steph
@starrysteph.bsky.social
☆ otherworldly stories from galaxy-wide voices
☆ books. theatre. chaotic community. 📍 nyc
☆ starrystephbooks@gmail.com 💌
beacons.ai/starrysteph
☆ books. theatre. chaotic community. 📍 nyc
☆ starrystephbooks@gmail.com 💌
beacons.ai/starrysteph
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steph
@starrysteph.bsky.social
· Nov 18
some things about me:
📚 i read & recommend books very intentionally.
🎭 i talk about theatre, too!
🐇 🐈⬛ i have the two cutest pets in the world.
🌎 i run a community through Bindery to help disrupt publishing & uplift marginalized voices. we have an awesome Discord & readathon together twice a month!
📚 i read & recommend books very intentionally.
🎭 i talk about theatre, too!
🐇 🐈⬛ i have the two cutest pets in the world.
🌎 i run a community through Bindery to help disrupt publishing & uplift marginalized voices. we have an awesome Discord & readathon together twice a month!
✅inclusive otherworldly stories
✅Black & Indigenous & queer & disabled stories
✅indie authors
✅having thoughtful & sometimes tough conversations in community
✅FUN & WHIMSY & JOY because reading intentionally and being a caring person is still super fun!
✅Black & Indigenous & queer & disabled stories
✅indie authors
✅having thoughtful & sometimes tough conversations in community
✅FUN & WHIMSY & JOY because reading intentionally and being a caring person is still super fun!
September 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
✅inclusive otherworldly stories
✅Black & Indigenous & queer & disabled stories
✅indie authors
✅having thoughtful & sometimes tough conversations in community
✅FUN & WHIMSY & JOY because reading intentionally and being a caring person is still super fun!
✅Black & Indigenous & queer & disabled stories
✅indie authors
✅having thoughtful & sometimes tough conversations in community
✅FUN & WHIMSY & JOY because reading intentionally and being a caring person is still super fun!
HEY! it’s disability pride month.
why aren’t you following my Bindery?
you can join for free OR $5/month (which is a very small ask ‘cause a coffee costs more).
help me publish inclusive books someday! & join a fun community with readathons & book clubs. 🥰
celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky
why aren’t you following my Bindery?
you can join for free OR $5/month (which is a very small ask ‘cause a coffee costs more).
help me publish inclusive books someday! & join a fun community with readathons & book clubs. 🥰
celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky
Bindery Books
Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly s...
celestial.binderybooks.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
HEY! it’s disability pride month.
why aren’t you following my Bindery?
you can join for free OR $5/month (which is a very small ask ‘cause a coffee costs more).
help me publish inclusive books someday! & join a fun community with readathons & book clubs. 🥰
celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky
why aren’t you following my Bindery?
you can join for free OR $5/month (which is a very small ask ‘cause a coffee costs more).
help me publish inclusive books someday! & join a fun community with readathons & book clubs. 🥰
celestial.binderybooks.com #Booksky
i tried to read 7 books in 7 days … except there’s also two labubu unboxings, a quick cat interview, and a brutal heat wave.
youtu.be/_NpY-XTizjg #Booksky
youtu.be/_NpY-XTizjg #Booksky
7 books in 7 days | reading a book a day to catch up to my reading goal!
YouTube video by Steph
youtu.be
July 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
i tried to read 7 books in 7 days … except there’s also two labubu unboxings, a quick cat interview, and a brutal heat wave.
youtu.be/_NpY-XTizjg #Booksky
youtu.be/_NpY-XTizjg #Booksky
the BEST way i’ve ever broken a reading slump is in community. that little extra bit of accountability and challenge helps me out SO much!
i host monthly weekend readathons for my Bindery community - they’re like fun group chats with lots of check ins.
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i host monthly weekend readathons for my Bindery community - they’re like fun group chats with lots of check ins.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
the BEST way i’ve ever broken a reading slump is in community. that little extra bit of accountability and challenge helps me out SO much!
i host monthly weekend readathons for my Bindery community - they’re like fun group chats with lots of check ins.
1/2
i host monthly weekend readathons for my Bindery community - they’re like fun group chats with lots of check ins.
1/2
okay, it took me THREE MONTHS to sit down and film this … but i finally did the get to know my book taste tag!
(created by Mari and Sam AND they have a playlist so you can watch everyone’s answers and find some new booktubers to follow!) #Booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdfK...
(created by Mari and Sam AND they have a playlist so you can watch everyone’s answers and find some new booktubers to follow!) #Booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdfK...
get to know my book taste tag | will we vibe or FIGHT?
YouTube video by Steph
www.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
okay, it took me THREE MONTHS to sit down and film this … but i finally did the get to know my book taste tag!
(created by Mari and Sam AND they have a playlist so you can watch everyone’s answers and find some new booktubers to follow!) #Booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdfK...
(created by Mari and Sam AND they have a playlist so you can watch everyone’s answers and find some new booktubers to follow!) #Booksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdfK...
BREAKING NEWS: BOOKCON IS RETURNING APRIL 2026!!
April 18-19, 2026. Javits Center. Be there or be square!
📚 books mentioned:
- How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
- The Isle in the Silver Sea
- The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
- Cursed Daughters
#Booksky #BookCon #BookCommunity
April 18-19, 2026. Javits Center. Be there or be square!
📚 books mentioned:
- How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
- The Isle in the Silver Sea
- The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
- Cursed Daughters
#Booksky #BookCon #BookCommunity
June 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING NEWS: BOOKCON IS RETURNING APRIL 2026!!
April 18-19, 2026. Javits Center. Be there or be square!
📚 books mentioned:
- How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
- The Isle in the Silver Sea
- The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
- Cursed Daughters
#Booksky #BookCon #BookCommunity
April 18-19, 2026. Javits Center. Be there or be square!
📚 books mentioned:
- How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
- The Isle in the Silver Sea
- The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
- Cursed Daughters
#Booksky #BookCon #BookCommunity
HEY! i want you to join my community for our readathon this weekend :)
lovely vibes. intentional readers. text-based reading accountability that’s introvert-friendly.
to join, just follow me for free on Bindery and then you’ll get access to ye olde Discord!
celestial.binderybooks.com #booksky
lovely vibes. intentional readers. text-based reading accountability that’s introvert-friendly.
to join, just follow me for free on Bindery and then you’ll get access to ye olde Discord!
celestial.binderybooks.com #booksky
Bindery Books
Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly s...
celestial.binderybooks.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
HEY! i want you to join my community for our readathon this weekend :)
lovely vibes. intentional readers. text-based reading accountability that’s introvert-friendly.
to join, just follow me for free on Bindery and then you’ll get access to ye olde Discord!
celestial.binderybooks.com #booksky
lovely vibes. intentional readers. text-based reading accountability that’s introvert-friendly.
to join, just follow me for free on Bindery and then you’ll get access to ye olde Discord!
celestial.binderybooks.com #booksky
BOOKNET FEST 2025 VLOG JUST DROPPED! featuring all our favorite creators, LOTS of panel clips, and insight into the most special book event i’ve ever been part of!! check it out on youtube now!!
youtu.be/JHrLagzkgLo #booksky #booknetfest
youtu.be/JHrLagzkgLo #booksky #booknetfest
a bookish creator's DREAM | booknet fest 2025 vlog
YouTube video by Steph
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BOOKNET FEST 2025 VLOG JUST DROPPED! featuring all our favorite creators, LOTS of panel clips, and insight into the most special book event i’ve ever been part of!! check it out on youtube now!!
youtu.be/JHrLagzkgLo #booksky #booknetfest
youtu.be/JHrLagzkgLo #booksky #booknetfest
Elatsoe with the Celestial book club starts today!! Join us for a fun, forum-based discussion (in a pretty cool group). We read speculative backlisted books.
celestial.binderybooks.com
celestial.binderybooks.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Elatsoe with the Celestial book club starts today!! Join us for a fun, forum-based discussion (in a pretty cool group). We read speculative backlisted books.
celestial.binderybooks.com
celestial.binderybooks.com
i don’t want to hear about that booktok man’s publishing deal.
i DO want you to take 3 seconds to follow me for free on Bindery (and support all Bindery creators) so we can make the publishing world more ethical & uplift voices that are constantly ignored.
1/2 #Booksky
i DO want you to take 3 seconds to follow me for free on Bindery (and support all Bindery creators) so we can make the publishing world more ethical & uplift voices that are constantly ignored.
1/2 #Booksky
May 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
i don’t want to hear about that booktok man’s publishing deal.
i DO want you to take 3 seconds to follow me for free on Bindery (and support all Bindery creators) so we can make the publishing world more ethical & uplift voices that are constantly ignored.
1/2 #Booksky
i DO want you to take 3 seconds to follow me for free on Bindery (and support all Bindery creators) so we can make the publishing world more ethical & uplift voices that are constantly ignored.
1/2 #Booksky
i’m officially engaged to my best friend!!! 🥹💍🥳
we’re going to share ALL the details of Kyle’s proposal-ing in a video very soon, but just know that he crafted the most special moment he possibly could have.
1/4 #Booksky
we’re going to share ALL the details of Kyle’s proposal-ing in a video very soon, but just know that he crafted the most special moment he possibly could have.
1/4 #Booksky
May 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
i’m officially engaged to my best friend!!! 🥹💍🥳
we’re going to share ALL the details of Kyle’s proposal-ing in a video very soon, but just know that he crafted the most special moment he possibly could have.
1/4 #Booksky
we’re going to share ALL the details of Kyle’s proposal-ing in a video very soon, but just know that he crafted the most special moment he possibly could have.
1/4 #Booksky
achillean sci fi & fantasy books that you simply MUST check out!! do it, okay??
📚 books mentioned:
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
- A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
#Booksky #queerbooks
📚 books mentioned:
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
- A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
#Booksky #queerbooks
May 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
achillean sci fi & fantasy books that you simply MUST check out!! do it, okay??
📚 books mentioned:
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
- A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
#Booksky #queerbooks
📚 books mentioned:
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
- A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
#Booksky #queerbooks
two book events that are gonna ROCK your SOCKS off!!
📍Booknet Fest
May 23-24, 2025
Drury Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida
📍Imaginarium Book Festival
June 6-7 2025
University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC
#bookevents #booksky
📍Booknet Fest
May 23-24, 2025
Drury Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida
📍Imaginarium Book Festival
June 6-7 2025
University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC
#bookevents #booksky
May 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
two book events that are gonna ROCK your SOCKS off!!
📍Booknet Fest
May 23-24, 2025
Drury Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida
📍Imaginarium Book Festival
June 6-7 2025
University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC
#bookevents #booksky
📍Booknet Fest
May 23-24, 2025
Drury Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida
📍Imaginarium Book Festival
June 6-7 2025
University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC
#bookevents #booksky
read, support, and uplift books by marginalized authors today & every day.
📚 books mentioned:
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
- Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
(sorry the mic revolted today lol)
#Booksky #readbannedbooks
📚 books mentioned:
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
- Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
(sorry the mic revolted today lol)
#Booksky #readbannedbooks
May 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
read, support, and uplift books by marginalized authors today & every day.
📚 books mentioned:
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
- Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
(sorry the mic revolted today lol)
#Booksky #readbannedbooks
📚 books mentioned:
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
- Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
(sorry the mic revolted today lol)
#Booksky #readbannedbooks
if you could force more specific kinds of fantasy books to appear in the world … what would you want to read about?
(please be as specific as you want. i dig it)
#fantasybooks #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #bookishopinions #booksky
(please be as specific as you want. i dig it)
#fantasybooks #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #bookishopinions #booksky
May 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
if you could force more specific kinds of fantasy books to appear in the world … what would you want to read about?
(please be as specific as you want. i dig it)
#fantasybooks #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #bookishopinions #booksky
(please be as specific as you want. i dig it)
#fantasybooks #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #bookishopinions #booksky
my book club just started Dragonfruit AND announced our summer reading lineup (the votes were soooo close)!
we chat casually in Discord forums (so you can share spoilers once you finish each segment).
love to have you with us! it’s free to join the community: celestial.binderybooks.com
#Booksky
we chat casually in Discord forums (so you can share spoilers once you finish each segment).
love to have you with us! it’s free to join the community: celestial.binderybooks.com
#Booksky
May 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
my book club just started Dragonfruit AND announced our summer reading lineup (the votes were soooo close)!
we chat casually in Discord forums (so you can share spoilers once you finish each segment).
love to have you with us! it’s free to join the community: celestial.binderybooks.com
#Booksky
we chat casually in Discord forums (so you can share spoilers once you finish each segment).
love to have you with us! it’s free to join the community: celestial.binderybooks.com
#Booksky
huge news … Kyle did it!! the reading road to rings has been completed!!
(now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!)
(and stay tuned for future news 👀)
📚 books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
#Booksky #readingroadtorings
(now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!)
(and stay tuned for future news 👀)
📚 books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
#Booksky #readingroadtorings
May 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
huge news … Kyle did it!! the reading road to rings has been completed!!
(now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!)
(and stay tuned for future news 👀)
📚 books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
#Booksky #readingroadtorings
(now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!)
(and stay tuned for future news 👀)
📚 books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
#Booksky #readingroadtorings
magical & mystical sapphic books hit every time!
📚 books mentioned:
- The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
- Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
thank you to William Morrow, Get Underlined, and Tordotcom for the gifted copies! #Booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
- Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
thank you to William Morrow, Get Underlined, and Tordotcom for the gifted copies! #Booksky
April 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
magical & mystical sapphic books hit every time!
📚 books mentioned:
- The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
- Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
thank you to William Morrow, Get Underlined, and Tordotcom for the gifted copies! #Booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
- Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
thank you to William Morrow, Get Underlined, and Tordotcom for the gifted copies! #Booksky
book recs that give me black mirror vibes!!
📚 books mentioned:
- Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
- The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies!
#Booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
- The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies!
#Booksky
April 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
book recs that give me black mirror vibes!!
📚 books mentioned:
- Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
- The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies!
#Booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
- The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies!
#Booksky
anywayyyyyy support a Jewish book creator by following me on Bindery (for free)!
maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️
maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️
at this rate mein kampf is about to start showing up on bookstagram rec tables because what do you mean ANOTHER bookstagrammer included it in ANOTHER aesthetic photo post? 😭
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
anywayyyyyy support a Jewish book creator by following me on Bindery (for free)!
maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️
maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️
at this rate mein kampf is about to start showing up on bookstagram rec tables because what do you mean ANOTHER bookstagrammer included it in ANOTHER aesthetic photo post? 😭
April 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
at this rate mein kampf is about to start showing up on bookstagram rec tables because what do you mean ANOTHER bookstagrammer included it in ANOTHER aesthetic photo post? 😭
this was a deeply emotional read that i want to place in everyone’s hands right now.
📚 books mentioned:
- Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy.
#booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy.
#booksky
April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
this was a deeply emotional read that i want to place in everyone’s hands right now.
📚 books mentioned:
- Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy.
#booksky
📚 books mentioned:
- Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy.
#booksky
🌲 i’m always delighted to see a really big tree, what can i say?? but seriously, this was a touching story involving love, loss, and nature.
thank you so much to Redwood & Relay Influence for inviting me!
🎭 show mentioned: Redwood
#redwoodmusical #booksky
thank you so much to Redwood & Relay Influence for inviting me!
🎭 show mentioned: Redwood
#redwoodmusical #booksky
April 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🌲 i’m always delighted to see a really big tree, what can i say?? but seriously, this was a touching story involving love, loss, and nature.
thank you so much to Redwood & Relay Influence for inviting me!
🎭 show mentioned: Redwood
#redwoodmusical #booksky
thank you so much to Redwood & Relay Influence for inviting me!
🎭 show mentioned: Redwood
#redwoodmusical #booksky