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Rachael Bettiens
@rachaelbettiens.bsky.social
Naarm-based bookslinger. Your friendly neighbourhood book rep. A real mixed bag. Here to talk books, sports, birds, whatever.
All the years I lived in Sydney, nobody told me about Wendy Whitley's Secret Garden. It felt really precious to spend time here today.
February 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I just loved Jane Rawson's upcoming Human/Nature. I can't wait for it to be out [April] so I can discuss it with others! It spoke to my cynical yet hopeful heart ❤️‍🩹🦜🌿
January 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Had a delightful time on Literati Glitterati today. Started the new year as I plan on continuing it, talking books and birds! A joy to be in the @3rrrfm.bsky.social studios and talking on community radio.

Can't wait to talk about more books centring the natural world over the next two weeks! 🐦🌳🌊
January 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
This is your yearly PSA to use your library, friends!

Assessing my 2024 reading habits, 64 out of 78 books read this year [so far, lol] were either physical books or audiobooks borrowed from my local libraries. Saved myself a whopping $1910.27 🥳
December 30, 2024 at 5:15 AM
After over five hours doing the full Christmas shop today (hosting my family on Boxing Day), am now ready to curl up with a beverage and a book for the next 24 hours.
December 23, 2024 at 7:43 AM
It's been making me stop and look at trees in a way I haven't before. I started noticing birds a few years ago. This is now my tree awakening. Also, it's making me very excited for his new anthology, On This Ground, coming v soon too.
December 5, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Have been dipping into Dave Witty's What The Trees See today after seeing him at Mountain Festival this morning. Gosh, it's phenomenal. Yes, I'm Googling tree images as I go as I'm a tree n00b, but the way First Nations culture and history is respectfully woven into this nature writing too... wow.
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Had such a wonderful morning at Mountain Festival in Macedon today. Robbie Arnott talking Dusk, and Dave Witty and Sophie Cunningham talking trees. Heartening to listen to authors in discussion about writing the natural world with such passion and care.
November 24, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Okay, so I have three library books, and I was going to read the openings of each before deciding which one to start for the weekend... pick up the first one, and it just hands down wins.
November 22, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Amplify Bookstore isn't here on BlueSky yet, but they've opened a store near Queen Vic Markets, and my gosh, it's so glorious to go into a physical space curated with BIPOC voices. They've got an entire shelf of Palestinian authored works too.

Yes, I went in for work, but yes, I bought books.
November 22, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Have been in a post-holiday reading slump, but pre-holiday me put The Horse on reserve at the library, and sometimes the answer is 'now for something completely different'. After a weekend dedicated to music and the discussion of the meaning of it, this is what I needed.
November 21, 2024 at 1:36 AM
It's that most wonderful time of year - a new @birdmichael.bsky.social calendar drops and I get to harass Steina into a photoshoot.
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 AM