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Nan Stander
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Oh Lord. This again.
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Birthday wish? 🌍 ☮️
Looking for my bookish 📚 peeps, migraine 🤕 peeps, travel 🧳 peeps, but not those who actually like the Easter candy Peeps peeps. Blech.
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Read this book. You’ll thank me later.
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May 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Bookmail Friday!
Happy to add to my ever growing collection, this time featuring selections from @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social. (They have hit it out of the park this year! I keep finding myself going back to pick up selections I missed.)

Can’t wait to get started on these beauties.
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This picture features three books from the Aardvark Book Club set on top of and in front of its box. The three books are described as follows: This month’s selection for me was “Julie Chan Is Dead” by Liann Zhang. The cover is black, with the lower half featuring a graphic design of identical blond haired women staring at identical red phones, except for the lone woman in the middle with black hair, holding up her phone, looking out at you, the potential reader. The second book is a selection from April called “Dissolution “ by Nicholas Binge. This is a completely abstract cover in which the title and author’s name are on different “steps” that look almost like an episode of STNG (I’m thinking from S1 where they are trying to stop time from changing on that one planet?). I digress. Blue sky and white clouds fill the background and either blue lightening or water fills the stairs. Is it up to your interpretation? Who knows. Book 3 is “The Strange Case of Jane O.” by Karen Thompson Walker. This cover is a dreamy combination of red, orange, green, purple and blue colors with a faded picture of a woman who has a haunted look, particularly in her eyes, making up the entirety of the cover.
May 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Individual pictures from the
Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Iconic Ones
* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
* Emma by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/ Emma by Jane Austen https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/ * Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen * Emma by Jane Austen https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/
April 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Individual pictures from the
Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Iconic Ones
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
* Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/ The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/ Little Women by Louisa May Alcott * Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte * The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde * Little Women by Louisa May Alcott https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/
April 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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#bookmailisthebestmail
Part Trois
@bertsbooks.bsky.social delivered these beautiful Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Iconic Ones
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Emma - Jane Austen
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Side view of all five books from the Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Iconic Ones. From top to bottom: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Emma - Jane Austen Available at: https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/ Side view of all five books from the Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Iconic Ones. From top to bottom: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Emma - Jane Austen Available at: https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-iconic-ones/
April 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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How to spend a Friday evening @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social edition:
Receive April books.
Start April book you “took a chance on.”
Finish said book a mere 2.5 hrs later after devouring it.
Somehow feel better about… all that stuff happening out there.
5 stars. Would recommend.
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Photo of the book “Tilt,” written by Emma Pattee. This is one of the Aardvark Book Club’s April selections.
April 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Part Deux
@bertsbooks.bsky.social delivered these absolutely divine Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Gothic Ones
In today’s mail:
* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
* Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

These are so beautiful. I love collecting pretty books!
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Cover has trees with peach leaves and blue trunks, black bushes with silver stems, and a peach sky/background. Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/ Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Cover has trees with maroon trunks and teal sweeping leaves. Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/ Side view of the two books. Each has unique sprayed edges. From top to bottom: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/
April 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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#bookmailisthebestmail
@bertsbooks.bsky.social delivered these Vintage Collector’s Classics: The Gothic Ones today:
* Dracula by Bram Stoker
* The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
* Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stephenson

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stephenson. Cover is black with green vines and purple flowers. Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/ Dracula by Bram Stoker. Cover is blue and black with white flowers and white leaves. Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/ The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. Cover has grey columns in an outside hill area covered with unusual plants. Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/ Side view of all three books. Each has unique sprayed edges. From top to bottom: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stephenson Dracula by Bram Stoker The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Collector Classic: the Gothic Ones version from Bert’s Books https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/vintage-collectors-classics-the-gothic-ones/
March 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Let’s talk about how excited I am for this one, esp after getting my paperback copy of The Tainted Cup ruined at the beach. What better excuse do I have to buy a new copy PLUS the SEQUEL?

The Tainted Cup is THE BEST BOOK I’ve read so far this year (it’s young, I know)!
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aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social Aardvark Book Club @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social · Mar 24
Don’t miss this leviathan of a series.

We’re dropping ✨Aardvark-exclusive foiled editions✨ of The Tainted Cup AND its brand-new sequel A Drop of Corruption on April 1st 🗓️

#aardvarkbookclub #thetaintedcup #adropofcorruption #robertjacksonbennett
Aardvark-exclusive foiled editions of The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption. Coming April 1st, 2025.
March 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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I’m surprised my mother hasn’t handed out bottles of holy water to my entire family for this very purpose.
adamparkhomenko.bsky.social Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Feb 26
ABC News: One woman took no chances before boarding her flight in Orlando, Florida, in the wake of multiple airplane incidents. She anointed the plane with holy water for a safe trip.
February 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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For anyone who followed this post… #bookmailisthebestmail @bertsbooks.bsky.social delivered BIG! Who beautifully ties books together with a bookmark and a lovely note anymore? I ask you dear reader, who? Excited to read this on my 🏖️ vacay next week!
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A closeup picture of the UK version of Ella Griffith’s The Frozen People with a bookmark from Bert’s books featuring The List of Suspicious Things. How Elly Griffith’s “The Frozen People” arrived at my house, beautifully tied together with a bookmark and carefully shipped. Thank you Bert’s Books!!!
February 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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I found these three books in an antique store. “Dr. Whitney’s Secretary” by Dorothy Pierce Walker caught my eye. I read it as a precocious 11 year old after going through the books on my grandmother’s shelves. (Probably not a book for an 11 y.o.) Has anyone on #booksky read any of these? 💙📚
A picture of three older books. “Portrait of Love” by Margaret Nichols and “Dr. Whitney’s Secretary” by Dorothy Pierce Walker were published in 1944. “Beauty’s Daughter” by Kathleen Norris was published in 1934.
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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This woman is brilliant. I love her writing and how she writes from Point A ➡️ B ➡️ C and then connects all the dots.

Saddest of all:
“A year ago today, on February 16, 2024, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died at the hands of Russian authorities in the prison where he was being held…”
February 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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My husband gave his mystery loving wife these mystery-bookish gifts for Valentine’s❤️Day. A Miss Marple puzzle (with clues from the books), a beautiful copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a new reading journal, and a personal library kit - handy for lending books out to friends and family. ⚡️📚💙
Valentine’s Day gift for this book lover! Miss Marple puzzle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a book journal, and a personal library kit.
February 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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UK book friends and stores… tell me how I can order a copy of this beautiful book without ordering from Amazon UK. I’d rather order from one of your fine establishments. I don’t mind paying shipping and all that. I just hate doing the research. TYIA
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ellygriffiths.bsky.social Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths.bsky.social · Jan 31
There are secrets beneath the beautiful cover of The Frozen People. And just look at those endpapers! Even Pip is impressed…
February 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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I did it. WaPo too. I’ve had an #NewYorkTimes subscription since I graduated college in 1998. I thought it was the sign of an intelligent person. 😂😂😂
#NYTimes #SaveOurMedia
#SaveOurDemocracy #Sigh
#Help
Picture of NY Times cancellation.
January 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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So, what’s your idea of a fun Saturday night? Migraine treatment? Me too!
I can’t read a thing. Or eat. Or watch. It’s great. Where are my fellow migraineurs? No recommendations. No Excedrin Migraine.
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Me. Plus a Relivion device (migraine treatment not usually covered by insurance) that is probably why I’m smiling. Maybe the electrical pulses are forcing me to smile. (I’M KIDDING. It’s not that strong. If you have a migraine NOTHING is THAT strong.) Green light provided by Allay. Also not covered by insurance. Green light. Again. Sitting atop dystopian book that may or may not be my life? I dunno.
January 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.

Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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For a print copy of The January 6 Report, the ISBN is 9781538742150.
Please share.
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Photo of the published book of The January 6 Report
January 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Oh this is fun. I can’t wait to see what more damage our state legislators inflict over the next (checks calendar) 45 days.
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#utah
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January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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“We’re busy trying to answer the call to democracy right now.”
I’ve been trying to nervously perfect my data download to StoryGraph all day. It makes me sad to say goodbye to Goodreads, but it’s time. Come be my StoryGraph friend! I’m nan8223.
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On the StoryGraph: We’ve received your Goodreads data, but we’re currently experiencing heavy load. We’ll email you once your import is complete.
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Book mail! Look how lovely this was shipped to me from Diesel Bookstore in Santa Monica. And in the middle of a major disaster too? I didn’t expect to get these any time soon. Go support your local bookstores. (Why I didn’t buy from a Utah bookstore? Read in comments.)
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Wrapped book mail from Diesel Bookstore. Picture of books received: How High We Go In the Dark, The Golden Spoon, On Earth As It Is On Television.
January 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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CR: We Have Lived On the Horizon by Erika Swyler.
100 pages in and I am loving this dystopian sci-fi novel. Hoping Ms. Swyler brings it home because this feels good as Station Eleven so far! Is dreary January the month for dystopian books?
#books #booksky 💙📚 #aardvark
Cover of We Have Lived On The Horizon by Erika Swyler
January 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Oh my goodness! So many good books to look forward to here!
#2025reading
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January 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM