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Karl |They/Xe

| Genderqueer | 🧠Neurodivergent |📚 Diverse Mood Reader| ARC reader and micro-reviewer |

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🎧 The Bleeding Woods
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A few hours in my hotel room with a book before heading to a friends house to celebrate Samhain.

Looking forward to getting into this one!
A Kindle showing "the deathless one" book on the screen next to a pair of headphones on a white blanket.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Life has been busy lately, cutting into my time and capacity for reading. Hopefully soon I will be back to reading more regularly. In the meantime, here is my last, now, next!

Last: Eldritch - Keri Lake
Now: Immortal Dark - Tigest Girma
Next: The Games Gods Play - Abigail Owens

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A hand holds a Kobo e-reader displaying the cover of "Immortal Dark" by Tigerst Girma, against a backdrop of a rocky shoreline, blue water, and a clear sky.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Today's audiobook

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A smartphone displays "The Bleeding Woods" audiobook by Brittany Amara, set against a backdrop of a dense forest under a cloudy sky. The audiobook player shows 0% completed with 9 hours and 55 minutes remaining, with playback controls and a progress bar. The book cover features red roses with eyes. The text "AUDIOBOOK OF THE DAY" is at the top of the image.
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I have today and tomorrow off so I will be getting some cleaning done and Palia time in. This is the audiobook that will be my sound track for the day!

What's everyone else reading this week?

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A smartphone displays an audiobook player for "Skin of the Sea" by Natasha Bowen. The phone is centered against a misty forest backdrop with the text "AUDIOBOOK OF THE DAY" above it. The audiobook player shows a dark-skinned woman with water splashing around her, along with the title and author. Below the cover, playback controls are visible, including a play button, skip forward/backward buttons, a progress bar indicating 1:18:00 of 11:10:24 has passed (11%), and chapter navigation.
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I have to be in the car for 5 hours today. Here's the audiobook I'll be listening to on my drive.

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A smartphone displays an audiobook titled "Red Rabbit Ghost" by Jen Julian, featuring a red rabbit silhouette on a dark teal background. The phone is centered against a backdrop of a dense forest under a cloudy sky, with "AUDIOBOOK OF THE DAY" text at the top.
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Looking for a low-pressure, cozy space to talk about books? Our server is a welcoming corner for neurodivergent and chronically ill readers.

​What we offer:
​📚 Monthly readathon
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​Come join our little community!

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A graphic promoting the 'Spoony Bookclub Discord Server.' It features a cartoon ghost reading a book, sitting behind a stack of diverse books. Text reads: 'JOIN THE SPOONY BOOKCLUB DISCORD SERVER' and 'A SERVER FOR THE NEURODIVERGENT AND CHRONICALLY ILL READER.
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Today's audiobook is another re-read in preparation for Brimstone's release on November 18th!

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Phone showing an audiobook player. Audiobook is Quicksilver. Audiobook is at 40% and being played at 2x speed. Background of photo is trees and a gray, cloudy sky.
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Another day, another audiobook!

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A smartphone screen showing an audiobook player interface. The title of the book is "Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance" by Melissa K. Roehrich, part of The Legacy Series, and narrated by Laura Horwitz and Christian Leatherman. The book cover features a dark, dramatic image with bright blue lightning flashes. The player controls show the current playback position, with a large play button in the center, and 15-second skip/rewind buttons. The playback speed is set to 2.50x. The text "AUDIOBOOK OF THE DAY" is at the top of the image. The handle @divergentbookworm.bsky.social is at the bottom.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Here's what's playing in my headphones today. This is a re-read in preparation for book 4 to come out in November. I am completely obsessed with this series.

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A phone with an audiobook player open showing the book "Storm of Secrets and Sorrow" by Melissa Roehrich. The book is at 43% and 2.5x speed.
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Here's mine!

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A grid of six book covers, each with a caption below it. Top Row, from left to right: * "CURRENT READ": The book cover titled "STORM OF SECRETS and SORROW" by Melissa K. Roehrich, part of The Legacy Series. It features a dark, gothic design with a thorny vine border, a full moon, and a castle silhouette. * "MOST RECENT 5-STAR READ": The book cover titled "BLOOD SLAVES" by Markus Redmond. It shows a stylized, ominous image with a figure bound in chains, a small house, and a red and orange color scheme. * "A BOOK THAT SURPRISED YOU": The book cover titled "WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME" by Nat Cassidy. It has a dark and foreboding forest scene with a silhouetted figure. Bottom Row, from left to right: * "RECENT READ YOU HATED": The book cover titled "You Weren't Meant to Be Human" by Andrew Joseph White. It features stark white text on a black background, with the "to Be Human" part in a distressed, red font. * "A SHORT NOVEL YOU LOVE": The book cover titled "ECSTASY" by Ivy Pochoda. It's a vibrant, abstract design with a colorful face, snakes, and bold patterns in red, yellow, blue, and black. * "A LONG NOVEL YOU LOVE": The book cover titled "THE SECRET HISTORY" by Donna Tartt. It's a classic, minimalist design with "THE SECRET HISTORY" in a classic serif font, and "DONNA TARTT" below it.
October 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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🍂🍁🌫️The autumn fog has returned and is making for the best spooky season reading vibes.👻🎃 I have really been in the mood for vampire books recently, so I'm starting a new read by my favorite, Karina Halle. 🧛🏻‍♀️🩸

💙📚 What has the recent season change been putting you in the mood to read? 👇
A foggy dirt road in a forest at dusk. A hand holding an ereader displaying the cover for Karina Halle's book, Blood Orange. Background of photo is a grayish, distressed wood plank wall.
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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It is time.
A overhead shot of a hand holding a Kobo showing the book cover for Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. A yellow dog lays on a gray blanket in the background.
September 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This audiobook made my 4 hour drive yesterday go by so quickly. Adding to my favorites of 2025 list!

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A horror book cover for When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy. The top of the cover has the text NO ONE WILL BE SPARED. A large, menacing werewolf with glowing eyes and bared fangs peers through a window, its claws tearing at the wooden frame. The title is vertically aligned down the center of the image, and a quote from Esquire, "[One] of the best horror writers of this generation," is centered toward the bottom, just above the author's name.
September 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Here's the background noise for my evening scroll (not a typo, just an unhealthy coping mechanism).

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A high-angle shot of a person's hands holding an iPad showing an audiobook playing in a dark room. The screen displays the cover for "The Starving Saints: A Novel" by Caitlin Starling. The playback bar is visible with the current time at 13:28 and 4 hours and 1 minute remaining. The iPad is resting on a dark, textured blanket, and a white stylus is attached to its side.
September 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Looking for a cozy corner of the internet to chat about books with other neurodivergent peeps? Join us at the Spoony Book Club Discord server!

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A screenshot of a Discord server profile for "Spoony Book Club." The profile picture is a cartoon ghost holding a book and a tea mug. The server description reads: "A low-pressure bookish server for the neurodivergent and chronically ill readers! We prioritize comfort, understanding, and flexibility. Whether you read a hundred books a year or just one, you will find a welcoming space to discuss your favorite series, tropes, authors and more!" Below the description, it shows the server has 11 members online and 67 total members.
September 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Quote with your favorite reads this far this year.
#bluesky
A book cover for the novel Zeal by Morgan Jerkins. The cover has an orange and red background that looks like a sunset. A person with black hair is visible from the back, waist-deep in a body of water with wavy red lines. The sun is a small yellow circle centered above the person. The author's name, "MORGAN JERKINS," is at the top in black capital letters. The book's title, "ZEAL," is in the center in large white capital letters. A book cover with a border of small triangles, set against a green, leafy background. The author's name, "Mary Süüšip Geniúsz," is at the top. Below, a large quote reads, "PLANTS HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE US, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ASK." Below the quote, the subtitle "Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings" is written in a smaller font, followed by "EDITED BY Wendy Makoons Geniúsz" and "ILLUSTRATIONS BY Annmarie Geniúsz." A person's hand holds up a copy of the book Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, resting on a gray blanket. The cover is a colorful illustration with a person sitting under a night sky filled with constellations. Below, a person is shown upside down, floating in a field of grass. The cover has two award stickers on it: a Stonewall Honor Book seal and an Alex Award seal. A hand holds up a Kindle e-reader with the book cover for Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond on the screen. The cover is black and white, featuring a hooded figure with a skeletal face. In the background are blurry green trees and bushes under a bright, sunny sky.
August 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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New audiobook for work today!

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A phone screen showing an audiobook player for the book "Welcome to the Family" by Cathryn Grant. The cover art depicts a dark house with a figure in an upstairs window and two figures in the front yard against a twilight sky. Below the cover art, the progress bar shows 0% completed with 10 hours and 39 minutes remaining.
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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In my headphones today:
Book cover for "The Lives of Others" by Ellen Won Steil. The cover art is a view through a window with multiple panes. The top part of the window shows a hazy, golden-orange sky, with a wisp of smoke or cloud. The middle panes show the foliage of a tree, possibly with red fruit like apples, and a hint of a building or structure. The bottom panes reveal a grassy lawn with more trees. The title, "THE LIVES OF OTHERS," is in large white letters across the center panes. The author's name, "ELLEN WON STEIL," is in yellow at the bottom, and below that, it says "BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FORTUNE." The edges of the cover image are torn and scorched, giving it a distressed look.
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I was approved for both the ebook and the audiobook version of Moonflow. I can't wait to start reading this evening!

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A psychedelic book cover for "Moonflow" by Bitter Karella. The title is in large, white, dripping letters with blood-red drips at the top, placed below the author's name in a similar red font. The central artwork features a stylized, white, skeletal figure with a prominent rib cage, set against a red, oval shape. Below the figure are two red mushrooms with a blue arrow pointing down between them. The background is a swirling pattern of dark blues, purples, and reds.
August 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Happy Monday! Kicking off the week with a new audiobook ARC.

What's everyone reading this week?

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The alt text for this image is: A book cover for "Mercy's Chase" by Jess Lourey. The background is a teal sky with a reflection of a city skyline below. The title "MERCY'S CHASE" and the author's name "JESS LOUREY" are in large, gold letters, with a faint cityscape pattern visible within the letters. Below the author's name, it reads "EDGAR AWARD-NOMINATED AUTHOR".
August 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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I have two audiobook ARCs that release on Monday, so this weekend I'll be playing my Switch while I listen.

Here is the audiobook I chose for today:

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A book cover for "Close Call" by Elise Hart Kipness. The title "CLOSE CALL" is in a large, bright green, sans-serif font, filling the center of the cover. The author's name "ELISE HART KIPNESS" is in a smaller, white font below the title. The background is a photograph of three tall light poles from a sports field against a sunset sky. A tennis ball is shown in mid-air near the top of the left light pole. The sky transitions from a deep orange near the horizon to a dark blue at the top. The ground is a dark silhouette. A quote from Tess Gerritsen is at the top of the cover.
August 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Here's what's playing in my headphones today:

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A stylized book cover for "The Man Who Died Seven Times" by Yasuhiko Nishizawa. The title is in large, bold, pink block letters, with "The Man Who" and "SEVEN" in smaller white text. The background is a bright yellow maze-like structure with white walls, depicting various scenes of a man dying. Figures in blue and brown suits are shown falling, lying on the ground, and standing on staircases. Another man in a green suit sits slumped against a wall. The overall style is reminiscent of M.C. Escher, with impossible perspectives and repeating patterns.
August 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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4.75/5⭐

Name: Empty Heaven
Author: Freddie Kölsch
Type: audiobook
Genre: Horror
Spice: 0 🌶️
TW: Check before reading.
Representation: Trans, LGBTQIA+
A striking book cover for "Empty Heaven" by Freddie Kölsch. The cover features an illustration of a person with black hair and bangs looking directly at the viewer with a distraught expression. Red liquid, resembling blood or tears, streams from their eyes. They are surrounded by large, yellow sunflowers, which obscure their mouth and the sides of their face. The title "EMPTY HEAVEN" is in a bold, yellow font at the bottom of the cover, with the author's name "FREDDIE KÖLSCH" below it. At the very top, in small white text, are the words "WE ARE NOT WHO WE USED TO BE." The background is a solid, dark purple.
August 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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As a child I wanted a Tamagotchi so badly, so I grew up and bought my younger self one.
A close-up shot of a person's hand holding a rainbow-colored Tamagotchi with a beaded keychain. The Tamagotchi is showing a pixelated character.
August 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Starting a re-read of The Bone Season! So excited to be in this world again!!

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A close-up, eye-level shot shows a person's hand holding a Kobo e-reader with the book cover for "The Bone Season" by Samantha Shannon displayed on the screen. The e-reader has a dark gray, clear case on it. The person's feet, with black painted toenails, are visible on wooden deck boards in the background. The lighting is bright and natural.
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM