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Ladner Stroud
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dog & cat mom
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Hello BlueSky 🤠 guess it’s time to kick this off. This will primarily be an author/book account but you can also expect fandoms, occasional travel content, and random reposts. As well as the Oxford comma 😌
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All of my books are also available on #Kobo if you’re looking to support #BlackAuthors while standing in solidarity with Canada

#BooksByBlackAuthors
#Booksky
#BlackBookSky
#Escapism
#Selfcare
books2read.com/BlackRockBeach

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS673NMP

The father she never met.
The questions her mother won’t answer.
The family business she’s inheriting.
To get the complete story, Madison must travel across the country to Black Rock Beach and confront the family she’s never known.
February 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
January Wrap-Up! February goal is to read every day. So far so good 😊 #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
An audiobook playing, a cozy drink in hand, a soft blanket & the pup to snuggle, and this view. My favorite kind of self care 💖 #BookSky
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I have a website & a blog I post on occasionally. This one is just some thoughts I needed to get out of my head today. I hope you’re all being gentle with yourselves. 💜🏳️‍🌈

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The Wave
When I was in high school we had a movie day. I think it was in Pam Brewer’s AP Lit class. When we got to class her demeanor was more somber than her usual cheerful, light attitude. As we sat…
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January 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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For Booksky 📚

❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.

✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!

❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.

Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
January 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Sorry if I’ve been weird it’s just the unprecedented times
January 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hello BlueSky 🤠 guess it’s time to kick this off. This will primarily be an author/book account but you can also expect fandoms, occasional travel content, and random reposts. As well as the Oxford comma 😌
January 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Mr. StoryGraph has a message for y’all… 😎

(Part 2)
December 7, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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Mr. StoryGraph has a message for y’all… 😎

(Part 1)
December 7, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Now seems like a great time to reshare my LGBTQIA+ masterlist. 3,200+ books with a queer MC, that you can filter and search by multiple preferences, such as genre, target age group, representation, pairing, and additional tags like "dragons" #booksky

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LGBTQIA+ Fiction Masterlist
A masterlist of queer fiction books which can be sorted and filter by preferences such as genre, age group, representation, and romantic pairing.
beffynicolereads.wordpress.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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God forbid I just want to collect all the books that I possibly can, move into a mossy cottage in the darkest part of the woods, and make a lil home there amongst the animals and nature.
November 20, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Trans day of remembrance. Don't just focus on those trans people who have been murdered by strangers in public. Also remember the trans people who were denied healthcare, allowed to die in prison, encouraged to kill themselves by their loved ones, buried under the wrong name by their families.
November 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Okay book side of Bluesky. What’s the vibe? 👀
November 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM