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Buffy, Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Oz what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only

Slightly increase a band Joan Rocket(t) and the Blackhearts

Saw a stunning garden on my walk this afternoon #wildflowers

a baseball game is supposed to be four hours long

A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n

A cute article for those of us who dislike change… 🫣😂 #booksky #pubquiz #trivia

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Dying laughing listening to the Northanger Abbey audiobook (LibriVox recording). I forgot just how much funnier it is than the rest of Austen's works. ☠️ #booksky

Chatting about Sunyi Dean’s new book! (TLDR it’s very good) #booksky

I love when you’re leaving a restaurant or shop, and the music swells right as you open the door, like you’re stepping out into some bold new adventure! 🐉🐎⚔️

Re-upping this because I found an awesome new one...Quote post with your favorite fantasy protagonist over 30! #booksky #fantasybooks #ghoststories

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

We are thrilled to reveal the 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. 16 titles that showcase the profound force, resonance and scale of fiction writing: from tackling turbulent global issues to examining the intensely intimate. Discover the longlist here: youtu.be/fyPfDaHddLg

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New BookTube video just dropped! I almost never post "video essays," but this topic has really been on my mind since I read Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day last month. #booksky #bookskychat

New BookTube video just dropped! I almost never post "video essays," but this topic has really been on my mind since I read Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day last month. #booksky #bookskychat

Check out my reviews of the books I read this winter! #booksky #bookreviews #bookrecommendations

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First TBR of 2026! #booksky #bookrecommendations

Calm book recommendations for January #booksky #naturesky

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Reviewing the best books I read this year! #booksky

Obsessed with this illustration from The Cautious Traveller’s Guide To The Wasteland by Sarah Brooks. #booksky

There is nothing like reading a cozy book on a cold and snowy night! #booksky

Check out my autumn reading wrap-up and hear my thoughts on challenges for fantasy novels that address social justice issues! #booksky

And in the Buffy remaster too!

Adding this to my TBR immediately! #booksky

Little in life tops a campfire #camping #naturesky

The coziest of girl dinners 🙃

This hot chocolate season Starbucks workers are on strike. Make Ron proud and don’t cross the picket line. #booksky #starbucks #thursdaymurderclub

So cool getting to see how they all turned out! #booksky

Winter TBR! #booksky

Which kind of November are you having? #booksky

A little video about what’s cheering me up lately, in case you too need cheering up. #booksky

Only one (700 page 🫣) book left on my October TBR … #booksky

A beautiful autumnal walk. I love this view, especially during the harvest. ⛰️🍂🌾🚜🍁☁️

Check out my new review of The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden #booksky 💙📚

Happy Agatha Christie Day! Agatha Christie was born September 15, 1890 in Torquay, Devon, England. Christie is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. In terms of book sales, she is behind only Shakespeare and the Bible. #Booksky #BOTD

End-of-summer reading wrap-up! #booksky 💙📚

Spooky Season TBR 🔮🎃 #booksky

Another great little free library find! #booksky #littlefreelibraries #paris

My sci-fi and fantasy TBR for spooky season. #booksky

If you liked The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, you might like these! #booksky

Some mornings the cappuccino and the vibes are both immaculate. #coffeesky #booksky #photographysky

Pink Skies by Zach Bryan makes no sense to me: What person who was 4 ft tall (7ish years old) in 2008 is thinking “these yuppies” about “the kids”? They’d only be like 24 years old…what am I missing here?!?

Posted an update about my first nine months on YouTube. Very curious if anyone else has had a similar experience?! #booksky