I deeply regret not journaling more during the pandemic. After Renee Nicole Good, Liam Conejo Ramos and now Alex Pretti, it is crucial we write, because the “official” narrative is being manipulated in real time. Change is happening fast. Document it.

Men ain’t shit! Except Gabriel García Márquez 📚

Spotify running ICE ads, ugh! If I were a lame man I’d tell ‘em to spotify these nuts but I’m a mommy baddie, so actually, delete them and check out Qobuz, Freegal, and others 💅🏽

Hopefully we’re one of the Indie Bookstores that gets your support today 🫶🏽 Penandhoneybooks.com

Protesting by investing time in sustainable living education #superadobe

The collective tears of inspiration over Cory Booker’s speech reveal how deeply we long to love a righteous nation. Yet, in the 25 hours and 5 minutes he spoke, did he once acknowledge the genocide of the Palestinian people and this country’s direct role in it?

Transcribing Cory Booker’s Senate speech and emailing it to elected Democrats as the ultimate ‘per my last email’ reference. Subject line: How To Do Your Fucking Job

Now subscribed to @theatlantic.com ✊🏽

Mr. Yuval Abraham needs to prove asap just how deep his brotherhood with Hamdan Ballal truly runs.

“We legitimize institutions by participating in them” — Ijeoma Oluo, author of Be A Revolution #Booksky

Heard of the collaborative economy? If you’ve also been intentionally choosing reciprocal exchanges with small and/or women-owned businesses instead of isolating corporate transactions—then you’ve felt it. It’s REAL and POWERFUL! What the fuck even was that before these boycotts? Epiphany moment.

“In general, colonial infrastructure was not built to strengthen communities. It was built to deplete them.” — Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green #booksky @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

Who knew purple basil could be this stunning? 🌿💜 What a beauty! Between the bookstore and my garden, my heart (and hands) are so full 📚✨

Happy Release Day! "How to Love Better" by Yung Pueblo 📖 A blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness, and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your relationships. #booksky #yungpueblo @yungpueblo.bsky.social

A recent grad reached out, asking for an unpaid internship. My budget is tight, but initiative like that deserves support and PAY—not exploitation. So we made it work. Turns out, her work is 🔥 Read & share her debut book review to help us celebrate her 💐 penandhoneybooks.com/blog/all-bar...

3/18/25 is a big day for book releases! 📚 We’re especially excited for: 💙 Sunrise on the Reaping (Hunger Games #5) by Suzanne Collins 💙 Theft (Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature) by Abdulrazak Gurnah 💙 Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Signed Edition) Pre-order your copy 🛒 #booksky

We should have known about #Oathbound, but we didn’t. I do my best to catch new releases, but even then, too many authors don’t get the visibility they deserve. We want to stock them—share the indie, fem, black, indigenous, etc. preorders you’re excited for and we’ll do our part #booksky

This is a trial run. What we allow to happen to Mahmoud Khalil will set a standard for what they do to others. We need to draw the line NOW.

Our new indie titles are trickling in #booksky 💙📚

“I know it’s heartbreaking. You should be heartbroken—that means your heart is working. If you’re heartbroken and it’s distressing, that means that you are sane, you are a functioning individual. If you are uncomfortable and you’re maladjusted to a sick society, it means… (1/2)

This my girl 🫶🏽🇵🇭

This stat will make your day! Audible listeners boycotted Amazon en masse, boosting Libro.fm’s new member sign-ups by 275% in February! Still wondering if the boycotts make a difference? 😏 Make the switch ✊🏽👇🏽libro.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...b7

Noticing a lot of indie authors use Amazon/Ingram Spark, etc. for so much of their author journey 😬 Printers! Editors! Illustrators! Drop your business info here so authors can start getting quotes from you. I want to stock #indieauthor books but the wholesale program has to make sense. #booksky

Happy Release Day! 🔥 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie “Masterful. ... An expansive, epic love story.... Pulls no punches with regard to race, class, and the high-risk, heart-tearing struggle for belonging in a fractured world.” -O, The Oprah Magazine #booksky #newrelease

FEM TITLES 👌🏽 • Before the Big Bang—Laura Mersini • Educated—Tara Westover • Chocolate Runs Through My Veins—Connie Spenuzza • The Medium of Leonora Carrington—Catriona McAra • Invisible Women—Caroline Criado Perez • Home to Her—Liz Childs Kelly • Survival Takes a Wild Imagination—Fariha Róisín

Indie-authored books only! We’re actively seeking indie titles to expand our selection & deepen our commitment to independent voices. Even if the book isn’t on Ingram and must be ordered directly from the author—every title will be considered equally. Share your rec or tag an author 💙 #booksky

Imagine holding this blackout long enough to witness the change you’re doing this for.

This week’s #Severance episode maxed out my female rage and triggered a body trauma response. I want to screeeeam 😩

After 2/28—consider a plot twist: CONTINUE only shopping with intention, not rabid impulse. If you can do it for a day, why not two? Three? A week? Until suddenly—Amazon who? Our future isn’t corporate—it’s collective 🫶🏽 #indiebookstore

Hey #Booksky Rate this! Also, if you even know what this is, let’s follow each other 💁🏽‍♀️💙📚

Know this: Your support of small businesses can empower them to join the boycotts. Our supply costs rose when we stopped buying from Amazon, Sticker Mule, etc. Though this choice has cut into our already tiny profit, we know the cost of complicity is far greater 💙

Movies that are better than the book: A collaborative list 🤓 They’re out there. Share your best suggestions! We’ll go first: “Fight Club”, timeless quote: “The things you own end up owning you” #booksky #tylerdurden

Boycotting has revealed just how much was misspent. It’s clear that the fleeting gratification of impulse buys chipped away at the power to build. Imagine if that $ had been growing in savings or fueling a side project instead. The power was never out of reach—we just handed it over at checkout.

More of her 💙

140 years apart: Mark Twain's, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Percival Everett’s, James—a brilliant reimagining of Mark Twain's classic, offering a fresh perspective by telling the story from the viewpoint of Jim, now known as James. #booksky 👉🏽 penandhoneybooks.com/bookstore/p/...

Paola Ramos unpacks why Latinos are more likely to spread misinformation—including how fact-checking for Spanish content on platforms like WhatsApp lags behind English. Also “Perennial Mourning” and “Fantasy Heritage” 🤯 #booksky #paolaramos Get your copy 👉🏽 penandhoneybooks.com/bookstore/p/...

From her book: “Being brave is not a singular occurrence; it's a journey that we can choose to undertake every day.” #booksky What a joy to see and hear her ✨ 1/2 #mariannbudde

The wait is over—one of 2025’s best books launches today! “Every small act of resistance trains the muscle used to do it”💥 “To walk away from this system is to speak the only language the system will ever understand”💥 Order here 👉🏽 penandhoneybooks.com/bookstore/p/... #booksky #OmarElAkkad

It’s here! @flashes.blue Excited for Flashes App to light up the social space! Hoping it gives other indie bookstores and creatives a real home 🫶🏽 #booksky 💙

Meet the girl behind the bookstore 💙📖☕️ #booksky #femalefounder #indiebookstore #indieauthor

We’re with you 🫶🏽@joyannreid.bsky.social #thereidout

Watching #Severance for the first time now that Season 2’s out? That’s cool, but just like unsevered Milchick can’t relate to the innies, you’ll never know what it was like waiting since Season 1’s finale. Enjoy the ride, but just know… you’re not in the same emotional or fandom Kier tier as us 😤

Quick fact: I filed for divorce at 364 days—1 day before 1st anniversary—EXACTLY 6 months later, I self-published a self-love book. What started as a site to sell that book became Pen & Honey Bookstore. Today, every one of your orders validate that decision 💁🏽‍♀️ Update: I’m happily remarried 🫶🏽 #booksky

Alaska, you’re coming through! This recent wave of orders is incredible—I appreciate you! 🫶🏽 #indiebookstore #Alaska #booksky

Want to support an indie bookstore, run by a girl? Get your next book(s) from us 🫶🏽 Your first order qualifies for 10% off when you join our newsletter and orders over $40 ship FREE! #indiebookstore #booksky 👉🏽penandhoneybooks.com

Luigi Mangione has an official website 👀 created and maintained by his New York legal defense team 🙌🏽 FAQ’s and all 🔥 You’re welcome: www.luigimangioneinfo.com #LuigiMangione #LuigiForPresident #FreeLuigi

It’s only been 1 month but the damage is clear. By day 100, lists will detail what’s unfolded—but with your help, we can instead document resilient actions. Share with all how you’re: ▫️Reclaiming things lost to convenience ▫️Growing community, savings, food, etc. ▫️Finding new books #booksky #repost

Ta-Nehisi Coates at SAL 2/18: "If you can stand by and ship 2k lb bombs to be dropped on hospitals…know people are being kidnapped and taken into prisons and raped and tortured…if you can't stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?" #booksky #coates #palestine

You’ve read the eerie parallels between “Parable of the Sower” and recent events—but isn’t the film “Don’t Look Up” starting to feel just as real? #booksky #filmsky #ParableoftheSower

“What a great book rec!” is the best compliment. Instantly makes me feel like 💁🏽‍♀️💜 For reference, here’s the visual👇🏽 #booksky #bookrec #litsky