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Rilee
@grrrilee.bsky.social
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Lover of reading and writing 💜📚 Nonbinary 🏳️‍⚧️ They/them
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discobooks.bsky.social
Chinese diaspora book recs

- If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So
- Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
- Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao
- Babel by R.F. Kuang

Happy Lunar New Year! 📚💙
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
grrrilee.bsky.social
Got an ARC for this awesome sci-fi space adventure. I loved the first book, Ocean's Godori, and I'm excited to read the second, Teo's Durumi! Thanks to Elaine U. Cho for the nice letter that came with it
June 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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sfmontgomery.bsky.social
Today is pub day for Nerve: Unlearning Workshop Ableism to Develop Your Disabled Writing Practice! I’m so excited to offer this craft book for free in digital and audiobook versions through @sundresspub.bsky.social.

Read here: www.sundresspublications.com/craft-chaps/...
A background of cream and teal graph paper features purple text reading “Nerve Pub Day!” and teal text reading “Free in digital and audio formats at sundresspublications.com.” In the center of the image is a black tablet displaying the cover of “Nerve” which features purple, teal, and mint retro circular graphics. Zigzagging across and around the entire image are thin banners reading “Today” in repeating purple text.
March 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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sfmontgomery.bsky.social
It is increasingly dangerous to be sick in America when insurance companies seek to profit from pain. Many thanks to @terrainorg.bsky.social for publishing these four linked poems (and audio!) about navigating our broken American healthcare system.

www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...
Letters to America by Sarah Fawn Montgomery - Terrain.org
Four powerful, heartbreaking Letter to America poems about the challenges of the healthcare industry in America, by Sarah Fawn Montgomery.
www.terrain.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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bookish-afrolatina.bsky.social
This Presidents' Day, I’m highlighting two books that will have a hold on me for a long time: The Parable duology by Octavia E. Butler. She wrote these books in 1993 & 1998 but they begin in 2024 w/ Lauren Olamina, a Black American teen w/ hyper-empathy. (1/3) #BlackBooksky #BookReviews #Booksky
The white book cover for Parable of the Sower is at the top & the black book cover for Parable of the Talents is on the bottom. Parable of the Sower’s cover depicts a dark-skinned Black woman wearing a red headwrap and matching dress next to title. Parable of the Talents book cover shows a red bird in flight next to the title & above text: OCTAVIA E. BUTLER. Along the sides of the book cover, white text over a red background reads: BOOK REVIEWS. @BOOKISH_AFROLATINA. Same as slide 1 but the book is darkened & the book review lays over it in black & white. REVIEW: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Sometimes I think about how my country (the U.S) might fall and this isn’t far off from that. After all, Butler’s predictions in this book were inspired by the patterns of our country’s priorities and behaviors for a few hundred years. Butler stressed that this is the future she saw coming if we (as a people) did nothing to change those behaviors. If you choose to read this series, please do so with care. The plot starts very slowly but it picks up about 1/3 of the way in. My only qualm is that I wish the lead wasn’t a teen. Same as slide 1 but the book is darkened & the book review lays over it in black & white. REVIEW: Parable of the Sower was heartbreaking but Parable of the Talents always devastating. Despite the heartache, I really loved the way Butler depicted what a small community focused on mutual aid could look like. This gave me some hope, like a candle in the dark. Lauren’s drive for her purpose was inspiring and maddening all at once. It was an interesting choice for Butler to have her daughter be the narrator for much of the book. This series will definitely stay with me in the years to come.
February 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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rosieethor.bsky.social
Oh hey, it's midnight on the east coast, so WHY ON EARTH has officially (crash) landed! If you need a little joy amid the horrors, I hope you can find it in these pages. We poured our hearts into these eleven heartfelt stories full of love, laughs, and aliens!

www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
Book cover for Why On Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology. Illustration with soft lines gives a hazy effect in purple, blue and orange. It depicts a circular alien ship crash landing near the santa monica pier, leaving trails of smoke behind it. In the foreground, five teenagers stand on the beach pointing at it. One records it on a phone. The title is written in white futuristic text over the top.
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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graceverything.bsky.social
Fantasy, Romance and Poetry books by black authors #booksky #blackbooksky
Tower of books written by black people: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Sing me to Sleep by Gabi Burton Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi You made a fool of death with your beauty by Akwaeke Emezi The dead cat tail assassins by P. Djèlí Clark Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen The Poison we Drink by Bethany Baptiste This Wicked fate & This Poison Heart by Kaylynn Bayron The Merciless Ones & The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola Seven days in June by Tia Williams The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Lucky number seven & Yours to have by Anna Danae
February 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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msare.bsky.social
Some books by Black Authors that I’ve loved and enjoyed !
Read books by Black Authors allll year around !
Support Black Content Creators all year around !
A stack of books against a white blank background books in order top to bottom: Ace of Spades, Razorblade Tears, Chain-Gang All-Stars, The Weight of Blood, Blood Debts, Legendborn, This Could be Us, Before I Let Go, Hook Shot, Long Shot
February 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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readwithrhys.bsky.social
Romance books with trans MCs! 🏳️‍⚧️ left out the ‘title’ page because I have 8 slides of recs so I’ll make it 2 posts instead of 3!

(1/2)

#books #booksky #diversebooks #transbooks
pink and blue gradient background. In black text, title is “Adult” Books included: Sunset springs (trans man mc), the prospects (disabled trans man mc), blessed by the cupid distribution system (disabled trans woman mc), the companion (3 trans mcs, T4T4T), the longest night (trans masc MC, trans masc LI, T4T), deck the hulls (trans man MC) pink and blue gradient background. In black text, title is “Adult” Books included: angels in the dark (nonbinary mc, trans man mc), so much more (nonbinary mc), rules for ghosting (trans man mc), the demon’s bargain (nonbinary mc), sing anyway (nonbinary mc), love & other disasters (nonbinary mc) pink and blue gradient background. In black text, title is “Adult” Books included: a shot in the dark (trans man mc), second chances in new port stephen (trans man mc), chef’s choice (trans woman mc, trans man mc, T4T), single player (nonbinary mc), a nightclub for the holidays (nonbinary mc), returning to you (nonbinary mc) pink and blue gradient background. In black text, title is “On my TBR” Books included: hide n’ seek (nonbinary mc), the spy and her serpent (trans woman mc, trans woman li, T4T), the support group (trans woman mc, trans woman li, T4T), black kitten (trans man and trans woman mcs), they were roommates (disabled trans masc mc), the dandelion & the thistle ((gray)ace demiboy mc, trans man mc)
January 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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readwithrhys.bsky.social
Looking for a fantasy with a nonbinary MC? Pick up Dragonfall by L.R. Lam! This was my favourite fiction book of 2024, and I’m so excited to reread it next month before picking up the sequel, Emberclaw (I got an arc on Netgalley!) 😌 and also, dragons 🐉 who doesn’t love a dragon fantasy book?
Book cover of Dragonfall by L.R. Lam
January 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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unboundbibliophile.bsky.social
It's 2025, and it's time to diversify your bookshelves. Wanna know the best way to do that? FOLLOW BIPOC CREATORS!!!!!

If you don't see your fav #BIPOC #bookish creator on this list lemme know and I'll add them!

#blacksky #booksky #diversereads #indigenoussky #poc #latinx

go.bsky.app/4fRkV8Y
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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discobooks.bsky.social
Black indie authors to support!

List in comments cos alt text isn’t working for videos.

#booksky #blackbooksky
January 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Let’s celebrate trans books! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Please comment a book with a trans or non-binary MC that you think more people should read.

I’ll start!

A YA coming of age love story between a neurodivergent non-binary writer and their transmasc former best friend, with an all Black cast.
#booksky #queerbooksky
Front cover of Lark and Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender. A Black non binary teenager with a pink afro faces Black transmasc teenager with short locs, on a purple background.
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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erinkb.bsky.social
For all my #BookSky friends that are trying to move away from the Bezos infrastructure, just a reminder that Goodreads is owned by him through Nash Holdings.
Clicks are currency friends
@thestorygraph.com is a Black Woman founded company
www.womenwhocode.com/blog/world-b...
Women Who Code - Empowering women to excel in tech careers
Women Who Code is on a mission to empower diverse women to excel in technology careers. We support engineers, developers, data scientists, architects, designers and other technologists with the resour...
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January 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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feraldactal.bsky.social
Reading is political.

Reading has always been political.

Your favorite characters wouldn’t just sit by and watch. They’d get up and burn some shit to the ground.

#booksky
January 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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ezeekat.bsky.social
I think I just made my first Starter Pack?? Hopefully this helps booktokkers start to find each other over here! #booksky

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January 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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bluefoxmoon.bsky.social
• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist
January 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM