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Happy Juneteenth! If you’re looking for something to do, @michaellaborn.bsky.social runs a Bindery imprint that focuses on elevating Black and Brown voices. leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Human artists? Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

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Happy Juneteenth! If you support Black and Brown authors, @michaellaborn.bsky.social’s Left Unread community is where you need to be! Don’t forget to join the discord &sync it to bindery! Not only is the community incredibly supportive and fun, but we have the most unhinged fun conversations!😂

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Thrifting for books is like a treasure hunt, I found The World We Make months ago and I have been searching for book one since and FINALLY found it the other day! I also found Tagging Freedom (with a cool sticker!), and both for less than 6$!!! WINNING❤️ #booksky #thriftingfinds

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If you're looking for a tangible thing you can do for Juneteenth that doesnt feel performative. Go to @heymrsbond.com (a BW who is a born and raised lifelong Texan) and send her a VenMo, purchase items for her classroom, or if you are a publisher/know a publisher, pass her info to them.

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You know what sucks, when you post something for sale on FB marketplace, get a lot of messages, the first buyer seems very into it and you agree to meet up. You then tell the other potential buyers it’s pending, so they move on, but the first one does a no show, wastes your time, then BLOCKS YOU.

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Sewing a new pair of umbrella palazzo pants, and just made the most annoying mistake because I was rushing. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I was overlocking a seam and got the main fabric caught under the blades!😭 Thankfully it’s in a not noticeable area so I can repair it and continue. STOP RUSHING!😂 #sewsky

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Let me be clear - plagiarism is a problem for EVERYONE. If one author profits off another author's words, it can happen to anyone. So, yes, you should care. Whether you like the author being stolen from or not, one case sets a precedent. So, do care. Excused theft impacts us all. 📚💙

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If you’re interested in challenging Racism in publishing, consider investing $5 or $12 a month into our community. By subscribing, you are helping us fill an important gap by empowering Black and brown people to fight for our ourselves. Come be a part of change. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Did I just finish reading a book that had a gay ghost 🌶️ scene? Yes, I did. And did that book also center Afro-Latine characters who get to unapologetically practice their ancestral spirituality? Yes, yes it did. Go check it out: bookshop.org/a/87137/9781... Full review on TikTok tomorrow!

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There is no such thing as neutrality when it comes to human rights. You’ve just abandoned people who need you. If you’re looking for bookish community that will never be neutral, come hang with us. Subscribe for free and hop in the discord! leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Sometimes the most random book finds are the best! This was on my TBR shelf for quite a while, but when I picked it up and read the dedication I got that weird tingle that told me this was a special one, it was my name!😂 A dragon who loves books?!? A cute, somewhat cozy read, five stars! #booksky

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I lost my phone for NINE DAYS, now I can barely remember I have social media. This is such an odd feeling. On the plus side I read so many books!😂

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Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. - Anne Frank, 1943

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Eid Mubarak !! Handing everyone my Muslim artist starter pack again - if you're looking to follow more Muslim artists this is a great place to start! go.bsky.app/BPtxoeS

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Two of the authors in our community just dropped ARCs in the discord. Come join for free so that you can give them a read/review! ❤️

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Billy-Ray Belcourt, Angeline Boulley, Shane Hawk, and Deborah Taffa Jackson have all praised our anthology, available for preorder now! @littlebadger.bsky.social www.torreyhouse.org/product-page...

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Here it is, y’all! The official cover for Devil of the Deep, by @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social , featuring art by @blackgirlabsolute.bsky.social! This is a Haitian fantasy about a mermaid, a pirate and a navy caption who have to work together to tackle an underwater cult to save the world.

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fam, how many languages can we tell him to fuck off in

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Racism in publishing shouldn’t only concern readers. It should concern everyone. Art has a massive impact on our culture & society. So, even if you are not the biggest reader, consider helping us challenge the way publishing is done by subscribing for $5 or $12. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Instead of spending another day grieving the way racist authors are using their platforms, consider helping me give Black and brown authors a voice instead. If you can spare $5 a month to invest in our publishing imprint, we will use that money to fight for change. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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I know this isn’t the way publishing is usually done, but it IS working. And guess what, community will CONTINUE to work. So come be a part of our fight for Black and brown authors. Just $5 or $12 makes a massive difference and helps us do this successfully. 👇🏾 Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Project complete! My SIL requested a box that hangs on the wall, with hooks to hang her tasbeeh, and a see through door so they can be seen but not get dust on them. It worked out so well I might make one for mine! #adhdcrafting #tasbeeh

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Sometimes you plan on one project(hello bathroom ceiling trim, 🤫 maybe tomorrow?) but get distracted by another one of the fifty ideas and plans you have. Then you make a tasbeeh hanging display box for your sister-in-law. 🙃😂 #adhdcrafting

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I’ve seen this image for years but one thing it misses is white people don’t empathize with Black people either. To empathize you need to do perspective taking and see things from an angle that is not yours but that of the other regardless of if you agree with them and acknowledge them to 1/

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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

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I’m not gonna give you a clever hook or a compelling argument for why I’m sharing my kofi. Our current economy is having an impact on many of us, so y’all already know. If you got it, you got it. If you dont, you don’t. Love y’all. ko-fi.com/michaellaborn

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After finishing R. F Kuang’s The Poppy War for the Left Unread book club last month, I immediately had to go find a copy of The Rape of Nanking. I had only a vague idea of the events of the Second Sino-Japanese war, because of the way the US education system focuses so heavily on the war in Europe.

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