Ashby Dodd
@ashbydodd.bsky.social
An unprofessional with a blog like it's the mid-2000s. No agenda. Just a random and unapologetic love of books, theater, humanity, music... and so much more!
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I bought Maria Ressa's book "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" - I can't wait to get started! 📚💙🔥
Have you watched her interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show? Brilliant.
Have you watched her interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show? Brilliant.
Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
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September 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I bought Maria Ressa's book "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" - I can't wait to get started! 📚💙🔥
Have you watched her interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show? Brilliant.
Have you watched her interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show? Brilliant.
I'm not really into physical violence, but damn, I just want to punch this dude in the face! Like, over and over again...
halfway through Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell 📚💙🔥
#BookSky #BookClub #AmReading #NowReading
halfway through Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell 📚💙🔥
#BookSky #BookClub #AmReading #NowReading
September 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm not really into physical violence, but damn, I just want to punch this dude in the face! Like, over and over again...
halfway through Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell 📚💙🔥
#BookSky #BookClub #AmReading #NowReading
halfway through Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell 📚💙🔥
#BookSky #BookClub #AmReading #NowReading
Aftertaste by @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social is about a ghost kitchen - not the kind on DoorDash, but a kitchen for ghosts... or a restaurant, actually.
This book is a total surprise - unique premise, unpredictable storyline -🤞hoping it sticks the landing!
#BookSky #NowReading #BookClub
This book is a total surprise - unique premise, unpredictable storyline -🤞hoping it sticks the landing!
#BookSky #NowReading #BookClub
September 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Aftertaste by @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social is about a ghost kitchen - not the kind on DoorDash, but a kitchen for ghosts... or a restaurant, actually.
This book is a total surprise - unique premise, unpredictable storyline -🤞hoping it sticks the landing!
#BookSky #NowReading #BookClub
This book is a total surprise - unique premise, unpredictable storyline -🤞hoping it sticks the landing!
#BookSky #NowReading #BookClub
⭐⭐⭐ Loved the premise. Liked the book.
Nikki Erlick’s The Poppy Fields asks: what if you could sleep through grief? A speculative, emotional novel about loss, healing, and hope - read my review 🔥📚💙
#BookSky #BookReview #BookClub #ReadingList
Nikki Erlick’s The Poppy Fields asks: what if you could sleep through grief? A speculative, emotional novel about loss, healing, and hope - read my review 🔥📚💙
#BookSky #BookReview #BookClub #ReadingList
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick [Book Review]
Nikki Erlick’s The Poppy Fields asks: what if you could sleep through grief? A speculative novel about loss, healing, and hope—read my review.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
⭐⭐⭐ Loved the premise. Liked the book.
Nikki Erlick’s The Poppy Fields asks: what if you could sleep through grief? A speculative, emotional novel about loss, healing, and hope - read my review 🔥📚💙
#BookSky #BookReview #BookClub #ReadingList
Nikki Erlick’s The Poppy Fields asks: what if you could sleep through grief? A speculative, emotional novel about loss, healing, and hope - read my review 🔥📚💙
#BookSky #BookReview #BookClub #ReadingList
Took a much-needed break from reading & socials for most of August. It was time to reset, refresh, and get excited about my reading list again!
⭐Standouts:
📚 Not Quite Dead Yet - Holly Jackson
📚 An Oral History of Atlantis - Ed Park
#BookSky #ReadingList #BookClub
⭐Standouts:
📚 Not Quite Dead Yet - Holly Jackson
📚 An Oral History of Atlantis - Ed Park
#BookSky #ReadingList #BookClub
September 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Took a much-needed break from reading & socials for most of August. It was time to reset, refresh, and get excited about my reading list again!
⭐Standouts:
📚 Not Quite Dead Yet - Holly Jackson
📚 An Oral History of Atlantis - Ed Park
#BookSky #ReadingList #BookClub
⭐Standouts:
📚 Not Quite Dead Yet - Holly Jackson
📚 An Oral History of Atlantis - Ed Park
#BookSky #ReadingList #BookClub
Favorite books from July include:
⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault
💙📚🔥 #BookSky #BookClub
⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault
💙📚🔥 #BookSky #BookClub
August 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Favorite books from July include:
⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault
💙📚🔥 #BookSky #BookClub
⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault
💙📚🔥 #BookSky #BookClub
⭐️ 3.25/5 - The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline: murder, mystery, a hint of the paranormal, and a Tuscan villa full of secrets. A bit overstuffed at times, but never dull! 📚💙🎧 #BookSky #BookClub #Audiobook #JustFinished
August 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
⭐️ 3.25/5 - The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline: murder, mystery, a hint of the paranormal, and a Tuscan villa full of secrets. A bit overstuffed at times, but never dull! 📚💙🎧 #BookSky #BookClub #Audiobook #JustFinished
It's all about timing. I'd enjoy the book Charlottesville by Deborah Baker more if it were 2024. It's well written and interesting, but so far, for me, it just feels depressing in the current political and social climate 📚💙 #booksky #charlottesville #nowreading #bookclub #nonfiction #imho
July 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's all about timing. I'd enjoy the book Charlottesville by Deborah Baker more if it were 2024. It's well written and interesting, but so far, for me, it just feels depressing in the current political and social climate 📚💙 #booksky #charlottesville #nowreading #bookclub #nonfiction #imho
1st Stephen King book I read was Eyes of the Dragon in 6th grade. Then The Talisman blew my mind 🤯 They showed me not to be scared of his books and what an incredible storyteller he is. Can’t wait to see what the Stranger Things team and Netflix do with The Talisman series! 📺💙📚🔥 #BookSky #TVSky
Stephen King’s The Talisman: Will Netflix Finally Get It Right?
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July 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Currently reading My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende, translated by Frances Riddle 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #NowReading #AIArt
July 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Currently reading My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende, translated by Frances Riddle 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #NowReading #AIArt
Would you live in a mall? It was my childhood dream… but now that it's actually a real possibility, I'm not so sure 🛍️🤔
#dreamhome #childhooddream #mallrats #homesweethome #midjourneyart #aiart
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#dreamhome #childhooddream #mallrats #homesweethome #midjourneyart #aiart
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July 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Would you live in a mall? It was my childhood dream… but now that it's actually a real possibility, I'm not so sure 🛍️🤔
#dreamhome #childhooddream #mallrats #homesweethome #midjourneyart #aiart
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#dreamhome #childhooddream #mallrats #homesweethome #midjourneyart #aiart
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks by @omarhussain10.bsky.social
This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis
Read my review on @thestorygraph.com
This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis
Read my review on @thestorygraph.com
Review by ashbydodd - A Thousand Natural Shocks
When I picked up A Thousand Natural Shocks, I didn't know what I was getting into. The cover w...
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July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks by @omarhussain10.bsky.social
This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis
Read my review on @thestorygraph.com
This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis
Read my review on @thestorygraph.com
“Earth is 4.6 billion years old…If you scale that down to 46 years, do you know how long human beings have been here?..we humans have been on this planet for a mere 4 hours...Yet we humans believe God created all this just for us.”
- @harlancoben.bsky.social Nobodys Fool 📚💙🔥 #booksky #bookclub
- @harlancoben.bsky.social Nobodys Fool 📚💙🔥 #booksky #bookclub
July 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Earth is 4.6 billion years old…If you scale that down to 46 years, do you know how long human beings have been here?..we humans have been on this planet for a mere 4 hours...Yet we humans believe God created all this just for us.”
- @harlancoben.bsky.social Nobodys Fool 📚💙🔥 #booksky #bookclub
- @harlancoben.bsky.social Nobodys Fool 📚💙🔥 #booksky #bookclub
I just added so many of these books to my to-read list at once - I think my goodreads and storygraph friends might be a bit concerned right now! 🔪😱🕵️♂️ 💙📚🔥 #BookSky #TrueCrime #ToRead
Why are true crime books so popular? Traci Thomas shares her top picks
True crime books, podcasts and documentaries capture audiences everywhere.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I just added so many of these books to my to-read list at once - I think my goodreads and storygraph friends might be a bit concerned right now! 🔪😱🕵️♂️ 💙📚🔥 #BookSky #TrueCrime #ToRead
"Admitting you were afraid always took more guts than pretending you weren’t. Being willing to make a mistake got you further than never trying. The world had decided that to be fallible was weak. But we are all fallible. The strong ones are the ones who accept it." #BookSky #Atmosphere #BookClub
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Admitting you were afraid always took more guts than pretending you weren’t. Being willing to make a mistake got you further than never trying. The world had decided that to be fallible was weak. But we are all fallible. The strong ones are the ones who accept it." #BookSky #Atmosphere #BookClub
If you think I'm not pre-ordering Cher's illustrated biographical children's book... it's like you don't know me at all 📚💙🔥🎧
#BookSky #MusicSky
#BookSky #MusicSky
Turn Back Time With Cher’s Biographical Children’s Book Available for Pre-Order Now
A children's biography about Cher is available to order now.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
⭐⭐⭐ Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang was a decent read, and there were sections I really liked, but it wasn't my favorite.
If you're interested, read my full review on @thestorygraph.com 📚💙 #BookSky #BookReview #BookClub
If you're interested, read my full review on @thestorygraph.com 📚💙 #BookSky #BookReview #BookClub
Review by ashbydodd - Julie Chan Is Dead
Julie Chan Is Dead lures you in with a killer premise (pun fully intended) and then tosses yo...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
⭐⭐⭐ Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang was a decent read, and there were sections I really liked, but it wasn't my favorite.
If you're interested, read my full review on @thestorygraph.com 📚💙 #BookSky #BookReview #BookClub
If you're interested, read my full review on @thestorygraph.com 📚💙 #BookSky #BookReview #BookClub
"War breaks us down to nothing more than our most selfish will to survive—but when we rise above that instinct, miracles can still happen... This, my friend, is how we find the best of humanity during times when the worst of humanity may seem to have the upper hand." - The Things We Cannot Say 📚💙🔥
June 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"War breaks us down to nothing more than our most selfish will to survive—but when we rise above that instinct, miracles can still happen... This, my friend, is how we find the best of humanity during times when the worst of humanity may seem to have the upper hand." - The Things We Cannot Say 📚💙🔥
May 2025 was a good month for reading!
Favorites:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Friends - Fredrick Backman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tenant - Freida McFadden
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gandolfini - @jasondashbailey.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Documents - @knguyen.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Book Club for Troublesome Women - @mariebostwick.bsky.social
📚💙 #BookSky #BookClub
Favorites:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Friends - Fredrick Backman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tenant - Freida McFadden
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gandolfini - @jasondashbailey.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Documents - @knguyen.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Book Club for Troublesome Women - @mariebostwick.bsky.social
📚💙 #BookSky #BookClub
June 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
May 2025 was a good month for reading!
Favorites:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Friends - Fredrick Backman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tenant - Freida McFadden
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gandolfini - @jasondashbailey.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Documents - @knguyen.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Book Club for Troublesome Women - @mariebostwick.bsky.social
📚💙 #BookSky #BookClub
Favorites:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Friends - Fredrick Backman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tenant - Freida McFadden
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gandolfini - @jasondashbailey.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Documents - @knguyen.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Book Club for Troublesome Women - @mariebostwick.bsky.social
📚💙 #BookSky #BookClub
Reposted by Ashby Dodd
This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected.
'Consider Yourself Kissed' by this rich, relatable story of an overwhelmed mom
This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected.
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May 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected.
I'm only 25% in (disclaimer), but... DO NOT sleep on Kevin Nguyen!
I can't put My Documents down. In so many ways, it's terrifyingly relevant 📚💙🔥👀 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #BookClub #ReadThis
I can't put My Documents down. In so many ways, it's terrifyingly relevant 📚💙🔥👀 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #BookClub #ReadThis
May 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm only 25% in (disclaimer), but... DO NOT sleep on Kevin Nguyen!
I can't put My Documents down. In so many ways, it's terrifyingly relevant 📚💙🔥👀 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #BookClub #ReadThis
I can't put My Documents down. In so many ways, it's terrifyingly relevant 📚💙🔥👀 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #BookClub #ReadThis
Reposted by Ashby Dodd
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May 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM