@kaitrates.bsky.social
📚Here to talk books, books, books!
💟I like my books spicy, my characters messy, and my endings happy.
🧚🏻Often chaotic, always disabled. 😷
📍LoHud, NY
💟I like my books spicy, my characters messy, and my endings happy.
🧚🏻Often chaotic, always disabled. 😷
📍LoHud, NY
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Hi hello let’s do a take 2!
I’m Kait (she/her), a queer, disabled, fat, and neurodivergent reader. Here are my house rules:
-Reading (and the personal) is political.
-I prioritize reading diversely.
-I block and DNF liberally.
-Reviews are for readers.
I’m Kait (she/her), a queer, disabled, fat, and neurodivergent reader. Here are my house rules:
-Reading (and the personal) is political.
-I prioritize reading diversely.
-I block and DNF liberally.
-Reviews are for readers.
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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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April 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This message is this message is this Pogo approved.
Spent all my spoons seeing Hugh Jackman at radio city tonight. First concert since October 2019 when I saw Sara Bareilles in Chicago. God damn i miss live music and theatre!
Also s/o to accessibility at RC. They made it so easy! Even parted the crowds so i could get to the elevator. 🫶🏻
Also s/o to accessibility at RC. They made it so easy! Even parted the crowds so i could get to the elevator. 🫶🏻
April 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Spent all my spoons seeing Hugh Jackman at radio city tonight. First concert since October 2019 when I saw Sara Bareilles in Chicago. God damn i miss live music and theatre!
Also s/o to accessibility at RC. They made it so easy! Even parted the crowds so i could get to the elevator. 🫶🏻
Also s/o to accessibility at RC. They made it so easy! Even parted the crowds so i could get to the elevator. 🫶🏻
this cover though?!
IT IS OFFICIALLY RELEASE DAY FOR—
🍃🌬️🏰A Palace Near the Wind 🏰🌬️🍃
—a big thank you to everyone who made this book possible from start to finish 😭🤍
@titanbooks.bsky.social
🍃🌬️🏰A Palace Near the Wind 🏰🌬️🍃
—a big thank you to everyone who made this book possible from start to finish 😭🤍
@titanbooks.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
this cover though?!
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Reminders:
"Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific.
Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens.
Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant.
Never again is now.
"Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific.
Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens.
Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant.
Never again is now.
April 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reminders:
"Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific.
Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens.
Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant.
Never again is now.
"Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific.
Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens.
Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant.
Never again is now.
I have 5 medical appointments this week.
It's been years since my schedule has been so consumed by appts. This time, its on hard mode b/c I cannot always drive myself to them and I need copious amounts of recovery time before and after. Fuck COVID.
#ChronicIllnessSky #DisabledSky
It's been years since my schedule has been so consumed by appts. This time, its on hard mode b/c I cannot always drive myself to them and I need copious amounts of recovery time before and after. Fuck COVID.
#ChronicIllnessSky #DisabledSky
April 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I have 5 medical appointments this week.
It's been years since my schedule has been so consumed by appts. This time, its on hard mode b/c I cannot always drive myself to them and I need copious amounts of recovery time before and after. Fuck COVID.
#ChronicIllnessSky #DisabledSky
It's been years since my schedule has been so consumed by appts. This time, its on hard mode b/c I cannot always drive myself to them and I need copious amounts of recovery time before and after. Fuck COVID.
#ChronicIllnessSky #DisabledSky
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April 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Thrilled to announce that my swashbuckling pirate romantasy, THE SEA WITCH, is now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social!
Witch pirates vs. the British navy, with tons of adventure and heat!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Witch pirates vs. the British navy, with tons of adventure and heat!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
April 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thrilled to announce that my swashbuckling pirate romantasy, THE SEA WITCH, is now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social!
Witch pirates vs. the British navy, with tons of adventure and heat!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Witch pirates vs. the British navy, with tons of adventure and heat!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Update: i picked up and put back a dozen books. Then read the first page of half of them. Then chose assistant to the villain since i figure it’ll have ridiculous humor that im craving RN.
Not Kimberly Lemming levels but…
Not Kimberly Lemming levels but…
Just a girl, sitting in front of her book piles, begging one of these books to catch her interest. *aigh*
April 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Update: i picked up and put back a dozen books. Then read the first page of half of them. Then chose assistant to the villain since i figure it’ll have ridiculous humor that im craving RN.
Not Kimberly Lemming levels but…
Not Kimberly Lemming levels but…
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I couldn’t get male yearning out of my head after hearing the Hadestown Wait for Me track over and over, so please enjoy my male yearning book recs. 📚💙
April 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I couldn’t get male yearning out of my head after hearing the Hadestown Wait for Me track over and over, so please enjoy my male yearning book recs. 📚💙
Just a girl, sitting in front of her book piles, begging one of these books to catch her interest. *aigh*
April 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Just a girl, sitting in front of her book piles, begging one of these books to catch her interest. *aigh*
Listrn if you’re also a Cardan’s tail is awesome truther, you NEED to read @kimberlylemming.bsky.social’s I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Romcom.
Because like…this is what i want from tails tyvm!!!! 🤭
#Booksky
Because like…this is what i want from tails tyvm!!!! 🤭
#Booksky
April 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Listrn if you’re also a Cardan’s tail is awesome truther, you NEED to read @kimberlylemming.bsky.social’s I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Romcom.
Because like…this is what i want from tails tyvm!!!! 🤭
#Booksky
Because like…this is what i want from tails tyvm!!!! 🤭
#Booksky
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I finished #Oathbound and I just... 👏👏👏
I *get* why Bree needed this book. I love how every single book impacts not only what comes next, but also what came before. I cannot wait to reread so many scenes in books 1 and 2 with this *new* knowledge.
TY @tracydeonn.bsky.social. TY
#Booksky #BreeHive
I *get* why Bree needed this book. I love how every single book impacts not only what comes next, but also what came before. I cannot wait to reread so many scenes in books 1 and 2 with this *new* knowledge.
TY @tracydeonn.bsky.social. TY
#Booksky #BreeHive
April 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I finished #Oathbound and I just... 👏👏👏
I *get* why Bree needed this book. I love how every single book impacts not only what comes next, but also what came before. I cannot wait to reread so many scenes in books 1 and 2 with this *new* knowledge.
TY @tracydeonn.bsky.social. TY
#Booksky #BreeHive
I *get* why Bree needed this book. I love how every single book impacts not only what comes next, but also what came before. I cannot wait to reread so many scenes in books 1 and 2 with this *new* knowledge.
TY @tracydeonn.bsky.social. TY
#Booksky #BreeHive
Had a cardiologist tell me today that my HR going to 140 when i shower WHILE SEATED is my heart functioning normally and just going up a little faster.
Peak. Weirdo. Behavior.
#ChronicIllness
Peak. Weirdo. Behavior.
#ChronicIllness
April 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Had a cardiologist tell me today that my HR going to 140 when i shower WHILE SEATED is my heart functioning normally and just going up a little faster.
Peak. Weirdo. Behavior.
#ChronicIllness
Peak. Weirdo. Behavior.
#ChronicIllness
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This is our gift to YOU. Jolee and I wanted so badly to work together again, and because you kept asking, requesting, hoping, Hachette made it happen. Be loud, proud, and open about your love for your favorite books and book boxes, guys 💜 We couldn't have done this without you!
April 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is our gift to YOU. Jolee and I wanted so badly to work together again, and because you kept asking, requesting, hoping, Hachette made it happen. Be loud, proud, and open about your love for your favorite books and book boxes, guys 💜 We couldn't have done this without you!
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Life’s too short, girls. Pin her arms up against the wall and kiss her (with consent).
April 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Life’s too short, girls. Pin her arms up against the wall and kiss her (with consent).
*Finally* reading #Oathbound so this thread will be spoiler filled with reactions. 🫶🏻
Squeee!
#Booksky #BreeHive
Squeee!
#Booksky #BreeHive
April 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
*Finally* reading #Oathbound so this thread will be spoiler filled with reactions. 🫶🏻
Squeee!
#Booksky #BreeHive
Squeee!
#Booksky #BreeHive
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This is what I will never get over. We could have used COVID funds to outfit all public buildings and schools with good filtration. That alone could cut down on 80% of COVID transmission in classrooms, as well as flu, colds, allergies. Safer for everyone and no one would have to police the masks.
April 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is what I will never get over. We could have used COVID funds to outfit all public buildings and schools with good filtration. That alone could cut down on 80% of COVID transmission in classrooms, as well as flu, colds, allergies. Safer for everyone and no one would have to police the masks.
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Many states (FL, KS) are rolling back child labor laws to fill the gaps in the workforce caused by immigration crackdowns. Sound familiar? Welcome to the 19th century.
I wrote about this in my latest Our Mad Wicked Folly newsletter.
Learn more here: subscribepage.io/mad-wicked-folly
I wrote about this in my latest Our Mad Wicked Folly newsletter.
Learn more here: subscribepage.io/mad-wicked-folly
April 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Many states (FL, KS) are rolling back child labor laws to fill the gaps in the workforce caused by immigration crackdowns. Sound familiar? Welcome to the 19th century.
I wrote about this in my latest Our Mad Wicked Folly newsletter.
Learn more here: subscribepage.io/mad-wicked-folly
I wrote about this in my latest Our Mad Wicked Folly newsletter.
Learn more here: subscribepage.io/mad-wicked-folly
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trans author with trans characters, you say? #TDOV
THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here:
tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw
THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here:
tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw
March 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
trans author with trans characters, you say? #TDOV
THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here:
tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw
THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here:
tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw
Lowkey think i have PTSD from Bloodmarked bc my anxiety is through the roof and i cent stop shaking.
But reading is relaxing they said!!!
😭😭😭
But reading is relaxing they said!!!
😭😭😭
March 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Lowkey think i have PTSD from Bloodmarked bc my anxiety is through the roof and i cent stop shaking.
But reading is relaxing they said!!!
😭😭😭
But reading is relaxing they said!!!
😭😭😭