ella kirshbaum
@ella-celeste.bsky.social
reader. reviewer. editor. language-lover.
(she/her).
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i think we would all be a lot better off if we were reading more books by aging women about aging women. isabel allende's The Japanese Lover is a great place to start.
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Book by Book: 365 Days of Reading
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December 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
i think we would all be a lot better off if we were reading more books by aging women about aging women. isabel allende's The Japanese Lover is a great place to start.
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for anyone who has audible and likes metafiction or thought experiments in pretty packages: you should absolutely listen to the audioplay of david henry hwang's "yellow face." it's incredible, and very thought-provoking.
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Book by Book: 365 Days of Reading
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
for anyone who has audible and likes metafiction or thought experiments in pretty packages: you should absolutely listen to the audioplay of david henry hwang's "yellow face." it's incredible, and very thought-provoking.
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what is your favorite poe story?
i (re)read & reviewed half a dozen of my favorites this weekend, but i'm ready to branch out. give me your recs!!
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i (re)read & reviewed half a dozen of my favorites this weekend, but i'm ready to branch out. give me your recs!!
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Assorted Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Basil Rathbone
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November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
what is your favorite poe story?
i (re)read & reviewed half a dozen of my favorites this weekend, but i'm ready to branch out. give me your recs!!
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/asso... #booksky #horror
i (re)read & reviewed half a dozen of my favorites this weekend, but i'm ready to branch out. give me your recs!!
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/asso... #booksky #horror
is Toni Morrison's novel Beloved a gothic novel? no. is it a southern gothic? absolutely.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/belo... #booksky #ghosts #gothic #classic
Beloved by Toni Morrison
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
is Toni Morrison's novel Beloved a gothic novel? no. is it a southern gothic? absolutely.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/belo... #booksky #ghosts #gothic #classic
people are not kidding when they say carmilla is very queer
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/carm... #booksky #vampire #classics
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
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November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
people are not kidding when they say carmilla is very queer
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/carm... #booksky #vampire #classics
even if Fourth Wing is basically just a genre-bent, aged-up Divergent, it's still an impressively fun read
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/four... #booksky #romantasy #romance #fantasy
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
even if Fourth Wing is basically just a genre-bent, aged-up Divergent, it's still an impressively fun read
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/four... #booksky #romantasy #romance #fantasy
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/four... #booksky #romantasy #romance #fantasy
what makes a good middle grade novel? i think kelly yang's Front Desk is a pretty solid example of one
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/10/fron... #booksky #middlegrade #readers #fiction
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
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October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
what makes a good middle grade novel? i think kelly yang's Front Desk is a pretty solid example of one
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/10/fron... #booksky #middlegrade #readers #fiction
i love when people set vaguely gothic stories in unconventional places—case in point: this book, where instead of a gothic manor it's a very very creepy island
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/wild... #booksky
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
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September 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
i love when people set vaguely gothic stories in unconventional places—case in point: this book, where instead of a gothic manor it's a very very creepy island
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/wild... #booksky
The Raven Boys is a beautiful book, but the plot structure is surprisingly hard to pin down
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #booksky #trc #ya
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
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September 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Raven Boys is a beautiful book, but the plot structure is surprisingly hard to pin down
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #booksky #trc #ya
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #booksky #trc #ya
i cannot stop thinking about Ivan in Intermezzo. his brother is arguably never presented as desirable, but Ivan is—purely because we view him (and never his brother) through the eyes of someone who thinks he is. excellent use of mimetic desire!
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
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September 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i cannot stop thinking about Ivan in Intermezzo. his brother is arguably never presented as desirable, but Ivan is—purely because we view him (and never his brother) through the eyes of someone who thinks he is. excellent use of mimetic desire!
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/inte... #booksky
Sally Rooney's Intermezzo is not about good people—it's simply about people, an honest snapshot of two brothers grieving.
if you like character-based stories, or gorgeous and syntactically interesting writing, you should give this one a try.
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if you like character-based stories, or gorgeous and syntactically interesting writing, you should give this one a try.
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
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August 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sally Rooney's Intermezzo is not about good people—it's simply about people, an honest snapshot of two brothers grieving.
if you like character-based stories, or gorgeous and syntactically interesting writing, you should give this one a try.
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if you like character-based stories, or gorgeous and syntactically interesting writing, you should give this one a try.
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this has to be one of the more creative book premises i've ever seen: a serial killer's daughter who becomes a matchmaker for psychopaths. (spoiler alert: things go horribly wrong.)
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/matc... #booksky #horror
Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell
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August 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
this has to be one of the more creative book premises i've ever seen: a serial killer's daughter who becomes a matchmaker for psychopaths. (spoiler alert: things go horribly wrong.)
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/matc... #booksky #horror
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/matc... #booksky #horror
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo meets the great gatsby—if you like beautiful writing and an effortlessly clever female protagonist, this should be your next read
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rule... #booksky #literature #classics
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rule... #booksky #literature #classics
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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August 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo meets the great gatsby—if you like beautiful writing and an effortlessly clever female protagonist, this should be your next read
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rule... #booksky #literature #classics
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rule... #booksky #literature #classics
if you're looking for one last fun beach-y read before the summer is up, here's my pitch:
a billionaire's island. a complicated game to win the inheritance. a family full of secrets. a very sexy stranger.
'nuff said.
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a billionaire's island. a complicated game to win the inheritance. a family full of secrets. a very sexy stranger.
'nuff said.
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These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
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August 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
if you're looking for one last fun beach-y read before the summer is up, here's my pitch:
a billionaire's island. a complicated game to win the inheritance. a family full of secrets. a very sexy stranger.
'nuff said.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/thes... #booksky
a billionaire's island. a complicated game to win the inheritance. a family full of secrets. a very sexy stranger.
'nuff said.
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it's so upsetting when a twist ruins a book. they are . . . not supposed to do that? how rude.
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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
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August 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
it's so upsetting when a twist ruins a book. they are . . . not supposed to do that? how rude.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/leav... #booksky
i read this book over a month ago and i'm still not over it. it's absolutely fascinating???
i review a ton of books; i genuinely approve of very few of them. i promise, this one is worth reading.
i review a ton of books; i genuinely approve of very few of them. i promise, this one is worth reading.
y'all if you read & loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, you HAVE to read Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch. it's a super nuanced novel about a golden age hollywood gossip columnist, and it's fabulous. bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/do-t... #booksky #hollywood
Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
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August 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
i read this book over a month ago and i'm still not over it. it's absolutely fascinating???
i review a ton of books; i genuinely approve of very few of them. i promise, this one is worth reading.
i review a ton of books; i genuinely approve of very few of them. i promise, this one is worth reading.
novelists currently trying to get published—are you overwhelmed by all the options (what is hybrid pub?) and all the no's?
getting a book published is hard, and if you're looking for some guidance this book might really help.
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getting a book published is hard, and if you're looking for some guidance this book might really help.
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Imagine A Door by Laura Stanfill
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July 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
novelists currently trying to get published—are you overwhelmed by all the options (what is hybrid pub?) and all the no's?
getting a book published is hard, and if you're looking for some guidance this book might really help.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/imag... #booksky #writers
getting a book published is hard, and if you're looking for some guidance this book might really help.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/imag... #booksky #writers
y'all if you read & loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, you HAVE to read Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch. it's a super nuanced novel about a golden age hollywood gossip columnist, and it's fabulous. bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/do-t... #booksky #hollywood
Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
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July 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
y'all if you read & loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, you HAVE to read Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch. it's a super nuanced novel about a golden age hollywood gossip columnist, and it's fabulous. bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/do-t... #booksky #hollywood
i love a good bald and unapologetic baring of the horrible thought processes that patriarchy forces women to have and then hide. this is a fucked up novel, but a really compelling one.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/love... #booksky #thriller
Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
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July 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
i love a good bald and unapologetic baring of the horrible thought processes that patriarchy forces women to have and then hide. this is a fucked up novel, but a really compelling one.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/love... #booksky #thriller
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/love... #booksky #thriller
is Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel The Shadow of the Wind horrifyingly misogynistic, to the point of being a little intolerable? yes. is it a very fun read when you're in Barcelona? also yes.
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Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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July 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
is Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel The Shadow of the Wind horrifyingly misogynistic, to the point of being a little intolerable? yes. is it a very fun read when you're in Barcelona? also yes.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/shad...
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/shad...
i wasn't totally sold on Sunrise on the Reaping—Haymitch was kind of. boring?—but my god Collins is genius for using The Raven as a conceit, a theme, and a blueprint for her protagonist's grief
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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games 0.5)
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July 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
i wasn't totally sold on Sunrise on the Reaping—Haymitch was kind of. boring?—but my god Collins is genius for using The Raven as a conceit, a theme, and a blueprint for her protagonist's grief
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/sunr...
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/sunr...
for anyone who likes reading books about books, i highly recommend The Book of Form and Emptiness. it’s literary fiction that plays with metafiction and form to tell a story about a boy and his mother, objects and illness and loss.
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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
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June 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
for anyone who likes reading books about books, i highly recommend The Book of Form and Emptiness. it’s literary fiction that plays with metafiction and form to tell a story about a boy and his mother, objects and illness and loss.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-... #booksky
is nancy drew still worth reading in 2025? i think so.
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The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew #4)
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June 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
is nancy drew still worth reading in 2025? i think so.
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-... #booksky #mystery
love a good messy protagonist on a road trip
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-a... #booksky #translation #queer
We All Loved Cowboys by Carol Bensimon
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May 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
love a good messy protagonist on a road trip
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-a... #booksky #translation #queer
if anyone has read the very beautiful but deeply confusing sff graphic novel Arclight & actually had a clue of what was going on, please tell me
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bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/arcl... #booksky #comic
Arclight by Brandon Graham, art by Marian Churchland
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May 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
if anyone has read the very beautiful but deeply confusing sff graphic novel Arclight & actually had a clue of what was going on, please tell me
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/arcl... #booksky #comic
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/05/arcl... #booksky #comic