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Lark of The Bookwyrm's Hoard
@bookwyrmshoard.bsky.social
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Avid reader of fantasy, mystery, and romance. Spinner, knitter, singer, novice writer. I blog about books and publishing (and sometimes other stuff) at https://bookwyrmshoard.com/ .
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A lovely, warm, cozy sapphic fantasy about kindness, community, and learning to be your true self.

Given how much I enjoyed Leong's The Teller of Small Fortunes, I had high hopes for The Keeper of Magical Things, and I was not disappointed! 5 stars.

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Book cover: The Keeper of Magical Things, by Julie Leong. The US cover art shows a tall, slender young woman with a platinum-blonde braid standing beside a shorter, plumper young woman with short brown hair. Both are wearing long robes in shades of pink and peach, and the blonde has a grey cloak over her shoulders with the hood down. The women are standing in the open gap of a wooden fence festooned with vines. They are turned slightly toward each other. An open wooden chest lies on the grass, which is dotted with lupins and other pink and purple wildflowers. Beyond the opening in the fence, a bucolic rural landscape of farms, fields, and a small cluster of houses stretches toward the hills, bathed in the glow of a sunset beyond the mountains. A small black cat with bat wings hovers above the women.
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Kudos on the great ad: humor, clarity, honesty, and persuasiveness. (At least for this logophile.) I’m seriously considering it… but also wondering (in view of Robert MacFarlane’s The Lost Words) which older words were dropped. (Maybe none? None would be good.) #dictionary #merriamwebster
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I absolutely loved this sci-if/#urbanfantasy series, especially the latest (not final) installment! (Although tbh I have a few minor reservations about the Graphic Audio editions... love the voices, could do without a few of the voiced sound effects.) bookwyrmshoard.com/book-reviews... #bookreview
Sweep of the Heart, by Ilona Andrews (Graphic Audio edition) – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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October 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Sounds like a good day to get a jump on my holiday gift shopping! #Bookshop.org #AntiPrimeDay
October 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Dolly Parton is a national treasure. 2025 has been hard enough already. However, you choose to do it – prayer, holding her in the Light, sending healing energy or just good vibes – I hope you’ll send some positive thoughts out into the universe for her. #DollyParton
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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More than half of the tickets for this are already gone. Grab your spot now to see @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @evaleigh.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @jessiemihalik.com @kitrocha.com & #LeslyePenelope talk lost & found magic. 11/1 @ 3 PM ET.
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Pale blue background. At the top left is the black silhouette of a hand facing downward with golden sparkles spilling from it. At the lower right is a black silhouette of a hand facing upward with golden sparkles rising from it. Gold text at top reads "Lost & Found Magic" Dark blue text below reads "A Virtual Conversation With Olivia Waite, CL Polk, Leslye Penelope, Jessie Mihalik, Eva Leigh, Kit Rocha, Stephanie Burgis" Lighter blue text reads "Sat. Nov. 1 at 3 PM Eastern on Zoom"
October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Chef’s kiss, @merriam-webster.com !
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Time for my September reading wrap-up! #books #reading #septemberwrapup bookwyrmshoard.com/challenges/m...
Bookwyrm’s Hoard blog graphic for Monthly Wrap-Up posts. Against a beige background, text in purple all-caps font reads “Monthly Wrap-Up.” Below the text is drawing of a green dragon with yellow belly and under wings and purple spikes down its spine. The drag reclines on a purple rug, reading an open book, and is surrounded by several stocks of books. Below the drawing, small purple, text reads “The Bookwyrm’s Hoard.”
October 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A ramshackle old castle, a hidden book, a treasure hunt, and a touch of romance make The Secret Christmas Library a delightful read. #bookreview #holidaybooks #jennycolgan

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The Secret Christmas Library, by Jenny Colgan – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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September 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr:
September 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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As a brand-new weaver, I was excited to find this book at my regional library, and so impressed with its content that I have ordered my own copy. #weaving #bookreview bookwyrmshoard.com/book-reviews...
Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom, by Syne Mitchell – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I wasn’t at WorldCon. I didn’t see this happen; the first I heard about it was when someone reposted Elizabeth Bear’s post. I was appalled. It was the responsibility of both the announcer & the Hugo committee to make sure the announcer was well prepared & could say each name correctly. They failed.
grigorylukin.bsky.social Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️ @grigorylukin.bsky.social · Aug 21
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"

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#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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It’s #wipwednesday, so today I blogged about my current fibery WIPs (works in progress)! #knitting #spinning #weaving

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A blog graphic with the words WIP Wednesday in purple above a photo of several balls of lavender heathered yarn. At the bottom of the graphic, in a small font, is the name of the blog: The Bookwyrm’s Hoard.
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The #TopTenTuesday prompt this week was “books with a high page count.” What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?

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Painting of a medieval warrior, wearing a horned helmet, sitting on a hillside, staring off into the sunset. Superimposed text reads “10 really long (and good) fantasy and sci-fi books.” In the bottom right-hand corner is the name of the blog, The Bookwyrm’s Hoard.
August 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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What a lovely, warm hug of a book! Cozy, heartwarming, and enchanting (but never saccharine or twee), A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping centers around found family, love, acceptance, healing, and the strength of rebuilding yourself after disaster. #cozyfantasy bookwyrmshoard.com/book-reviews...
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping, by Sangu Mandanna – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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August 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I absolutely loved the fourth in the Innkeeper Chronicles, Sweep of the Blade, by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social. It has action, suspense, humor, politics, treachery… and sizzling chemistry. #ScienceFiction #SFF #scifiromance

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Sweep of the Blade, by Ilona Andrews (Graphic Audio edition) – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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August 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Celia Lake’s gentle, thoughtful Albion novels are high on my list of cozy fantasy comfort reads: Magic, romance, & diverse characters who treat one another with kindness, care, & respect, all in a historical fantasy setting.

@celialake.bsky.social #bookreview

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Harmonic Pleasure, by Celia Lake – The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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August 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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In the Sunday Post, I take a look back at my week both on and off the blog.

The Sunday Post is hosted by the delightful @caffeinatedreviewer.com .

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#sundaypost #weekinreview
Graphic/logo for The Bookwyrm’s Hoard blog. Against a sand-colored background, the title “The Bookwyrm’s Hoard” appears in purple lettering, in a font reminiscent of both early newspaper headlines and hand lettering. Below, in smaller letters, is the tag line “A blog about books and reading.” Beneath these is a colored sketch of an amiable, green dragon with a yellow belly and wings. Purple spikes run along its spine from forehead to tail tip. The dragon reclines on a purple rug, surrounded by stacks of books.
April 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Reposting for the clever literary joke.
wardqnormal.bsky.social Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · Apr 9
Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.

Philip K. Dickens
April 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Absolutely baller headline tbh 😂 (click through below for the whole thing, and support them if you can here: 826-boston.myshopify.com)
Non-profit that runs writing programs for Boston students withdraws federal grant application because the group doesn't exist to cater to mediocre white men
Since 2008, 826 Boston has run a tutoring center in Roxbury and "writer's rooms" in several Boston schools to help kids learn to love writing - using a federal grant and staffers from the federally fu...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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While the World Waits.

Start writing your book.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. Just a little time, & the desire to begin. Set your timer for ten minutes, and start writing. Don’t judge what comes out—just let it flow.
Remember: if you don’t write, you have nothing to edit. #WritingTip
April 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Ill news, by’r lady—seldom comes the better.
I fear, I fear ’twill prove a giddy world.
April 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Hey, so it's National Library Week. You're going to see a lot of calls to get a library card and check out books. All well and good. But I'm going to ask you to do something a little more supportive: speak up.
April 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.

This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.

What draws you to the library?
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Drawn to the Library, National Library Week. April 6-12, 2025. Colorful cartoon illustration of young people at the library drawing, sewing, reading together, and asking the librarian a question.
April 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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It's time for the Sunday Post, a look back at my week on and off the blog.

The Sunday Post is hosted by @caffeinatedreviewer.com . Check her out!

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Sunday Post graphic/logo for The Bookwyrm’s Hoard blog. Against a sand-colored background, the title “THE SUNDAY” appears in purple all-caps lettering, in a font reminiscent of both early newspaper headlines and hand lettering. Beneath these is a colored sketch of an amiable, green dragon with a yellow belly and wings. Purple spikes run along its spine from forehead to tail tip. The dragon reclines on a purple rug, surrounded by stacks of books. Below the drawing, small purple letters spell out the words "Hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Reader."
April 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM