Laurel & the Books (she/they)
@laurelthebooks.bsky.social
Mood Reader - novella, fantasy, queer, Tolkien, and manga fan
(sometimes k-pop and food ‘cause I contain multitudes)
(sometimes k-pop and food ‘cause I contain multitudes)
Just started All Things Are Too Small, and I think I will like this BUT only a chapter in and the list of people I can recommend it to has whittled quite a bit. A familiarity with reading academic works will be an edge up if you're thinking of picking this one up!
July 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just started All Things Are Too Small, and I think I will like this BUT only a chapter in and the list of people I can recommend it to has whittled quite a bit. A familiarity with reading academic works will be an edge up if you're thinking of picking this one up!
It's a celebration of 5 years of me reviewing books online!
To celebrate I'm giving away signed copies of the first two novellas in The Singing Hills Cycle by @nghivo.bsky.social 💖
Not only was Empress the first novella review I ever posted, it's still one of my all-time favorites.
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To celebrate I'm giving away signed copies of the first two novellas in The Singing Hills Cycle by @nghivo.bsky.social 💖
Not only was Empress the first novella review I ever posted, it's still one of my all-time favorites.
(1/2)
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's a celebration of 5 years of me reviewing books online!
To celebrate I'm giving away signed copies of the first two novellas in The Singing Hills Cycle by @nghivo.bsky.social 💖
Not only was Empress the first novella review I ever posted, it's still one of my all-time favorites.
(1/2)
To celebrate I'm giving away signed copies of the first two novellas in The Singing Hills Cycle by @nghivo.bsky.social 💖
Not only was Empress the first novella review I ever posted, it's still one of my all-time favorites.
(1/2)
I didn't get a picture of Dippy wearing a Pride flag as a scarf last weekend so I had to grab one today when the rain broke for a few minutes.
June 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I didn't get a picture of Dippy wearing a Pride flag as a scarf last weekend so I had to grab one today when the rain broke for a few minutes.
Have a small late night Sunday shelfie featuring a Dippy, the Dinosaur print.
May your reading be powerful and your week be golden.
May your reading be powerful and your week be golden.
June 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Have a small late night Sunday shelfie featuring a Dippy, the Dinosaur print.
May your reading be powerful and your week be golden.
May your reading be powerful and your week be golden.
This has been a lovely, meandering read that’s gently to my brain fog this past week.
April 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This has been a lovely, meandering read that’s gently to my brain fog this past week.
Have to say, reading Pittsburgh in 50 Maps while sitting in Oakland (Oakland PGH not CA) is an absolute treat.
I’m loving it @chefstentor.bsky.social 😁
I’m loving it @chefstentor.bsky.social 😁
April 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Have to say, reading Pittsburgh in 50 Maps while sitting in Oakland (Oakland PGH not CA) is an absolute treat.
I’m loving it @chefstentor.bsky.social 😁
I’m loving it @chefstentor.bsky.social 😁
I picked up this book with no background knowledge and it has brought a wrecking ball of religious homoeroticism into my life.
April 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I picked up this book with no background knowledge and it has brought a wrecking ball of religious homoeroticism into my life.
Made it to the CC Mellor Library book sale today - it gets busier and busier every year, but I also come away with some lovely books every time!
March 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Made it to the CC Mellor Library book sale today - it gets busier and busier every year, but I also come away with some lovely books every time!
Stopped by @blythebookspgh.bsky.social today - and was so excited to see a section specifically for fantasy! A bookstore after my own heart 💖 (fab stickers and assorted merch as well)
February 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Stopped by @blythebookspgh.bsky.social today - and was so excited to see a section specifically for fantasy! A bookstore after my own heart 💖 (fab stickers and assorted merch as well)
I can’t believe this was last week?
It simultaneously feels like forever and also yesterday. It was an absolute bright spot in a year that’s been pretty rough so far. 2011 me would never believe we went to see Taemin live.
It simultaneously feels like forever and also yesterday. It was an absolute bright spot in a year that’s been pretty rough so far. 2011 me would never believe we went to see Taemin live.
February 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I can’t believe this was last week?
It simultaneously feels like forever and also yesterday. It was an absolute bright spot in a year that’s been pretty rough so far. 2011 me would never believe we went to see Taemin live.
It simultaneously feels like forever and also yesterday. It was an absolute bright spot in a year that’s been pretty rough so far. 2011 me would never believe we went to see Taemin live.
I needed some Audre Lorde in my life. Fabulous selection.
February 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I needed some Audre Lorde in my life. Fabulous selection.
I assembled a purple book stack today, and I am very proud of it.
February 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I assembled a purple book stack today, and I am very proud of it.
It’s time for a re-read 🫡
February 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s time for a re-read 🫡
Swung by Fujiya Ramen to catch the restaurant week special - a good bowl of Ramen really does improve the day 💖
January 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Swung by Fujiya Ramen to catch the restaurant week special - a good bowl of Ramen really does improve the day 💖
Have to make choices on what to bump up the TBR!
January 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Have to make choices on what to bump up the TBR!
My current read has some fascinating use of phrasing 👀
December 25, 2024 at 12:08 AM
My current read has some fascinating use of phrasing 👀
If you liked The Spear Cuts Through Water I deeply want to know what you think of The Saint of Bright Doors and vice versa
November 30, 2024 at 2:05 AM
If you liked The Spear Cuts Through Water I deeply want to know what you think of The Saint of Bright Doors and vice versa
Tonight’s reading is Kindling by Traci Chee
November 27, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Tonight’s reading is Kindling by Traci Chee
@schizophrenicreads.bsky.social absolutely nailing this book rec even if I’m like, 2 years late getting to it ✨
It’s been absolutely all-consuming.
It’s been absolutely all-consuming.
November 25, 2024 at 1:09 AM
@schizophrenicreads.bsky.social absolutely nailing this book rec even if I’m like, 2 years late getting to it ✨
It’s been absolutely all-consuming.
It’s been absolutely all-consuming.
Tonight’s nonfiction read has been *wonderful* so far - highly recommend Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin.
November 12, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Tonight’s nonfiction read has been *wonderful* so far - highly recommend Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin.