Kaitlin

absolutely heartbreaking. a lot of headlines initially described this as a "dispute with a neighbor", obviously that's not accurate

Graphic that says May in the top left corner and features books read during the month with a star rating out of 5. Books listed are: The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson, I'm Glad My Mother Died by Jenette McCurdy (dnf), How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis (4), Mistelfoe by Kimberly Lemming (4), The American Way of Eating by Tracie McMillan (dnf), 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pies by Stacey Mei Yan Fong (4), The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson (4), and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn (4)

Graphic that says May Continued in the top left corner and features books read during the month with a star rating out of 5. Books listed are: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (4), The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates (4), There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev (4), A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the United States by Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe (4), Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (dnf), The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch (4), Grimoire Girl: A Memoir of Magic and Mischief by Hilarie Burton Morgan (4), Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne (4), Recipes for Change: 12 Dishes Inspired by a Year in Black History by Michael Platt (5), and Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws (dnf)

Graphic that says May Continued in the top left corner and features books read during the month with a star rating out of 5. Books listed are: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (dnf), Hunted by Darcy Coates (4), Nuclear War: A Scenarie by Annie Jacobsen, and Taken by the Dark Elf King by Charlotte Swan (4)

May was a wild month! Despite having 5 dnfs (mostly due to not vibing with the style/tone of writing), I had a really good reading month overall so here is my wrap up 🙂

Grimoire Girl was interesting and I like the idea of it as leaving a legacy, wondering if anyone else has read it??

#booksky 💙📚

j.k rowling announces that she will be using her private wealth from Harry Potter to Develop the JK Rowling Women's fund, an organization dedicated to removing transgender rights

ok its offical if i see you playing any harry potter games im fucking blocking you

Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."

trope graphic for HAMMAJANG LUCK but oops it's all lesbians. the cover of the book is of a person with brown hair and brown skin wearing a red hoodie seated in front of a futuristic cityscape with golden clouds. the cover is on a background of a painted lesbian flag. the tropes are "lesbians!" "so many lesbians" "butch lesbians" "chapstick lesbians" "femme lesbians" "trans lesbians" "lesbians of color + their adopted white woman" "Indigenous lesbians" "they/them lesbians" "he/him lesbians." the text at the bottom reads "Happy pride! be gay do crime!!!"

happy pride from the heist lesbians!!!

my cyberpunk lesbian space heist debut HAMMAJANG LUCK is out now wherever books are sold! or if you want a signed copy, you can pick one up at Brookline Booksmith in store or online!

brooklinebooksmith.com/book/9780063...

hauʻoli haʻaheo hou!!!

How about some SFF Book Recommendations for Mental Health Awareness Month because Mental Health representation matters, and sometimes it is within the most fantastical of pages that we feel the most understood! What are some of your favorite books with MH rep?
#booksky

Raise your voice! I just did. Restricting COVID-19 vaccines makes no sense whatsoever.

Collage of SZA (left) and Megan Thee Stallion (right).

SZA’s comment on @theluncheonlawyer’s Instagram post: “The density !!!! I'm actually SO shocked at the amount of ppl fully comfortable bullying a woman that's proven to be a victim of assault ??! Like out loud where other ppl can see you ?? Lmao u finna be stupid OUTLOUD ?”

SZA defends Megan Thee Stallion against Tory Lanez and his supporters:

“I'm actually SO shocked at the amount of ppl fully comfortable bullying a woman that's proven to be a victim of assault ??! Like out loud where other ppl can see you ?? Lmao u finna be stupid OUTLOUD ?”

Seriously, do not buy, stream, or otherwise support of promote more Harry Potter bullshit. It is no longer theoretical - Rowling is funelling those wizard bucks into getting the law changed to actively oppress an already-vulnerable minority.

Graphic that says April in the top left corner and features books read during the month with a star rating out of 5. Books listed are: American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan (4), A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (5), The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey (4), Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell (4), Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve by Renee Bracey Sherman & Regina Mahone (5), Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes (4), On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell (1), Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage (4), The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Brad Munson (dnf), King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (5).

Graphic that says April Continued in the top left corner and features books read during the month with a star rating out of 5. The books listed are: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (4), The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (4), Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton (4), and Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz (1).

Here is my (belated) April reading wrap up!

I discovered the Truly Devious series near the end of April and have been continuing the series through May.

Back to working on my Nook Book Madness project, currently reading: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

#booksky 💙📚

RFK Jr. Says Don’t Take Medical Advice From Him, But He’d ‘Probably’ Vaccinate His Kids For Measles Kennedy has long been skeptical of vaccinations and repeatedly made false claims that vaccines cause autism.

Oh now he tells y’all?? After spreading lies and conspiracy theories, RFK Jr. says don’t listen to his advice—as head of HHS. Sir, we already knew. We were just waiting on you to admit you’re unqualified.

I have been waiting for this!! I loved Dominique Thorne as Riri in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever AND executive producer Ryan Coogler?? I’ll be watching!

Group of flamingoes in and near a small pond at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas

Baby elephant walking next to a watering hole at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas

Rhinoceroses at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas

Crane at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas

I went to the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas recently and had a good time! I thought the habitats were really nice.

Here are a few pics I took 📸

#zooanimals #funatthezoo

I’ve made this point consistently throughout the years, but it bears repeating as Pride Month approaches:

It is not enough to post about books by queer authors; if you have the means, you actually have to buy those books and/or check them out of the library.

Support ideas AND livelihoods.

SFF Mommies to Celebrate Mothers Day

Amina, Tunuva & Esbar, Essun, and Sidra. These amazing moms just so happen to be some of my favorite characters, period. The fact that they are moms and many are between the age of 30-50 is a PLUS. These moms would do whatever it takes for their babies! #booksky

A social media post featuring two tweets. The first tweet by Anne Applebaum states that every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress, and mentions age restrictions for using the reading room. The second tweet from Acyn quotes a reporter asking why the president fired the Librarian of Congress, followed by a response addressing concerns about actions taken regarding the library and children’s books. The background includes the White House press briefing setting with a lectern and flags.

People who never read books now in charge of books.

I got the big sads and logged off social media for longer than I intended!

I’ve been reading (updates coming soon!), trying to keep some plants alive, and my fiancé bought an Xbox for the oblivion remaster so I’ve been replaying Fallout 3 lol

Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading 🙂

The oyster scene was killing me 😂

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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.

-Liberating Abortion by Renee Bracey Sherman & Regina Mahone 5⭐️
-On This Day on History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell 1⭐️

-A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett 5⭐️
-The Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey 4⭐️
-Future’s Edge by Gareth L. Powell 4⭐️
-We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai dnf (nothing bad, this is just for a much younger reader)

Welcome to the first episode of what I’m calling Nook Book Madness!

I posted that my Nook is dying and I would like to get through as many ebooks as I can that are on it. I started with 177 😂😭 (there were good sales!)

I’ll have titles, authors, and star ratings in attached post!

#booksky 💙📚

#OnThisDay April 14, 1996, Skinner purchased fast food to disguise as his own cooking at an unforgettable luncheon with Superintendent Chalmers, when “22 Short Films About Springfield” first aired on Fox. @thatbilloakley.com #TheSimpsons #SteamedHams

@tomesandtextiles.bsky.social

I think it's bad that the country is led by people who haven't had a real problem in their entire lives and couldn't get a regular job due to being too weird

Strike 2 Cont: I like how my current case looks, it’s like a little composition notebook. But even though it is made for the Nook Glowlight 4 it presses on its front button to wake it up all the time and drains the battery even faster than it was already!

Anyway, thank you for coming to my rant 😂

Strike 2: this is a little silly but it’s important to me!!! Lack of case options. There’s a handful of options, most not my style, and there’s not an option at all for a clear case without a cover. (Like the ones I see of people putting stickers inside)