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Nina James

@thewanderingreader.bsky.social

Spooky librarian, horror lover, coffee drinker, and old soul...like literally...I think there's an old woman living inside of me.

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Happy Release Day to @allyoutthere.bsky.social โ€˜s newest middlegrade horror novel! MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE is a graveyard adventure young readers donโ€™t want to miss! ๐Ÿชฆ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’€

16.09.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Horror fans and Classic Lit lovers will devour this gruesome and gory graphic novel reimagining of a French lit classic! Be sure to add #TheCurseOfMonteCristo to your bookshelves! Review here๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @eeriesaga.bsky.social

19.05.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy International #TransDayOfVisibility ! โœจ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿ’• Today and always, this horror lover is celebrating the trans/non-binary horror authors that fill my shelves!

31.03.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A tiny cult of two, a promise of angels and ascendance, and a calamitous consequence! I devoured CORRUPTED VESSELS by Briar Ripley Page (@flameswallower.bsky.social ) in one sitting! Check out my review here๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

28.03.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#HappySpring!๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒฑ Whatโ€™s on your spring reading list this year? Iโ€™ve added BETA VULGARIS by Margie Sarsfield and VOICE LIKE A HYACINTH by Mallory Pearson to my list! (Also please enjoy this super cute spooky spring tee my sister got me!)โœจ

20.03.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YES!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’•

02.03.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my god all of these recommendations are great!!!โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

01.03.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love the yearly transition from #BlackHistoryMonth to #WomensHistoryMonth ! As a Black woman, it just means the celebration continues. Time to celebrate some #WomenInHorror !!! Share some of your favorite women writing in thriller/horror fiction down in the comments! ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿ”ชโ™ฅ๏ธ

01.03.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you!!!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ

25.02.2025 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œIt is this world that makes monsters of us all.โ€ This collection of speculative short stories by author Yvette Lisa Ndlovu ( @yvettel.bsky.social ) might be my favorite of the year so far (and itโ€™s only February)! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

17.02.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your copy is looking good!! I hope I can keep my copy in good condition!!!!

04.02.2025 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I feel like diving DEEP into folk horror/ folk fiction this year. Iโ€™m craving lore and pagan rituals, harvest festivals and oral histories, village cults and old gods. Basically Iโ€˜ve got a hankering for Wicker Man vibes!
How about you? Whatโ€™s a sub-genre you feel like binge-reading this year?โœจ

27.01.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Really feeling the January Blues lately. ๐Ÿ’™

22.01.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wellโ€ฆ.this sucks.

19.01.2025 03:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œFern saw her far-off shadow on the long grass as she went by; she saw all their shadows, and they looked like giants, they looked like monsters, they looked like goddesses. They looked like witches.โ€ #WitchcraftForWaywardGirls had me in a chokehold, yโ€™all! ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ

16.01.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bloody, wintery, vampiric tale of warning to those who wish for immortality. #YouCantTakeItWithYou by author @marcushawke.bsky.social is a reminder that sometimes dead really is better! Check this novella out before Winterโ€™s end! ๐Ÿง›๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธโ„๏ธ

13.01.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A serial killer living amongst her fellow animal folk, small-town suspicions, blood, gore, and quite the body count! #BeneathTheTreesWhereNobodySees was easily 5/5 stars for me! This entire series can be found on Hoopla for those who are interested! ๐Ÿงธ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿ”ช

05.01.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listening to audiobooks and reading novellas really helps! But also, I work at a library (and formerly a bookstore), so I have the privilege of making it my job to read frequently. ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

02.01.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW YEAR, MORE BOOKS! What are some Reading Resolutions youโ€™ve made this year? A few of mine are to (1) support my local bookstores (2) take advantage of my library card (3) continue reading books I already own, and (4) attempt to read 200 more books this year!!! (Yesโ€ฆIโ€™m insane for that last one)

02.01.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Filling my remaining December days with more winter hauntings! Anyone else a fan of the Christmas ghost stories from the #BritishLibraryTalesOfTheWeird collection? โ„๏ธ๐ŸŽ„โ˜ƒ๏ธ

23.12.2024 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

True love is your husband going to bookstores while youโ€™re at work, taking photos of #StephenKing books, texting said photos to you, and asking if he needs to bring back any of the books you donโ€™t already own. A keeper, that one.๐Ÿ’•

19.12.2024 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right?! I love it!

16.12.2024 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I donโ€™t know about you, but I consider Susan Hillโ€™s THE WOMAN IN BLACK (1983) to be required annual holiday reading! The perfect book to escape into on Christmas Eve if you enjoy eerie, Victorian gothic settings and angry, vengeful ghosts!โœจ

16.12.2024 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks amazing!๐Ÿ˜ฑ

06.12.2024 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two of my current December reads! Perfect for chilly nights at home with a cup of hot cocoa and a flickering candle! @valancourtbooks.bsky.social @swiftpress.bsky.social

03.12.2024 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my god YES Iโ€™m so excited for Piperโ€™s new book! Iโ€™ve had it on hold at the library for weeks!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

02.12.2024 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Okay whatโ€™s on everyoneโ€™s December reading list??? I personally plan on binge reading some Christmas ghost stories!๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽ„

02.12.2024 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Checking this out immediately and adding to my Goodreads TBR!

22.11.2024 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes, I know itโ€™s not Turkey Day yet. But Iโ€™ve officially entered #Creepmas mode! Iโ€™m craving dark winter reads and snow, please and thank you! ๐ŸŽ„โœจ๐Ÿ’€

22.11.2024 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œCrotaโ€ by Owl Goingback! Itโ€™s a gritty, gory, Indigenous, paranormal crime thriller and Iโ€™m loving it so far! How about you?

19.11.2024 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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