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Tracy
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Just reading 📚 diversely
Settler living on Gwich’in and Inuvialuit Lands, Treaty 11
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Thanks @rooster907.bsky.social for the links! There's a QR code for money donations, and a couple more ways you can help!
Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund Support Our Community Together Partnership Organizations: Kawerak, Inc. Maniilaq Association Bethel Community Services Foundation Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation First Alaskans Institute Alaska Native Heritage Center Western Alaska is in crisis Typhoon Halong has devastated communities across the Y-K Delta-flooding homes, displacing families, and cutting off access to clean water, power, and medical care. Entire villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and Napakiak are in urgent need of rescue, shelter, and supplies. Your donation to the Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund provides: • Emergency food, water, and medical aid • Shelter and supplies for displaced families • Support for search and rescue operations • Long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts Michelle DeWitt, BCSF michelle@bcsfoundation.org (907)545-6052 (cell) Megan Cacciola, ACF mcacciola@alaskaacf.org (907)249-6617 Lilah Walker, Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Icwalker@anthc.org Every dollar helps. Every moment counts. (907)729-5651 Stand with Western Alaska. Help us protect lives and rebuild hope. DONATE NOW Blurb from first page with QR code for monetary donations Coastal communities in Western Alaska are facing devastating impacts from two major storm systems. Lynden Air Cargo is accepting donations at our Anchorage location of dry goods, clothing, diapers, and other essentials for storm relief that we will deliver to Bethel, Alaska. The items need to be contained in totes or boxes. Please no chill or freeze donations at this time. These donations will be coordinated and distributed by the Alaska National Guard in Bethel. All donations must be delivered to Lynden Air Cargo at 6441 South Airpark Place, Anchorage, AK 99502. We are open 8am-7pm (M-F) and 8am-4pm (Sat). To contact us, please reach out to 907-243-7248 or laccs@lynden.com. EMERGENCY DOG FOOD DRIVE Dear Friends: We have received pleas for help from our contacts in Kotzebue and Nome. The storms and flood water left a lot of destruction (including ruined dog houses). Lots of dog owners are out of dog food right now. Countless dogs are without shelter and going hungry. We wish to ship as much dog food as possible to Kotzebue, Nome, and surrounding villages! First shipment will go out early next week, then we will keep shipping as long as we have food. PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE DROP OFF DOG FOOD AT: Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center 12000 Industry Way Anchorage, AK 99515 (907) 345-1905
October 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
tmdreads.bsky.social
Insta suspended me so guess I should come back to posting here 😭
We suspended your account, Tracy 180 days left to appeal or we'll permanently disable your account Suspended on October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Eden Robins (@edenrobins.bsky.social‬) introduces and reads from Remember You Will Die, her novel in obituaries, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25
August 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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bookishdi.bsky.social
There’s a new propub Dramione piece this time in the NYT, and once again, they fail to talk to trans folks about how publishing and authors like SenLinYu, Julie Soto, and Brigitte Knightley are keeping HP relevant
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Update: 16 of 24 authors and 2 judges have now withdrawn.

First Book:
Curtis Garner
Jason Okundaye
Sacha Coward
Sanah Ahsan
Amy Twigg
Mae Diansangu
Eleanor Medhurst
Hanako Footman
Ciara Maguire
June Thomas

Main:
Olumide Popoola
Robert Hamberger
Dean Atta
Andrew McMillan
Rhian Elizabeth
Jane Traies
The first book Longlist for the Polari prize with books by Curtis Garner Jason Okundaye Sacha Coward Sanah Ahsan Amy Twigg Mae Diansangu Eleanor Medhurst Hanako Footman Ciara Maguire June Thomas Crossed out to show they've withdrawn The Polari prize Longlist with books by Olumide Popoola Robert Hamberger Dean Atta Andrew McMillan Rhian Elizabeth Jane Traies Crossed out to show they've withdrawn, and books by Karen McLeod and Avi ben-zeev circled to show they've made statements confirming they'll stay on.
August 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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bookishdi.bsky.social
I would honestly love for reporters to actually push back on Julie Soto when she says that fanfic is an act of resistance, because what is her nazi sex slave fanfic resisting? Also extremely disappointed that you didn't mention JKR funding the court case that ruled transwomen aren't women
July 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 120

Afterparties
By Anthony Veasna So

Read: 1-5 Jun
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 194
Genre: Literary
One sentence: Variety of short stories offering peaks into lives of various Cambodian-American characters.
Cover image of the book Afterparties is in a cartoon style. Two people lay in the back of a black pickup truck. They are smoking, one has his feet dangling off the tail gate while the other lays perpendicular to with legs over the other persons chest. He wears a blue Baseball cap and is smoking. The truck is parked I. A parking lot, of a strip mall. You can see the mall in distance with yellow hills with windmills behind the blue building. The sky is pink.
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 119

Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling
By Joshua Whitehead

Read: 4 Jun
Format: Physical
Pages: 95
Genre: Non-Fiction
One sentence: Short look behind the author’s writing and inspiration.
Cover image for book Indigiqueerness. The text is in bright red block lettering. There is a photo of the author but it’s sectioned into three parts with them slightly moved so they are disjointed. In the image they have long hair on one side and undercut on other, they wear big hoop earrings and a jean jacket with patches on it.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 118

Artificial Condition
By Martha Wells

Read: 1Jun
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 149
Genre: Science Fiction
One sentence: Second book in series is as clever as first with Murderbot searching for answers from its past.
The cover image of the book Artificial Condition. Image of murderbot in full gear with helmet standing on an industrial looking ledge with a space craft combining out of thick smoke behind it.
June 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 117

Hijab Butch Blues
By Lamya H

Read: 18Feb-1Jun
Format: Physical
Pages: 304
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Excellent memoir from queer Muslin that weaves stories from the Quran through to relate to her experiences.
Cover image for the book Hinab Butch Blues
June 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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kinsaledrake.bsky.social
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Angeline Boulley, Shane Hawk, and Deborah Taffa Jackson have all praised our anthology, available for preorder now! @littlebadger.bsky.social
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June 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
Two of the authors in our community just dropped ARCs in the discord. Come join for free so that you can give them a read/review! ❤️
Bindery Books | Do you want some ARCS?
Want some ARCs from authors in our community? Head over...
leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 116

Meet Me on Love Street
By Farah Heron

Read: 28-31 May
Format: Physical (ARC)
Pages: 341
Genre: Romance
One sentence: A quirky, funny and sweet YA romance set in Toronto
Cover image for Meet me in love street. In cartoon style the artwork shows a boy and girl walking down a street with a bike in between them. They are looking at each other. The girl has long curly brown hair and is wearing a white Tshirt with a pink heart on it and bright pink pants. He boy has short brown hair and is wearing a grey Tshirt and pants. The street they are walking down has two story buildings on one side there is an awning with hearts dangling from the side. The other side of the street someone is on a ladder putting up a line of heart balloons. A banner of hears stretched across the street behind the couple.
June 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 115

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
By Stephanie Foo

Read: 27-30May
Format: Audio (Libby)
Pages: 10hrs 3min
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Hard story of childhood abuse but also hopeful path of healing.
Cover image of the book what my bones know featuring artwork that is a cross of two long bones nestled in a bunch of flowers and fruit.
June 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE!🏳️‍⚧️ We’re kicking off our annual Pride Fundraiser today, which will keep the library thriving into the next year & beyond 🎉

givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu
A background of watercolor painting reminiscent of rainbow tree rings (or a fingerprint, or fruit stripe bubble gum), over which there is a wonky white square containing the words “PRIDE FUNDRAISER 2025” with the QLL logo smack dab in the middle.
June 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 114

The Paranormal Ranger
By Stanley Milford Jr.

Read: 14-30 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 304
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Navajo Ranger's account of his career, including the supernatural encounters of his life.
Cover image for the book the Paranormal Ranger. A Ranger truck is parked in the desert with a stary night scy behind, one bright shooting star streaked across the sky.
June 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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If you believe diversity in publishing is NECESSARY please support my reader community and publishing imprint by becoming a free member. We publish women writing horror and Indigenous authors writing YA and Adult fiction (any genre) please take action to support boozhoo.binderybooks.com
Bindery Books
publishing stories that haunt and heal.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Spin me right round, baby - separatists up against Indigenous rights again! My piece in the Toronto Star today:

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Alberta has something to learn from some unexpected opponents to provincial separatism
Cree citizens launched their own referendum in response to Quebec’s 1995 ballot on whether to secede from Canada
www.thestar.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 113

All Systems Red
By Martha Wells

Read: 28-29 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 144
Genre: Science Fiction
One sentence: Murderbot just wants to binge it’s show but it has to save the team of scientists that it’s been assigned to protect.
Cover image for book. Murder Bot: All systems red. Cover image is a photo of a human-looking head, with open eyes looking out from the image but the head has wires hanging from where the neck should be a robot hand holds it above a tile of robot parts.
June 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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reminder, bsky has a clever way to display pronouns that's built in!

but you only see them if you yourself opt in, so please feel free to here by subscribing and then choosing which applies!!

@pronouns.diy
June 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 112

Spoiler Alert
By Olivia Dade

Read: 25-28 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 416
Genre: Romance
One sentence: A tweet brings together an Actor who secretly writes fanfic with another fanfic writer (and geologist by day).
Cover image f the book spoiler alert. Cartoon type drawing of a man and women embracing, with their eyes closed and lips almost touching. She has long red hair and white skin, she is plus sized and wearing a form fitting white wrap dress with a tie at the side. He has blond hair and slightly tan skin compared to her, he wears a costume a tunic with bronze detail. In the background there is line art of a San Francisco neighborhood with the bridge in the background.
June 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 111

The First Thousand Trees
By Premee Mohamed

Read: 26 May
Format: Digital (ARC)
Pages: 139
Genre: Dystopian
One sentence: Third book in the trilogy follows Henryk’s journey(with the worst luck ever) and another exploration of human nature.
Cover of the First Thousand trees. Artwork is 3 black crows with their winds out, breaks open, flying towards each other. There is a red root like thing coming out from each of them
June 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I know many people my age still have a lot of nostalgia around Harry Potter and might be tempted to watch the new HBO TV series.

Please, I'm begging you, do not tune in.

J.K. Rowling is singularly motivated. The new Harry Potter series is a cash cow intended to fund anti-trans bigotry.
advocate.com The Advocate @advocate.com · May 28
J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the "Harry Potter" series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people's rights "in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”

🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk
J.K. Rowling uses 'Harry Potter' wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
May 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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2025 Reading journal

Book 110

We Speak Through the Mountain
By Premee Mohamed

Read:25-26 May
Format: Digital (Kobo+)
Pages: 143
Genre: Dystopian
One sentence: Sequel that takes a look at the failures of humanity through the experience of Reid, who travels to a University in the Rocky Mountains
Cover for the book We Speak through Mountains. Artwork is of two grey jays with winds out grasping at red berries on a twig. Blue-green roots come out of their bodies and wings
June 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM