The Literary Apothecary
@thelitapothecary.bsky.social
Hello! My name is Kate and I run the Booktube channel: The Literary Apothecary - where I talk about the books I've read, the books I am currently reading and the books I want to read! Let's be book friends!
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My Bluesky feed is finally starting to show me my people - book people, readers of the world! If you are a reader and/or writer and we don't follow each other yet, hit follow and I'll follow back. I'm still getting used to this new site...
Today's video was Part 2 of Rpund 2 in my Battle of theBooks video youtu.be/Fgkwmbn5gyY
Battle of Books | 2024 Edition | Round 2, Part 2 | Favorites of 2024
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February 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Today's video was Part 2 of Rpund 2 in my Battle of theBooks video youtu.be/Fgkwmbn5gyY
Today's video is a spoiler free review for Evershore - a Skyward novella by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. youtu.be/oZr-JmvpCeE
February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today's video is a spoiler free review for Evershore - a Skyward novella by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. youtu.be/oZr-JmvpCeE
I am continuing the theme of spreading the love in February, and I will spin the wheel for each social media account I have - that's a total of 6 different chances to get a book on my March tbr - follow me everywhere! Submit your tbr pick for March in the comments below! :)
February 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am continuing the theme of spreading the love in February, and I will spin the wheel for each social media account I have - that's a total of 6 different chances to get a book on my March tbr - follow me everywhere! Submit your tbr pick for March in the comments below! :)
Today's video is a weekly reading update- watch to see what reading adventures I've been up to this week.
What was your favorite reading moment this week? What are you looking forward to reading next week?
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What was your favorite reading moment this week? What are you looking forward to reading next week?
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Knives, Dragons, Historical Fiction, Magic Ships | Weekly Reading Update | January 25, 2025
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January 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's video is a weekly reading update- watch to see what reading adventures I've been up to this week.
What was your favorite reading moment this week? What are you looking forward to reading next week?
youtu.be/64UBMED-3nA
What was your favorite reading moment this week? What are you looking forward to reading next week?
youtu.be/64UBMED-3nA
Today's video is the last in my Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads series. Which ones would make your list?
January 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Today's video is the last in my Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads series. Which ones would make your list?
Jumping on this bandwagon because the world needs more positivity.
1 like = 1 thing I love
1 like = 1 thing I love
why not? Let's talk about wonderful things
This is a pleasing meme. I will talk about nice things and I'd love to hear about yours.
1 like = 1 thing I love
1 like = 1 thing I love
January 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Jumping on this bandwagon because the world needs more positivity.
1 like = 1 thing I love
1 like = 1 thing I love
Was productive this morning - got a bunch of stuff done ... and then I got a sinus headache and now I feel down for the count 😭
January 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Was productive this morning - got a bunch of stuff done ... and then I got a sinus headache and now I feel down for the count 😭
Today's video is a Weekly Reading Update! Check out all the reading adventures I've been up to this week. youtu.be/5l7kC2lqaJE
Dragons, Historical Fiction, Magic Ships | Weekly Reading Update | January 18, 2025
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January 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's video is a Weekly Reading Update! Check out all the reading adventures I've been up to this week. youtu.be/5l7kC2lqaJE
Today's video is part 1 of round 1 in my Battle of the Books 2024 edition - instead of creating a top 10 list, I put all the books I read in 2024 (with a few exclusions) in a bracket and let them Battle it out for the top spot.
youtu.be/03h2BdpxOeM
youtu.be/03h2BdpxOeM
January 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today's video is part 1 of round 1 in my Battle of the Books 2024 edition - instead of creating a top 10 list, I put all the books I read in 2024 (with a few exclusions) in a bracket and let them Battle it out for the top spot.
youtu.be/03h2BdpxOeM
youtu.be/03h2BdpxOeM
Today's Short Story Sunday video is My Mother Took Her Skin Off Each Night by @zamakhtar.bsky.social
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My Mother Took Her Skin Off Each Night by Zamil Akhtar
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January 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today's Short Story Sunday video is My Mother Took Her Skin Off Each Night by @zamakhtar.bsky.social
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youtube.com/shorts/yR2mm...
Today's video is a weekly reading update! - what's your favorite reading moment from this past week? What are you looking forward to reading the most next week?
youtu.be/PXrMtSsFN8E
youtu.be/PXrMtSsFN8E
January 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Today's video is a weekly reading update! - what's your favorite reading moment from this past week? What are you looking forward to reading the most next week?
youtu.be/PXrMtSsFN8E
youtu.be/PXrMtSsFN8E
Today's video is Episode 9 of My Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads! Which of these would make your list? Which ones are you adding to your 2025 tbr?
January 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today's video is Episode 9 of My Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads! Which of these would make your list? Which ones are you adding to your 2025 tbr?
Today's video discusses the planners and journals I hope will keep me organized in 2025!
youtu.be/eV01pAVzE58 #amplanning #readingjournal
youtu.be/eV01pAVzE58 #amplanning #readingjournal
How I Hope To Stay Organized in the next year! | 2025 Planners and Reading Journals
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December 31, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Today's video discusses the planners and journals I hope will keep me organized in 2025!
youtu.be/eV01pAVzE58 #amplanning #readingjournal
youtu.be/eV01pAVzE58 #amplanning #readingjournal
I'm going to be using some of this next week off to catch up on reading but also to plan out some video ideas ... what books should I add to my 2025 tbr? What videos would you want to see on the channel? #IWantYourIdeas
December 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I'm going to be using some of this next week off to catch up on reading but also to plan out some video ideas ... what books should I add to my 2025 tbr? What videos would you want to see on the channel? #IWantYourIdeas
Introduce yourself using three books you love!
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com
Shattered Spirits by Cal Black
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com
Shattered Spirits by Cal Black
Introduce yourself using three books you love!
The Phoenix Keeper by @authorsamaclean.bsky.social
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
Nophek Gloss by @essahansen.bsky.social
The Phoenix Keeper by @authorsamaclean.bsky.social
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
Nophek Gloss by @essahansen.bsky.social
Introduce yourself using three books you love!
The Once and Future Witches
Anne of Green Gables
Les Miserables
The Once and Future Witches
Anne of Green Gables
Les Miserables
December 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Introduce yourself using three books you love!
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com
Shattered Spirits by Cal Black
Legacy of the Brightwash by @krystlematar.bsky.social
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com
Shattered Spirits by Cal Black
Today's #shortstorysunday read is Rats by Veronica Schanoes- from the collection: Burning Girls and Other Stories
In this short story, Schanoes writes a retelling of a fairytale that is gruesome, and raw, and not for the faint of heart. The final paragraph will remain with me for a long time...
In this short story, Schanoes writes a retelling of a fairytale that is gruesome, and raw, and not for the faint of heart. The final paragraph will remain with me for a long time...
December 15, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Today's #shortstorysunday read is Rats by Veronica Schanoes- from the collection: Burning Girls and Other Stories
In this short story, Schanoes writes a retelling of a fairytale that is gruesome, and raw, and not for the faint of heart. The final paragraph will remain with me for a long time...
In this short story, Schanoes writes a retelling of a fairytale that is gruesome, and raw, and not for the faint of heart. The final paragraph will remain with me for a long time...
My Bluesky feed is finally starting to show me my people - book people, readers of the world! If you are a reader and/or writer and we don't follow each other yet, hit follow and I'll follow back. I'm still getting used to this new site...
December 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
My Bluesky feed is finally starting to show me my people - book people, readers of the world! If you are a reader and/or writer and we don't follow each other yet, hit follow and I'll follow back. I'm still getting used to this new site...
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It is time to turn around years of disinvestment in school libraries and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes
Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.
www.americanprogress.org
December 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
It is time to turn around years of disinvestment in school libraries and librarians.
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
www.americanprogress.org/article/inve...
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A reminder that the library is more than books.
It's 10 degrees outside today. I am privileged to be sitting here working. There are also homeless people sitting here with me taking shelter from the cold.
Libraries are a welcoming community space for everyone.
It's 10 degrees outside today. I am privileged to be sitting here working. There are also homeless people sitting here with me taking shelter from the cold.
Libraries are a welcoming community space for everyone.
December 12, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A reminder that the library is more than books.
It's 10 degrees outside today. I am privileged to be sitting here working. There are also homeless people sitting here with me taking shelter from the cold.
Libraries are a welcoming community space for everyone.
It's 10 degrees outside today. I am privileged to be sitting here working. There are also homeless people sitting here with me taking shelter from the cold.
Libraries are a welcoming community space for everyone.
Today's video is a 60 second review for Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
December 11, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Today's video is a 60 second review for Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
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UK/IE Kindle book giveaway: 5 copies of @jcmberne.bsky.social's Wistful Ascending: A Superhero Space Opera Fantasy (Hybrid Helix Book 1), which I have, and have read at least twice, and enjoyed a lot. It's the first book in a series, 5 so far.
#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway
December 10, 2024 at 1:44 PM
UK/IE Kindle book giveaway: 5 copies of @jcmberne.bsky.social's Wistful Ascending: A Superhero Space Opera Fantasy (Hybrid Helix Book 1), which I have, and have read at least twice, and enjoyed a lot. It's the first book in a series, 5 so far.
#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway
Can't wait to find a spot on my tbr for this one - have heard such great things about it already!
🚨Giveaway!🚨
I've got 2 physical ARCs of GRAVE EMPIRE I need to offload before I move, each with my new signed flintlock-era bookplate designed by the incredible @hannahelizabeth.bsky.social To enter like & share; subscribers to my mailing list get double entries. Open 48 hours only!
I've got 2 physical ARCs of GRAVE EMPIRE I need to offload before I move, each with my new signed flintlock-era bookplate designed by the incredible @hannahelizabeth.bsky.social To enter like & share; subscribers to my mailing list get double entries. Open 48 hours only!
December 10, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Can't wait to find a spot on my tbr for this one - have heard such great things about it already!
Boosting for visibility. This closes tomorrow! If you want some cozy reads this December make sure you get in on this giveaway!
🚨 1k Followers Giveaway time!! 🚨
Like, Reskeet, and Follow me to be entered for a chance to win Signed and Doodled paperbacks of the first two Chronicles of Gam Gam books!
#booksky #giveaway #writingcommunity #writesky
Like, Reskeet, and Follow me to be entered for a chance to win Signed and Doodled paperbacks of the first two Chronicles of Gam Gam books!
#booksky #giveaway #writingcommunity #writesky
December 9, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Boosting for visibility. This closes tomorrow! If you want some cozy reads this December make sure you get in on this giveaway!
Today's video is Episode 8 of my Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads - what are some of your favorites? Which ones are you adding to your tbr?
December 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Today's video is Episode 8 of my Favorite 100 Books Read on Goodreads - what are some of your favorites? Which ones are you adding to your tbr?