We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...

Full review to come but I'm about to be insufferable now that I've finished June Hur's #BehindFiveWillows.

I was honestly so excited to see Ann Liang’s I am not Jessica Chen as one of the Goodreads Choice nominees because I love this book so much 😭 @epicreads.bsky.social littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/i...

I Am Not Jessica Chen is one of my all-time favorites 😍😭

Just your resident Ann Liang fan popping in to say her upcoming book might just be her best yet! I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy, but thanks @epicreads.bsky.social for the eARC littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/t...

When her whiter-than-white-bread crush asks her out, Ashley fake dates her parents' worst nightmare—their restaurant rival's son—so they'll revoke their “only date Asians” rule...but pretending to hate him is harder than pretending to date him. #FiFRevPit #Mockpit

FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival in hopes that her immigrant parents overturn their "only date Asians" rule, but as the farce continues, she finds she's not just fraternizing with the enemy, she's falling for him. #QuestPit #YA #R

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL When her whiter-than-white-bread crush asks her out, Ashley fake dates her parents' worst nightmare—their restaurant rival's son—so they'll revoke their “only date Asians” rule...but pretending to hate him is harder than pretending to date him. #QuestPit #Q #YA

🥡 a restaurant kid who can only date Asians ⚔️ the son of your family's restaurant rivals (aka your parents‘ worst nightmare) 🧁 a cinnamon roll boy who bakes 🎬 fake dating ❤️‍🩹 complicated immigrant parent-child relationships 🌪️ a chaotic Asian American found family #QuestPit #YA #RF

My goals for the month are to write every day and edit at least 1/3 of on my WIP draft #FIF

“That’s not what my girlfriend says.“ #FakeDatingFoodiesWIP #FiFRevPit

Announcement! RevPit's Fall into Fiction is back and it will all take place here on Bluesky! We hope to provide support, accountability, and a welcoming, inclusive community for fiction writers who are drafting, editing, or querying a novel this fall (11/3-21) #RevPit #RevPitFiF

I'm a little jet-lagged but wanted to say a belated thanks to @kelleyeditorial.bsky.social and the rest of the @reviseresub.bsky.social team for hosting #RevPit #10Queries and all the work they do behind the scenes 🤍

I won’t be able to check BlueSky much tomorrow but if anyone’s following #10Queries tomorrow help me keep an eye out for my #FakeDatingFoodies query 👀 #RevPit

Did this last year, and it was so much fun! I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages

I had to work during most of #DVpit, but it was still such a great experience getting to refine my pitch, find new writers to follow, and actually finish my YA romance 🥳 A massive thank you to @katchowrites.bsky.social, @peterlopez.bsky.social, and @claribelortega.com for organizing!!

That's a wrap on #DVpit 2025! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, or supported! Thank you to the agents & editors who showed up! And thank you to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social & @katchowrites.bsky.social & @claribelortega.com who brought #DVpit to Bluesky!

FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival in hopes that her immigrant parents overturn their "only date Asians" rule, but as the farce continues, she finds she's not just fraternizing with the enemy, she's falling for him. #DVPit #YA #CR #Asian

Recipe for a #YA #RomCom: 🥡 a restaurant kid who can only date Asian ⚔️ the son of your family's restaurant rivals (aka your parents‘ worst nightmare) 🧁 a cinnamon roll boy who bakes 🎬 fake dating ❤️‍🩹 complicated immigrant parent-child relationships 🌪️ one chaotic #Asian American found family #DVPit

Those comps 😍😍

I love everything about this 😭

FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival in hopes that her immigrant parents overturn their "only date Asians" rule, but as the farce continues, she finds she's not just fraternizing with the enemy, she's falling for him. #DVPit #YA #CR #Asian

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL When her whiter-than-white-bread crush asks her out, Ashley fake dates her parents' worst nightmare—their restaurant rival's son—so they'll revoke their “only date Asians” rule...but pretending to hate him is harder than pretending to date him. #DVpit #YA #CR

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL When her whiter-than-white-bread crush asks her out, Ashley fake dates her parents' worst nightmare—their restaurant rival's son—so they'll revoke their “only date Asians” rule...but pretending to hate him is harder than pretending to date him. #DVpit #YA #CR

#DVParty day 5: A playlist for my YA contemporary romance featuring: 🎬 fake dating 🌪️ chaotic found family 🥡 restaurant rivals to lovers 🧁 cinnamon roll boys who bake ❤️‍🩹 complicated immigrant parent-child relationships open.spotify.com/playlist/5DO...

#DVparty mood board for my #YA #SF. Inspired by Beauty and the Beast, featuring a princess-turned-soldier and a new monarch, thrust into power after his father’s death. Includes: 👑 Political intrigue 🫂 Complex family dynamics 🤖 Sassy androids 📚 Shakespeare references 🍚 Chinese food 🕵️‍♂️ Espionage

#DVparty mood board My #YA #CR is a love letter to complicated immigrant parent-child relationships, chaotic found families, and Asian food 🩷

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival in hopes that her parents will revoke their "only date Asians" rule, but as the farce continues, she finds she's not just fraternizing with the enemy, she's falling for him. #preDV #Asian #YA #CR

THIS TIME IT'S REAL X A PHO LOVE STORY When her whiter-than-white-bread crush finally asks her out, Ashley fake dates her parents' worst nightmare—the cocky son of their restaurant rival—to convince them to overturn their “only date Asians” rule. #preDV #YA #CR #Asian

Turning this into a series because I can: #WriteSky

When I say I live dangerously, I mean I stack books precariously high on the shelf above my bed and hope no earthquakes happen in the middle of the night 🫠

An old post featuring romance books set in bookstores for Bookstore Romance Day 📚❤️ littlecornerreads.wordpress.com/2021/08/21/r...

The more I write, the more weird things I learn about myself:

☀️COVER REVEAL for Gods & Comics☀️ 🎨 by Robin Har I am obsessed with this beautiful cover for GODS & COMICS! The comic panels, Grace reaching for Haemosu as he comes alive! It's everything I could have dreamed of! #GodsAndComics #booksky @penguinteen.bsky.social 🔗: www.katchowrites.com/gods-comics

THIS TIME IT’S REAL x A PHO LOVE STORY My love letter to ABCs/Asian Americans, chaotic found families, and Asian food, featuring: 🎬 fake dating ⚔️ rival restaurant kids to lovers 🧁cinnamon roll boys who bake 🫶🏼 immigrant parent-child relationships #BluePit📖 #YA #R #POC #DIS #W

THIS TIME IT'S REAL X A PHO LOVE STORY When her whiter-than-white-bread crush finally asks her out, Ashley decides to fake date her parents' worst nightmare—the cocky son of their restaurant rival—to convince them to overturn their “only date Asians” rule. #BluePit📖 #YA #R #POC #DIS #W

I was going to watch some Netflix but muscle memory took me to @netgalley.bsky.social instead 🫠

I'm new to #WriteSky, so I thought I'd join the #BluePitHype and share my #FakeDatingFoodiesWIP mood board featuring immigrant kids, chaotic found families, and lots of Asian food 🥰

On today’s episode of unexpected google searches as a writer: #amwriting #fakedatingfoodiesWIP

Hi #BookSky! I'm Veronica, an Asian American book blogger who loves dysfunctional found families, enemies and/or rivals-to-lovers, morally grey characters, and angsty slow-burns. I'm writing a YA romance featuring fake dating restaurant rivals that I want to pitch for #DVPit and looking for friends!