Emily | Crow's Nest Reads

Rewatching #TheHandmaidsTale and realizing it’s basically like eating chips. I can’t have just one, I have to keep watching until I physically can’t of absolutely need to stop. That’s how good it is.

Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊

A truly gorgeous story of becoming one's true self, Stein brings readers along on her journey of self-discovery and expression.

So grateful to #AbbyChavaStein for sharing her story.

#BecomingEve #lgtqiareads #memoir #nonfiction

Image of the cover of Waco Rising by Kevin Cook with the words “Just Finished: 5/5 Stars”

That's a wrap for April's #MCBC pick, #WacoRising.

This was a pretty quick read for me, as the writing flowed well and the story was engrossing.

Must say I did read the part about "Pastor Pace" with squinty eyes though. Yikes.

#kevincook #bookclubreads #booksky #morbidlycurious #2025reads

#NationalLibraryWeek
#LiteracyMatters

I mean, truly who better to learn from when trying to survive and fight Facism than cats?

Thank you, @brittlestar.com for this treasure 🐈

#fightfacism #readmorebooks #lessonsfromcats

Just wrapped up this month's #MorbidlyCuriousBookClub pick, #GoryDetails.

A delightful dive into the "dark side of science", this is worth a read if you're interested in the oddities, morbid curiosities, and lesser known and discussed phenomena of our universe.

#bookclubpicks #booksky

@crowsnestreads.bsky.social showcases the reads of @lifeinthecrowsnest.bsky.social.

My main focus is nonfiction, but the occasional fiction pick may be thrown in - mainly picks from book clubs.

Let's help each other find our next great read!

#booksky #nonfiction #crowsnestreads

This is one of those books that altered my brain chemistry.

Diving into the decades leading up to the Challenger disaster then covering its aftermath in clear yet respectful detail, Higginbotham gives an amazingly detailed account of a quite complex topic.

#challenger #adamhigginbotham #booksky

BRB - just hyperventilating over here....

#orangeisthenewblack #piperkerman #booksky #readingsky

Right, I need this in my wardrobe

True to style, Higginbotham writing style is accessible and informative, drawing on extensive research.

Midnight in Chernobyl was one of those brain chemistry-altering reads for me, so Challenger was a natural choice.

#challenger #adamhigginbotham #nonfiction #2025reads #bookstagram

We all understand the assignment today, right?

Oh. This one is definitely on my list.

Seems legit....

We don't want to be a nation of underachieving Americans.

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.

And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Her courage shines through as she recounts the difficulties and horrors of her past and the work she is doing in her present on not only herself but the system that enabled the circus that surrounded and engulfed her family.

#booksky #thehouseofmymother

Tackling issues like child abuse and neglect, sexual harassment, trauma, and cult-like groups and behavior, Franke tells her story as only she can.

The cover of The House of My Mother by Shari Franke with six stars and words Book Review: 6/5

As someone who has been fascinated by this story as it’s broken and progressed, reading the story of someone who lived it was refreshing and felt like a glimpse that could provide the only true understanding of what actually happened.

Couldn't agree more!

I know you're not supposed to judge books by covers, but if your cover includes a cat I'm about 15% more likely to give it a shot.

#cats #booksky

New blog post! My favorite reading resources. StoryGraph, Fable, Calibre, BookBub, Kobo, and more! Background features a shelf full of books and an image at the front saying "Read more books"

New blog post is live!

I've outlined some of my favorite reading resources and why I love them.

Read the full post here: the-crows-nest.com/2025/02/12/m...

#booksky #storygraph #fable #bookbub #calibre #kobo

Public libraries are pillars of democracy #librarysky

Ooo this is a good one ☺️

⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 4 stars

As a massive fan of the movie (it was filmed about 20 minutes from my hometown) I was excited to read this (30 years later, but who’s counting?...)

This was a quick and well-written read. Kaysen set the scene perfectly, giving solid background and explanation throughout.

#booksky

Intertwined with these stories are also the stories of the women who loved and married these men, the struggles they faced as immigrants, and the journeys their lives took over nearly thirty years.

Cinema Love follows the stories of closeted men who frequented the Workers’ Cinema - a run-down old movie theater where gay men cruised for love near Fuzhou.

Tang brings beautiful and flawed characters to life, building and weaving their stories - from rural Fuzhou to New York’s Chinatown - poetically and with raw detail.