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hi! my name is Selena💓♋️🇲🇽
💓reading IS political
💓audiobooks = reading
💓reading diversely is important
💓we don’t support problematic authors
💓multi-genre reader but mostly fantasy (vampires are my fav) and contemporary/literary fiction
💓we don’t support negativity of any kind
#booksky
hi! my name is Selena💓♋️🇲🇽
💓reading IS political
💓audiobooks = reading
💓reading diversely is important
💓we don’t support problematic authors
💓multi-genre reader but mostly fantasy (vampires are my fav) and contemporary/literary fiction
💓we don’t support negativity of any kind
#booksky
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631/700 💙📚⚡️📚🖋️📚
📖: Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Genre: Thriller, Literary
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
Thoughts: Told in multiple perspectives (all from outside the family), the tragedy of Zorah’s early death unfolds and highlights the difficulty of the Afghan refugee experience in the US, even with money. 1/2
📖: Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Genre: Thriller, Literary
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
Thoughts: Told in multiple perspectives (all from outside the family), the tragedy of Zorah’s early death unfolds and highlights the difficulty of the Afghan refugee experience in the US, even with money. 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
631/700 💙📚⚡️📚🖋️📚
📖: Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Genre: Thriller, Literary
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
Thoughts: Told in multiple perspectives (all from outside the family), the tragedy of Zorah’s early death unfolds and highlights the difficulty of the Afghan refugee experience in the US, even with money. 1/2
📖: Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Genre: Thriller, Literary
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5
Thoughts: Told in multiple perspectives (all from outside the family), the tragedy of Zorah’s early death unfolds and highlights the difficulty of the Afghan refugee experience in the US, even with money. 1/2
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An update from Alaa, the mother in the family in Gaza that I have been supporting for a year and a half.
They are happy the ceasefire is here, but her children are still hungry and traumatised.
Please help them rebuild their life. Their GFM campaign is in the link in my bio.
#gaza #ceasefire
They are happy the ceasefire is here, but her children are still hungry and traumatised.
Please help them rebuild their life. Their GFM campaign is in the link in my bio.
#gaza #ceasefire
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An update from Alaa, the mother in the family in Gaza that I have been supporting for a year and a half.
They are happy the ceasefire is here, but her children are still hungry and traumatised.
Please help them rebuild their life. Their GFM campaign is in the link in my bio.
#gaza #ceasefire
They are happy the ceasefire is here, but her children are still hungry and traumatised.
Please help them rebuild their life. Their GFM campaign is in the link in my bio.
#gaza #ceasefire
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Currently reading "The Hacienda" by Isabel Cañas. Doña Beatriz is taking some pozole and tamales to Padre Andrés, and that's all I'm thinking about eating right now.
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Currently reading "The Hacienda" by Isabel Cañas. Doña Beatriz is taking some pozole and tamales to Padre Andrés, and that's all I'm thinking about eating right now.
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VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️🇲🇽 VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️ 🇲🇽 VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️🇲🇽
September 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️🇲🇽 VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️ 🇲🇽 VIVA MEXICO! 🗣️🇲🇽
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What is happening in Gaza is horrific and the people who are trying to silence it are ignorant for not wanting to learn and understand what is taking place. Same sentiment for Haiti, Sudan, Congo and so many other facing unfair circumstances. My heart truly goes out to them and want their peace.
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What is happening in Gaza is horrific and the people who are trying to silence it are ignorant for not wanting to learn and understand what is taking place. Same sentiment for Haiti, Sudan, Congo and so many other facing unfair circumstances. My heart truly goes out to them and want their peace.
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If you are still curating your TBR for Sapphic September and enjoy speculative fiction genres, I have a few suggestions for you…
What other books are on your list for this month?
#booksky
What other books are on your list for this month?
#booksky
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you are still curating your TBR for Sapphic September and enjoy speculative fiction genres, I have a few suggestions for you…
What other books are on your list for this month?
#booksky
What other books are on your list for this month?
#booksky
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TODAY IS THE DAY!! LOVE BE DAMNED IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED, AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD!! ❤️🫶🏾😈😇
May 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY!! LOVE BE DAMNED IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED, AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD!! ❤️🫶🏾😈😇
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Let me get this straight. Stephen King made a distasteful and offensive joke that ppl didn't like and called him out for it. And instead of apologizing and taking accountability, he insulted the people offended?
And now his fans are pardoning things that aren't theirs to pardon
That tracks
#booksky
And now his fans are pardoning things that aren't theirs to pardon
That tracks
#booksky
May 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Let me get this straight. Stephen King made a distasteful and offensive joke that ppl didn't like and called him out for it. And instead of apologizing and taking accountability, he insulted the people offended?
And now his fans are pardoning things that aren't theirs to pardon
That tracks
#booksky
And now his fans are pardoning things that aren't theirs to pardon
That tracks
#booksky
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I was featured (very briefly) in this piece on Restoried Bookshop, a Chicago indie bookstore that focuses on work by AAPI and other BIPOC storytellers 💜
The launch party for DEATH IN THE CARDS is at this store on May 17 from 3-5pm, so I hope you can join us!
abc7chicago.com/post/restori...
The launch party for DEATH IN THE CARDS is at this store on May 17 from 3-5pm, so I hope you can join us!
abc7chicago.com/post/restori...
Restoried Bookshop aims to broaden access to written works of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
On Kedzie Avenue in Albany Park, there's a relatively new bookstore that aims to broaden access to the written works of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
abc7chicago.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was featured (very briefly) in this piece on Restoried Bookshop, a Chicago indie bookstore that focuses on work by AAPI and other BIPOC storytellers 💜
The launch party for DEATH IN THE CARDS is at this store on May 17 from 3-5pm, so I hope you can join us!
abc7chicago.com/post/restori...
The launch party for DEATH IN THE CARDS is at this store on May 17 from 3-5pm, so I hope you can join us!
abc7chicago.com/post/restori...
hiii… haven’t posted any reading updates on here..mostly because I haven’t been feeling like reading much lately…
I did finish this one earlier today and it was very cute💕 my favs are still Wes and Ada though (so far)🤭 #booksky
I did finish this one earlier today and it was very cute💕 my favs are still Wes and Ada though (so far)🤭 #booksky
May 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
hiii… haven’t posted any reading updates on here..mostly because I haven’t been feeling like reading much lately…
I did finish this one earlier today and it was very cute💕 my favs are still Wes and Ada though (so far)🤭 #booksky
I did finish this one earlier today and it was very cute💕 my favs are still Wes and Ada though (so far)🤭 #booksky
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"The first time I sold my story, it was for $40 and a tweet."
THE HOLLOW HALF author Sarah Aziza opens up to @people.com about her battle with anorexia—this time, on her own terms.
buff.ly/luGA8Sx
THE HOLLOW HALF author Sarah Aziza opens up to @people.com about her battle with anorexia—this time, on her own terms.
buff.ly/luGA8Sx
When I Started Writing About Anorexia, I Felt Erased. Now, I'm Telling the Whole Story On My Own Terms (Exclusive)
'The Hollow Half' by Sarah Aziza isn't just about her eating disorder and recovery. Here, she explains why her story, like its author, is so much more complex
people.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"The first time I sold my story, it was for $40 and a tweet."
THE HOLLOW HALF author Sarah Aziza opens up to @people.com about her battle with anorexia—this time, on her own terms.
buff.ly/luGA8Sx
THE HOLLOW HALF author Sarah Aziza opens up to @people.com about her battle with anorexia—this time, on her own terms.
buff.ly/luGA8Sx
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Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
May 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Not THE S.A. Cosby liking my post 😭😭😭😵 I finished King of Ashes this week if you have not read any of his books what are you doing ? You still have time before the release of King of Ashes June 10th trust me you’ll want to read those first 😉
April 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Not THE S.A. Cosby liking my post 😭😭😭😵 I finished King of Ashes this week if you have not read any of his books what are you doing ? You still have time before the release of King of Ashes June 10th trust me you’ll want to read those first 😉
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The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
National Library Week ended yesterday but we should be supporting our libraries all the time!
get a library card, check out books, request books, etc..
here’s a haul from my last trip to the library 🙂↔️✨💌
#booksky #nationallibraryweek #librarybooks
get a library card, check out books, request books, etc..
here’s a haul from my last trip to the library 🙂↔️✨💌
#booksky #nationallibraryweek #librarybooks
April 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
National Library Week ended yesterday but we should be supporting our libraries all the time!
get a library card, check out books, request books, etc..
here’s a haul from my last trip to the library 🙂↔️✨💌
#booksky #nationallibraryweek #librarybooks
get a library card, check out books, request books, etc..
here’s a haul from my last trip to the library 🙂↔️✨💌
#booksky #nationallibraryweek #librarybooks
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Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#bluesky
(And special shout-out to @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social for being so vocal and raising awareness for this!!)
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#bluesky
(And special shout-out to @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social for being so vocal and raising awareness for this!!)
Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...
action.everylibrary.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#bluesky
(And special shout-out to @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social for being so vocal and raising awareness for this!!)
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
#bluesky
(And special shout-out to @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social for being so vocal and raising awareness for this!!)
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Don't F**K with Cats
April 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Don't F**K with Cats
here are the books I read for the Trans Rights Readathon 2025🏳️⚧️
both are different in their own ways and both had different impacts/important messages✨
#booksky #trr2025 #transrightsreadthon
both are different in their own ways and both had different impacts/important messages✨
#booksky #trr2025 #transrightsreadthon
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
here are the books I read for the Trans Rights Readathon 2025🏳️⚧️
both are different in their own ways and both had different impacts/important messages✨
#booksky #trr2025 #transrightsreadthon
both are different in their own ways and both had different impacts/important messages✨
#booksky #trr2025 #transrightsreadthon
happy trans day of visibility🏳️⚧️💕🫶🏻
you are seen. you are loved. you are important!
#booksky #trr2025 #transdayofvisibility
you are seen. you are loved. you are important!
#booksky #trr2025 #transdayofvisibility
March 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
happy trans day of visibility🏳️⚧️💕🫶🏻
you are seen. you are loved. you are important!
#booksky #trr2025 #transdayofvisibility
you are seen. you are loved. you are important!
#booksky #trr2025 #transdayofvisibility
I take this back because my sinuses/allergies are killing me…..😷🫠
the spring weather is spring weathering🌸 and it makes me want to read all the books that take place in spring/summer…. #booksky
March 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I take this back because my sinuses/allergies are killing me…..😷🫠
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New idea:
Before anyone can try to ban books, they have to READ THE BOOK then write an essay about the message (proving they understood it)! And then LOGICALLY try to explain why it should be banned.
If they can do that, then they probably don't understand the world we live in...
#booksky
Before anyone can try to ban books, they have to READ THE BOOK then write an essay about the message (proving they understood it)! And then LOGICALLY try to explain why it should be banned.
If they can do that, then they probably don't understand the world we live in...
#booksky
March 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New idea:
Before anyone can try to ban books, they have to READ THE BOOK then write an essay about the message (proving they understood it)! And then LOGICALLY try to explain why it should be banned.
If they can do that, then they probably don't understand the world we live in...
#booksky
Before anyone can try to ban books, they have to READ THE BOOK then write an essay about the message (proving they understood it)! And then LOGICALLY try to explain why it should be banned.
If they can do that, then they probably don't understand the world we live in...
#booksky