Who else is excited for MerMay? Karlee has been waiting for this all year. She's going to swim her way through as many mermaid themed books as she can, but there are a few a that she is determined will happen. Follow along to be a part of her pod 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️ #mermay #booksky

Okay... so our guesses weren't right but we are still really excited for our @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social picks for May! And still really excited for the books that were clearly very close to being chosen by the chaos team over there! Stay tuned for next month's guesses! #booksky

Do you want to play mermaids 🧜‍♀️ I am so excited to be doing this reading challenge. I have seriously been planning it all year. I LOVE mermaids - like just shy of an obsession🤣 So I'm DIVING in to some of my mermaid-themed books that have been waiting on my TBR for far too long #mermay #booksky

I'm cramming as much poetry as I can in this week to wrap up #NationalPoetryMonth Anyone else? What have you been reading? This week I've done 2 from @ladybookmad.bsky.social that I've had on my shelf and hadn't gotten to and Our Numbered Days by Neil Hilborn but I've got time #booksky

Here's what we picked up on our Independent Book Store Day adventure! Left side is from PopFiction and right side is from Bookworm ! We reading good out here today 😍 What goodies have you picked up? And from where? Tell us your favorite indie #independentbookstoreday #booksky #bookhaul #shoplocal

This is our superbowl people! #independentbookstoreday is a time for our community to come together and support the stores that make our book community awesome! We are going to be out and about supporting local but not everyone can... #booksky #promotion

We're back for the monthly update on our TBR Challenge! How are your reading challenges going this year? Caitlin is really carrying this for the Bookcrimes girls. Karlee is just present. #booksky

Happy Pub Day to Odessa by Gabrielle Sher! This new release is a haunting depiction of the pograms in Russia and the Jewish people who were trying to live their lives and in this case fight back! Part historical fiction, part feminine rage, revenge horror, all beautifully crafted. #booksky

Currently reading... Caitlin: ALC of Odessa by Gabrielle Sher The Answer is... by Alex Trebek Blood, Sweat, and Queers by Margaret Hall and others Karlee: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill What are you currently reading? #booksky #reading #tbr

Happy National Library Week! We kicked it off with the Bellevue Library at their Adult Reading Program kickoff! It was the perfect weather for such a nice community event and so great to see so many people coming out to support! #nationallibraryweek #supportlibraries #booksky

LISTEN! @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social has invaded our minds with their games and tricks... now we can't look at a book without wondering how Aardvark-coded it is... Are you an Aardvark fan? You should be. #booksky

Happy Pub Day to this horrific beauty by Kylie Lee Baker! Am I a day late? Yes. Sorry I was busy screaming into the yawning void of midnight finishing it last night! It was the most delightful nightmare & I highly recommend it to all my horror loving friends! #bookrecs #booksky #japanesegothic

(1/2) We love poetry! There is just something about a good poem that lights up the world. In honor of National Poetry Month, here is a selection of our favorite poets. Check their books out and let us know what you think! Do you read poetry? #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #poetry

Our gnome, who wants to be called the chosen one now, insisted on leading this month's book tour of Hinterland from @twistedretreat.bsky.social. We are afraid to tell them no... Authored by @loganspurgeon.bsky.social Dust jacket by @littleforestcat.bsky.social #booksky #horror

@twistedretreat.bsky.social provided our little murder gnome with a shelf of her own to hold her favorite curios! Needless to say we are not getting it back anytime soon... #booksky #bookbox #horrorbooks

Keeping our toes warm with these gothic socks from our @twistedretreat.bsky.social February book box. Honestly they are perfect for curling up with a horror read and a cup of tea. Keeps the chill from creeping in, cannot account for other haunting entities though! #booksky #bookbox #horrorbooks

Natural Pure Honest always knocks it out of the park when they partner with @twistedretreat.bsky.social! This month's box featured a candle inspired by Dead of Winter with a gorgeous snowflake embellishment (and glitter!) and a whipped soap inspired by The Twisted Ones! #booksky #candle #soap

How does @twistedretreat.bsky.social always send what we need the most? In our February book box we got this delicious smelling raspberry chocolate coffee from Fable Grounds Coffee aptly named Wake the Dead! What a perfect item for this insomniac reader! #booksky #books #coffee #horrorcommunity

Who needs a jacket when you can simply stick the pin through your rib cage? Our skelly friend couldn't resist modeling the exclusive Art the Clown pin from this month's @twistedretreat.bsky.social box! And what a TERRIFYINGLY good job he did! #arttheclown #terrifier #booksky

@twistedretreat.bsky.social sent us the cutest little TBR minder! Our little light up ghost has already found the perfect place amoung our book shelves. This is one of our favorite items from our February Twisted Retreat book box! #ghost #TwistedRetreat #booksky #tbr #horrorbooks

Its our favorite time of the month: @twistedretreat.bsky.social #unboxing week! Another box full of goodies, not that we'd expect less from our besties 👻 This box features curated delights from @littleforestcat.bsky.social, @congoreport.bsky.social, @loganspurgeon.bsky.social, and more! #booksky

Are you as excited about the announcement of a new trio of Pokémon starters as we are? We've sat with the vibes to get some recs for Pombon, Gecqua, and Browt to add to your tbr. What do you think? Did we get the vibes right on these reads? #pokemon #bookrecommendations #booksky #tbr

Thread: Here are the March 2026 new releases that we are excited about here at bookcrimes! What new books did we miss? We want to know because of course our TBR needs at least 300 new books every month! (3/3) #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #tbr

Thread: Here are the March 2026 new releases that we are excited about here at bookcrimes! What new books did we miss? We want to know because of course our TBR needs at least 300 new books every month! (2/3) #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #tbr

Thread: Here are the March 2026 new releases that we are excited about here at bookcrimes! What new books did we miss? We want to know because of course our TBR needs at least 300 new books every month! (1/3) #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #tbr

We have been huge fans of Amanda Lovelace (@ladybookmad.bsky.social) for years! So when her newest book came up on @netgalley.bsky.social we both jumped at the chance. We can't wait for the world to read this & love it as much as we did! #poetry #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #arcreader

Another month of goodies from @twistedretreat.bsky.social ! This box continues to be one of the best in our humble opinion. Always full of fun but practical items that are very on the theme! #twistedretreat #booksubscriptionbox #unboxing #booksky

Craving world building and a unique plot that also makes your heart ache because the romance is so beautifully crafted too? Here are 6 books that made us swoon but offered more than just a romance at the core of the story! #booksky #reading #tbr #romancebooks

Love is in the air! Here are 6 of our favorite romance reads for your Valentines Day pleasure! What are you reading this month? Do you prefer romance or anti-romance books? Tell us in the comments! #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #tbr #romancebooks

Two besties different vibes. Here are 5 books that define our reading tastes. How closely do you align with us? Do you want to be besties?? Follow us for unhinged opinions and fun reads! 🤩 #booksky #reading #bookrecommendations #tbr

And just like that its been another year. I adored this #readingchallenge in my book journal from @thebooksisters.bsky.social even if I was a bit slow on keeping it updated 😅 Did you read any of these? #booksky #bookjournal #readingjournal

We are LOVING this hooded shawl designed by Benediktus Budi that came in our @twistedretreat.bsky.social box this month! So cozy for reading #booksky #booksubscriptionbox

What's the first book you're going to start this year #booksky ?

Karlee's #BookishBingo Stamp number 8! Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle was a delightful comic! #readingjournal #booksta #comic

@twistedretreat.bsky.social you have blown us away again with the November 2025 Don't Fall Asleep Box. We missed that this was a two book box! I think I am the most excited by the spooky cutlery. SeriousIy need a full service set of those please! 👻 #booksky #bookbox #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity

11 out of 12 moons done on this #readingchallenge ! This is such a cool idea that I have loved doing this year (even if I'm a bit slow to update it) -K #moonreadingchallenge #bookjournal #readingjournal #booksky

Soooo we looked away for a moment and the #zombiegnome co-opted the new ghosty cup from @twistedretreat.bsky.social as their new home. We're too frightened to question them. #horrorswag #horrorcommunity #booksubscriptionbox #booksky

This super cozy blanket from our @twistedretreat.bsky.social October box is perfect for cuddling up and reading. The bent neck woman freaks Karlee out but I love love love this so much! #booksky #reading #books #horrorbooks

We just want to sit around the campfire with them 🥺 The cutest item in this month's @twistedretreat.bsky.social box by a landslide has to be this flickering night light! Cozy spooky vibes all the way #horrorcommunity #ghosty #nightlight #smores #booksubscriptionbox #booksky

Hi yes if someone could just like 3D print Justin from Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez that'd be AMAZING -K #abbyjimenez #justforthesummer #booksky

We're totally in love with the spooky photo card in our @twistedretreat.bsky.social box! If this were the postcard, we'd definitely want to visit 👻 would you?? #horrorcommunity #horrorswag #ghosty #booksky

Its time for a @twistedretreat.bsky.social #unboxing ! What an awesome anniversary box! We love you Twisted! You can watch our full unboxing up on our TikTok too 💀🖤 #horrorcommunity #bookbox #booksky

Have I mentioned that I CANNOT stop thinking about Jihyun Yun's #TheRiverDragsHerDown ? It inspired me to try my hand at my first #moodboard - did I capture the vibes? #booksky #bookrecommendations

This treat was no trick! This spooky shaped pasta from @twistedretreat.bsky.social made for a great addition to our meal! What sauce would you pair them with? #horrorcommunity #cooking #booksubscriptionbox #booksky

It rubs the lotion on it's skin... and we're not even bothered when its this pumpkin carving & smoke scented lotion from Fiction Bath Co that came in this month's @twistedretreat.bsky.social box! [ #horror #horrorcommunity #booksubscriptionbox #booksky #halloween ]

Karlee's #bookishbingo continues with stamp number 6 for #JulieChanIsDead #bookjournaling #readingjournal #booksky

We picked up some mystery books from our bestie Tory over at @sowerbooksne.bsky.social and were totally delighted with the results! Didn't she just nail these teasers?? Here's what Caitlin picked! #blinddatewithabook #paultremblay #indiebookstore #booksky

We picked up some mystery books from our bestie Tory over at @sowerbooksne.bsky.social and were totally delighted with the results! Didn't she just nail these teasers?? Here's Karlee's pulls #blinddatewithabook #rubydixon #joeabercrombie #indiebookstore #booksky

September's #TBR Mushroom 🍄 pull is Trickster of Liberty by Gerald Vizenor! Better late than never? #physicaltbr #booksky #reading

What devious delights could we be cooking up with such inspiration 🤔 This Black Phillip inspired spoon rest by rezkiakbar from @twistedretreat.bsky.social is such an excellent addition to our kitchen!! #booksky #horrorswag #bookbox #horrorcommunity