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@runtalien.bsky.social

😷 Editor and cofounder of Who Even Reads (whoevenreads.com). Follow us at @whoevenreads.bsky.social

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The Best Reviewed Books of the Month Featuring Lauren Groff, Toni Morrison, Tayari Jones, Gisèle Pelicot, and more

Hell yeah Lauren Groff. Looking forward to reading On Morrison soon as well #booksky
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28.02.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Books We Like the Looks Of: New Releases in March 2026 Check out five books we're looking forward to that are coming out in March, including new releases from Rebecca Solnit and Louise Erdrich.

Check out our Books We Like the Looks Of feature for March, including new releases by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @tkiramadden.bsky.social, and @rebeccalehmann.bsky.social #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/books-we-lik...

27.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, if you haven’t already, please check out my article on books about #longcovid and how the publishing industry suppresses illness narratives. And subscribe to Who Even Reads if you like it, we will have more content like this! #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/canary-in-th...

27.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Am I the Asshole For Preferring Adaptations to the Original Books? Well, hello there! Welcome back to another genius installment of that instant classic, Am I the Literary Asshole?, a biweekly column that wants to dig down to the bottom of the human psyche in orde…

This one is πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ @kristenarnett.bsky.social. I love when the answer to AITA is a resounding YES. Especially in a books context #booksky lithub.com/am-i-the-ass...

27.02.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Renovation by Kenan Orhan featuring a clear tarp overlaid on top of a view of Istanbul, featuring minarets and a river

Cover of The Renovation by Kenan Orhan featuring a clear tarp overlaid on top of a view of Istanbul, featuring minarets and a river

Just started reading but can already highly recommend The Renovation. It’s a tense, absurdity-tinged book about displacement, language, and yearning for a place that no longer quite exists. It’s also about a woman who contracts a new bathroom but receives instead a Turkish prison cell #booksky

26.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alexander Chee and James Baldwin!

26.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice. I’ve heard from others about The Memory Police. I’ll check these out, thanks!

26.02.2026 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the fuck

26.02.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve enjoyed the Scattered All Over the Earth trilogy, though I find the whimsy occasionally grating (probably says more about me than the author). I like how playful she is with language. Any recommendations for other books of hers that are available in English?

26.02.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic cover art

26.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist | The Booker Prizes From witchcraft to warfare, trauma to transformation, resilience to cruelty, this year’s longlist shines a light on a vast range of experiences

Great to see Marie NDiaye on the Booker long list. Anybody else have a favorite on here? #booksky
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25.02.2026 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Books We Like the Looks Of: New Releases in February 2026 Our takes on six books forthcoming in February 2026, including novels, short story collections, and nonfiction.

Happy pub day to @legroff.bsky.social, a Who Even Reads favorite. BRAWLER was on our list of February Books We Like the Looks Of and it does not disappoint. We have more coverage of this book forthcoming. #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/books-we-lik...

24.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Orange cat with white paws and belly sleeping next to a copy of Persona

Orange cat with white paws and belly sleeping next to a copy of Persona

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements. Just came out from @littlepuss.net - highly recommend it if you like #horror

24.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Witnessing and Resistance in Sarah Bruni's Mass Mothering and ICE-Occupied Minneapolis The stories of the activist group Mothers United in Mass Mothering are refracted through the lenses of layer upon layer of witnesses. We have seen this same thing playing out in Minneapolis, where peo...

ICYMI: Check out my piece on witnessing as a political act, the ICE occupation of Minneapolis, and Sarah Bruni’s novel Mass Mothering #abolishICE #ICEout #booksky @whoevenreads.bsky.social www.whoevenreads.com/witnessing-a...

24.02.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Aoife Josie Clements' Persona and the Horror of Being Persona’s title and premise of two women who seem to share some aspects of their identities is evocative of the Bergman film of the same name, but it is also a rich exploration of technological isolat...

But seriously, check out @cookschicken.bsky.social’s fantastic review of Persona by Aoife Josie Clements if you like books about unstable, terminally online women. And subscribe to Who Even Reads for more like this. There will be more like this #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/review-aoife...

19.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re adorable!

20.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww, I’m so sorry for your loss, Jerry was so pretty. Those markings! I hope another orange cat finds it’s way to you, they really are the best

20.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love the Migrations book cover. Also your cat in your pfp looks just like my cat! This is Piper 🧑🧑 #twins

20.02.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Aoife Josie Clements' Persona and the Horror of Being Persona’s title and premise of two women who seem to share some aspects of their identities is evocative of the Bergman film of the same name, but it is also a rich exploration of technological isolat...

Great review, excellent book. Don’t miss it if you like literary #horror #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/review-aoife...

20.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THREAD: As treasurer & one of the founders of the co-op-run @allgoodbookshop.co.uk I cannot tell you how exasperating & angering this is.

We opened in 2020, TWO WEEKS before the pandemic struck. Our then-manager, Tim, kept us alive taking book orders & delivering them by bike. (Cont.)

#BookSky

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Witnessing and Resistance in Sarah Bruni's Mass Mothering and ICE-Occupied Minneapolis The stories of the activist group Mothers United in Mass Mothering are refracted through the lenses of layer upon layer of witnesses. We have seen this same thing playing out in Minneapolis, where peo...

They see it as a threat and they’re right to. Witnessing is crucial www.whoevenreads.com/witnessing-a...

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Cover of Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein featuring a crude medieval drawing of a knight stabbing a person with a sword

Cover of Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein featuring a crude medieval drawing of a knight stabbing a person with a sword

Put this one in your library queue now, it comes out April 14 #dearmonicalewinsky #booksky #getinonthegroundfloor #youllthankmelater

19.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Aoife Josie Clements' Persona and the Horror of Being Persona’s title and premise of two women who seem to share some aspects of their identities is evocative of the Bergman film of the same name, but it is also a rich exploration of technological isolat...

But seriously, check out @cookschicken.bsky.social’s fantastic review of Persona by Aoife Josie Clements if you like books about unstable, terminally online women. And subscribe to Who Even Reads for more like this. There will be more like this #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/review-aoife...

19.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Piper helped with this review, she loves books about a woman alone in a room #booksky

19.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Death in Venice is incredible, one of the most claustrophobic things I’ve ever read

19.02.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Persona, against a sickly green background that matches the title text, featuring the lower half of a person's face with eyes blotted out by grey brushstrokes.

Cover of Persona, against a sickly green background that matches the title text, featuring the lower half of a person's face with eyes blotted out by grey brushstrokes.

Our review of Aoife Josie Clements' Persona (@littlepuss.net), which includes mentions of Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection, Fariha RΓ³isΓ­n’s Who Is Wellness For, and Joyce Carol Oates' infamous keyboard (you'll just have to read it to find out why!) #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/review-aoife...

19.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The Antidote was my favorite book of 2025, highly recommend it!

19.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of a whistle with thick black text reading "REPENT, COWARDS" overlaid. Jagged black and yellow lines emanate from front and back of whistle.

Drawing of a whistle with thick black text reading "REPENT, COWARDS" overlaid. Jagged black and yellow lines emanate from front and back of whistle.

If you haven't already, please also check out our piece on Sarah Bruni's Mass Mothering (out this month) and ICE resistance in Chicago and Minneapolis #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/witnessing-a...

17.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An orange cat sleeping on top of a bookshelf. Kellie Carter Jackson’s book We Refuse is visible, featuring a Black woman with braids in a long white dress holding a shotgun

An orange cat sleeping on top of a bookshelf. Kellie Carter Jackson’s book We Refuse is visible, featuring a Black woman with braids in a long white dress holding a shotgun

The boy’s got good taste! @kristenarnett.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social #booksky

19.02.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

shouldn’t you be reading a book

18.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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