Liz Kellebrew
@lizkellebrew.com
Author of CLOISTERED (forthcoming, 2026), THE RIVER PEOPLE, and WATER SIGNS. She/her/they/them. Poetry, essays, fiction. My opinions are my own. https://lizkellebrew.com/
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the Big Dark is here, and bookshop.org has you covered with this list of mood boosting books: uk.bookshop.org/lists/mood-b...
Mood Boosting Books
The Reading Agencies' Reading Well Mood-boosting Books scheme is a national promotion of uplifting titles, including novels, poetry and non-fiction.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the Big Dark is here, and bookshop.org has you covered with this list of mood boosting books: uk.bookshop.org/lists/mood-b...
"Library data shows that banning a book tends to boost its circulation by about 11–12%." Love to see us exercising our freedom to read!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/free...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/free...
How Book Bans Control Information and Why They Backfire
The latest moral panic centers on whether your child learns about racism and sexuality in the classroom. Who really benefits?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Library data shows that banning a book tends to boost its circulation by about 11–12%." Love to see us exercising our freedom to read!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/free...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/free...
My 3 favorite books from this year's reads. 💙 shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
Want to know Liz Kellebrew's Top 3 Books of 2025?
Liz's top 3 reads of 2025 include Horse and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My 3 favorite books from this year's reads. 💙 shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
"I don’t believe in pure genres, we no longer live in single genres." -Georgi Gospodinov
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"I don’t believe in pure genres, we no longer live in single genres." -Georgi Gospodinov
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
6:30 at Hugo House Nov. 5, I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE alongside some of my author friends. Come listen to some stories and feed your artist brain!
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
6:30 at Hugo House Nov. 5, I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE alongside some of my author friends. Come listen to some stories and feed your artist brain!
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
I tried to make the novella into a novel but it's not going to stretch more than 30,000 words. Not sure if I'm incapable of longer works after writing short stories or poems for so long, or if it's just the length that this particular story demands.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I tried to make the novella into a novel but it's not going to stretch more than 30,000 words. Not sure if I'm incapable of longer works after writing short stories or poems for so long, or if it's just the length that this particular story demands.
I learned a new word today for something I've been suffering from most of my life: "prostalgia," a sentimental longing for a better future. For me, it started with Star Trek. 🖖
October 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I learned a new word today for something I've been suffering from most of my life: "prostalgia," a sentimental longing for a better future. For me, it started with Star Trek. 🖖
"the holiest word i know is no" - Sam Sax
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"the holiest word i know is no" - Sam Sax
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
I am so happy to see Can Xue on this list! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Can Xue and László Krasznahorkai are joint favourites to win 2025 Nobel prize in literature
The Chinese and Hungarian writers are tied with odds of 10/1 – while Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are also in the running
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am so happy to see Can Xue on this list! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
"Even today, when the planet is dark, there still is hope. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing." -Jane Goodall
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Even today, when the planet is dark, there still is hope. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing." -Jane Goodall
I'll be reading at Hugo House in Seattle at 6:30 PM Nov. 5. Come say hi!
www.arielbasom.com/collections
www.arielbasom.com/collections
Collections — Ariel Basom
www.arielbasom.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'll be reading at Hugo House in Seattle at 6:30 PM Nov. 5. Come say hi!
www.arielbasom.com/collections
www.arielbasom.com/collections
Love this quote from Shunmyo Masuno.
"...there’s no point worrying what is the right choice. If you’ll eventually get to where you need to be no matter which option you choose, then all that matters is that you do your best with the choice you’ve made."
"...there’s no point worrying what is the right choice. If you’ll eventually get to where you need to be no matter which option you choose, then all that matters is that you do your best with the choice you’ve made."
September 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Love this quote from Shunmyo Masuno.
"...there’s no point worrying what is the right choice. If you’ll eventually get to where you need to be no matter which option you choose, then all that matters is that you do your best with the choice you’ve made."
"...there’s no point worrying what is the right choice. If you’ll eventually get to where you need to be no matter which option you choose, then all that matters is that you do your best with the choice you’ve made."
Happy equinox, Earthlings. 🌍 May your diurnal cycle be balanced.
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happy equinox, Earthlings. 🌍 May your diurnal cycle be balanced.
Volunteered at work to build mason bee houses for local elementary schools. I learned that native mason bees are about 100x more efficient at pollinating than honey bees! 🐝 Crown Bees made the bee house kits, their video is very informative.
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Pollen for Food – A Solitary Solution
YouTube video by Crown Bees - The Solitary Bee Specialists
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September 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Volunteered at work to build mason bee houses for local elementary schools. I learned that native mason bees are about 100x more efficient at pollinating than honey bees! 🐝 Crown Bees made the bee house kits, their video is very informative.
youtu.be/Gu44_4qYyrA?...
youtu.be/Gu44_4qYyrA?...
Just canceled my Hulu/Disney+ plan because ABC Disney canceled Kimmel. Gonna support viewing platforms that support freedom of speech.
September 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just canceled my Hulu/Disney+ plan because ABC Disney canceled Kimmel. Gonna support viewing platforms that support freedom of speech.
Erica Bauermeister's JOY FOR BEGINNERS has the absolute best breadmaking scenes I have ever read. It's also a master class in character building. I've yet to read a Port Townsend author I haven't liked. Must be something in the air there.
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Joy for Beginners
Check out Joy for Beginners - <b><b><b>From national bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick <i>The Scent Keeper</i> comes a beautifully crafted novel about daring to experience true ...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Erica Bauermeister's JOY FOR BEGINNERS has the absolute best breadmaking scenes I have ever read. It's also a master class in character building. I've yet to read a Port Townsend author I haven't liked. Must be something in the air there.
bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
"Trees, I want to die and die in you. No other arms.
No other branches coroneting the sky.
No other aviaries for corbeau and kiskadee. Kiss me."
-Shivanee Ramlochan
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No other branches coroneting the sky.
No other aviaries for corbeau and kiskadee. Kiss me."
-Shivanee Ramlochan
poets.org/poem/meaning...
The Meaning of Trees
Split the trunk of an ancient one.
poets.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Trees, I want to die and die in you. No other arms.
No other branches coroneting the sky.
No other aviaries for corbeau and kiskadee. Kiss me."
-Shivanee Ramlochan
poets.org/poem/meaning...
No other branches coroneting the sky.
No other aviaries for corbeau and kiskadee. Kiss me."
-Shivanee Ramlochan
poets.org/poem/meaning...
"Computers & technology, science fiction & fantasy, travel, memoirs, cults, social aspects, magical realism, small town & rural, women, autism spectrum, intelligence & semantics, coming of age" - What Amazon says is in my Kindle library
September 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"Computers & technology, science fiction & fantasy, travel, memoirs, cults, social aspects, magical realism, small town & rural, women, autism spectrum, intelligence & semantics, coming of age" - What Amazon says is in my Kindle library
James is an incredible writer and you should get this book.
Pre-order THE MUSEUM OF FUTURE MISTAKES from @boa-editions.bsky.social today! www.boaeditions.org/products/the...
@taliakolluri.bsky.social says, the book "takes a blade to the seams of ordinary lives to reveal the uncanny nature of the storm that roils beneath the surface for us all."
@taliakolluri.bsky.social says, the book "takes a blade to the seams of ordinary lives to reveal the uncanny nature of the storm that roils beneath the surface for us all."
September 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
James is an incredible writer and you should get this book.
Went to a flying saucer party. Ate sushi with friends. Saw these stickers at a bookstore in Chehalis, Washington.
September 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Went to a flying saucer party. Ate sushi with friends. Saw these stickers at a bookstore in Chehalis, Washington.
After weeks of 80F+ weather, yesterday dropped to the low 70s and I felt so energized. I was born in the spring, but fall in the PNW is really my natural climate.
September 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
After weeks of 80F+ weather, yesterday dropped to the low 70s and I felt so energized. I was born in the spring, but fall in the PNW is really my natural climate.
A sweaty hike in Seattle's urban hills to a pocket park with gloriously tall cedars and Doug firs, followed by revisions and tuna sandwiches. What a late summer Sunday should be.
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A sweaty hike in Seattle's urban hills to a pocket park with gloriously tall cedars and Doug firs, followed by revisions and tuna sandwiches. What a late summer Sunday should be.