👑Rowana the Banished💀
@skeletonkiing.bsky.social
Yapping about nerd stuff, library school, mood reader
she/they v2.6 (26)
📖:
🎧: Bullet Train
📱: V for Vendetta
https://linktr.ee/skeletonkiing
she/they v2.6 (26)
📖:
🎧: Bullet Train
📱: V for Vendetta
https://linktr.ee/skeletonkiing
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🎧 lo-fi microfiche digitization (to study/relax/preserve gov docs to)
Back online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...
Back online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
YouTube video by Internet Archive
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🎧 lo-fi microfiche digitization (to study/relax/preserve gov docs to)
Back online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...
Back online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUj...
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944. POPTROPICA: THE LOST EXPEDITION
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/poptropica-the-lost-expedition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/poptropica-the-lost-expedition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
944. POPTROPICA: THE LOST EXPEDITION
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/poptropica-the-lost-expedition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/poptropica-the-lost-expedition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
I have completed my goal for the #backlogreadathon. My total read pages for the week was 873 across 3 books.
💙📚👀 #booksky
💙📚👀 #booksky
September 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I have completed my goal for the #backlogreadathon. My total read pages for the week was 873 across 3 books.
💙📚👀 #booksky
💙📚👀 #booksky
I will be using this installment of the #backlogreadathon to read the last 3 books I need to complete Mysterious Galaxy’s 2025 summer bingo.
Death Valley, Karina Halley, pg 184/360
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes), Tiffany Hunt
What Moves The Dead, T Kingfisher
💙📚👀 #booksky
Death Valley, Karina Halley, pg 184/360
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes), Tiffany Hunt
What Moves The Dead, T Kingfisher
💙📚👀 #booksky
August 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I will be using this installment of the #backlogreadathon to read the last 3 books I need to complete Mysterious Galaxy’s 2025 summer bingo.
Death Valley, Karina Halley, pg 184/360
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes), Tiffany Hunt
What Moves The Dead, T Kingfisher
💙📚👀 #booksky
Death Valley, Karina Halley, pg 184/360
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes), Tiffany Hunt
What Moves The Dead, T Kingfisher
💙📚👀 #booksky
I made a #storygraph challenge to track my progress for the #backlogreadathon if anyone wants to join.
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
💙📚👀 #booksky
@backlogreadathon.com
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
💙📚👀 #booksky
@backlogreadathon.com
August 2025 Backlog Readathon
https://www.backlogreadathon.com/https://bsky.app/profile/backlogreadathon.com
app.thestorygraph.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I made a #storygraph challenge to track my progress for the #backlogreadathon if anyone wants to join.
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
💙📚👀 #booksky
@backlogreadathon.com
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
💙📚👀 #booksky
@backlogreadathon.com
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Just one week until the second installment of #BacklogReadathon! Get your TBR piles and snack caches at the ready!! 📚#readathon
Backlog Readathon
A readathon that runs in the last week of a season, with a focus on reading down your stacks of books and TBR lists.
www.backlogreadathon.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just one week until the second installment of #BacklogReadathon! Get your TBR piles and snack caches at the ready!! 📚#readathon
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Shout-out to volunteer, Tay @skeletonkiing.bsky.social, who’s been doing a great job cataloguing the never-ending backlog of #Diablo books.
These have definitely been weighing heavy on me since starting the site, as they’re all on my shelves and I just keep procrastinating. 3 years later…
These have definitely been weighing heavy on me since starting the site, as they’re all on my shelves and I just keep procrastinating. 3 years later…
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #017
Another PACKED newsletter, with some BIG announcements, an AWESOME Nintendo compendium, and a super FUN interview with Laura E. Hall about Katamari Damacy!
buff.ly
July 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shout-out to volunteer, Tay @skeletonkiing.bsky.social, who’s been doing a great job cataloguing the never-ending backlog of #Diablo books.
These have definitely been weighing heavy on me since starting the site, as they’re all on my shelves and I just keep procrastinating. 3 years later…
These have definitely been weighing heavy on me since starting the site, as they’re all on my shelves and I just keep procrastinating. 3 years later…
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In more cookbook news, @legendscookbook.jobjobllc.com's latest pre-orders for FAST FOOD have started hitting fan shelves this week.
A retro-futuristic comic cookbook inspired by #FZero.
Just one of several exciting #VideoGame cookbook news items in this week's Newsletter!
A retro-futuristic comic cookbook inspired by #FZero.
Just one of several exciting #VideoGame cookbook news items in this week's Newsletter!
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #017
Another PACKED newsletter, with some BIG announcements, an AWESOME Nintendo compendium, and a super FUN interview with Laura E. Hall about Katamari Damacy!
buff.ly
July 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In more cookbook news, @legendscookbook.jobjobllc.com's latest pre-orders for FAST FOOD have started hitting fan shelves this week.
A retro-futuristic comic cookbook inspired by #FZero.
Just one of several exciting #VideoGame cookbook news items in this week's Newsletter!
A retro-futuristic comic cookbook inspired by #FZero.
Just one of several exciting #VideoGame cookbook news items in this week's Newsletter!
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While not quite a NEW book series, I felt it was worth mentioning this @cyan.com
announcement.
"After being unavailable for 7 years, the digital omnibus collection of the first three #Myst novels is once again available as The Myst Trilogy!"
Another great addition to the Weekly Newsletter! 👇
announcement.
"After being unavailable for 7 years, the digital omnibus collection of the first three #Myst novels is once again available as The Myst Trilogy!"
Another great addition to the Weekly Newsletter! 👇
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #016
Another INSANE news week in the world of Video Game books! Plus a browse through The Dunwall Archives, a quick lesson in your ABCs, and a great interview with Horacio Corral of Critical Hit Books.
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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From one of my favourite authors, @davidlcraddock.bsky.social, he’s just announced that Better Together: Stories of EverQuest, originally posted on ShackNews, it is now a full-fledged book!
Very excited to check this one out! #EverQuest has been getting so much love lately ❤️
Very excited to check this one out! #EverQuest has been getting so much love lately ❤️
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #016
Another INSANE news week in the world of Video Game books! Plus a browse through The Dunwall Archives, a quick lesson in your ABCs, and a great interview with Horacio Corral of Critical Hit Books.
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
From one of my favourite authors, @davidlcraddock.bsky.social, he’s just announced that Better Together: Stories of EverQuest, originally posted on ShackNews, it is now a full-fledged book!
Very excited to check this one out! #EverQuest has been getting so much love lately ❤️
Very excited to check this one out! #EverQuest has been getting so much love lately ❤️
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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! 🥳🎈
you can help me celebrate by deplatforming That Vile Woman and instead boost my queer af books! 🌈
☀️in The Sunbearer Trials, god is trans, other gods are also trans, some of the demigods are trans and EVERYONE IS QUEER!
you can help me celebrate by deplatforming That Vile Woman and instead boost my queer af books! 🌈
☀️in The Sunbearer Trials, god is trans, other gods are also trans, some of the demigods are trans and EVERYONE IS QUEER!
July 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! 🥳🎈
you can help me celebrate by deplatforming That Vile Woman and instead boost my queer af books! 🌈
☀️in The Sunbearer Trials, god is trans, other gods are also trans, some of the demigods are trans and EVERYONE IS QUEER!
you can help me celebrate by deplatforming That Vile Woman and instead boost my queer af books! 🌈
☀️in The Sunbearer Trials, god is trans, other gods are also trans, some of the demigods are trans and EVERYONE IS QUEER!
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For those of you who’ve been enjoying everything @pmurphy1978.bsky.social and the @nintymedia.bsky.social team have been putting out over the years, they just launched their latest Kickstarter:
Ninsight: a NEW #Nintendo Magazine
Just one of the stories you gotta check out in this latest Newsletter
Ninsight: a NEW #Nintendo Magazine
Just one of the stories you gotta check out in this latest Newsletter
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #016
Another INSANE news week in the world of Video Game books! Plus a browse through The Dunwall Archives, a quick lesson in your ABCs, and a great interview with Horacio Corral of Critical Hit Books.
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
For those of you who’ve been enjoying everything @pmurphy1978.bsky.social and the @nintymedia.bsky.social team have been putting out over the years, they just launched their latest Kickstarter:
Ninsight: a NEW #Nintendo Magazine
Just one of the stories you gotta check out in this latest Newsletter
Ninsight: a NEW #Nintendo Magazine
Just one of the stories you gotta check out in this latest Newsletter
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Tay’s been tackling our backlog of #TheWitcher graphic novels this week.
HUGE thanks for taking those on, @skeletonkiing.bsky.social!
HUGE thanks for taking those on, @skeletonkiing.bsky.social!
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #014
A big week for Video Game Books in Japan! Plus an amazing Ys VIII care-package, a look back on some early 80's Famicom encyclopedias, and a great interview with award-winning author, E.C. Myers!
buff.ly
July 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Tay’s been tackling our backlog of #TheWitcher graphic novels this week.
HUGE thanks for taking those on, @skeletonkiing.bsky.social!
HUGE thanks for taking those on, @skeletonkiing.bsky.social!
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🎉 We did it! 🎉
The Video Game Library Newsletter just hit 1,000 subscribers!
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
THANK YOU for all the amazing support while we got the Newsletter off the ground over the Spring.
Lots of exciting plans on the horizon!
Here’s to the next 1,000!
🎮 📚 📰
The Video Game Library Newsletter just hit 1,000 subscribers!
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
THANK YOU for all the amazing support while we got the Newsletter off the ground over the Spring.
Lots of exciting plans on the horizon!
Here’s to the next 1,000!
🎮 📚 📰
July 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🎉 We did it! 🎉
The Video Game Library Newsletter just hit 1,000 subscribers!
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
THANK YOU for all the amazing support while we got the Newsletter off the ground over the Spring.
Lots of exciting plans on the horizon!
Here’s to the next 1,000!
🎮 📚 📰
The Video Game Library Newsletter just hit 1,000 subscribers!
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
THANK YOU for all the amazing support while we got the Newsletter off the ground over the Spring.
Lots of exciting plans on the horizon!
Here’s to the next 1,000!
🎮 📚 📰
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The journey to catalog ALL of the Shinkigensha video game books continues! 📚
Starting to hit the Tokimeki Memorial era, but also some cool books on Way of the Samurai and Pop’n Music, along with some Konami Official Guides.
Starting to hit the Tokimeki Memorial era, but also some cool books on Way of the Samurai and Pop’n Music, along with some Konami Official Guides.
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #009
Amiibo, Atari and Art Books, OH MY! An INSANE week of literary announcements and releases, plus a great interview with gaming historian, Kevin Bunch!
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The journey to catalog ALL of the Shinkigensha video game books continues! 📚
Starting to hit the Tokimeki Memorial era, but also some cool books on Way of the Samurai and Pop’n Music, along with some Konami Official Guides.
Starting to hit the Tokimeki Memorial era, but also some cool books on Way of the Samurai and Pop’n Music, along with some Konami Official Guides.
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Excited to announce that this week's Newsletter is FINALLY OUT❗ 📰
📕 An INSANE week of releases & announcements!
📘 Some behind-the-scenes wins and woes
📗 A dive into @pmurphy1978.bsky.social's 'Amiibook'
📙 Revisiting a series of 80’s arcade pocket guides
📓 A great interview with @atariarchive.org
📕 An INSANE week of releases & announcements!
📘 Some behind-the-scenes wins and woes
📗 A dive into @pmurphy1978.bsky.social's 'Amiibook'
📙 Revisiting a series of 80’s arcade pocket guides
📓 A great interview with @atariarchive.org
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #009
Amiibo, Atari and Art Books, OH MY! An INSANE week of literary announcements and releases, plus a great interview with gaming historian, Kevin Bunch!
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Excited to announce that this week's Newsletter is FINALLY OUT❗ 📰
📕 An INSANE week of releases & announcements!
📘 Some behind-the-scenes wins and woes
📗 A dive into @pmurphy1978.bsky.social's 'Amiibook'
📙 Revisiting a series of 80’s arcade pocket guides
📓 A great interview with @atariarchive.org
📕 An INSANE week of releases & announcements!
📘 Some behind-the-scenes wins and woes
📗 A dive into @pmurphy1978.bsky.social's 'Amiibook'
📙 Revisiting a series of 80’s arcade pocket guides
📓 A great interview with @atariarchive.org
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The scanners may be off for the long weekend, but the livestream rolls on.
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
YouTube video by Internet Archive
www.youtube.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The scanners may be off for the long weekend, but the livestream rolls on.
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
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We have AMAZING volunteers at The Video Game Library 💙
Geneviève (@electrickpika.bsky.social), Taylor (@skeletonkiing.bsky.social) and Tommy (@rashozen.bsky.social) were hard at work this week, cataloguing a variety of fun books.
Learn more about the efforts here:
Geneviève (@electrickpika.bsky.social), Taylor (@skeletonkiing.bsky.social) and Tommy (@rashozen.bsky.social) were hard at work this week, cataloguing a variety of fun books.
Learn more about the efforts here:
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #008
A record-breaking Tuesday, some pages on Persona, and a reflection on some of Atari's early audible adventures. Plus, a chat with indie publisher "Greyfox Books"
buff.ly
May 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We have AMAZING volunteers at The Video Game Library 💙
Geneviève (@electrickpika.bsky.social), Taylor (@skeletonkiing.bsky.social) and Tommy (@rashozen.bsky.social) were hard at work this week, cataloguing a variety of fun books.
Learn more about the efforts here:
Geneviève (@electrickpika.bsky.social), Taylor (@skeletonkiing.bsky.social) and Tommy (@rashozen.bsky.social) were hard at work this week, cataloguing a variety of fun books.
Learn more about the efforts here:
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This week’s (packed!) Newsletter is live! 📰
📕 A record-breaking Tuesday
📗 Some pages on #Persona
📘 #Atari’s early audible adventures
📙 An interview with @greyfoxbooks.bsky.social
📓 A glimpse behind-the-scenes of the project
Spread the word if you can! 🙏
📕 A record-breaking Tuesday
📗 Some pages on #Persona
📘 #Atari’s early audible adventures
📙 An interview with @greyfoxbooks.bsky.social
📓 A glimpse behind-the-scenes of the project
Spread the word if you can! 🙏
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #008
A record-breaking Tuesday, some pages on Persona, and a reflection on some of Atari's early audible adventures. Plus, a chat with indie publisher "Greyfox Books"
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This week’s (packed!) Newsletter is live! 📰
📕 A record-breaking Tuesday
📗 Some pages on #Persona
📘 #Atari’s early audible adventures
📙 An interview with @greyfoxbooks.bsky.social
📓 A glimpse behind-the-scenes of the project
Spread the word if you can! 🙏
📕 A record-breaking Tuesday
📗 Some pages on #Persona
📘 #Atari’s early audible adventures
📙 An interview with @greyfoxbooks.bsky.social
📓 A glimpse behind-the-scenes of the project
Spread the word if you can! 🙏
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Hey @idwpublishing.com - are these 2 Sonic Prime graphic novels over on Amazon legit publications?
Just working through some cataloguing, but these were raising some red-flags - so just wanted to check 😊
1. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
2. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
Just working through some cataloguing, but these were raising some red-flags - so just wanted to check 😊
1. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
2. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Prime, Vol. 2
Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Prime, Vol. 2: Robel, Hayden: 9798887242835: Books - Amazon.ca
www.amazon.ca
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Hey @idwpublishing.com - are these 2 Sonic Prime graphic novels over on Amazon legit publications?
Just working through some cataloguing, but these were raising some red-flags - so just wanted to check 😊
1. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
2. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
Just working through some cataloguing, but these were raising some red-flags - so just wanted to check 😊
1. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
2. www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Hedgeh...
I indeed had a great time catching up with The Murderbot Diaries. I honestly done know where to go from here. I need another book like yesterday. 11/10 recommend listening to the dramatized adaptation.
#readingwrapup #storygraph #booksky 💙📚👀
#readingwrapup #storygraph #booksky 💙📚👀
May 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I indeed had a great time catching up with The Murderbot Diaries. I honestly done know where to go from here. I need another book like yesterday. 11/10 recommend listening to the dramatized adaptation.
#readingwrapup #storygraph #booksky 💙📚👀
#readingwrapup #storygraph #booksky 💙📚👀
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🎮 Interview Alert!
We sat down with @darrenhupke.bsky.social owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
and creator of 32-Bit Library & Retro Game Zine, to chat PlayStation nostalgia, writing, & community.
Don’t miss it 👉
We sat down with @darrenhupke.bsky.social owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
and creator of 32-Bit Library & Retro Game Zine, to chat PlayStation nostalgia, writing, & community.
Don’t miss it 👉
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #002
Big Boxes, Bayou Brawls and Blue Bomber Books aplenty! Plus, a blast from the 32-Bit Past with special guest, Darren Hupke!
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April 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🎮 Interview Alert!
We sat down with @darrenhupke.bsky.social owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
and creator of 32-Bit Library & Retro Game Zine, to chat PlayStation nostalgia, writing, & community.
Don’t miss it 👉
We sat down with @darrenhupke.bsky.social owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
and creator of 32-Bit Library & Retro Game Zine, to chat PlayStation nostalgia, writing, & community.
Don’t miss it 👉
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🎮📚 The Video Game Library Weekly Newsletter is live!
Every week, I share the latest news, interviews, and hidden gems from the world of video game literature — all lovingly curated from my little corner of Canada. 🍁
If you want to support this indie project, please subscribe!
👉
Every week, I share the latest news, interviews, and hidden gems from the world of video game literature — all lovingly curated from my little corner of Canada. 🍁
If you want to support this indie project, please subscribe!
👉
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #001
70 Spanish surprises, Game Boy guides o' plenty, Final Fantasy mythology and a spotlight on Art Books with a special guest!
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April 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🎮📚 The Video Game Library Weekly Newsletter is live!
Every week, I share the latest news, interviews, and hidden gems from the world of video game literature — all lovingly curated from my little corner of Canada. 🍁
If you want to support this indie project, please subscribe!
👉
Every week, I share the latest news, interviews, and hidden gems from the world of video game literature — all lovingly curated from my little corner of Canada. 🍁
If you want to support this indie project, please subscribe!
👉
April 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM