brain (by educators, by relatives, by the news, etc) to not believe everything said or seen online and to check multiple credible sources before accepting information to be true and I don’t know when that went out the window, but it sucks
this is so good. this is so so so good. i'm running around my office screaming the lev manovich quote about how software is ideology
"Girls are caterpillars while they live in the world, to be finally butterflies when the summer comes; but in the meantime there are grubs and larvae, don't you see - each with their peculiar propensities, necessities and structure." - excerpt from 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu
Looooove this series, I think I read/listened to it 3+ times last year ❤️❤️
In case you need something nice this weekend, or a massive recommendation list of comfort books for whenever:
www.loyaltybookstores.com/comfortreads2
This photo was blown into our yard during the Eaton Canyon fire. Anyone from Pasadena/Altadena recognize these people?
share this post with your friends who want to join the #booksky community! 💙📚
For those that don’t know and wish to know more about, or think is is “another punk, ugh” (ad I saw a few comments above), the term as coined by author Alexandra Rowland ( @alexandrarowland.bsky.social) in 2017: www.denofgeek.com/culture/a-ho...
Great list with ALL my favorites!
Curtain Call to Murder by Julian Clary is a silly crime comedy told in a similar way to The Appeal by Janice Hallett.
It book doesn’t take itself seriously at all, and once you get into the vibe of that, it’s a really fun ride.
2/2025
Soooo grateful for this (not for profit!) app! Absolutely sent them $$.
Finished up the scarf on the demo loom - now to sort through yarn and see what I want to warp up next!
This is amazing! I have a disabled friend moving to town soon - can you send me info on how he can join?
Here are the top ten banned books of last year. Notice that nearly every one was challenged for LGBTQ+ content—most frequently trans—or discussing sexual violence against girls.
Queer Books (cont.)
Sapphic Books- Sapphfic, Sapphic Books, LesFic
TransBooks365 - #TransBooks365
Trans Writers - #transwriting, #transwriter
Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy - #queeradultsff 🌈🚀💫
Ace Books - 💜♠️
Book Promo
Book Promo - 📢📚
Book Reviews - #bookreview
Discount Books - #DiscountBooks
For the newskies #writingcommunity:
Unlike other SM, BlueSky has threads that are great to get your posts to people who might interested. Certain emojis and keywords will put your post in the threads. This is a non-exhaustive list:
General Books
BookSky - 💙📚
Bsky Bookclub - 👀📚
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Bring your broken jewelry and use our tools to repair or remake them!
Speedweve repair looms, a sewing machine, and sashiko-style mending tools provided.
Give bedding & clothes new life with natural or procion (tie) dyes.
www.griffindyeworks.com/product/fibe...
Sept 14 - Summer Fiber Frolic -
MEND, UPCYCLE, and REPAIR!
In Ladera Heights / Los Angeles
Free or pay what you can entry - register today
The number of people I've sold this book to as the perfect accompaniment to Francesca by Hozier and have them get back to me sobbing because it's so perfect. January LaVoy nailed the audio. Do yourself a favour and get this book and settle in for a heartwrenchingly good time
#queeradultsff #lesfic
We’ve been happy with Mint for years! Check TMO network by you. I can send you a referral if you’d like
I know many people who love a good/bad loyalty kink! Yessssss bring it on!
I just reviewed Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland. #RunningClosetotheWind #NetGalley
www.netgalley.com/book/389904/...
📚💙 #queeradultSFF 📖
If you need to fill a Terry Pratchett or OFMD hole in your heart, this book might just fit.
Anyway, please follow @romancingthevote.bsky.social, something I'm about to spend a solid month of my life and all of my spare cash making work because I hate voting *that much* lol
come hate voting with me!!! if we hate voting hard enough we can cross $1,000,000 this year!
Ok, the Kingston Cycle books are one SOLID trilogy, #QueerAdultSFF, radical politics, amazing worldbuilding, romantic as fuck, and deals with a society finding itself after dismantling oppression. Do yourself a favor and read them! Share them with friends!
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Feeling so lucky, thank you RB Media/Netgalley for the audiobook ARC of Running Close to the Wind by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social! I’m 18% in and I’ve already laughed so hard I cried.
If you need to fill the OFMD-shaped hole in your heart, this pirate fantasy book fits.
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#queerAdultSFF
You can read more about it - and the first chapter! - here: gizmodo.com/running-clos...
