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Anyone in the mood for a book that'll make you cry? Only Dark Edges is a sapphic, modern-day Hamlet retelling. Delta's descent into madness is triggered by a visit from her sister's ghost. The secrets, lies, and paranoia clash at a beach house party during a hurricane. Beware the storm!

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Introducing the Wild Pride 2025 Collection! I created these colorful wildlife illustrations for #Pride month with my love for nature & the LGBTQ+ community in mind. I’m donating 50% of sales to Safe Homes of Worcester, MA. To see art and find out more visit: www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/wild...

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Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Middle Grade: July-December 2025 Goat Magic by Kate Wheeler (August 19th) Destinies collide when a village goat herder meets the palace princess in Goat Magic! Trill, a spirited goat herder with a unique ability to communicate with her flock, yearns for a life beyond…

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If you're coming here for "what do we do about this" related to anything book censorship or library attacks or library funding, a reminder that I have MORE THAN FOUR YEARS' WORTH OF READING ON THAT in my pinned post.

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🌈 195 2025 Young Adult Books Featuring LGBTQIA+ Representation 🌈 popgoesthereader.com/195-2025-you... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit #Pride #PrideMonth

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Real talk: Today's YA post for Pride took me literal weeks to research, create the graphics for and code. All I ask is that you please help me share it so that young readers can use it to find the right book for them. This was a labour of love and one I sincerely hope people find helpful.

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Anyone in the mood for a book that'll make you cry? Only Dark Edges is a sapphic, modern-day Hamlet retelling. Delta's descent into madness is triggered by a visit from her sister's ghost. The secrets, lies, and paranoia clash at a beach house party during a hurricane. Beware the storm!

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In honour of Father’s Day, post one of your favourite TV dads. My choice: Bandit Heeler

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It's always the ones you least respect!!! If I had a nickel for every time a book banner turned out to be the pedophile they accuse librarians and authors and educators of being...

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You know that cool thing you do that pisses off the fascists? The stuff that gets you angry 1-star reviews about the Spanish in your book or too many fucks or because it’s “too gay” or “woke” or “too gory” or too dirty or political or whatever? Familia, do that harder than ever.

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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

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The contrasting images of a DC ghost town/military parade and 1800 American cities and towns with well-attended protests is going to drive Trump batty.

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No one is in danger from undocumented immigrants. EVERYONE is endangered by the fascist Right in this country and that means the GOP.

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A sign I liked at #Boston #Pride #NoKings parade

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Having an argument with a self-proclaimed "Tolkien scholar" about whether or not The Lord of the Rings lacked female representation.

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Librarians are the best

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Happy No Kings Day! Our friends around the world are already getting started. See y'all out there today!

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If you don't want to be here, go somewhere else. Not everything is for everyone.

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Happy 30th anniversary to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. In 2021, I interviewed women of color about why it connects with them, the racial nuances of female rage in the '90s and why as some of the album's biggest fans they're left out of discussions about it www.huffpost.com/entry/jagged...

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For me, the writing IS the point!

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If you're looking for NEWNESS in your fantasy chonks, come over to the indie side and I guarantee you'll find it 😎💙📚

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I'm generally a mood reader, but I'm thinking of actually creating a summer reading list. Will I follow it? shrugs What's on your reading list for summer? 💙📚

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How about some neutral-leaning-good news? Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.

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Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.

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Today is my kids' last day of school. Thus begins the season of me having no idea what day of the week it is.

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For anyone who asks “when’s straight pride?” The fact you need this explaining just highlights why we will need #Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Huge news! The Oregon House just voted to pass SB 1098, our state's Freedom to Read bill!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 The bill is now off to the governor's desk for a signature. Thank you to everyone who testified, contacted reps, and helped to spread the word about the bill! We did it! @authorsabb.bsky.social

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Rubik's cube people, my 11yo son got the 4x4 for his birthday and is struggling a bit. What are some good resources for solving it? I got him a book to first learn the 3x3, and his fastest time on the speed cube is now a little over 30 seconds. #rubikscube

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Friendly reminder! If you want to support the right to read by purchasing a banned book or taking it out from the library your impact will be much greater if you choose a living author. Orwell is great and all, but he's not doing much with your money.

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Democratic governors have issued a statement against Trump for his use of the California National Guard:

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✨Award-winning YA fantasy ELIXIR BOUND✨ 🥾🌲 Quest into the forest 🌨️🌩️ Higher beings that communicate through the weather 🪄🧪 Magical healing Elixir 🗺️📜 Memory maps 🙋‍♀️💪 Strong female characters 🧙‍♀️🐎 A forest witch with horse-riding minions 🌹💕 Touch of romance 📚💙🪐 books2read.com/u/31R2pl

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✨Award-winning YA fantasy ELIXIR BOUND✨ 🥾🌲 Quest into the forest 🌨️🌩️ Higher beings that communicate through the weather 🪄🧪 Magical healing Elixir 🗺️📜 Memory maps 🙋‍♀️💪 Strong female characters 🧙‍♀️🐎 A forest witch with horse-riding minions 🌹💕 Touch of romance 📚💙🪐 books2read.com/u/31R2pl

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hey here's something I would love us all to do like RIGHT NOW: find out if your local library is doing any kind of pride programming or display, and if they are, email them to say thank you and why it matters to you. whether or not you're queer. especially if you're in an area where it's fraught

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My graduating 8th grader received the Presidential Gold Award for being in the top 10% of the class. What a disappointment to see that the certificate is signed by Trump and Linda McMahon, two people trying to destroy public education in our country.

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CT is a small state, but a win is a win! We now urge Gov. Lamont to sign SB1271 into law— @ctcasl.bsky.social @agwilliamtong.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social

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