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Celeste Castro
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author of some books 🌈📚
#sapphicromance
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On 25 December, T.A. 3018: at dusk, the Fellowship of the Ring sets out from Rivendell on the quest to destroy the Ring. The date of 25th December was chosen deliberately by #Tolkien. Artwork: "Moria Gate" by Anna Lee #ChristmasDay #MerryChristmas #BookSky
December 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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jklambo.bsky.social
If you’re interested in a sweet read that’ll leave you craving more, snag your copy of my pastry chef friends-to-lovers novella, Culinary Confessions, for 99 cents, until Tuesday night! 🍪 ⬇️

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#AuthorSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky #PromoSky #Romancelandia #WritingCommunity

💙 📚 👀
Cover of Culinary Confessions on iPad surrounded by different colored macarons and cup of tea
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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ingloriousgigi.bsky.social
Support a Black queer and trans author:

🩷GEORGINA KIERSTEN
Fall Into You: bit.ly/fallintoyouromance
More to Love: bit.ly/moretoloveromance

💜 JASPER HYDE
Splinter: tinyurl.com/259g4kyl
A Vicious Thirst (FREE bi-monthly serial): bit.ly/aviciousthirstpromo
Covers of Splinter by Jasper Hyde,  Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten, A Vicious Thirst by Jasper Hyde, and More to Love by Georgina Kiersten. Black LGBTQ+ Romance - Cozy Romance, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance
May 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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authorkasmith.bsky.social
"...a fun group of characters who leap off the page with humor and emotional realness. You can't help but happily come along for the ride on the main character's fun, festive, and heartwarming emotional roller coaster." - Michelle D., Reviewer
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#Lesfic
#SeconcChance
#HolidayTreats
Holiday Chance (ebook)
Jamie Miller is home for the holidays. While she's home she'll help out at the family bakery delivering pastries to local businesses. When she crosses paths with her former high school bully, she's th...
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August 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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swords-andsapphics.bsky.social
In a shocking turn of events, I’m not sure I’ll have the spoons to put together a list of books for Disability Pride Month, BUT we have last year’s to keep you busy if you’re looking for books with queer & disabled characters across the spectrum! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-t...
Books to Read for Disability Pride Month (2024)
As two neurodivergent queer girlies with an interesting plethora of health problems between us, representation matters. Every time a book character with an illness, invisible or not, arrives on page, ...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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swords-andsapphics.bsky.social
FINAL WEEK ‼️

Don’t miss out on our Pride Bundle! 14 books & games with an entire rainbow of diversity & talent for just $17 🏳️‍🌈

tinyurl.com/ss-pride-bundle
Swords & Sapphics is hosting a Pride Month bundle of 14 books & games spanning sci-fi, fantasy, & contemporary romance genres by LGBTQ+ authors. Was $53, now $17. Books included: Kitten Caboodle by Candace Harper Partners in Crime by Rachel Bowdler Mending Bones by Merlina Garance NEED by Elena Abbott Hunt Monsters, Do Magic, & Fall in Love by A.M. Weald A Sharper, More Lasting Pain by Alex Harvey-Rivas Black Smoke Rising by Caroline Cuell Dawn Weaver by Issy Waldrom Usurper by J.M. Rose First Snow by Jake Vanguard May Day by Josie Jaffrey The Fealty of Monsters Volume 1 by Ladz (Illus. by Soren Häxan) Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver Dice Goblins by Helios Marzocca
June 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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thehearthmag.bsky.social
The SUMMER SUB DRIVE begins! Join us in reaching 100 new subscribers by July 31, and you’ll get 2 extra issues of The Hearth Magazine!

Your subscription starts with Issue #3 (coming July 16), and you add Issues 1/2 or Issues 9/10. ko-fi.com/prairiedrago... #ttrpgsky #ttrpg
The Hearth Magazine Summer Subscription Drive! Until July 31 Subscribe for a year (Issues 3-8) for just $36, or $3.50/month! An as a bonus add either Issues 1 & 2 or Issues 9 & 10. https://ko-fi.com/prairiedragonpress Background by Alderdoodle (https://ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/shop)
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Let’s go lesbians! 🩶 🪽
Itchio screenshot showing the top 6 lesbian books Sren Ange Plagica Grey Angel $4 A T4T lesbian fantasy romance with .. danifinn Magica Riot $3.99 Claire always wanted to be a girl. She…. Storm Maiden Studios Heart's Whispers $6 A sapphic urban fantasy shifter roma… Issy Waldrom when you fell from heaven TRANS RAD FEM HOWTOFLY How to Fly - When You Fell from Heaven book one …. A transgender cheerleading romance! Alyson Greaves Trans/Rad/Fem $5.99 In bundle Essays on Transfeminism Talia Bhatt OF THE DRYAPS Song Of The Dryads $2 In bundle The song of a girl who was trapped a. Bailey Saxon
June 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We have a shop update and reminder that our anniversary challenge has started! Entries will be open until the end of Pride Month and winners will be announced in July. 🧵
A photo with 28 book covers in it. The covers are arranged in alternating columns. There are five columns completely displayed, and the sixth column on the right has half of the cover displayed. Each column has four or five book covers. All covers face the camera.
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
Where are the #Chicagoland romance readers?
Our Books in Bloom event:
8 author panels including romance book podcasts Fated Mates, Whoamance!, Cantina Book club, Midnight Ace podcast and Chicago's Last Chapter Bookshop!
Tea & book-themed fashion show
Book signing!
www.chicagobooksinbloom.com
books in bloom july 11-12 2025 reader event Sonest Chicago Ohare Signing authors Melonie Johnson, Katrina Bauer, J. Von Tobel, Carla Luna, Kelly Farmer, Victoria Hamel, Rachelle Paige Campbell, Audrey Lynden, Sara Fujimura, Khushi T. Saha, Charli Rahe, Stephanie C, Stephanie J. Scott/Stephanie Jayne, Eveline Rose, Vanessa M. Knight, CJ Warrant/CJ Barlowe, Colette Dixon, Kasey Kennedy, Brandy Blackmon, Jamie Lynn Miller, Phoebe Walker, Arden Joy, Sara Biren, Brandy Shaw, Tracy Gray, Margaret Kay/Charlie Roberts/RK Cary, Danielle Jackson, Kelly Garcia, Naleighna Kai, La Ammitai, Sara Whitney, Tanya Agler
June 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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paperphoenixink.bsky.social
Quick reminder if your looking for something queer to read I have 2 books recently published #queerbookwyrm #booksky
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Kathryne Lentes
Kathryne Lentes Kathryne Lentes has been writing stories as long as she could hold a pen in her hand. She is a transwoman who, when not working on her own projects, operates Paper Phoenix Ink, a bl...
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June 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
Visit our vendor Chingona Vibes handmade candles at our Books in Bloom romance reader event! July 12, 2025 #romancebooks #Chicago #romancesky
www.chicagobooksinbloom.com
books in bloom vendor - chingona vibes. skull and flowers logo
June 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
celestecastro.bsky.social
omg! adorable art 🌈🖍️ 🤲🏽
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · Jun 4
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the July Hoist the Colors crate! First up is Tiara @arait.bsky.social who illustrated one endpaper for Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh @vianoniomoh.bsky.social 🧵
A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @arait.bsky.social”.
June 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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proxychicagosky.bsky.social
june @ the Sky🏖️

lock us in your summertime Chi plans & stay tuned 👀

#skytown
This is a Chicago Sky basketball schedule for June. Here's a breakdown of their upcoming games and events: Saturday, June 7th: There's a game at 7 PM against the Fever at United Center. Tuesday, June 10th: There's a game at 7 PM against @ Liberty. Friday, June 13th: There's a game at 6:30 PM @ Dream. Sunday, June 15th: There's a game at 11 AM @Sun. Tuesday, June 17th: There's a game at 7 PM against the Mystics. Thursday, June 19th: Juneteenth is noted at DuSable. Saturday, June 21st: There's a game at 12 PM against Mercury. It's also noted as "JUNETEENTH POST GAME EVENT @ PIER 31" Sunday June 22nd: @ Dream at 2 PM Tuesday, June 24th: There's a game at 7 PM against the Sparks. It's also Pride Night. Friday 27th 9PM @ Valkries Sunday, June 29th: There's a game at 3 PM against the Sparks. It's also noted as Chicago Pride Parade. It looks like a busy month for the Chicago Sky with several home games and special event nights!
June 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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inkybat.bsky.social Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · Jun 2
Fix your hearts people.
June 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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on the road🫡

⏰: 7:00PM CT
🆚: Dallas Wings
📺: The U
KC on the cover 7 PM CST at Dallas
May 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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“Well, we are all going to die” is the new “let them eat cake”.
May 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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authorkasmith.bsky.social
This week for$.99 you get:
🤫Family Secrets
👩🏾‍❤️‍👩🏾Femme/Stud
🫶🏾Age Gap
🤡Ex Drama
🫨Suspense
💙📚
🌶️📚
🌈📚

🗄️itch.io🔗: krystal-a-smith.itch.io/sheila-on-th...
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📒B2R: books2read.com/u/mda0NW

#SapphFic #SapphicBooksky
#Lesfic #diversebooks
#blackbooksky
#queerbooks
#indiebooks
Cover of Sheila On The Mend beside a green coffee mug. Text reads $.99 ebook may 22nd-may 31st ON SALE TODAY
May 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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cjaralore.bsky.social
🌈 Hi #QueerWriters! #QueerPrompts is your chance to talk about your WIP/story/book, meet other queer authors, and have fun! 🏳️‍🌈

🦸 Pride celebrates overcoming adversities, so keep it up, superqueeroes! Include the tag #QueerPrompts and join at any time and any days you want. 🌞
1. Pride Month Begins: Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book (optional: & something you're proud of) 2. LGBTQ Families Day: Family pride in your story 3. Pride celebrations in your story? 4. GIF/Audio or description of what your character(s) are proud of 5. Snippet: "pride"/"proud" 6. Free Friday or what your villain is proud of 7. How do your characters overcome shame? 8. Character(s) queer identity(ies) 9. When did your character(s) first realize they were different? 10. Do your queer characters have to explain their queerness? 11. GIF/Audio or description of age when your queer character(s) came out 12. Pulse Remembrance Day: homophobic/transphobic event/character 13. Free Friday or queer book(s) like yours 14. Where do your characters feel safe? 15. Father's Day & LGBTQ Employment Protections Anniversary: Father figure or anti-discrimination laws in story 16. Character hobbies 17. Summer holidays or traditions 18. GIF/Audio or description of how your character(s) spend a hot day 19. Juneteenth: Subjugation in story 20. Free Friday or Summer Solstice: Summer reading recs or your summer plans/goals 21. Snippet: "sun" 22. Something you had to research for your story 23. How do your character(s) handle being bullied? 24. Is writing/publishing how you imagined? 25. GIF/Audio or description of your writing process 26. Marriage Equality Anniversary: Marriage or unions in your story 27. Free Friday or National PTSD Awareness Day: PTSD/trauma in story 28. Stonewall Riots Anniversary: Fighting law enforcers in your story 29. Who do your character(s) look up to or want to be? 30. Monthly Wrap-Up & Queer Youth of Faith Day Graphics: The background is the progress flag with a rainbow fist over it. The border has various pride flags, superheroes, and action sayings. Text: "June 2025" on top and "#QueerPrompts" and "Host: @CJAralore" on the bottom, all in a rainbow font. Center text is the prompts written above.
May 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
celestecastro.bsky.social
posting w/ a 🤲🏽 great deal of anxiety & 👌🏽some excitement at being here after a long social media hiatus. eager to share some book news soon! looking forward to connecting w/ familiar faces & making new friends. anyone i should know? drop their @s. 🌈📚
#sapphiclit #romance #writing #firstpost
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM