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A pile of sits on a beige rug in front of a white door. Black text at the top reads 'September 2025' and then 'Books: 18 - Pages: 4,559 - DNF: 1' The books are: Our Super Adventure 5: Treats! by Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins Sung in Shadow by Tanith Lee Spy x Family v14 by Tatsuya Endo What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Human Sacrifices by Maria Fernanda Ampuero Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler Emiko by Chieri Uegaki Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Way of the Househusband v14 by Kousuke Oono Delicious in Dungeon v5 by Ryoko Kui Nightmare Obscura by Michelle Carr Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Storygraph's September 2025 wrap up of books read and their ratings. The books are: Emiko by Chieri Uegaki - 3.5 stars Spy x Family v14 by Tatsuya Endo - 4 stars Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy - 4 stars Katabasis by R.F. Kuang - 3.5 stars Sung in Shadow by Tanith Lee - 2.5 stars Delicious in Dungeon v5 by Ryoko Kui - 5 stars Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz - 4.5 stars Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler - 4 stars The Way of the Househusband v14 by Kousuke Oono - 5 stars Human Sacrifices by Maria Fernanda Ampuero - 4 stars Nightmare Obscura by Michelle Carr 2.5 stars First-Time Caller by B.K. Borrison - 4 stars We Are Not Numbers: Voices of Gaza's Youth by various authors - 5 stars Our Super Adventure 5: Treats! by Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins - 5 stars Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - 4 stars Rapport, Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells - 4 stars There is No Place For Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone - 5 stars What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad - 4.5 stars

[·_·[] I just love reading.
#booksky

A hand holds Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher in front of a green paisley blanket and blurred background.

4⭐
This is a charming retelling of Sleeping Beauty, with an enjoyable twist.
#booksky #thornhedge #tkingfisher

Happy Rapture Day to all who celebrate 💋

Does anyone know the best viewing location for today’s rapture? I think I’m in the zone of totality but information was a little hard to pin down.

This one features so many voices, it's hard to pinpoint one, but I think what's toughest is knowing how used to the destruction, violence, & grief they've adjusted to because of the ongoing genocide. Def check out One Day We Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad too.

A hand holds We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey in front of piles of books

5/5 ⭐
I don't know what I can say to convey the importance of this (very tough) read. I almost never refer to books as important, cuz wtf do I know? But this is it. Heartbreaking, still sometimes hopeful, & so very human. Please check it out.
#booksky #wearenotnumbers #WANN #gaza #palestine

Living in VT, I know we're suffering a big housing shortage too, so this is an important topic for me. Looking forward (in a grim way) to diving into this.

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism expo...

Currently reading - right after @brian-goldstone.bsky.social popped up on my feed, I noticed this on the new books shelf in my library.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/ccb15c...

My niece found out ppl who think the rapture is coming are giving away all their stuff. Anybody got a nice car for me? Tryna become auntie of the year.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Happy Hobbit Day! Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a cover illustrated by Tolkien himself

MUL-TEE-PASS!

A hand holds a copy of Human Sacrifices by Maria Fernanda Ampuero

4/5✨
This one is pretty heavy & brutal at times. It's more about the horrors of being an immigrant woman or outsider, though there's a touch of the paranormal. I want to check out her other collection though. CWs: rape/SA, child SA, animal death, DV
#booksky #feministpress

A hand holds Tanith Lee's Sung in Shadow in front of a blurred background.

This cover art is 🤌 even if I wasn't wild about the actual book. I'm still on my journey to read all the Tanith I own though, and damn, my girl was a prolific writer. I def think I enjoy her scifi more, but I'm still having fun diving into everything.
#booksky #tanithlee #sunginshadow

A hand mostly hidden by a light blue sleeve holds Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz in front of a crowded bookshelf.

4/5✨
I love a sweet little found family tale, esp one that centers around robots & Newitz delivers! Low stakes, chill, but still thoughtful (similarly vibed to Legends & Lattes), def worth a read! Also that cover 😍😍😍
#booksky #automaticnoodle #annaleenewitz

Just read the latest Way of the Househusband and still working my way through Delicious in Dungeon.

A pile of sits on a beige rug in front of a white door. Black text at the top reads 'August' and then 'Books: 19 - Pages: 5,095' The books are: See You Tomorrow in the Food Court by Shinichiro Nariie If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen Nicked by M.T. Anderson Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine My Cat is Such a Weirdo v3 by Tamako Tamagoyama My Cat is Such a Weirdo v4 by Tamako Tamagoyama Daydream Hour by Ryoko Kui Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler Delicious in Dungeon v4 vt Ryoko Kui American War by Omar El Akkad Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute by various authors Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America by Elie Mystal Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry

Storygraph's August 2025 wrap up of books read and their ratings. The books are: If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura - 4 stars Delicious in Dungeon v4 vt Ryoko Kui - 5 stars See You Tomorrow in the Food Court by Shinichiro Nariie - 3 stars Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen - 4 stars Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates - 4 stars Nicked by M.T. Anderson - 4.5 stars Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion & Finding a Life by Amber Scorah - 5 stars Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler - 4.5 stars One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad - 5 stars The Thaw by Tanith Lee (Isaac Asimov's) - 4 stars American War by Omar El Akkad - 5 stars My Cat is Such a Weirdo v3 by Tamako Tamagoyama - 4 stars Nonbinary: A Memoir by Genesis P-Orridge - 3 stars My Cat is Such a Weirdo v4 by Tamako Tamagoyama - 4 stars Daydream Hour by Ryoko Kui - 4 stars Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America by Elie Mystal - 5 stars Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute by various authors - 5 stars Endling by Maria Reva - 4 stars Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry - 4.5 stars

[·_·[] Mangas still going strong (with more on my TBR), but also I'm just obsessed with reading right now. Can't believe I'm done with the Lonesome Dove quartet. What a ride.
#booksky 💙📚

lol that's how I feel about "Cami."

there’s always a little too much chatter about what the Court will or won’t do. to someone who says they won’t overturn obergefell, i ask only this: what do you think the odds are, and how much are you willing to bet?

my AI girlfriend has been cheating on me with the Microsoft Office paperclip wtf

A pile of sits on a wooden surface. White text at the top reads 'July 2025' and then 'Books: 20 - Pages: 5,144' The books are: Lycanthia by Tanith Lee Days at the Morisaki Bookshop y Satoshi Yagisawa Homeland by Cory Doctorow The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar My Cat is Such A Weirdo v1 by Tamako Tamagoyama My Cat is Such A Weirdo v2 by Tamako Tamagoyama Blade of the Moon Princess v5 by Tatsuya Endo Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler Delicious in Dungeon v2 by Ryoko Kui Delicious in Dungeon v3 by Ryoko Kui Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal Strange New World by Vivian Shaw Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Storygraph's July 2025 wrap up of books read and their ratings. The books are: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy - 4.5 stars The Shapeless Unease by Samantha Harvey - 3 stars Blade of the Moon Princess v5 by Tatsuya Endo - 4 stars My Cat is Such A Weirdo v1 by Tamako Tamagoyama - 4 stars Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal - 5 stars Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri - 2.5 stars Delicious in Dungeon v2 by Ryoko Kui - 5 stars Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix - 4 stars The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar - 3 stars Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler - 4.5 stars Strange New World by Vivian Shaw - 5 stars Delicious in Dungeon v3 by Ryoko Kui - 5 stars My Cat is Such A Weirdo v2 by Tamako Tamagoyama - 4 stars Let the People Pick the President by Jesse Wegman - 4 stars Homeland by Cory Doctorow - 3.5 stars Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams - 4 stars Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes - 3.5 stars Lycanthia by Tanith Lee - 3 stars Days at the Morisaki Bookshop y Satoshi Yagisawa - 3 stars Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 3.5 stars

[·_·[] Mangas and shorter novels really boosting my numbers this month, but I did still dive into some longer stuff.
#booksky

Island Storm by Brian Floca

Thanks to Candlewick/Holiday House for a copy of Island Storm in exchange for my review. This kids book has some lovely art and depicts what could happen before, during, & after a huge storm.
#booksky #islandstorm

now it is important to remember that some people HIDE BEHIND gratitude in a bad way. the truth is sometimes you get in that wreck and it IS deadly, or you get sick and it DOES NOT get better. it helps nobody to ACT like there is no tragedy. there is. it is not WRONG to hurt and ache and be sad

The police militarization debate is over Quaint disputes about the proper role of police and military have been superseded by a more urgent threat: Donald Trump is creating his own, personal paramilitary force

New at The Watch:

radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-police...

Fully 🤣

It's storygraph! If you're on there or you join I'm milliebot_reads
I like their interface much better, and the way they handle reviews.

I agree and I also love a well-written and/or funny rant as well.

A pile of books is held in front of a white door. Black text at the top reads 'June 2025' and then 'Books: 16 - Pages: 4,410 - DNF: 1' The books are: The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw Day By Night by Tanith Lee The Redemption of Philip Thane by Lisa Berne The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy Delicious in Dungeon v1 by Ryoko Kui The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard Monstress v9: The Possessed by Marjorie Liu Saga v11 by Brian K. Vaughan Saga v12 by Brian K. Vaughan

Storygraph's June 2025 wrap up of books read and their ratings. The books are: Delicious in Dungeon v1 by Ryoko Kui - 4 stars The Redemption of Philip Thane by Lisa Berne - 3 stars Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 3.5 stars Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler - 4 stars The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong- 4 stars No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy - 3.5 stars Orbital by Samantha Harvey - 2.5 stars The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang - 4.5 stars Day By Night by Tanith Lee - 4 stars Saga v11 by Brian K. Vaughan - 5 stars Saga v12 by Brian K. Vaughan - 5 stars Monstress v9: The Possessed by Marjorie Liu - 5 stars Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler - 5 stars Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard - 3 stars The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw - 4 stars Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy - 4 stars

[·_·[] Very happy that I'm continuing to invest my time in reading.
#booksky 💙📚

San Francisco bookstore to stop carrying 'Harry Potter' series The shop recommends a long list of fantasy that could scratch the Potter itch.

honored to be doing my san francisco book tour event with @booksmith.bsky.social. scoundrel goofs will try to say that this is a violation of free speech but they have melted brains. REAL free speech is when a private company decides to not carry the books of a bigot. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Well yes