Lyla Lyn
@lylalyn.bsky.social
Librarian 🤘 from Romancelandia ❤️🔥
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Lyla Lyn
@lylalyn.bsky.social
· Dec 6
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OMG BEVERLY JENKINS just followed me back 😭 I’ve been reading her stories since 1996 ✨
He gets it
This is so real lmaoooo
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
April 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
He gets it
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I hate the whole “this is a distraction” thing people do because they usually mean “this thing is happening to other people, not me.”
February 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I hate the whole “this is a distraction” thing people do because they usually mean “this thing is happening to other people, not me.”
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We could just be reading great books, watching good movies, and eating fruit. Instead we have to survive/fight miserable power hoarders. What a waste of limited time.
February 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We could just be reading great books, watching good movies, and eating fruit. Instead we have to survive/fight miserable power hoarders. What a waste of limited time.
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Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
February 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
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Let me be clear about something. The goverment does not give a shit that you write closed door romances. At the end of the day, the crackdown on Romance is not about sex. It's about control.
I am seeing a lot of pornography bans come up in a lot of states and shocker romance is not exempted. Your need to protest loudly that romance is not porn is 1) not true because you are selling a romantic fantasy with added sexual fantasy on top of that. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
Oklahoma Sen. Dusty Deevers proposes bill to ban all pornography: What to know about SB593
A bill proposed by Oklahoma Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, seeks to raise punishment for child pornography but also aims to ban pornography altogether.
www.oklahoman.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Let me be clear about something. The goverment does not give a shit that you write closed door romances. At the end of the day, the crackdown on Romance is not about sex. It's about control.
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Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
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A lot of white romance readers are going to dip into Black romance, which is great though I’ll remind you it’s not just for February! I also recommend white readers learn context. The nine episodes of Black Romance Has a History look at 1994, a pivotal year for Black romance. blackromancehistory.com
Black Romance Has A History
blackromancehistory.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A lot of white romance readers are going to dip into Black romance, which is great though I’ll remind you it’s not just for February! I also recommend white readers learn context. The nine episodes of Black Romance Has a History look at 1994, a pivotal year for Black romance. blackromancehistory.com
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This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma.
oksenate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
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“We should be alarmed at the thought of books being pulled from shelves because of a few people with agendas that have more to do with divisive politics than books, education, and libraries,” Jones warns. “And we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.”
thecurrentga.org/2025/01/31/t...
thecurrentga.org/2025/01/31/t...
‘That Librarian’ models courage amid book bans, death threats - The Current
Amanda Jones, a school librarian and reading teacher, has written a book "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America" detailing her experience with book banning and the importance of in...
thecurrentga.org
February 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“We should be alarmed at the thought of books being pulled from shelves because of a few people with agendas that have more to do with divisive politics than books, education, and libraries,” Jones warns. “And we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.”
thecurrentga.org/2025/01/31/t...
thecurrentga.org/2025/01/31/t...
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The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
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Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
January 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
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A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
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“Read the books they’re banning. That’s where the good stuff is!”
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
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- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
January 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Read the books they’re banning. That’s where the good stuff is!”
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
Only ONE number off from winning the Colorado lotto jackpot 🙃
January 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Only ONE number off from winning the Colorado lotto jackpot 🙃
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This debate over whether or not audiobooks count as reading has made me realize that lots of people view reading as a kind of chore. “I got more reading points than you!” It’s weird and sad.
January 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This debate over whether or not audiobooks count as reading has made me realize that lots of people view reading as a kind of chore. “I got more reading points than you!” It’s weird and sad.
Success of the day: my therapist told me I’m her favorite ✨
Sadness of the day: she’s leaving the practice 😭
Sadness of the day: she’s leaving the practice 😭
January 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Success of the day: my therapist told me I’m her favorite ✨
Sadness of the day: she’s leaving the practice 😭
Sadness of the day: she’s leaving the practice 😭
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We have collected over 4,000 new and like new books from generous donors all across the country. We are ready to deliver these books directly to you whenever you are ready to receive them.
Please request books here: tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
Please request books here: tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
Los Angeles Wildfire Book Donation Match Form
Los Angeles teachers, if you lost your classroom library in the fire, please respond to this form. I am a HS English teacher and YA author and I will get you books whenever you're ready for them. The ...
tinyurl.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We have collected over 4,000 new and like new books from generous donors all across the country. We are ready to deliver these books directly to you whenever you are ready to receive them.
Please request books here: tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
Please request books here: tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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There’s been a lot of heated discussion around KallmeKris’ YT video condemning “TikTok smut books” and fans of Dark Romance.
I want to talk about how she’s using similar talking points as Book Banners she condemning explicit Romance with illustrated book covers. And I don’t think it’s an accident.
I want to talk about how she’s using similar talking points as Book Banners she condemning explicit Romance with illustrated book covers. And I don’t think it’s an accident.
January 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There’s been a lot of heated discussion around KallmeKris’ YT video condemning “TikTok smut books” and fans of Dark Romance.
I want to talk about how she’s using similar talking points as Book Banners she condemning explicit Romance with illustrated book covers. And I don’t think it’s an accident.
I want to talk about how she’s using similar talking points as Book Banners she condemning explicit Romance with illustrated book covers. And I don’t think it’s an accident.
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Have been on Bluesky quite a bit the last two days (for info & resources) & it’s not social media that’s broken. I think it’s us that’s broken now. I’ll post about places ppl can donate because LA is in bad shape & my replies are full of “ummmm sounds like somebody’s never heard of Pompeii.”
January 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Have been on Bluesky quite a bit the last two days (for info & resources) & it’s not social media that’s broken. I think it’s us that’s broken now. I’ll post about places ppl can donate because LA is in bad shape & my replies are full of “ummmm sounds like somebody’s never heard of Pompeii.”
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some forthcoming 2025 books by women of color I’m excited about!!!
in this piece out today in @electriclit.bsky.social 🖤
electricliterature.com/48-books-by-...
in this piece out today in @electriclit.bsky.social 🖤
electricliterature.com/48-books-by-...
48 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2025 - Electric Literature
Books by Zora Neale Hurston, Laila Lalami, Andrea Long Chu, Angela Flournoy, and EL's own Denne Michele Norris are among the most anticipated
electricliterature.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
some forthcoming 2025 books by women of color I’m excited about!!!
in this piece out today in @electriclit.bsky.social 🖤
electricliterature.com/48-books-by-...
in this piece out today in @electriclit.bsky.social 🖤
electricliterature.com/48-books-by-...
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I have never heard any anti-trans remark that wasn't: 'People with a problem I don't understand aren't allowed to have help. The entire world must live within the limits of my ignorance.' Being ignorant is bad enough, and being proud of it is worse, but imposing it on everybody is detestable.
January 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I have never heard any anti-trans remark that wasn't: 'People with a problem I don't understand aren't allowed to have help. The entire world must live within the limits of my ignorance.' Being ignorant is bad enough, and being proud of it is worse, but imposing it on everybody is detestable.
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Every woman in the romance novel Im reading is me. Idc about the character description, SHE IS ME!
#blackbooksky #booksky
#blackbooksky #booksky
January 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Every woman in the romance novel Im reading is me. Idc about the character description, SHE IS ME!
#blackbooksky #booksky
#blackbooksky #booksky