Caitlin Butcher

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

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YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

#HandsOff #SLC

The photo is a collage of book covers. The books include: A Psalm for the Wild-Built, the Firekeeper’s daughter, Legendborn, she who became the Sun, you should see me in a crown, priory of the Orange tree, a memory called empire, and we hunt the flame

The photo is a collage of book covers. The books include: I kissed Shara wheeler, Take a hint Dani Brown, Pet, To shape a dragon’s breath, six crimson cranes, between the world and me, Heartstopper, and I’m still here.

Happy #weneeddiversebooks Day!!! Here are just a few of my favorite diverse books to celebrate. I started my diverse reading journey a few years ago now, and I'm SO thankful I did. I have read so many stories that have changed my life forever!!

LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor YouTube video by Associated Press

Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
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The picture is a pair of blue jeans with various items on one of the legs. The items include sol de janerio perfume and lotion, my keys, two gold rings, a pair of gold earrings, a rainbow AirPod case, glossier lipstick, a pink scrunchie, a coach wallet with a library card sticking out of it, and a crocheted cow stuffed animal.

The picture is a pair of blue jeans with various books on one of the legs. The books include, from left to right and top to bottom, Legendborn, The Anthropocene Reviewed, She Who Became the Sun, Deep End, and The Fifth Season.

My right pocket vs my left pocket 👖👛🐮🗝️🌈🎧📖

The crocheted cow is from @ crosheaco on Instagram!! 🐮🩷

#booksky #bookaesthetic #bookreviewer #bookblogger

This was in my top 10 favorite books of last year!!! I have the sequel preordered!!

My recommendations for #trr2025: The Tea Dragon Society, She Who Became the Sun, A Psalm for the Wild-Built, You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty, Pet, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and The Empress of Salt and Fortune!
I’m also hoping to read How Far the Light Reaches during the readathon 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🤍🩵

The background of the photo is a pink and blue gradient. At the center, there is a Polaroid photo of the book “The Empress of Salt and Fortune” in front of a bookshelf. To the top left of the Polaroid photo there are two stars, colored pink and blue. To the bottom right, there is a pink and blue graphic of a leaping rabbit.

#transrightsreadthon #trr2025 read! 🏳️‍⚧️
The Empress of Salt and Fortune: 4.25/5 stars 🐇🧂🔮🎱🌙💫
In this short yet powerful novella, a cleric visits the site of the last Empress’s place of exile to uncover long-hidden secrets of the monarchy. This novella works so well, I will definitely read book 2!

Roses are red
Violets are blue

What you can do to support libraries right now We all agree: Libraries are essential resources in our communities. Show your support for these vital institutions with a few simple actions you can take today.

#Libraries have always been there for us. Now is the time to stand up #ForOurLibraries ❤️

#Bookish #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary #LibbyApp

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The photo includes a picture of Ms. Casey from the tv show Severance. The photo of Ms. Casey looks as though it’s on a retro TV screen. Below her picture, the text reads “Your outie doesn’t judge other readers based on their genre preference or how many books they read a year.”

Last one:

The photo includes a picture of Ms. Casey from the tv show Severance. The photo of Ms. Casey looks as though it’s on a retro TV screen. Below her picture, the text reads “Your outie supports public libraries and regularly uses them.”

The photo includes a picture of Ms. Casey from the tv show Severance. The photo of Ms. Casey looks as though it’s on a retro TV screen. Below her picture, the text reads “Your outie knows that audiobooks count as reading.”

The photo includes a picture of Ms. Casey from the tv show Severance. The photo of Ms. Casey looks as though it’s on a retro TV screen. Below her picture, the text reads “Your outie reads books by BIPOC and LGBTQIA2* authors year-round, not depending on the month.”

The photo includes a picture of Ms. Casey from the tv show Severance. The photo of Ms. Casey looks as though it’s on a retro TV screen. Below her picture, the text reads “Your outie strongly opposes book bans.”

Please enjoy each affirmation equally. Tendered for your viewing contentment by your very own lexicon collective inhabitant.

#booksky #severanceappletv #severance #mscasey

This is also known as invading Panama.

In the background, there is a photo of a pool with aqua water. Front and center, there is a graphic that looks like a web search, reading in large print at the top: “Deep End by Ali Hazelwood.” Below, there are a number of questions next to symbols meant to denote a previous web search. In top to bottom order, the text reads: “how often do divers get concussions,” “what’s pony play (non-judgmental),” “inward dive video,” “is Lukas Blomqvist real” “pools near me” “how to start diving beginners” “why isn’t Lukas Blomqvist real.”

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood: the average reading experience as told by Google searches 😌

#booksky #deepend #alihazelwood

The photo is a collage, with the majority of the photo being the book “Deep End” being held on a teal or aqua blanket. Next to this picture, there is a smaller Polaroid style photo of the book from the side so you can see the sprayed edges. Below this photo is a photograph of a pool with aqua water.

The photo is a collage. There are two photos of pools in the background. Above these photos, there is a square Polaroid style photo of a bookshelf with several books on it, with “Deep End” cover-facing out. Above this photo there is a graphic of a message that reads: “If you decide to go for it, I think it should be me.”

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood: 5/5 stars ⭐️

This book was SO much fun and the first read in a long time I’ve been fully enthralled with; I’m talking staying up late, thinking about it at work, reading every free moment I can enthralled. I’m excited for more Ali Hazelwood books like this one ;) #booksky

Proud to say I have FINALLY, after two years, canceled my Amazon Kindle Unlimited membership. I needed the push of the #amazonboycott. Now, I can finally say I am completely Amazon free!

I wrote down the names of authors I like from KU, and going forward I’ll buy ebooks directly from the authors.

YUP!!! For some reason I thought it came out on 3/14 not 3/4, so I was taking my sweet time with my reread of the series (just finished book 1 yesterday), so imagine my shock when I figured it out YESTERDAY 😭😭😂😂

Reminder that we DO NOT post spoilers for Oathbound OK?

The book’s plot does not exist on here. Try not to even say a character’s name plus any kind of reaction. THE BOOK WILL BEGIN AND IT WILL END. Thazzit.
#booksky

Literally this. Like girly pop, writing those things about immigrants or M*sk wasn’t any better six months ago? Hate against immigrants has been prevalent for YEARS and YEARS now. And M*sk didn’t JUST start being an issue. Like hello??? 😭

Ok so like who was gonna tell me Oathbound actually comes out on 3/4

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates: 5/5 stars ⭐️
As Coates travels to three conflict regions through the world - Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine - he reflects on
"how our stories - our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking - expose and distort our realities."
📰🗞️📖📝💭 #booksky

I have some lofty goals for this month 😂
- The Message (finish)
- The River Has Roots (3/4)
- Finish rereading Legendborn & Bloodmarked, then read Oathbound (3/14, probably my #1 anticipated release of this year!)
- Everything is Tuberculosis (3/18)
- Sunrise on the Reaping (3/18)
#booksky

me 🤝 collecting library cards like infinity stones
My tips:
- apply for a library card where you work!
- If you're in college/university, apply for a library card in your college/university town
- Research libraries that allow you to join without a library card there! Ex: "Queer Collective Library"

This year’s Trans Rights Readathon will run from March 21st to 31st, ending on Trans Day of Visibility. We hope you’ll join us as we spend 11 days reading, recommending, and celebrating trans+ stories, alongside calls to action to support the trans community both locally and globally.

Cover Slide: Announcing the 2025 Trans Rights Readathon StoryGraph Challenge, with 5 main prompts and 25 bonus prompts.

Slide 2 describes the 5 main prompts: 1. Transmasc/Trans Man rep, 2. Transfemme/Trans Woman Rep, 3. Nonbinary, Agender, Genderqueer, and Other Gender Expansive Rep, 4. Intersectional Trans+ Rep Outside Your Own Experience, and 5. 2Spirit, Indigiqueer, Third Gender, and Indigenous Gender Expansive Rep.

Slide 3: 1/2 of the 25 Bonus Prompts list. - African Author of the Black Diaspora. - Indigenous Author. - Southwest Asian author or of the Diaspora. - Asian Author or of the Diaspora. -Latine/Latinx Author or of the Diaspora. - Hawaiian of Pacific Islander Author, of the Diaspora. - Biracial or Multiracial Author. - A book by a Disabled Author and/or Starring a Disabled Character. - A Book By an Author from a Country Other Than Your Own.

Slide 4: Bonus Prompts Part 2/2. - T4T. - Trans Joy. - Neopronoun Rep. - History. - Memoir/Biography. General Nonfiction. - Poetry. - Picture Book/Middle Grade. - Young Adult. - General/Literary Fiction. - Graphic novels, Comics, and Manga. - Fantasy or Sci-fi. - Horror/Thriller. - Romance. - A 2025 Release.

Trans Rights Readathon Reading Challenge, 2025 Edition!
We have 5 core prompts to complete, and many “bonus” prompts that can be used to either find more specific books for the core prompts or as a bonus challenge to read all 30 prompts throughout the year, or some other personal goal in-between!

The Trans Rights Readathon is 21st-31st March! Get your TBR ready! There are a bunch of prompts below. This is a brilliant annual fundraiser event. I will be thinking about how I want to contribute this year. #booksky #queerbooksky #transbooksky #diversebooksky

The photo has a pink solid background and has three Polaroid pictures in the middle. To the top left is a Polaroid picture of an elegant green dragon with brown horns. Above this Polaroid picture there is a small green tea leaf. To the right of the Polaroid picture is a different Polaroid picture, this one features the cover of “The Tea Dragon Society.” On the cover of the book, two girls sit in the grass on a blanket drinking tea and petting a young dragon. Below the Polaroid of the book cover there is a graphic of a tea pot with a flower wrapped around the handle. Next to the tea pot, the last Polaroid picture shows three young dragons dancing around a tea pot surrounded by grass and flowers. Throughout the entire photo as a whole there are tiny pink stars and sparkles throughout.

Did I cry over a webtoon about dragons who grow tea leaves? Yes, yes I did. 🐉☕️🫖🍃💞🧚‍♀️

“The Tea Dragon Society” by Kay O’Neill is an adorable and impactful story about found family, queer love, and finding oneself. 5/5 stars and will definitely be reading book 2!
#booksky #bookreview #teadragonsociety