Shelf-Rising
@shelfrising.bsky.social
Sharing books, bakes, and reflections to feed the spirit and stir change ✨
A very brisk autumn morning means…BAKING! Whipped up this cinnamon pear loaf to keep warm 🍂 ☕️ 🤤
And obviously shared with the neighbors 🤗
#baking #fall #fallbaking
And obviously shared with the neighbors 🤗
#baking #fall #fallbaking
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A very brisk autumn morning means…BAKING! Whipped up this cinnamon pear loaf to keep warm 🍂 ☕️ 🤤
And obviously shared with the neighbors 🤗
#baking #fall #fallbaking
And obviously shared with the neighbors 🤗
#baking #fall #fallbaking
This week’s newsletter is live.
It’s all about choosing a place to start, showing up for your community, and becoming the helper someone else is looking
#substack #beahelper #personalessay
It’s all about choosing a place to start, showing up for your community, and becoming the helper someone else is looking
#substack #beahelper #personalessay
Rising Thoughts #4: Be the Helper That Everyone is Looking For
Anyone else prefer to be a helper rather than look for the helpers? Grab a strong coffee and let’s gooooo 🧰
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This week’s newsletter is live.
It’s all about choosing a place to start, showing up for your community, and becoming the helper someone else is looking
#substack #beahelper #personalessay
It’s all about choosing a place to start, showing up for your community, and becoming the helper someone else is looking
#substack #beahelper #personalessay
A small act can go a long way. Help support Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa. 🌿
Donate or share: 👉
#jamaica #hurricanemelissa
Donate or share: 👉
#jamaica #hurricanemelissa
Support Jamaica’s Recovery from Hurricane Melissa: Donate Today!
At The Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, We Know That Real Change Starts With People Like You!Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment you give helps bring hope and healing to those who...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A small act can go a long way. Help support Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa. 🌿
Donate or share: 👉
#jamaica #hurricanemelissa
Donate or share: 👉
#jamaica #hurricanemelissa
Went for a celebratory walk yesterday after the epic election results and I feel like nature was vibing with me 😉 🍂
Nature is just mother fudging amazing 🤩
#democracy #nature #fall #fallvibes
Nature is just mother fudging amazing 🤩
#democracy #nature #fall #fallvibes
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Went for a celebratory walk yesterday after the epic election results and I feel like nature was vibing with me 😉 🍂
Nature is just mother fudging amazing 🤩
#democracy #nature #fall #fallvibes
Nature is just mother fudging amazing 🤩
#democracy #nature #fall #fallvibes
🗳️ PSA: your voice matters! If you haven’t yet, take a few minutes today to cast your vote and be part of the conversation shaping your community.
#electionday #VoteNJ #NJVote #NoteNYC #NYCVote
#electionday #VoteNJ #NJVote #NoteNYC #NYCVote
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🗳️ PSA: your voice matters! If you haven’t yet, take a few minutes today to cast your vote and be part of the conversation shaping your community.
#electionday #VoteNJ #NJVote #NoteNYC #NYCVote
#electionday #VoteNJ #NJVote #NoteNYC #NYCVote
This is such exciting news!! 🤯 🎉
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is such exciting news!! 🤯 🎉
New bookish newsletter! 🕯️
Rounded up my favorite witchy reads of the season from haunted Seoul to cozy seaside covens and a few thoughts on how the real magic is women lifting each other up.
✨ Featuring: found families, dancing skeletons & K-pop reapers
#booksky #witchyreads #romantasy #fantasty
Rounded up my favorite witchy reads of the season from haunted Seoul to cozy seaside covens and a few thoughts on how the real magic is women lifting each other up.
✨ Featuring: found families, dancing skeletons & K-pop reapers
#booksky #witchyreads #romantasy #fantasty
Goosebumps, Spells & Late-Night Reads
‘Tis the season for bewitching reads! Pull up a comfy chair and join me 🔮
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October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New bookish newsletter! 🕯️
Rounded up my favorite witchy reads of the season from haunted Seoul to cozy seaside covens and a few thoughts on how the real magic is women lifting each other up.
✨ Featuring: found families, dancing skeletons & K-pop reapers
#booksky #witchyreads #romantasy #fantasty
Rounded up my favorite witchy reads of the season from haunted Seoul to cozy seaside covens and a few thoughts on how the real magic is women lifting each other up.
✨ Featuring: found families, dancing skeletons & K-pop reapers
#booksky #witchyreads #romantasy #fantasty
Another city, another bookstore! This one definitely had the cozy vibes turned all the way up ✨
#beaconhillbooksandcafe #boston #indiebookstore #indiebookshop #bookshopping #books
#beaconhillbooksandcafe #boston #indiebookstore #indiebookshop #bookshopping #books
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Another city, another bookstore! This one definitely had the cozy vibes turned all the way up ✨
#beaconhillbooksandcafe #boston #indiebookstore #indiebookshop #bookshopping #books
#beaconhillbooksandcafe #boston #indiebookstore #indiebookshop #bookshopping #books
Local elections might not have the razzle-dazzle of the presidential ones, but they’re where real change begins.
I wrote about why voting locally matters, what’s on the ballot in NJ & NYC, and how to make your plan for Nov 4.
#votenj #njvote #votenyc #nycvote #yourvoteyourvoice
I wrote about why voting locally matters, what’s on the ballot in NJ & NYC, and how to make your plan for Nov 4.
#votenj #njvote #votenyc #nycvote #yourvoteyourvoice
Voting Still Matters: A Local Election Day Guide for NJ & NYC
Let’s talk democracy. Pull up a chair 🪑
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October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Local elections might not have the razzle-dazzle of the presidential ones, but they’re where real change begins.
I wrote about why voting locally matters, what’s on the ballot in NJ & NYC, and how to make your plan for Nov 4.
#votenj #njvote #votenyc #nycvote #yourvoteyourvoice
I wrote about why voting locally matters, what’s on the ballot in NJ & NYC, and how to make your plan for Nov 4.
#votenj #njvote #votenyc #nycvote #yourvoteyourvoice
Thinking back on the weekend and those cozy bookstore hours in Connecticut with my sister to help me get through this very long workday. Remembering the steaming apple caramel latte 🤤 and the joy lived quietly between the shelves. ☕️📖💫
#indiebookstore #bookshoping #connecticut #bookstore
#indiebookstore #bookshoping #connecticut #bookstore
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thinking back on the weekend and those cozy bookstore hours in Connecticut with my sister to help me get through this very long workday. Remembering the steaming apple caramel latte 🤤 and the joy lived quietly between the shelves. ☕️📖💫
#indiebookstore #bookshoping #connecticut #bookstore
#indiebookstore #bookshoping #connecticut #bookstore
Not all witch hunts are ancient history.
My latest Substack focuses on power, care, and reclaiming what was erased. 🕯️
#nonfictionreads #readingreflections #feministhistory #witchesandwomen #feministreads #witchyseason #witchenergy
My latest Substack focuses on power, care, and reclaiming what was erased. 🕯️
#nonfictionreads #readingreflections #feministhistory #witchesandwomen #feministreads #witchyseason #witchenergy
The Spark of a Witch
The witching hour is near, pull up a…broom 🧙♀️
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October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Not all witch hunts are ancient history.
My latest Substack focuses on power, care, and reclaiming what was erased. 🕯️
#nonfictionreads #readingreflections #feministhistory #witchesandwomen #feministreads #witchyseason #witchenergy
My latest Substack focuses on power, care, and reclaiming what was erased. 🕯️
#nonfictionreads #readingreflections #feministhistory #witchesandwomen #feministreads #witchyseason #witchenergy
Summer’s closing chapters were full of stories that stayed with me—some tender, some messy, all meaningful. I rounded them up in this week’s newsletter. ✨
#booksky #readingtime #books
#booksky #readingtime #books
Summer Closes Out, But The Books Are Still Open
Are you also looking forward to the season of cozy blankets and good reads?! Pull up a chair next to me ☕📚✨
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October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Summer’s closing chapters were full of stories that stayed with me—some tender, some messy, all meaningful. I rounded them up in this week’s newsletter. ✨
#booksky #readingtime #books
#booksky #readingtime #books
Last week I got to wander around the shelves @powells.bsky.social for hours 🤩 📚 books = joy 🥹
#bookshopping #indiebookstore
#bookshopping #indiebookstore
September 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last week I got to wander around the shelves @powells.bsky.social for hours 🤩 📚 books = joy 🥹
#bookshopping #indiebookstore
#bookshopping #indiebookstore
From diva yarrow to overachieving eggplant, here’s what my backyard taught me (and what we ate). ✨
#homegarden #vegetablegarden #gardentotable
#homegarden #vegetablegarden #gardentotable
The Love Labor Behind Garden-to-Table
Have you also become a backyard farmer? Welcome 🫑
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September 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
From diva yarrow to overachieving eggplant, here’s what my backyard taught me (and what we ate). ✨
#homegarden #vegetablegarden #gardentotable
#homegarden #vegetablegarden #gardentotable
Spoiler: I came home with more books on my TBR than when I left. 📚
#summerreading #beachread #fantasy #scifi #graphicnovels #youngadultfiction
#summerreading #beachread #fantasy #scifi #graphicnovels #youngadultfiction
The Beach, Some Books & A Lot of SPF
Anyone else love the combination of 🌊+ 📚+ sand between your toes? Pull up a beach chair 🏖️
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August 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Spoiler: I came home with more books on my TBR than when I left. 📚
#summerreading #beachread #fantasy #scifi #graphicnovels #youngadultfiction
#summerreading #beachread #fantasy #scifi #graphicnovels #youngadultfiction
Summer stole me away for a while ☀️🍉 but only because I’ve been busy collecting these small joys ✨⛱️
#summertime #summerfun #joy
#summertime #summerfun #joy
August 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Summer stole me away for a while ☀️🍉 but only because I’ve been busy collecting these small joys ✨⛱️
#summertime #summerfun #joy
#summertime #summerfun #joy
Obsessing over this cute bumblebee flitting around my porch 😍🐝
#summerflowers #bumblebee #itsthelittlethings
#summerflowers #bumblebee #itsthelittlethings
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Obsessing over this cute bumblebee flitting around my porch 😍🐝
#summerflowers #bumblebee #itsthelittlethings
#summerflowers #bumblebee #itsthelittlethings
July 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i’ve been asked a lot lately if i’m ever going to have kids.
i wrote back.
a new essay on pressure, legacy, unsolicited opinions, and the kind of life i’m building anyway 💜
#ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #LetWomenLive
i wrote back.
a new essay on pressure, legacy, unsolicited opinions, and the kind of life i’m building anyway 💜
#ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #LetWomenLive
The Audacity of Being Your Own Kind of Woman
Anyone else exhausted by the patriarchy? Welcome 👋
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i’ve been asked a lot lately if i’m ever going to have kids.
i wrote back.
a new essay on pressure, legacy, unsolicited opinions, and the kind of life i’m building anyway 💜
#ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #LetWomenLive
i wrote back.
a new essay on pressure, legacy, unsolicited opinions, and the kind of life i’m building anyway 💜
#ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #LetWomenLive
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
Received my @satisfictionbox.bsky.social subscription in the mail this week and am obsessing over how beautiful this book is 😍 I can’t wait to read it over the long weekend 📚✨
#tatianaobey #fantasybooks #booksky
#tatianaobey #fantasybooks #booksky
July 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Received my @satisfictionbox.bsky.social subscription in the mail this week and am obsessing over how beautiful this book is 😍 I can’t wait to read it over the long weekend 📚✨
#tatianaobey #fantasybooks #booksky
#tatianaobey #fantasybooks #booksky
Looking for a sweet treat this week?! 🤤 My newest bake is a mix of nostalgia, emotion, and matriarchs 🌟
#bakes #coffeecake
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#bakes #coffeecake
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Breakfast Made From Nostalgia
If your bakes are a little too salty because, emotions! Pull up a chair ✨
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June 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking for a sweet treat this week?! 🤤 My newest bake is a mix of nostalgia, emotion, and matriarchs 🌟
#bakes #coffeecake
shelfrising.substack.com/p/breakfast-...
#bakes #coffeecake
shelfrising.substack.com/p/breakfast-...
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The rumors are true: BookCon, ReedPop's celebration of all things publishing and storytelling, is back in April 2026! Find out more here:
www.thepopverse.com/live-bookcon...
www.thepopverse.com/live-bookcon...
BookCon 2026 announced as ReedPop's celebration of storytelling returns to New York's Javits Center after seven years
Making a triumphant return for the first time since 2019, BookCon is taking place at the Javits Center in New York in April 2026.
www.thepopverse.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The rumors are true: BookCon, ReedPop's celebration of all things publishing and storytelling, is back in April 2026! Find out more here:
www.thepopverse.com/live-bookcon...
www.thepopverse.com/live-bookcon...
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If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.