I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic here or in the comments on this video!
We had some really good discussions when this was first released. ๐งต 5/5
youtu.be/Rm8uomoTsHU
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I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic here or in the comments on this video!
We had some really good discussions when this was first released. ๐งต 5/5
youtu.be/Rm8uomoTsHU
The last time we had this discourse, this video (๐ in next section) was my contribution to the topic, & I think it's still very relevant. I'd like to postulate that what you choose to read DOES matter, but not for the way others will perceive you. It matters because of what it can do for YOU. ๐งต 4/5
14.11.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0While this is a beautiful thing, reading publicly online is extremely different from reading privately. The Observer Effect is in full force: just the act of being perceived changes the thing itself. It adds a new perspective to this (usually) private hobby, & it takes some getting used to. ๐งต 3/5
14.11.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I feel like the community goes through this discourse in waves every few years, but this round seems particularly far-reaching; probably because so many more people are reading and, as a result, there are many new voices in the online book space. ๐งต 2/5
14.11.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Recently, I've been seeing a lot of discourse about peoples' reading choices.
Pressure to read certain things or read quickly, criticism of both engaging and not engaging critically with what you read, and do our reading choices really matter at all? What is the point of this hobby of ours? ๐งต 1/5
Today we're reviewing Brigands and Breadknives, another heartwarming (if decidedly more action-packed) adventure, this time featuring a scene-stealing chaos goblin.
Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!
Was lisening to some old Dessa yesterday & this hook seemed exceptionally pertinent:
"I found your pale-faced blue-lipped God beneath the kitchen table. Starving and eating paper. He showed me what you wrote and what you'd asked. Love, nothing can live on prayers like that."
- Doomtree, The Wren
I need your advice on which unread books to prioritize in Unboxing my Library pt.3 ๐๐
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The continuation of my 5 Star Audit is live!!
Let's see if I agree with my past self about what makes something the best of the best ๐
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30.10.2025 22:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Get you a partner who looks at you the way I look at the original hardcover of A Natural History of Dragons by @swantower.bsky.social ๐
5 Star Audit video coming soon!! ๐๐๐
Taking a break from doomscrolling for a few days has really helped my mental health.
Finding the balance between staying informed & keeping myself sane has been,& will still remain, a challenge, but moments like this help infinitely:
Tsundoku Club's November pick & Sumire frolicking in a corn maze๐
ICYMI the big news last week, THE BOOK OF SPORES anthology is coming soon to Kickstarter!!! ๐๐โ๐ซ
Follow the KS pre-launch page HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is โthe presidentโs main priorityโโฆnot reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcareโฆ.building a ballroom
23.10.2025 22:36 โ ๐ 32229 ๐ 11015 ๐ฌ 1867 ๐ 632I love how crucial you are to the social networks in this space...you're everywhere!! ๐โจ๏ธ
20.10.2025 22:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Some wonderful humans right there :)
20.10.2025 17:13 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0white house has joined bluesky
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I am so delighted to be on the other end of the interview table tomorrow evening at 7pm EST!! Join us live and say hi in the chat :)
09.10.2025 18:40 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Let's Unbox My Library, pt.2!
So excited finally have some all time favorites back on the shelf :)
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My library finally arrived from Japan...unbox my books with me! โจ๏ธ
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Completely understandable why comfort reads would be on the menu ๐ what's one of your go-tos?
And I've never Rucker duo any of these, but Magic after Midlife???? That sounds incredible. Don't mind me running to add that to my TBR ๐โโ๏ธ
Let's talk about what I read in Spring and Summer!!
A full range from new all-time favorites to books I just...didn't like ๐ฌ
What have you been reading recently? ๐
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Amidst all the other horrors surrounding us right now, my purse chapstick has disappeared.
So now I've had to move my bedside chapstick to my purse and I'm bereft at night.
The world is now nothing but disarray and chaos.
Apparently all the pictures didn't post so...no selfies this time ๐ฉ๐
25.08.2025 17:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0WorldCon haul & the only two selfies I grabbed ๐ญ
It was a wonderful, exhausting whirlwind.
Book-wise, found some absolute gems.
People-wise, Seattle was a heartwarming reminder of why the book community is amazing.
More on that soon as I do have some group photos to post ๐
#worldcon2025 #booksky
Omg yes!!! We MUST meet up.
13.08.2025 22:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0On my way to Seattle Worldcon! :) Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, and some new ones!
Sound off below if you're going ๐
It's alive!!! This vlog took ages ๐ซ
Join me as I visit the Japanese cherry clossoms in full bloom, dive into a drama-filled throwback read, and get a new tattoo ๐
youtu.be/koqAC9NNxXM
Thumbnail of Taylor holding a stack of books in front of her bookshelf
What better way to come back post big move than to open all the beautiful books that have been waiting for me? ๐โจ
Special Edition Haul: Kickstarters, Dragonsteel, Folio Society, and more!!
youtu.be/WDVJGlJbJGk