Ailey 🩷💜💙
@bisexualbookshelf.bsky.social
🧚🏼♀️ bi femme bookworm weaving radical chaos & care
🫧 reviews, recs, & tender thoughts
📚 queer, bipoc, & debut titles
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🫧 reviews, recs, & tender thoughts
📚 queer, bipoc, & debut titles
🔗 linktr.ee/bisexualbookshelf
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: A stark commentary on morality & ethics, unveiling a world where human life has been commodified, and consuming human meat is the new norm.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: A stark commentary on morality & ethics, unveiling a world where human life has been commodified, and consuming human meat is the new norm.
The Seep by Chana Porter: As Trina navigates a post-capitalist utopia shaped by an alien force, she grapples with grief, transformation, and the allure of oblivion.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Seep by Chana Porter: As Trina navigates a post-capitalist utopia shaped by an alien force, she grapples with grief, transformation, and the allure of oblivion.
Read my review!
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Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon: blurs the boundaries between human and monster as Vern flees the oppressive forces pursuing her, revealing how true horrors are rooted in America’s brutal past.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon: blurs the boundaries between human and monster as Vern flees the oppressive forces pursuing her, revealing how true horrors are rooted in America’s brutal past.
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Mac Crane: Through the eyes of a grieving mother and her resilient child, exposes the horrors of a system that assigns Extra shadows to those who have done wrong.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Mac Crane: Through the eyes of a grieving mother and her resilient child, exposes the horrors of a system that assigns Extra shadows to those who have done wrong.
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa: As an island’s inhabitants forget what was once familiar, a young novelist fights to preserve the past against an oppressive force determined to wipe it all away.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa: As an island’s inhabitants forget what was once familiar, a young novelist fights to preserve the past against an oppressive force determined to wipe it all away.
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke: explores the hilarious chaos of one man’s consciousness trapped in Slack, dissecting the blurred boundaries between work, life, and the virtual void.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke: explores the hilarious chaos of one man’s consciousness trapped in Slack, dissecting the blurred boundaries between work, life, and the virtual void.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: A labyrinth of endless halls, flooded rooms, & towering statues. Unfolds as a mesmerizing journey into a dreamlike world, where the search for truth becomes a haunting discovery.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: A labyrinth of endless halls, flooded rooms, & towering statues. Unfolds as a mesmerizing journey into a dreamlike world, where the search for truth becomes a haunting discovery.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North: A dazzling, cerebral thriller unraveling the illusion of linear time, where every rebirth is a chance to rewrite history—but some futures must never come to pass.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North: A dazzling, cerebral thriller unraveling the illusion of linear time, where every rebirth is a chance to rewrite history—but some futures must never come to pass.
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins: a brutal, blackly funny epic where the battle for godhood is waged in blood, and no one escapes unchanged, revealing knowledge as both a weapon and a curse.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins: a brutal, blackly funny epic where the battle for godhood is waged in blood, and no one escapes unchanged, revealing knowledge as both a weapon and a curse.
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson: A gripping multiverse story unraveling privilege, survival, and identity through the eyes of a woman who only exists because most of her counterparts do not.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson: A gripping multiverse story unraveling privilege, survival, and identity through the eyes of a woman who only exists because most of her counterparts do not.
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin: exposes a world where oppression is etched into the land itself, unraveling a tale of destruction and resilience, where the earth’s rage mirrors the violence of those who seek to wield it.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin: exposes a world where oppression is etched into the land itself, unraveling a tale of destruction and resilience, where the earth’s rage mirrors the violence of those who seek to wield it.
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman: Stripped of history, memory, and meaning, one woman’s search for freedom reveals the unsettling truth: survival is not the same as living.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman: Stripped of history, memory, and meaning, one woman’s search for freedom reveals the unsettling truth: survival is not the same as living.
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Godshot by Chelsea Bieker: Lacey May grapples with abandonment, a manipulative cult, and the harsh realities of womanhood, as she embarks on a journey for her mother and, ultimately, herself.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Godshot by Chelsea Bieker: Lacey May grapples with abandonment, a manipulative cult, and the harsh realities of womanhood, as she embarks on a journey for her mother and, ultimately, herself.
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher: unearths the dark legacies buried beneath the American landscape, Blurring the lines between past and present, reality and delusion.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher: unearths the dark legacies buried beneath the American landscape, Blurring the lines between past and present, reality and delusion.
Read my review!
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The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee: unveils a world where dreams are crafted, bought, and sold—revealing them not as fleeting illusions, but as art, currency, and profound reflections of human longing.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee: unveils a world where dreams are crafted, bought, and sold—revealing them not as fleeting illusions, but as art, currency, and profound reflections of human longing.
Read my review!
Goodreads 🔗 shorturl.at/Z3d0z
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Bridge by Lauren Beukes: Explores the dreamworm—a device that defies the boundaries of self and space—on a high-stakes journey through the multiverse, where every choice leads to a new version of the truth.
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Bridge by Lauren Beukes: Explores the dreamworm—a device that defies the boundaries of self and space—on a high-stakes journey through the multiverse, where every choice leads to a new version of the truth.
I'm participating in the challenge myself and have had the joy of reading three books so far. I'm currently working on Loretta J Ross's Calling In and will be diving into three more challenge books in March!
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm participating in the challenge myself and have had the joy of reading three books so far. I'm currently working on Loretta J Ross's Calling In and will be diving into three more challenge books in March!
The challenge is flexible:
📚 Read 1 book per category (10-11 total).
⏳ Read at your own pace—it’s open until 2029.
⚡️ BIPOC readers can skip the “Developing a White Racial Identity” category.
📚 Read 1 book per category (10-11 total).
⏳ Read at your own pace—it’s open until 2029.
⚡️ BIPOC readers can skip the “Developing a White Racial Identity” category.
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The challenge is flexible:
📚 Read 1 book per category (10-11 total).
⏳ Read at your own pace—it’s open until 2029.
⚡️ BIPOC readers can skip the “Developing a White Racial Identity” category.
📚 Read 1 book per category (10-11 total).
⏳ Read at your own pace—it’s open until 2029.
⚡️ BIPOC readers can skip the “Developing a White Racial Identity” category.
This challenge isn’t just a reading list—it’s an invitation to unlearn, to dream, to sharpen our tools for liberation. Covering abolition, mutual aid, reproductive justice, climate action, & more, these books push us to confront oppressive systems & imagine freer futures.
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This challenge isn’t just a reading list—it’s an invitation to unlearn, to dream, to sharpen our tools for liberation. Covering abolition, mutual aid, reproductive justice, climate action, & more, these books push us to confront oppressive systems & imagine freer futures.
BUILDING RESISTANCE READING CHALLENGE
97 books. 11 categories. A toolkit for resistance.
As the weeks stretch on under this US administration, one thing is certain: we cannot face this alone. We need knowledge, solidarity, & collective action. That’s why I created this reading challenge.
#Booksky
97 books. 11 categories. A toolkit for resistance.
As the weeks stretch on under this US administration, one thing is certain: we cannot face this alone. We need knowledge, solidarity, & collective action. That’s why I created this reading challenge.
#Booksky
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
BUILDING RESISTANCE READING CHALLENGE
97 books. 11 categories. A toolkit for resistance.
As the weeks stretch on under this US administration, one thing is certain: we cannot face this alone. We need knowledge, solidarity, & collective action. That’s why I created this reading challenge.
#Booksky
97 books. 11 categories. A toolkit for resistance.
As the weeks stretch on under this US administration, one thing is certain: we cannot face this alone. We need knowledge, solidarity, & collective action. That’s why I created this reading challenge.
#Booksky
i’ve got a new essay post up on instagram about estrangement, family abolition, and breaking up with my mom. take a look? 💌 www.instagram.com/share/BAQwFf...
February 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i’ve got a new essay post up on instagram about estrangement, family abolition, and breaking up with my mom. take a look? 💌 www.instagram.com/share/BAQwFf...
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall: Exposes how feminism has overlooked the struggles of Black, brown, & poor women. Reframes issues like food insecurity, housing, & gun violence as feminist concerns.
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall: Exposes how feminism has overlooked the struggles of Black, brown, & poor women. Reframes issues like food insecurity, housing, & gun violence as feminist concerns.
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis: Dismantles the myth that prisons keep us safe, exposing them as tools of oppression. Challenges us to imagine a world beyond punishment, one built on care & collective liberation.
Not convinced? Read my review!
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Not convinced? Read my review!
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February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis: Dismantles the myth that prisons keep us safe, exposing them as tools of oppression. Challenges us to imagine a world beyond punishment, one built on care & collective liberation.
Not convinced? Read my review!
🔗 bit.ly/3X6lApU
Not convinced? Read my review!
🔗 bit.ly/3X6lApU
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia: Unmasks borders as lethal tools of state violence, capitalist extraction, and white supremacy, wielded to divide workers, criminalize migrants, and fracture communities.
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia: Unmasks borders as lethal tools of state violence, capitalist extraction, and white supremacy, wielded to divide workers, criminalize migrants, and fracture communities.
Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing: Traces struggles for bodily autonomy to reveal how our bodies resist oppression & dream of freedom. A vital text for understanding how liberation is always embodied.
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing: Traces struggles for bodily autonomy to reveal how our bodies resist oppression & dream of freedom. A vital text for understanding how liberation is always embodied.