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As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
Falling back in love with CDs as I move away from Spotify. There's a joy in listening to an album as a full art piece and to being more intentional about consuming.
Plus CDs are cheap, fairly easy to find, and have amazing sound
Plus CDs are cheap, fairly easy to find, and have amazing sound
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Falling back in love with CDs as I move away from Spotify. There's a joy in listening to an album as a full art piece and to being more intentional about consuming.
Plus CDs are cheap, fairly easy to find, and have amazing sound
Plus CDs are cheap, fairly easy to find, and have amazing sound
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Devoured Boys with Sharp Teeth and I know I'll be back for another tasting to savor the prose and philosophy bits. This book exemplifies what I love about dark academia - flawed characters, toxic friendships, and mediations on truth, self, and death. Plus a touch of paranormal? Chef's kiss!
💙📚
💙📚
April 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Devoured Boys with Sharp Teeth and I know I'll be back for another tasting to savor the prose and philosophy bits. This book exemplifies what I love about dark academia - flawed characters, toxic friendships, and mediations on truth, self, and death. Plus a touch of paranormal? Chef's kiss!
💙📚
💙📚
"рукописи не горят / Manuscripts don't burn"
Satirical, fantastical, romantic, supernatural - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a genre-defying, mind-bending classic that survived censorship and bans. I can only describe it as an Experience™ (in a good way).
(1/2) 📚💙
Satirical, fantastical, romantic, supernatural - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a genre-defying, mind-bending classic that survived censorship and bans. I can only describe it as an Experience™ (in a good way).
(1/2) 📚💙
April 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"рукописи не горят / Manuscripts don't burn"
Satirical, fantastical, romantic, supernatural - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a genre-defying, mind-bending classic that survived censorship and bans. I can only describe it as an Experience™ (in a good way).
(1/2) 📚💙
Satirical, fantastical, romantic, supernatural - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a genre-defying, mind-bending classic that survived censorship and bans. I can only describe it as an Experience™ (in a good way).
(1/2) 📚💙
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Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
March 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
It's that time of the year again 🌸
March 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's that time of the year again 🌸
(1/3) I first read E.J. Koh's memoir The Magical Language of Others over a year ago and she's fast become one of my favorite authors. I still go back to trace through the same few passages over and over. 💙📚
March 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
(1/3) I first read E.J. Koh's memoir The Magical Language of Others over a year ago and she's fast become one of my favorite authors. I still go back to trace through the same few passages over and over. 💙📚
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I have thoughts and feelings on what happened today. Zelinsky deserves better. Ukraine deserves better. The United States also deserves better.
February 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I have thoughts and feelings on what happened today. Zelinsky deserves better. Ukraine deserves better. The United States also deserves better.
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Sick and tired
(Disclaimer: trans is at the head for a reason, but all else is random. Getting distracted by what should go where is exactly the petty distraction they want.)
February 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sick and tired
(Disclaimer: trans is at the head for a reason, but all else is random. Getting distracted by what should go where is exactly the petty distraction they want.)
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An eye for an eye... So strangely enough, I drew this right after watching House of the Dragon in 2022. I was inspired (very vaguely) by Aemond Targaryen. #art
January 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
An eye for an eye... So strangely enough, I drew this right after watching House of the Dragon in 2022. I was inspired (very vaguely) by Aemond Targaryen. #art
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An eye for an eye... So strangely enough, I drew this right after watching House of the Dragon in 2022. I was inspired (very vaguely) by Aemond Targaryen. #art
January 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
An eye for an eye... So strangely enough, I drew this right after watching House of the Dragon in 2022. I was inspired (very vaguely) by Aemond Targaryen. #art
Thinking about the Lewis Chessmen
January 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thinking about the Lewis Chessmen