Book 11 was On The Right Path by Rian Birch (narrated by Nina Nikolic).

Jess is stuck in a rut; something is missing from her life but she’s not sure what. Then along comes Remi.

Overall, I enjoyed it, but the power imbalance felt a bit iffy.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3e7eecdd-0861-4acc-80ae-93c6958b7343?redirect=true

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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On The Right Path by Rian Birch (narrated by Nina Nikolic).

Book 10 was The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag, written and read by Sasha Velour.

Digs into the history of drag, what it is, and why it’s so important. Definitely worth a read.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/689181cb-bbff-45be-918d-80fb619c5c4c?redirect=true

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag, written and read by Sasha Velour. My listening supports The Portal Bookshop Libro.fm

Book 9 was Money Shot by Saxon James, & Eden Finley (narrated by Tim Paige & Liam DiCosimo).

I’m new to spicy books and I’m still figuring out where my limits are. This one was too much for me – and that’s okay.

But you know what? I like these idiots.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d6d65deb-f449-4ced-9cdf-6ff9283bfa29

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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Money Shot by Saxon James, & Eden Finley (narrated by Tim Paige & Liam DiCosimo).

„Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.“
- David Foster Wallace

#quote #quotes #literature #bookstodon

Pssst… Want books?

How about free sci-fi and fantasy books?

Check out what's available here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/fantasy-march/cp7lh1wsg3

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A futuristic city scene with a retro 80s vibe. Text reads: Free fantasy and sci-fi

Book 8 was Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (narrated by Karen Chilton).

When work takes Likotsi to NYC for a few days, she posts on an app looking for a short fling. She meets Fab and the two women fall ‘a little bit in love’. When her stay is extended, Fab disappears. Six months later, they meet up again.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d067e756-f1f9-47d0-b36c-2682974120e1

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (narrated by Karen Chilton).

Book 7 was Fries and Alibis by Trixie Silvertale (narrated Coleen Marlo).

Mitzy hates her job and she’s behind on rent. And then along comes a mysterious inheritance.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8c2d985a-5625-4186-b4f1-0bf0d8798705

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Fries and Alibis by Trixie Silvertale (narrated Coleen Marlo).

Book 6 was Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes (narrated by Natalie Duke).

There’s so much good stuff in here, but I think it’s tough to implement it in this format.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/ee274da2-5cc4-4348-8b84-c34344018cec?redirect=true

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Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes (narrated by Natalie Duke).

Book 5 was Better Than People by Roan Parrish (narrated by James Cavenaugh).

When Jack is injured, he needs help caring for his many dogs and cats. Enter Simon, who loves animals, but can’t cope with people.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/44c572cb-f9c9-40af-95a0-1b58395ce02d

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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Better Than People by Roan Parrish (narrated by James Cavenaugh).

I see that Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Strife is out later this month. I have to admit to having been unimpressed with Children of Memory, so I’m hoping this is a return to form for the series.

It’s gonna have to wait a while, anyways, as I’m still working my way through my re-read of The Laundry Files 😎 #bookstodon

Top tip for the day: find a mossy hole and a book.

#sillyScribbles #bookstodon #mosstodon

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Photo with a drawing scribbled on top. The photo is a close up of a mossy tree branch in the sunshine, with a large hole in it. In the hole I had drawn a simple figure, sitting and reading a book (Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story for those who are interested - strong recommend).

Side note: it’s adorable and ridiculous that The Shots You Take (2025, also by RR) is basically fanfic of a specific scene from The Long Game. Reid wrote fanfic of her own fiction. I love it.

https://wandering.shop/@clacksee/116053647785345510

#bookstodon #queerbooks

Book 4 was The Long Game by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North).

After a decade, Shane and Ilya are finally in a real relationship. Things are far from perfect, but both men know beyond any doubt that their love is real.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2bc4e1ee-729f-4fa9-8af6-15b6efb984c1?redirect=true

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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The Long Game by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North).

A book and a beach, a delightful combination

https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55129435095/in/photostream/lightbox/

#Portobello #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Photography #Photographie #StreetPhotography #PeopleWatching #BlackAndWhitePhotography #books #livres #bookstodon #PortobelloBeach #Beach #Plage

RE: https://cupoftea.social/@Maker_of_Things/113844190013144501

First book of 2026.

I am now reading:
01: Jung Chang - Wild Swans.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

OK, I am going to stop reading:
01: Jung Chang - Wild Swans.
From her first hand experience, my Mum had already told me about the Japanese atrocities, and the suffering in the cultural revolution, inflicted upon Chinese people.
I am finding it very painful and distressing to read about it.

I am now reading:
02: Ryka Aoki - Light From Uncommon Stars.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

I have finished reading:
02: Ryka Aoki - Light From Uncommon Stars.

I am now reading:
03: Kate Mascarenhas – The Psychology of Time Travel.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

I have finished reading:
03: Kate Mascarenhas – The Psychology of Time Travel.

I am now reading:
04: Kate Mascarenhas – The Thief On A Winged Horse.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

I have finished reading:
05: Kate Mascarenhas - Hokey Pokey.

I am now reading:
06: Becky Chambers - The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

I have finished reading:
06: Becky Chambers - The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet.

I am now reading:
07: Becky Chambers - A Closed And Common Orbit.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

I have finished reading:
07: Becky Chambers - A Closed And Common Orbit.

I am now reading:
08: Becky Chambers - Record Of A Space Born Few.

#Books #Reading #Bookstodon

Book 3 was How We End by LM Juniper (narrated by Savy Des-Etages and Nathaniel Priestley).

Jake is on the Tube, heading meet his fiancée so she can dump him, when the world ends.

Features an adorable lump of a dog.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/966820a8-ee2d-4d3d-bd93-949cad8cf492

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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How We End by LM Juniper (narrated by Savy Des-Etages and Nathaniel Priestley). My listening supports The Portal Bookshop Libro.fm

I finished reading Man Made Monsters last night. The last story had me sobbing hard. ❤️ #books #readindigenous #Cherokee #fiction #diversebooks #bookstodon

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Book: Man Made Monsters by Andrea L Roger’s. The cover has an illustrated anatomical heart with words in Cherokee syllabary

This struck me as a lovely idea. A citywide book club for people who read on the bus. The Dublin Bus book club selects a book by an Irish author every six weeks.

Also a lovely idea: instead of partnering with a company like Amazon, they’ve partnered with a beloved local independent book store, Chapters, for discounted books and events for the book club members.

#Books #Bus
#Bookstodon

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Looking up the stairs of a Bus Átha Cliath double decker bus in Dublin. Freamed between the yellow handrail and a window and an electronic display board, there's a cheerful orange sign advertising the Books On Board Book Club. It has a picture of a nice big bus on it and information about the book club. Photo taken a few weeks ago.

My second book was Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis (narrated by Lauryn Allman).

The many guests and residents of the Grand Abeona Hotel are dealing with many small mysteries. The characters criss-cross and overlap, dipping in and out of one another’s stories.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fb01bc6e-30b8-43db-ae5f-a342276cb090

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis (narrated by Lauryn Allman).

New month, new book thread! My first book for March was More to Love by Georgina Kiersten.

Following a divorce, former Olympic Wrestler Emmy moves to Texas for a fresh start. Jamir doesn’t have time for a relationship; he’s been too busy since inheriting his grandparent's bookstore.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c544532a-33af-4b87-8eba-cf3f57276683?redirect=true

#bookstodon #queerbooks

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More to Love by Georgina Kiersten.

The definition of a good day 😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks

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My boss told me to have a good day so I went home to read..

February reading roundup… I read 29 books, a few I didn’t really enjoy, but plenty of absolute bangers.

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Screenshot from Storygraph @clacksee's February 2026 Wrap-Up BOOKS: 29 PAGES: 8,955 AV. RATING: 4.69 Highest Rated Reads Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle Role Model by Rachel Reid Tough Guy by Rachel Reid Average book length: 301 pages Average time to finish: 2 days

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Screenshot from Storygraph showing the books from further up this thread

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Screenshot from Storygraph showing the books from further up this thread

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Screenshot from Storygraph showing the books from further up this thread

Book 29 (and my final for Feb) was Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle (narrated by Georgia Bird).

This was bloody brilliant and a perfect way to end the month.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f062495e-5d2f-45e2-a420-b90f1d72357c?redirect=true

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle (narrated by Georgia Bird).

Book 28 was After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America by Sara Moslener (narrated by Melanie Carey).

I grew up steeped in purity culture. I wasn’t one of the people interviewed for this study, but I could have been. I’ve been working to unpack and unlearn everything I was taught. But it’s not easy.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9e24c1aa-7fe5-4fd3-a201-6a7de9b07397?redirect=true

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America by Sara Moslener (narrated by Melanie Carey).

This week's #FridayBookRecs is full of Black women authors. This made me realize that I mostly read literary fiction by Black women, but I've got some fantasy, horror, and thriller recommendations, too! #books #bookstodon

Book 27 was Salvagia by Tim Chawaga (narrated by Amy McFadden).

Near-future sci-fi murder mystery.

I’m not sure if this was a case of wrong book for me or just wrong book for right now.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1a9b36e2-da39-42cd-8390-efd63f75a8aa

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Salvagia by Tim Chawaga (narrated by Amy McFadden). My listening supports The Portal Bookshop Libro.fm

@Pepijn amazing but unaffordable copy of Dune spotted in Iceland #bookstodon #books #art

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Icelandic hardback copy of Frank Herbert’s Dune

Book 26 was Role Model by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North).

Well. What a week to read this one.

The more this series progresses, the more we see that the NHL, its dickbag commissioner, and hockey culture are the real villains. I really want to kick Dallas K*nt right in the bollocks.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/39eb6c67-bf91-4c10-abe1-e12d7f035b5c

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Role Model by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North).

So I wrote a book called The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace, about a girl who finds the doorway to another world on the roof of her school

You could buy it - but who the hell am I?

Fortunately, we’re also releasing it as a podcast (with no ads!) so you can listen for free (search your podcast app for FISTORY)

Here’s a pic of my cats listening. Norbert's excited to see what happens next, but Max is so bored he's falling asleep

#cats #CatsOfMastodon #writing #bookstodon #fantasy

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Two black kittens are on a cat tree. One is wide awake and leaning forward, as though interested in something. The other is lying down with his head lolling over the side, his eyes half closed.

RE: https://mindly.social/@bobonbooks/116133489075988929

Three, which is one less than the normal fouyr, but I go up to five 😁

One reference litterature.
One reguarl fiction book.
One ebook on phone.
One ebook on laptop.
One audiobook.

#bookstodon

Book 25 was Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle.

I felt confident I knew what sort of vibe and mood to expect from Chuck Tingle. Yet, the reality was so much darker than I expected. If it had been my first read by him, it would probably be my last, which would have been a shame.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/258e5577-8c06-456d-a740-27c678f83bde

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Book 25 was Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. I felt confident I knew what sort of vibe and mood to expect from Chuck Tingle. Yet, the reality was so much darker than I expected. If it had been my first read by him, it would probably be my last, which would have been a shame. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/258e5577-8c06-456d-a740-27c678f83bde

Book 24 was The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (narrated Kate Atwater).

I was expecting a sort of child’s take on Monk and Robot. Ends on a bit of a darker note than I expected, though.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/243745ab-d775-4634-b888-aaf9237fe606

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (narrated Kate Atwater).

@SmallGreenPixel welcome!

Try following #bookwyrm and #bookstodon for some dead tree recommendations 😀

Book 23 was Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back, written and read by Blake Chastain.

If you grew up evangelical and you’re working to deconstruct, read this book. If you didn’t but you’d like to understand why we’re all so traumatised, read this book.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/615551af-a01f-49bb-9bc1-2e00476314bc

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back, written and read by Blake Chastain.

I don't know if this is true, but I want to believe that it is so that's what I'm going to do 😁

@libraries@literature.cafe @Libraries@fedigroups.social @library @books @bookstodon

#Finland #Suomi
#Library #LibraryMemes #Meme #Memes #Libraries #Librarians #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

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Book 22 was Tough Guy by Rachel Reid (narrated by Tor Thom).

By far my favourite so far. Ryan and Fabian have so many issues to work through, but they’re open and honest with one another all the way through.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7271dc11-bb4a-425a-8c9e-7e92218cf173

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Tough Guy by Rachel Reid (narrated by Tor Thom).

Hey lovely people, just letting you know that we have printers in the US (and the UK and Australia) so Tiny Moments of Joy and OverLondon aren't going to get slapped around by rampaging tariffs if you'd like a copy😊

https://www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments-of-joy

And if the tariffs are making you like the idea of overthrowing a rampant overinflated world leader, why not try OverLondon! A rather fun whodunnit with pirate detectives, set in a world where Anne Boleyn has divorced Henry VIII via an axe and a chopping block!

https://www.swashbucklerpress.com/overlondon

Also, both books are also available worldwide on Amazon which bypasses the tariffs too (you can find all the links in the links above... if that makes sense!)

As always, prices in NZD on the website which converts quite favourably into most other currencies.😊

#books #bookstodon

Sometimes I think my #solarpunk ideas are very original. Decentralized countries. 3D printers manufacturing anything. Biophotovaltic panels that grow in backyards to power homes. And then I read an article like this and I remember that a lot of other writers like me are reacting to our present dilemmas and troubles, and we probably grew up on the same kind of scifi stories so we most likely end up with the same solutions. See #books to read inside.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/02/solarpunk-sci-fi-books-literary-genres-climate-change-optimism-technology/
#bookstodon

Book 21 was Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (narrated by Kirt Graves).

Wallace is a horrible human being. But after he dies, his life takes a turn for the better.

A Christmas Carol meets Legends & Lattes.

Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/31a8686e-2a4b-4ec9-8603-475392a565ce

#bookstodon #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (narrated by Kirt Graves).

The world is a dumpster fire. Everything feels awful. Why not get away from it all for a bit with a bit of feel-good fiction?

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/jwbliwdcn6

Sign up now to receive exclusive updates on our books, positive news stories from around the world, dog pics, and 15% off your first order … plus a free cosy sci-fi short story.

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A dark space background with a cartoon astronaut dog. Text reads: FREE. Five stars. 'cosy horror'. from a reader who gets it. Cover of the short story Jurassic Dark by Si Clarke.