Sophie Brown
@easyqueenie.bsky.social
Bookish content creator, Substack writer, and former Senior Editor at GeekMom. She/her. Follow me at: https://readnerdywithme.substack.com/
I finally got around to writing up my round up of July's books, although in fairness to me, there were 17 of them this time around! This month's featured authors are Kiley Roache, Tom Cox (@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social), Justin Evans, and Anthea Simmons (@apricotfox.bsky.social).
What I Read in July 2025
July ended up being my best reading month of the year so far, with me reading a whopping 17 books somehow, despite also cramming two mini breaks into the month!
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August 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I finally got around to writing up my round up of July's books, although in fairness to me, there were 17 of them this time around! This month's featured authors are Kiley Roache, Tom Cox (@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social), Justin Evans, and Anthea Simmons (@apricotfox.bsky.social).
I recently posted my #MidYearFreakOut and forgot to promote it in any way! It includes books by @adamhigginbotham.bsky.social, @vermontgmg.bsky.social, @deannaraybourn.bsky.social, and so so many Star Wars authors! Plus Taylor Jenkins Reid, Suzanne Collins, Frank Herbert and many more.
The Mid-Year Freak Out 2025
The Mid-Year Freak Out book tag has been a staple in the book community for years now, and it’s one I look forward to joining in with every summer.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I recently posted my #MidYearFreakOut and forgot to promote it in any way! It includes books by @adamhigginbotham.bsky.social, @vermontgmg.bsky.social, @deannaraybourn.bsky.social, and so so many Star Wars authors! Plus Taylor Jenkins Reid, Suzanne Collins, Frank Herbert and many more.
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Happy #WorldUFODay! Celebrate with a copy of We Are Not Alone, published by @quirkbooks.bsky.social!
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy #WorldUFODay! Celebrate with a copy of We Are Not Alone, published by @quirkbooks.bsky.social!
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
@delilahsdawson.bsky.social I finished the audiobook of Ride or Die the other day (loved it!) and I had one question. Is Brie’s full name Briseis? She mentions it’s short for something unusual and given her sister’s name it feels like it fits but I never caught a reveal of what it actually was.
June 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
@delilahsdawson.bsky.social I finished the audiobook of Ride or Die the other day (loved it!) and I had one question. Is Brie’s full name Briseis? She mentions it’s short for something unusual and given her sister’s name it feels like it fits but I never caught a reveal of what it actually was.
I'm hosting another round of the super casual Jurassic Journey Readathon this July to celebrate the release of #JurassicWorld:Rebirth Come and have a look if you'd be interested in joining me. #Jura55icJourneyReadathon
The Jurassic Journey Readathon Part 2
A Readathon 65 Million Years in the Making...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm hosting another round of the super casual Jurassic Journey Readathon this July to celebrate the release of #JurassicWorld:Rebirth Come and have a look if you'd be interested in joining me. #Jura55icJourneyReadathon
Just posted my May wrap up over on Substack. My three featured books for the month are The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue, We are Not Alone by @marchartzman.bsky.social, and Welcome to the United States of Anxiety by Jen Lancaster.
What I Read in May 2025
There’s not much in it, but May has ended up being my best reading month of the year so far, with 15 books read and the vast majority of those getting four-star or better ratings from me.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Just posted my May wrap up over on Substack. My three featured books for the month are The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue, We are Not Alone by @marchartzman.bsky.social, and Welcome to the United States of Anxiety by Jen Lancaster.
I know I say this all the time, but here's me attempting to start writing regularly again. Today's posts includes books by @jayfeinman.bsky.social, @vermontgmg.bsky.social, and @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social amongst others. @dreamscape-media.bsky.social #booksky
Bet You Haven't Read This: Catching Up on My Recent Reading
Going forward, I plan to focus this newsletter more tightly onto books I’m not hearing anyone else talk about, and so those are the books I’ve chosen to include here.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I know I say this all the time, but here's me attempting to start writing regularly again. Today's posts includes books by @jayfeinman.bsky.social, @vermontgmg.bsky.social, and @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social amongst others. @dreamscape-media.bsky.social #booksky
Has anyone in the UK managed to get hold of physical copies of Into the Light or A Valiant Vow yet? I've had them pre-ordered through Waterstones since last year and still no sign of them ever arriving. No direct stock on Amazon either. #StarWars #HighRepublic
May 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Has anyone in the UK managed to get hold of physical copies of Into the Light or A Valiant Vow yet? I've had them pre-ordered through Waterstones since last year and still no sign of them ever arriving. No direct stock on Amazon either. #StarWars #HighRepublic
Spent some of the weekend cat sitting. Coco here making sure I make her food to her naturally high standards.
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Spent some of the weekend cat sitting. Coco here making sure I make her food to her naturally high standards.
these tariffs were designed in consultation with my council of economic advisors
April 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
these tariffs were designed in consultation with my council of economic advisors
Ok so Asda have fallen and are now selling their 5% mince beef in those revolting vacuum packs, are there any supermarkets left that haven't gone down that route?
March 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ok so Asda have fallen and are now selling their 5% mince beef in those revolting vacuum packs, are there any supermarkets left that haven't gone down that route?
I badly injured my leg at the start of Feb & have been largely stuck indoors for weeks, these books, games, & shows have helped keep me sane.
Featuring @wylmenmuir.bsky.social, @cavan.bsky.social, @djolder.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com, @rowancoleman.bsky.social, and @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Featuring @wylmenmuir.bsky.social, @cavan.bsky.social, @djolder.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com, @rowancoleman.bsky.social, and @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
My Feb (and early March) in Stories
Or How Injuring My Leg Nearly Broke My Brain
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March 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I badly injured my leg at the start of Feb & have been largely stuck indoors for weeks, these books, games, & shows have helped keep me sane.
Featuring @wylmenmuir.bsky.social, @cavan.bsky.social, @djolder.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com, @rowancoleman.bsky.social, and @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Featuring @wylmenmuir.bsky.social, @cavan.bsky.social, @djolder.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com, @rowancoleman.bsky.social, and @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
@billybragg.bsky.social Hi, just discovered your Roots, Radicals, & Rockers book today while searching for the Wild Five, bit of a shock seeing my uncle on the cover of a book! I’m putting together a bio of him as part of my genealogy research and it was one of my best finds. Thanks for that! 🥰
February 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
@billybragg.bsky.social Hi, just discovered your Roots, Radicals, & Rockers book today while searching for the Wild Five, bit of a shock seeing my uncle on the cover of a book! I’m putting together a bio of him as part of my genealogy research and it was one of my best finds. Thanks for that! 🥰
Diane. 11:30am, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
February 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Diane. 11:30am, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
I just finished re-reading The Rising Storm and I need to say that it’s been 4 years since I first read it and I still haven’t forgiven @cavan.bsky.social for what happened at the end of that book. That man knows what he did. 😑😂😂😂
February 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I just finished re-reading The Rising Storm and I need to say that it’s been 4 years since I first read it and I still haven’t forgiven @cavan.bsky.social for what happened at the end of that book. That man knows what he did. 😑😂😂😂
My February took an unexpected and annoying turn this afternoon. Tore my calf muscle while working out and will now be on these bad boys for about 4-6 weeks while it heals. Moral of the story: exercise is bad for your health folks!
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My February took an unexpected and annoying turn this afternoon. Tore my calf muscle while working out and will now be on these bad boys for about 4-6 weeks while it heals. Moral of the story: exercise is bad for your health folks!
My Storygraph wrap up for January. I’m on track with me High Republic read along and ticking off lots of my personal goals for the year.
February 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My Storygraph wrap up for January. I’m on track with me High Republic read along and ticking off lots of my personal goals for the year.
Currently experiencing that thing where you finally pick up the next book in a series after a ludicrously long break (4 years…) & it’s so good that you want to slap yourself for leaving it so long. Book is The Red Monarch, 3rd in the Brontë Sisters Mysteries by Bella Ellis @rowancoleman.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Currently experiencing that thing where you finally pick up the next book in a series after a ludicrously long break (4 years…) & it’s so good that you want to slap yourself for leaving it so long. Book is The Red Monarch, 3rd in the Brontë Sisters Mysteries by Bella Ellis @rowancoleman.bsky.social
My Last week in Stories is up and includes discussions of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, Night's Master by Tanith Lee, the amazing video game Unforeseen Incidents from @gamesbybackwoods.bsky.social, For All Mankind, and Star Trek Lower Decks.
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My Last Week in Stories
Jan 20th - 26th 2025
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January 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My Last week in Stories is up and includes discussions of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, Night's Master by Tanith Lee, the amazing video game Unforeseen Incidents from @gamesbybackwoods.bsky.social, For All Mankind, and Star Trek Lower Decks.
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Today marks 39 years since the Challenger tragedy, so I feel like I should mention that I reviewed the incredible book 'Challenger' by @adamhigginbotham.bsky.social this past weekend. It's a tough one, but a must-read for anyone interested in space. RIP
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Review: Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
Title: Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
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January 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today marks 39 years since the Challenger tragedy, so I feel like I should mention that I reviewed the incredible book 'Challenger' by @adamhigginbotham.bsky.social this past weekend. It's a tough one, but a must-read for anyone interested in space. RIP
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RIP David Lynch. This one hurts. ☕️😢
January 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
RIP David Lynch. This one hurts. ☕️😢
Quoth the Raven, “Eat my shorts.”
Yes, I am having a lot of fun with “Finlay’s” new 3D printer. Why do you ask? 😂
Yes, I am having a lot of fun with “Finlay’s” new 3D printer. Why do you ask? 😂
January 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Quoth the Raven, “Eat my shorts.”
Yes, I am having a lot of fun with “Finlay’s” new 3D printer. Why do you ask? 😂
Yes, I am having a lot of fun with “Finlay’s” new 3D printer. Why do you ask? 😂
I have a question: Bluesky seems to have rather effectively replaced the bird app, but is there something out there replacing the ‘gram just as well? Where is everyone sharing photos these days?
January 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have a question: Bluesky seems to have rather effectively replaced the bird app, but is there something out there replacing the ‘gram just as well? Where is everyone sharing photos these days?
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Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days