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Soph E. Cormac
@sophecormac.bsky.social
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Aspiring author based in Pittsburgh PA. Lover of dogs and other things.
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dashingclaire.bsky.social
American Soul: The Black #History of Food in the United States - Including 40 Recipes

Illuminating narrative from ANELA MALIK tracks development of American #cuisine from days of trans-Atlantic #slave trade to modern history. 📚💙 ✏️🖤 #book #food

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/american-s...
June 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
RIP Jim Parkinson, an iconic Oakland-based typeface designer who designed or refined the nameplate of every magazine and newspaper you know
The nameplates of Rolling Stone, The New York Observer, Newsweek, and Esquire.
June 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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leslyoh.bsky.social
#KPOPDEMONHUNTERS
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
sophecormac.bsky.social
Currently reading Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett and while I have some structural and presentational issues, I can't deny reading the main character talk about musicals is a mood, and also this book is probably better sex education than 70% of American teens had access to.
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Free delivery is GO on ALL books site-wide this weekend 🎉

We hope you can get down to a real life bookshop, but if not - you can support them right here. Bag a book from Bookshop.org and keep indie bookshops thriving! uk.bookshop.org/lists/indepe...
June 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
If you’re thinking of diving into graphic novels, I’ve been sharing these two resources a lot lately:

@victoriaying.com on scripting: www.victoriaying.com/blog/2019/11...

@hellocookie.bsky.social on pitching and outlines: stephaniecooke.ca/resources/

Then buy their books to say thank you!
June 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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courtneymilan.com
Y’all, Melissa Blue has such good thoughts about writing and story structure. I HIGHLY recommend anything she has to say on this topic.
melthegreat.bsky.social Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · Jun 20
Have you picked up your copy of Damn Good Story yet?

You can check out an excerpt here: drive.google.com/file/d/1fWPF...

You can pick up your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/4aed3fda2f

Don't be scared to share this post. Thank you.
Cover for Damn Good Story: a guide to hone your writing
June 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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magicariot.com
Check out this stunning art of Magica Riot's badass lead guitar player and second-in-command, Cass! Done by @ocarinia.bsky.social! I love how she turned out! 😍 #MagicaRiotArt
Artwork of Cass, the lead guitar playing magical girl from the novel Magica Riot. She is a young Black woman in a dark yellow jacket, black skirt, yellow bow, and black gloves with yellow fingers. She has black twist out hair with yellow highlights and sparkles, and golden yellow eyes.
June 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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dailywritervibes.bsky.social
You’ve got a voice no one else has, and someone out there needs your story. When you quit, they never get the chance to hear it.
#indieauthor
June 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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magicariot.com
Happy Pride from Magica Riot's own trans magical girl drummer, Nova!

Art by @gelidspace.bsky.social 🥰
Artwork of Nova, a trans magical girl, from the novel “Magica Riot.” She has pale blue hair in fluffy twintails and blue eyes, and is wearing jeans and a black shirt with the trans pride flag on it along with writing that says “If this flag offends you, I’ll help you pack.” She is posing with her hand up by her eye in a sideways peace sign while winking
June 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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pagesandtangents.bsky.social
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Ended up tearing up a little at the end.
Engaging story, thrilling, a little twist thrown in. It was great.
📚⚡️💙

#thatsnotmyname #meganlally #booksky #bookworm #54booksreadin2025
June 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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kamielke.bsky.social
hey, I’m Kris and I write about queer teens falling in love and learning from their mistakes, and also goblins

now that I have 4 books out, here’s a new pinned post to find them all in one spot:

linktr.ee/KAMielke

my self-pubbed books are available digitally on itch for free or pwyc

#BookSky
The cover of my queer young adult coming-of-age novel, Victory Lap, co-written with my pal Riley Alexis Wood. The cover is illustrated by my other pal Ursula Gray. The main characters, Josh, Kiki, and Mel, lie on the grass. The grass and general colour palette is yellow. Josh is a white guy who looks kinda sad, with short rust-colour hair and a blue hoodie with a horizontal pink stripe. Kiki is a white girl who has long pink hair, a little grin, and a blue blouse. Mel is Vietnamese and has a darker skin tone, smirking confidently, and has dark greenish hair and matching lipstick, has a choker around her neck, and wears a pink jacket. The cover of my young adult romance novella, Losing Hit Points. Illustrated by Kate Phillips. The hands of the main characters, Journey and Rumour, cup an assortment of dice together. They hold their hands above a dungeon grid and mini-figures. The cover of my middle grade epic fantasy, Goblin Girl. Illustrated by @underpalewater. The four main characters stand on a grassy field in front of a cloud-obscured castle, around which airships sail. Gertrude is a 12yo goblin holding a sword. Beatrix is a 12yo Black human wearing a tiara, who has magic purple sparkles around her hand. Edwin is a 17yo salamander knight in a sword of armour, holding a two-handed sword. Leaf is a tree and also a 10yo boy, a tree boy if you will. The cover of my book, Lonely in Happy Town. Designed by Tyler Cleroux. The font is reminiscent of Animal Crossing and there are two gaming controllers with hearts on them, on a pink backdrop. E.M. Anderson, author of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher and The Keeper of Lonely Spirits says it’s “[A] cozy but cathartic read about love, anxiety, and rebuilding community.”
May 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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stormliterary.bsky.social
So excited to share the cover of @emilysoderberg.bsky.social upcoming book at @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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popgoesthereader.bsky.social
🏖️ 70 2025 Young Adult Books For Your Summer Beach Bag 🏖️
popgoesthereader.com/70-2025-youn... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
A collage of twenty-one young adult books being published in 2025. Books featured include With You Were Her, All Paths Lead To Paris, Never Thought I'd End Up Here, Get Real, Chloe Torres, Amelia, If Only, Summer Girls, How To Survive A Slasher, Audre & Bash Are Just Friends, Run Away With Me, Wandering Wild, Love At Full Tilt, The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick, Take A Chance On Me, Donut Summer, Nothing Bad Happens Here, Nav's Foolproof Guide To Falling In Love, Wish Upon A K-Star, All-Nighter, If We Were A Movie, I Love You S'more and Salvación.
June 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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sapavlikwrites.bsky.social
I don’t have the spoons for a formal post today between this damn respiratory infection and the wildfire smoke I’m down for the count buuuut …

Who wants T-Shirts!!!

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Shop now: www.zazzle.com/collections/...
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#pride #booksky #gaming #lgbtq
PAN-IC Pansexual Pride Dice on Black TShirt This Is How I Roll with Includive Pride Dice on Black tshirt Aced It! Ace pride dice on black Tshirt. Preview of the other Pride dic options available including mlm, lesbian, bi, enby, intersex, aro, poly, and panromantic.
June 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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sapavlikwrites.bsky.social
My ACED IT shirt arrived!!! Eee it looks so good. I did mine on dark grey for this one. The defaults are black but you can change them to any vivid printing option!

#Gaming #Pride #Booksky #Queersky 🌈💜🌈📚
ACED IT on dark grey featured a d20 in ACE pride colors and an ace of spades.
June 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
sophecormac.bsky.social
Always a shock when you revisit something you read in high school and it turns out to be way better than you remember.

I always struggled with poetry but Wilfred Owen really is a fantastic writer.
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
sophecormac.bsky.social
I love the craft of a good story, whether it's a book or movie or video game, especially one h tbh at takes advantage of it's medium to surprise the readers!
bookspotlight.bsky.social Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Jun 5
Restore my faith in humanity’s love of the arts, please. Comment or quote with anything you love about art or books or music or narrators or video games (or share yours 🤍). Tell me that you’ll never ever ever ever knowingly pay for gen AI’s soulless slop. I need hope.

Please 🥺👉👈
June 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
Restore my faith in humanity’s love of the arts, please. Comment or quote with anything you love about art or books or music or narrators or video games (or share yours 🤍). Tell me that you’ll never ever ever ever knowingly pay for gen AI’s soulless slop. I need hope.

Please 🥺👉👈
June 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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ryherman.bsky.social
Only two weeks until This Princess Kills Monsters comes out!
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
sophecormac.bsky.social
Hello #booksky longtime reader, first time poster! Does anyone have any author/published podcasts they recommend? I'm trying to broaden my horizons as much as possible.

Thank you!
June 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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shakirrashaan.bsky.social
Happy Release Day to me!

#BlackBooksky
#Booksky 💙📚
#SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic

My latest concoction, A Deal Inked in Blood, is now out in the wild!

I can't WAIT for you to meet, Trey, Ashley, and the rest of the crew!

bit.ly/Deal-Inked-B...

bit.ly/Phenom-Book-...

The nerves never get old!
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June 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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libro.fm
Audiobook Month and Pride both take place in June 💕🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (Although, let’s be real, these months last all year long over here at Libro!)

What are your favorite audiobooks by LGBTQIA+ authors for folks to read this month and beyond?
June 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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blubat.bsky.social
It's June 1st 🎉🎉🎉
Tyler the Creator, Give it up for black people! But the word 'gay' is poorly edited before black lol
June 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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magicariot.com
If you're looking for fun, emotional queer action/adventure stories full of trans joy and magical girls for Pride, here they are! 🌈📚

I create magical girl stories that are *entirely* queer! With trans protagonists + queer characters of all sorts! You might love them 🥹 #booksky

magicariot.com/buy
Artwork of the five main characters of "Magica Riot" - Sara, Claire, Nova, Cass, and Hana - above a progress pride flag and text that reads "Queer Magical Girls for Pride." More text then reads "EVERY magical girl in the Maidensong Magica series is canonically queer! And the stories focus on trans protagonists!" Below this is the cover art for the novel "Magica Riot" and the short novelette "Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius," along with text identifying them as a novel and a short. More text then reads: "A magical girl universe built around queerness and music! Written by a trans author - multiple formats - MAGICARIOT.COM"
June 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM