A-spec Reading Bingo 2026 Hosted by @nerdydreamer107 & @queerbooksupremacy

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Join the StoryGraph challenge and/or use templates to track the books you read. ALL reads must include a POV MC to be included. This challenge was made to focus on a-spec main characters. Whilst we encourage reading from OwnVoice authors where applicable, it is not a requirement and not the focus of the challenge. Author safety is always of utmost importance. Every bingo grants 1 entry to our giveaway at the end of the year (prizes TBA), with a completed card earning an additional entry. To enter the giveaway, fill out and post the template and tag us and/or send us a DM.

A-SPEC READING BINGO 2026 Bingo board Prompts: - AllosexualaromanticMC - Horror orSci-Fi - Trans A-spec MC - Asexual alloromantic MC - BIPOC MC written by a BIPOC author - Comic, graphic novel or Manga - No romance - QPR - Two or more A- spec MCs - Contemporary - Recommended by a friend - Own Voices - Non-fic or poetry - Indie - Fantasy - Part of a series

A-SPEC READING BINGO 2026 Bingo board, but with space to put in the book covers Prompts: - AllosexualaromanticMC - Horror orSci-Fi - Trans A-spec MC - Asexual alloromantic MC - BIPOC MC written by a BIPOC author - Comic, graphic novel or Manga - No romance - QPR - Two or more A- spec MCs - Contemporary - Recommended by a friend - Own Voices - Non-fic or poetry - Indie - Fantasy - Part of a series

Totally forgot to announce my friend's and my A-spec Reading Bingo 2026 on here!

All the links are in my bio, including to the Storygraph challenge ❤️

#ASpecReadingBingo2026

Prompts by Category Bodies: MC has More Than One Disability Fat Activism MC has/has had Major Surgery Cover Depicts Two or More Diverse Bodies Indie Book with a Disabled MC Minds: BIPOC Autistic MC Chronic Migraines or Headaches Featuring a Therapist or Therapy Discusses or Portrays Parasocial Relationships Healing from or Overcoming Trauma Lives: Polyamory MC is or has Been a Refugee Invisible Chronic Illness/Disability Working Class MC Food Insecurity and/or Challenging Food Access Places: A Country with an Ongoing Genocide Set in a Library or Community Space Set in Two or More Countries or Territories Set on a Reservation or Native Land Short Story Collection set Somewhere Your Heritage Links to Identities: Features Deaf Culture Black Character on Cover Non-Christian Religious MC Trans MC in Romance Found Family by a Latine Author Styles: Translated Caribbean Literature Middle Grade or Young Adult Includes Second Person Narrative Retelling Written by an Asian Author Queer Poetry Cross: Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards MC with an Intersectional Identity Queer Book with BIPOC Main Characters Oppression or Segregation Memoir of a Marginalised Figure Recs: Anthology by Diverse Authors Disabled Joy Indigenous Horror Trans Woman MC or Author Not Originally Published or Set in the USA or UK

Presenting the Diverse Reading Challenge 2025 ♡

Will take part on storygraph, in discord and there will be a wee chat on instagram.

Would appreciate a share ♡

Will type prompts in alt text!

💙📚 📚🌈

Spooky 2026 Diversify your horror Reading across identities Prompts and recs by @whirloglyphics Featuring a red background with zombies coming out of a grave.

Prompts Written by a Black Author Written by an Asian Author Written by a Latine Author Written by an Indigenous Author Written by A Middle Eastern Author

Achillean MC/Author (mlm) Sapphic MC/Author (wlw) Bisexual MC/Author Trans and/or 2S MC/Author Nonbinary MC/Author Aspec MC/Author

Set in or by an African Author Set in or Translated from Latin America Set in or Translated from a mainland Asian Author

And since I'm back on my bullshit. I've created a diversify your horror reada challenge for 2026! It can be found on storygraph which will be linked at the end.
#booksky #diversebooksky #queersky #readersky #readingchallenge

Hard to choose 😅 I have 4 favorites: The Partition Project, A Pirate's Life for Tea, Heart of Iron and Cry, Voidbringer

Nerdydreamer107 's Storygraph reading wrap up from October Books: 28 Pages: 10,332 Avg. Rating: 4.35 Highest rated reads: The Partition Project, 5 stars Heart of Iron, 5 stars A Pirate's Life for Tea, 5 stars 4% nonfiction, 96% fiction Most read genres: Fantasy & LGBTQIA+ Page tracker going up & down Formats: 57% audio, 32% print, 11% digital

All of Nerdydreamer107's October reads with ratings - A Pirate's Life for Tea, 5 stars - Die Chroniken von Lunis 3, 4.25 stars - Among the Burning Flowers, 4.25 stars - Geisterritter, 3.75 stars - Ghosted in L.A., 4.25 stars - Tessa Jones 2, 4 stars - Cry, Voidbringer, 4.75 stars - Heart of Iron, 5 stars - Forget Me Not, 4.5 stars - Girl, Goddess, Queen, 4.5 stars - milk and honey, 4.25 stars - Strange Bedfellows, 4.5 stars - Raybearer, 4.5 stars - He Who Drowned the World, 4 stars - Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, 4.25 - Stargazing, 4.25 stars - Hammajang Luck, 4.5 stars - Beasts of War, 4 stars - The Girls I've Been, 4.5 stars - Faebound, 4.25 stars - Tea You at the Altar, 4.5 stars - Alchemy and a Cup of Tea, 4.5 stars - The Partition Project, 5 stars - When the Tides Held the Moon, 4.5 stars - A Song to Drown Rivers, 4.25 stars - Gods of Jade and Shadow, 3.5 stars - The Woods All Black, 4 stars - Spin the Dawn, 4.25 stars

October reading wrap up!

#Booksky #QueerBookSky

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An image of 31 Rainbow Crate books. The books are arranged in five rows, with the books slightly alternating where they line up. All book covers face the camera, the books near the edges of the image are more cut off. Text along the bottom reads “Last Chance Sale” in white font with a red outline.

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows, we are working on clearing older inventory from our packing center, which means it’s time for a SALE! Get up to 40% off select past books and 20% off select past boxes! Quantities are limited and once they’re sold out, they’re gone! 🧵

They will scream for you to give them some and when you let them sniff look so insulted. Like, I'm sorry, you made that decision yourself? What do you want me to do about it? 🤣

The Divination Coven This Witch Reads template with the cover of Tessa Jones: Mit dem Schicksal spielt man nicht by Lovis Meyer for the prompt The Supreme Witch with 288 pages

Book 5 for #ThisWitchReads
Some of the mytholgy is so inaccurate that it even takes me out (and I usually enjoy reimaginings, even if they change the story), but other than that, this was fun

#booksky

Day 2: Devour 😈 When we finalized this prompt, I just knew I had to draw Alastor for this 🤣 I already had the image in my head and then just went with it, and now here we are. #alastor #hazbinhotel #helluvaverse #fanart #witchtober

The Divination Coven This Witch Reads template with the cover of Geisterritter by Cornelia Funke for the prompt Randomise it with 256 pages

Book 4 for #ThisWitchReads
Cornelia Funke is always hit or miss for me, but I mostly liked this one.

A picture of an open box, inside is a paperback copy of The Voice of Wild Places by Noah Hawthorne.

Hello, my pretty.

Books are here, which means the next week or so will be spent packaging, and preparing my soul, for the postal service. And it is the beginning of annotation season!

Time to unlock my inner history nerd 🧭🏳️‍⚧️✨️

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The cover of Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon on the Divination coven This Witch Reads template for the prompt "The Witch Hunt" with 288 pages

Book 3 of #ThisWitchReads
As a prequel, this was great. But for a standalone or an entrypoint into this world, too many storylines were just dropped.

The one we sll watch it for 😅

It's what I'm doing right now 😅

The Divination coven This Witch Reads template with the cover of Die Chroniken von Lunis: Das Geheimnis (Mia and the Secrets of Lunis) by Janelle McCurdy. The prompt is "Predict it", the pages are 304

Finished book two for #ThisWitchReads and with it a book series (only 142 to go! 😅) and after the disappointment if book 2 in this series, book 3 was great again.

The cover of A Pirate's Life for Tea on the Divination This Witch Reads template with the prompt saying "Tea Leaves" and the pages saying "444"

Finished my first book for #ThisWitchReads25 and loved it so much, 5 stars

A paperback copy of The Voice of Wild Places by Noah Hawthorne on a wooden chest, surrounded by vintage paraphernalia.

Don't forget the gay explorers for your queer October release lists!

The Voice of Wild Places is a historical fiction following a trans archaeologist, and a closet case of an anthropologist as they search for a lost legend, and the city he was looking for.

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I spot Junker Seven,Tte Fall That Saved Us, A Queer and Cozy Winter and Outdrawn 🥰
J7 and The Fall That Saved Us are favorites, Outdrawn I habe yet to read 🥰

In a throwaway comment, the love interest mentioned wanting to hook up with the MCs brother. The love interest is 16 or 17, the brother is 13.

So... that was a quick DNF.

A graphic with six ebook covers. Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. Matsdotter and Adrastus by Aelina Isaacs. When Witches Dance by Aelina Isaacs. When Witches Sing by Aelina Isaacs. The Voice of Wild Places by Noah Hawthorne. The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne.

Prior to this historical phase in my life, I wrote many queer fantasy books. And I'll continue to do so, I love fantasy and historical fiction.

You can currently obtain my digital backlist, including The Voice of Wild Places, through its Kickstarter Campaign.

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An ipad showing the cover of Ode to my First Car by Robin Gow, resting on a white person's leg

Starting Ode To My First Car by Robin Gow today for the Sealey Challenge

The Polari Prize Backlash YouTube video by Beck Loves Books 🌈 📚

The Polari Prize (LGBTQ+ prize in the UK) have nominated self proclaimed TERF John Boyne. I have tried to make a video to raise awareness but I am very angry to please forgive me if I stumble over my words. If you didn't know, please share. 🌈📚💙

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A group of us who read, review and promote books online who are in my discord community and on instagram are going to do group reads of the #Polariprize writers' works who have withdrawn from the prize. If anyone is interested let me know! The more the merrier! ♡ 💙📚🌈 feel free to share/invite!

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Now, everytime you go out and don't bring sth back for them, you'll feel guilty 😅