Cyan James
@cyanwrites.bsky.social
Public health PhD and book nerd who blogs about bibliotherapy, wellness, and how to better be yourself. 📚 ☕ ☀️ https://cyanwrites.com | https://cyanjames.com
The handwriting is...on BlueSky. And on a lovely letter, which you could send to brighten the day for a good friend this Handwriting Day, no? Or at least settle in to read about some beautiful writing. XOXO 💙📚📖
January 23, 2024 at 9:55 PM
The handwriting is...on BlueSky. And on a lovely letter, which you could send to brighten the day for a good friend this Handwriting Day, no? Or at least settle in to read about some beautiful writing. XOXO 💙📚📖
Lower your blood pressure & spur your creativity in 10 mins this Take a Walk day. Try a stroll outside, using one of humanity's oldest & best forms of transportation: your own two feet! You can also dip into these stellar reads about walking. 💙📚📖🥾🌲
January 20, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Lower your blood pressure & spur your creativity in 10 mins this Take a Walk day. Try a stroll outside, using one of humanity's oldest & best forms of transportation: your own two feet! You can also dip into these stellar reads about walking. 💙📚📖🥾🌲
Outsiders and art rogues can crack open the establishment & let in some fresh artistic air. I'm all for it, as are are these rebellious reads picked out for Outlaw Art Day 💙📚📖🖤🎨
January 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Outsiders and art rogues can crack open the establishment & let in some fresh artistic air. I'm all for it, as are are these rebellious reads picked out for Outlaw Art Day 💙📚📖🖤🎨
So aggravating that so many ppl still struggle for equal wages. We could do better, right? These books give us a glimpse of how this Parity at Work Day 💙📚 📖
January 11, 2024 at 7:33 PM
So aggravating that so many ppl still struggle for equal wages. We could do better, right? These books give us a glimpse of how this Parity at Work Day 💙📚 📖
Today is a day for the hard, wandering way. For the stairs rather than the elevator. Get your blood pumping & your imagination working hard w/ these energetic reads on National Take the Stairs Day 💙📚 📖🫀
January 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Today is a day for the hard, wandering way. For the stairs rather than the elevator. Get your blood pumping & your imagination working hard w/ these energetic reads on National Take the Stairs Day 💙📚 📖🫀
Sometimes even the gods don't win. Oh well, because it's still a trip to watch them thunder into vulnerability. In these pages, explore your the to be a deity on National Play God Day (just don't get carried away!) 💙📚 📖
January 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Sometimes even the gods don't win. Oh well, because it's still a trip to watch them thunder into vulnerability. In these pages, explore your the to be a deity on National Play God Day (just don't get carried away!) 💙📚 📖
I like tough old things that endure, shaping our world past understanding. Maybe you do too? If so, peruse these geology reads that show us the fossils at our souls 💙📚📖
January 7, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I like tough old things that endure, shaping our world past understanding. Maybe you do too? If so, peruse these geology reads that show us the fossils at our souls 💙📚📖
In the crisp chill of early January, why not fill the house w/ cinnamon and apples? Comfort yourself with these fruits of legend (or at least read about them) 💙📚📖
January 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
In the crisp chill of early January, why not fill the house w/ cinnamon and apples? Comfort yourself with these fruits of legend (or at least read about them) 💙📚📖
Words & pages can seem like feathers, flying us on essential migrations. Today, however, is dedicated to actual birds & how they inspire us endlessly. 💙📚 📖🦜
January 5, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Words & pages can seem like feathers, flying us on essential migrations. Today, however, is dedicated to actual birds & how they inspire us endlessly. 💙📚 📖🦜
What's fizzy, often sugary & popular at parties? Pop music, a secret solace to many of us, celebrated here in print. If you need a lift, why not turn it up? Or just turn the page. 💙📚📖🎵🔀
January 4, 2024 at 8:22 PM
What's fizzy, often sugary & popular at parties? Pop music, a secret solace to many of us, celebrated here in print. If you need a lift, why not turn it up? Or just turn the page. 💙📚📖🎵🔀
Facing a new year sometimes just makes you want to sleep. If you can keep your eyes open, try these books about catching zzzs. Sleep is where it's at! 💙📚 📖
Sleep Over: H.G. Bells
Sleep: Nick Littlehales
Why We Dream: Alice Robb
Sleep Donation: Karen Russell
cyanwrites.com
Sleep Over: H.G. Bells
Sleep: Nick Littlehales
Why We Dream: Alice Robb
Sleep Donation: Karen Russell
cyanwrites.com
January 3, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Facing a new year sometimes just makes you want to sleep. If you can keep your eyes open, try these books about catching zzzs. Sleep is where it's at! 💙📚 📖
Sleep Over: H.G. Bells
Sleep: Nick Littlehales
Why We Dream: Alice Robb
Sleep Donation: Karen Russell
cyanwrites.com
Sleep Over: H.G. Bells
Sleep: Nick Littlehales
Why We Dream: Alice Robb
Sleep Donation: Karen Russell
cyanwrites.com
Even set in a different time or on a new planet, science fiction can still reflect ourselves. Explore these scifi reads to understand a bit more about home 💙📚📖
January 2, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Even set in a different time or on a new planet, science fiction can still reflect ourselves. Explore these scifi reads to understand a bit more about home 💙📚📖
Every day should be world peace day. These times, sadly, are not so tranquil. All the more reason to invest in cultivating peace. 💙📚📖
January 1, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Every day should be world peace day. These times, sadly, are not so tranquil. All the more reason to invest in cultivating peace. 💙📚📖
The year is coming to a close. It's just another day...just 24 more immeasurably meaningful hours. End things on the right page with these reads. Here's to 2023.
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December 29, 2023 at 9:14 PM
The year is coming to a close. It's just another day...just 24 more immeasurably meaningful hours. End things on the right page with these reads. Here's to 2023.
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Stats show we're already pretty lonely. Stay tight with your friends this Contact a Friend day (or at least read about friends). I, for one, wish you warm & wonderful friendship.
#books #fiction #read #whattoread #BookTwitter #amreading #friends #friendship #reachout #notlonely
#books #fiction #read #whattoread #BookTwitter #amreading #friends #friendship #reachout #notlonely
December 28, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Stats show we're already pretty lonely. Stay tight with your friends this Contact a Friend day (or at least read about friends). I, for one, wish you warm & wonderful friendship.
#books #fiction #read #whattoread #BookTwitter #amreading #friends #friendship #reachout #notlonely
#books #fiction #read #whattoread #BookTwitter #amreading #friends #friendship #reachout #notlonely
Haven't we been through enough? A pandemic strikes about every 100 years, however, and it's good to be on guard. Ready yourself this Epidemic Preparedness Day with these viral reads. 💙📚🦠🤢☠️ 🖤
December 27, 2023 at 9:20 PM
Haven't we been through enough? A pandemic strikes about every 100 years, however, and it's good to be on guard. Ready yourself this Epidemic Preparedness Day with these viral reads. 💙📚🦠🤢☠️ 🖤
Yep, Christmas. Whether that brings woe or wonder, you can always turn to a book. Take a few moments today to just be with yourself, relax, roll your shoulders, and maybe read a smidge. 📚💙📚🎄📚
December 25, 2023 at 10:42 PM
Yep, Christmas. Whether that brings woe or wonder, you can always turn to a book. Take a few moments today to just be with yourself, relax, roll your shoulders, and maybe read a smidge. 📚💙📚🎄📚
O joy! It's one of my favorite days (in Iceland at least): Book Flood Day (Jólabókaflóð). You buy books for your friends, get all cozy & read your hearts out. Can we do that? Please?
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December 24, 2023 at 10:16 PM
O joy! It's one of my favorite days (in Iceland at least): Book Flood Day (Jólabókaflóð). You buy books for your friends, get all cozy & read your hearts out. Can we do that? Please?
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Along with all the seasonal cheer come splashes of darker impulses. Scratch those itches, at least in a literary sense, with these books the blend merriness & murder.
The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
The Witch Elm by Tana French
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
The Witch Elm by Tana French
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
December 23, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Along with all the seasonal cheer come splashes of darker impulses. Scratch those itches, at least in a literary sense, with these books the blend merriness & murder.
The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
The Witch Elm by Tana French
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
The Witch Elm by Tana French
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
Much like a big shaggy dog, math isn't always that scary. On Math Day, why not sample words about numbers? 💙📚
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A Certain Ambiguity by Gaurav Suri
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A Certain Ambiguity by Gaurav Suri
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
December 22, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Much like a big shaggy dog, math isn't always that scary. On Math Day, why not sample words about numbers? 💙📚
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A Certain Ambiguity by Gaurav Suri
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A Certain Ambiguity by Gaurav Suri
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
People say the short story is dead but readers disagree. Peruse these sparkling collections & marvel at how even a few pages whisk you away
THINGS TO MAKE & BREAK May-Lan Tan
BLACK LIGHT Kimberly King Parsons
WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS Helen Oyeyemi
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS W CHE GUEVARA Ben Fountain
THINGS TO MAKE & BREAK May-Lan Tan
BLACK LIGHT Kimberly King Parsons
WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS Helen Oyeyemi
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS W CHE GUEVARA Ben Fountain
December 21, 2023 at 2:58 PM
People say the short story is dead but readers disagree. Peruse these sparkling collections & marvel at how even a few pages whisk you away
THINGS TO MAKE & BREAK May-Lan Tan
BLACK LIGHT Kimberly King Parsons
WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS Helen Oyeyemi
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS W CHE GUEVARA Ben Fountain
THINGS TO MAKE & BREAK May-Lan Tan
BLACK LIGHT Kimberly King Parsons
WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS Helen Oyeyemi
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS W CHE GUEVARA Ben Fountain
Deep breath. Is it time for fruit festively floating in wine yet? To celebrate National Sangria Day, sip your way through this set of Spanish reads & picture yourself on a sunny terrace.
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December 20, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Deep breath. Is it time for fruit festively floating in wine yet? To celebrate National Sangria Day, sip your way through this set of Spanish reads & picture yourself on a sunny terrace.
💙📚🍷🇪🇸 cyanwrites.com
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If malls are your personal purgatory too, I reccomend escaping into these books about stuff & maybe getting by with a lil' less. Dare I say it's possible to thrive without buying everything in sight? 💙 📚 📖
December 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM
If malls are your personal purgatory too, I reccomend escaping into these books about stuff & maybe getting by with a lil' less. Dare I say it's possible to thrive without buying everything in sight? 💙 📚 📖
Not everyone shelters under a snug roof tonight. On International Migrants' Day, consider those who hope for home, but are foot-sore & uncertain on the way. Read, donate, & get involved. 📚💙
December 18, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Not everyone shelters under a snug roof tonight. On International Migrants' Day, consider those who hope for home, but are foot-sore & uncertain on the way. Read, donate, & get involved. 📚💙
It's maple syrup day, a time for the concentrated sweetness of tree blood! Have you ever smelled maple syrup being made? I hope to someday. In the meantime, we can read.
#books #fiction #cnf #amreading #whattoread #yournextread #bibliotherapy #maple #sugar #countrylife #recipes #booknerd
#books #fiction #cnf #amreading #whattoread #yournextread #bibliotherapy #maple #sugar #countrylife #recipes #booknerd
December 17, 2023 at 3:17 PM
It's maple syrup day, a time for the concentrated sweetness of tree blood! Have you ever smelled maple syrup being made? I hope to someday. In the meantime, we can read.
#books #fiction #cnf #amreading #whattoread #yournextread #bibliotherapy #maple #sugar #countrylife #recipes #booknerd
#books #fiction #cnf #amreading #whattoread #yournextread #bibliotherapy #maple #sugar #countrylife #recipes #booknerd