Got meself a wee project which took up my whole evening, I think people call this kind of thing a "timeline cleanse"?

Internet, I ask for your help: can you share your favourite UK-based bookish bloggers/influencers who might be interested in reading a book about an intersex, bisexual protagonist set in a magic circus? Think The Night Circus set in a gaslight fantasy world.

ARC Review: Edam and Weep EDAM AND WEEP Linda Reilly Grilled Cheese Mysteries #6 GENRES/ SUBJECTS: Cozy Mystery GOODREADS

Every year, I sort through dozens of sapphic books (twice!) to find the ones I'm most excited about. This year, I had the pleasure of looking at nearly one hundred new releases. So if you ever hear people saying that sapphic books aren't in vogue, this is proof to the contrary. 🌈📚

I was lucky enough to get this as an an arc from @netgalley.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social and it was spectacular (as expected). @tkingfisher.com is really helping me realize that there are more things I could be afraid of happening to me that weren’t even on my radar. Preorder now 😊 📚💙📚

The LeBron James of divorced women. No one is doing it like her.

It's excellent!

So local gem of a bookstore @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social got wrongly marked as “closed” in a database, meaning UPS stopped delivering new book shipments right at the peak of holiday shopping/hockey romance enthusiasm. But you can help! Buy a book! www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...

Want a fantasy series you can sink you teeth into this year? One that already has a fully finalised ending wrapped up? I've got my favourite ten for you right here! 💙📚🪐📚⌛📚🌈

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The way I physically flinched...

Reading Reality ~ Grade A #BookReview: Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher www.readingreality.net/2026/01/grad... via @readingreality.bsky.social

Here is a list of places you can buy this thing if you are so inclined: linktr.ee/effiecalvin

How did I miss these gorgeous rereleases?! I *need* them 😍🥰

OMG yes! I love this series!

🧚🏼‍♂️🪾📖 New post! Portrayals of Fae [Fantasy with Friends] 📚 💙 fallingletters.ca/2026/01/port...

My version of bookends is just having more books lmao I've barely got space for those, let alone bookends, no matter how gorgeous these ones are. #PotteryThrowdown

They ALL look so good! But I *think* the green man is my favourite? Fantastic batch for only Week 2, though! #PotteryThrowdown

Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord. You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?

BooksAndLala's BUZZWORD yearlong challenge is one of my favourites - I just couldn't pass it up. This video is more than a bit rambly, but goes through all my TBR thoughts and possibilities for each month's cover and title prompt. 💙📚

📣 The Last Binding Exclusive Book Sets in collaboration with @freyamarske.bsky.social are NOW AVAILABLE! Here are the gorgeous covers illustrated by mynqzo! Look closely and you'll also see a peek of our page edges 👀🩷✨ 👉🏼 Secure your pre-orders here: faecrate.com/products/the...

BooksAndLala's BUZZWORD yearlong challenge is one of my favourites - I just couldn't pass it up. This video is more than a bit rambly, but goes through all my TBR thoughts and possibilities for each month's cover and title prompt. 💙📚

Did a really fun video with the V&A at their cool storehouse location! WAs such a delight to get to see some of really cool objects up close and chat about art ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Js3LV1KZ7M

Some of my favourite transmasc books: A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander The Sunbearer Trials and Cemetary Boys by Aiden Thomas Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore The Prospects by KT Hoffman The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A. A Hex for Hunger by Alistair Reeves Reclaimed by Seth Haddon 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈 📚🏳️‍⚧️

ARC Review: The Swan’s Daughter THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER Roshani Chokshi Standalone GENRES/ SUBJECTS: Romantasy, Fairy Tale REP: M/F romance, F/F background romance GOODREADS

hello, I’m doing an online talk with the AOI Edinburgh illustrators’ meet-up in Feb - answering YOUR Qs about whatever, there are no stupid questions - for Edinburgh based illustrators from any bg, you do NOT need to be a AOI member to attend - more info & tix at bio.site/roughdraft

Watching 7 Women and a Murder (7 donne e un Mistero). It's such a gorgeously colourful film with its costumes and set dressing.

Lisa Frankenstein is INCREDIBLE. A gross, camp love story for the ages. Like Ginger Snaps falling for Edward Scissorhands with a little sprinkle of Frankenhooker and The Craft. But with more hair. #filmsky

I awarded ‘prizes’ to my favourite books I read last year, inc: Best of Found Families Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’ Best Parent Fighting for Their Child Best use of humour to present a horrific thing Best use of a family holiday Best Slow-Burn Reveal Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?

Save time and skip these book disappointments. Find out which reads fell short in 2025. 📖 💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌶️

The way I cackled like the lovechild of a bog witch and a Bond villain 😂 SO EXCITED!

3-way tie between Kiki, The Cat Returns, and Howl.

Top Ten Favorite Books I Read in 2025 January 6: My Favorite Books I Read in 2025 I'm cheating a little and using some series in their entirety where I've caught up from the start this year. There's also no particular order to the ten.

Nils was so excited reading this one, she sent me so many whatsapps about it that I feel like I've read it vicariously through her 😂

From romantasy to mystery to science fiction (with lots and lots of top-tier fantasy), explore my top book picks of the year! 💙📚🪐📚🌈

From romantasy to mystery to science fiction (with lots and lots of top-tier fantasy), explore my top book picks of the year! 💙📚🪐📚🌈

FINALLY

Some 2025 reading stats via Storygraph

I need this sticker and I should walk around with it plastered to my forehead. My children frequently make comments about my having born "in the 1900s" and "not even in this century".

First, why you should care: Your readers are tired of the formulaic and predictable. Recommend something different, something that dares to push boundaries and challenge norms. Recommend speculative fiction, and most importantly, recommend small and indie press books.

Okay I’m officially done for the month & year so here’s my December #Storygraph #Wrapup! Cover collage in the comments ⬇️ 📚💙🎧🌈 #readersky

New Year New Thread of Books Read. Idk if this one counts since it's a beta read & I started reading on the 31st. Sanguine Scenario by @authorjmac.bsky.social This is the kind of book I didn't realise I needed in my life. Everything is perfection. Can't wait for the release so I can grab a copy

I choose to take this as a positive omen. (As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)

@barnesandnoble.com sale! Through tomorrow, they’re offering B&N Rewards Members 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members) with promo code PREORDER25. And KILLER DONUTS, coming out August 25, is included in the sale. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/killer-don... #BookSale #cozymystery

Don't be hard on yourself if you didn't meet your reading goals this year. I bet you still read some great books, and that's what matters.

If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.

I’ll see yall next year ✨

From @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social 2026 Reading Challenges I’m Participating In angelsbooknook.com/2025/12/30/2...

My holiday present to myself was An Uncommon Betrothal by @johannestevans.bsky.social! I've read it at least five times on AO3, but now I can pick it up in my hands whenever I want! :D

Time to rest and regenerate. 😴✨ This is the Bear from the Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle deck illustrated by Elisabeth Alba, written by Deborah Blake, and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. Signed decks and art prints at albaillustration.etsy.com