Miranda
@murmuration19.bsky.social
Reader (fantasy/sci-fi, natural history), editor (books for K–12 teachers), mom, runner, nature and animal lover
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To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
April 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
I thoroughly enjoyed Hild by @nicolaz.bsky.social ! The historical detail about daily life was so vivid--I don't think I've ever felt so clearly what it might have been like 1,000+ years ago. But my favorite was just Hild existing in nature. I couldn't get enough of those bits. #booksky 📚💙
January 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed Hild by @nicolaz.bsky.social ! The historical detail about daily life was so vivid--I don't think I've ever felt so clearly what it might have been like 1,000+ years ago. But my favorite was just Hild existing in nature. I couldn't get enough of those bits. #booksky 📚💙
This is a very difficult read, TWs galore, including child sex abuse. It's so much worse and more deeply messed up than I thought (which was bad enough). I appreciated how well written and thoughtful this piece is. I hope his son and his victims are doing OK.
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is a very difficult read, TWs galore, including child sex abuse. It's so much worse and more deeply messed up than I thought (which was bad enough). I appreciated how well written and thoughtful this piece is. I hope his son and his victims are doing OK.
This isn't a hot take or anything, but my goodness, Terry Pratchett was brilliant. Currently reading Feet of Clay and it's sneakily blowing my mind. #booksky 📚💙🪐
January 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This isn't a hot take or anything, but my goodness, Terry Pratchett was brilliant. Currently reading Feet of Clay and it's sneakily blowing my mind. #booksky 📚💙🪐
Starting off the new year right with a flurry of Terry Pratchett. Finally got hold of Wyrd Sisters, so I'm excited to spend the next few days hanging out with Granny Weatherwax!
January 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Starting off the new year right with a flurry of Terry Pratchett. Finally got hold of Wyrd Sisters, so I'm excited to spend the next few days hanging out with Granny Weatherwax!
Oh fun! Here goes:
Mossflower
I Shall Wear Midnight
Ring of Endless Light
Alanna: The First Adventure
Navigator's Children
Deerskin
Amber Spyglass
Mossflower
I Shall Wear Midnight
Ring of Endless Light
Alanna: The First Adventure
Navigator's Children
Deerskin
Amber Spyglass
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ December 18 ୧ ‧₊˚ ❄️⋆
જ⁀➴ Spell out your name using book titles! For example, if your name is Sue, your response might look like this:
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Ullyses
East of Eden
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
જ⁀➴ Spell out your name using book titles! For example, if your name is Sue, your response might look like this:
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Ullyses
East of Eden
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
December 19, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Oh fun! Here goes:
Mossflower
I Shall Wear Midnight
Ring of Endless Light
Alanna: The First Adventure
Navigator's Children
Deerskin
Amber Spyglass
Mossflower
I Shall Wear Midnight
Ring of Endless Light
Alanna: The First Adventure
Navigator's Children
Deerskin
Amber Spyglass
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
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"If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic."
Period.
Period.
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
english.elpais.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:25 PM
"If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic."
Period.
Period.
I just finished The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip and I am so angry with myself that I slept on this book for so long. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed the actual act of reading words so much--it was so beautifully written!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
December 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
I just finished The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip and I am so angry with myself that I slept on this book for so long. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed the actual act of reading words so much--it was so beautifully written!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
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🦊You can now buy signed and dedicated copies of Reynard of Fox from my Etsy shop - just in time for Christmas! The perfect stocking filler! 🦊
etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
Signed and Dedicated Copies of Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery bodleian Publishing, 2020 - Etsy UK
This Literature & Fiction item is sold by SourisdesMoissons. Is dispatched from United Kingdom. Listed on 12 Dec, 2024
etsy.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:48 AM
🦊You can now buy signed and dedicated copies of Reynard of Fox from my Etsy shop - just in time for Christmas! The perfect stocking filler! 🦊
etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
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Folks, I've got trouble! My workhorse writing/bookcreating Macbook has developed keyboard & (just now) power issues that mean it's got to go into the shop pronto. Can I point you (tho not UK folks, sorry) at some ebook bundles to help defray the cost? Thanks! (& repost plz?) dduane.link/EBDBundles
Bundles
All our ebook bundles contain books significantly discounted from their standalone prices. And naturally they're all DRM-free, and come with our lifetime free replacement guarantee.
dduane.link
December 12, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Folks, I've got trouble! My workhorse writing/bookcreating Macbook has developed keyboard & (just now) power issues that mean it's got to go into the shop pronto. Can I point you (tho not UK folks, sorry) at some ebook bundles to help defray the cost? Thanks! (& repost plz?) dduane.link/EBDBundles
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1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library
Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.
popular.info
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
A few years ago, I read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents because I had picked up the ebook at some point. But I still haven't read Parable of the Sower! Now that I have both on my shelf, time to fix that...
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
December 3, 2024 at 3:49 PM
A few years ago, I read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents because I had picked up the ebook at some point. But I still haven't read Parable of the Sower! Now that I have both on my shelf, time to fix that...
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Just finished The Sword of Kaigen, which I loved for its action but also for the way the emotional weight of the story actually has a chance to breathe. After this and Blood Over Bright Haven, I cannot wait to see what M.L. Wang (a fellow Knox College grad!) writes next! #booksky 💙📚🪐
December 3, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Just finished The Sword of Kaigen, which I loved for its action but also for the way the emotional weight of the story actually has a chance to breathe. After this and Blood Over Bright Haven, I cannot wait to see what M.L. Wang (a fellow Knox College grad!) writes next! #booksky 💙📚🪐
My daughter checked out the first Phoebe and Her Unicorn by @danacorn.bsky.social at the library but lost interest (she's a bit too young). Husband and I keep checking them out to read ourselves. They are always a bright sparkly spot in our week--and we can always use those. #booksky 💙📚🪐
December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM
My daughter checked out the first Phoebe and Her Unicorn by @danacorn.bsky.social at the library but lost interest (she's a bit too young). Husband and I keep checking them out to read ourselves. They are always a bright sparkly spot in our week--and we can always use those. #booksky 💙📚🪐
Yes! Blue Turtle is my go-to reading music for fantasy books. 💙 📚🪐
1. The Blue Turtle 🐢 YouTube channel has been a ganechanger. This channel features some immersive (and visually stunning!) animated landscapes alongside fantasy-esque tunes. I use this channel almost daily
youtu.be/f3u000tEXxs?...
youtu.be/f3u000tEXxs?...
Autumn Forest 🍂 - Fantasy Ambience
YouTube video by Blue Turtle
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Yes! Blue Turtle is my go-to reading music for fantasy books. 💙 📚🪐
As an English major back in the day, I've had my share of forays into medieval lit, but I've never enjoyed any so much as Anne Louise Avery's vibrant and thoughtful retelling of Reynard the Fox. I'm 80 pages in and it's such a delight. Thank you for this @annelouiseavery.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚🪐
November 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM
As an English major back in the day, I've had my share of forays into medieval lit, but I've never enjoyed any so much as Anne Louise Avery's vibrant and thoughtful retelling of Reynard the Fox. I'm 80 pages in and it's such a delight. Thank you for this @annelouiseavery.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚🪐
Repost with your 5 favorite reads of this year (in no particular order):
Blood Over Bright Haven (M. L. Wang)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Terry Pratchett)
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
Song of the Mysteries (Janny Wurts)
The Navigator's Children (Tad Williams)
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Blood Over Bright Haven (M. L. Wang)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Terry Pratchett)
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
Song of the Mysteries (Janny Wurts)
The Navigator's Children (Tad Williams)
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Repost with your 5 favorite reads of this year (in no particular order):
▪︎Looking for Alaska - John Green
▪︎ Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
▪︎Red Rising - Pierce Brown
▪︎13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher
▪︎Circe - Madeline Miller
#booksky💙📚🪐
▪︎Looking for Alaska - John Green
▪︎ Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
▪︎Red Rising - Pierce Brown
▪︎13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher
▪︎Circe - Madeline Miller
#booksky💙📚🪐
November 23, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Repost with your 5 favorite reads of this year (in no particular order):
Blood Over Bright Haven (M. L. Wang)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Terry Pratchett)
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
Song of the Mysteries (Janny Wurts)
The Navigator's Children (Tad Williams)
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Blood Over Bright Haven (M. L. Wang)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Terry Pratchett)
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
Song of the Mysteries (Janny Wurts)
The Navigator's Children (Tad Williams)
#booksky 💙📚🪐
I loved The Navigator's Children, conclusion of The Last King of Osten Ard series by @tadwilliams.bsky.social, so hard. Dangerous yet wondrous forests! Ancient lore! Ruminations on power and authoritarianism! Flawed yet beautiful relationships! *chef's kiss* 🪐📚 💙
November 22, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I loved The Navigator's Children, conclusion of The Last King of Osten Ard series by @tadwilliams.bsky.social, so hard. Dangerous yet wondrous forests! Ancient lore! Ruminations on power and authoritarianism! Flawed yet beautiful relationships! *chef's kiss* 🪐📚 💙