2026 reading challenge:
Tell us every great local or indie or less well known author you read this year.
Blackfish City, by Sam J Miller.
A mysterious woman arrives in the floating Arctic city of Qaanaaq, in a future where rising seas have caused dramatic geopolitical changes.
#readingrec
Next installment. If you want to start from the beginning I have links that help you to easily navigate all that has been published so far. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/paulruth...
#books #author #academicsky #read #readingrec
A6 #WomenWritersNet I love the idea of a novel focused on Hera! Now, there's a character whose so often painted as jealous, vindictive person. I'd love to see how she's portrayed. Thanks for the #ReadingRec, Emily!
Cover of the fourth edition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. Medium gray background with pink, teal, and black text.
#ReadingRec: Want a great starting point for thinking about your style? Check out the classic The Elements of Style from Strunk & White. Fun fact: Strunk wrote the original text in 1918 to use in his classes at Cornell University where he taught English.
#ReadingRec: Based on their experience working with thousands of doctoral candidates, Drs. Roda and Saunders offer practical tips for completing your dissertation in PhDone: A Professional Dissertation Editor's Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. Learn more:
#ReadingRec: Thinking about audience is vital in any field. Leonard Cassuto's Academic Writing As If Readers Matter offers writers at all levels advice about "how to write better for both specialized and broad audiences." Learn more here:
I'm so excited for another Vera Wong mystery! The first one was so wholesome and lovely. I haven't been this excited for a murder mystery series in a while. Let's snoop on a dead man 😜
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#booksky #bookgirlie #currentlyreading #readingrec
Two truths and a lie:
1. My #novel Tyrant Reptile 2087: The Revengening is available to buy now on #Books2Read!
2. It's also available on Amazon if that's more your style
3. Links to buy it are *not* in my bio 😉
#booksky #readingsky #readingrec #promo #readersky #sciencefiction #humor #book #ebook
Book cover for The Professor is In 2.0. This image is decorative.
#ReadingRec: Just embarking on your graduate work @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Check out Karen Kelsky's The Professor Is In 2.0 (an updated version of her 2015 favorite coming out this fall) for tips on building your CV, attending conferences, drafting job materials, and more. buff.ly/XElK91n
Cover of "Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs."
#ReadingRec: If you're on the job market this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social check out Kathryn Hume's "Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs" for tips on all aspects of the process, from developing your materials to prepping for interviews.
Book 66!
This story was nothing short of enchanting! I absolutely loved every single second of it!
#booksky #readingrec #bookchallenge
Tell us your favorite poem based either on an ancient myth or character! We personally can't get enough of mythology in poetry (duh). 🤎
#classicalstudies #classics #writingcommunity #readingrec
Best summer read so far? Let us know your thoughts!
#currentlyreading #readingrec #bookrec
Us Dark Few by Alexis Patton - 4.5/⭐
Hauntingly empowering w/ beautiful representations of injustice, rage, perseverance, & resistance.
"Loss starts with your first breath. Either accept defeat with smeared eyes or smile when you encounter death" - pg. 12
#bookish #books #readingrec #bookrec
Excited to read our upcoming release? You can prepare by reading all of our previous issues online! ☀️
#classics #ancientstudies #indielit #indiemagazine #poetrycommunity #readingrec
aothenmagazine.com#issues
Finally started @swordsjew.bsky.social's Wild Faith, and it is as impressive and important as people have been saying!
A great compliment to @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's When the Clock Broke and also good to cross read with Orlando Patterson.
Bravo!!!
#books #readingrec #religion #amstud
What are you currently reading? How far into the book are you? Would you recommend it so far? Why or why not?
#candlewickwriters #candlewickorlando #candlewick #writers #writing #reading #currentread #writersoforlando #readingrec #booktalk
#MGLit #ReadingRec: Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein. The #graphicnovel format shows dialogue in both English and Spanish with solid and dash-lined bubbles.
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#kidlit
#writingcommunity
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What are you currently reading? How far into the book are you? Would you recommend it so far? Why or why not?
#candlewickwriters #candlewickorlando #candlewick #writers #writing #reading #currentread #writersoforlando #readingrec #booktalk
What are you currently reading? How far into the book are you? Would you recommend it so far? Why or why not?
#candlewickwriters #candlewickorlando #candlewick #writers #writing #reading #currentread #writersoforlando #readingrec #booktalk
What are you currently reading? How far into the book are you? Would you recommend it so far? Why or why not?
#candlewickwriters #candlewickorlando #candlewick #writers #writing #reading #currentread #writersoforlando #readingrec #booktalk
And when you join the 2025 #indigoreadingchallenge, Last Boy on Earth can fill in a few on your bingo card! for instance:
-2025 Release
-author's debut
-nature as main character
-first in a series
-retelling of a classic
#readingchallenge #readingrec #queerbooks
Book cover: an infinity symbol with a maze inside on yellow background. Title: Recursion.
If you’re looking for time travel and contemplation, allow me to recommend Recursion by Blake Crouch.
#scifi #readersky #booksky #readingrec
Mother’s Day is a day to reflect on the women who made us, raised us, traumatized us, or all of the above 💘
For readers with complex maternal relationships — this roundup is for you 🦌
(THREAD)
#MothersDay #motherhood #literaryfiction #bookrecs #tbr #readingrec #bookstoread #booksky
I haven’t read a fiction book since I started going to grad school part time. Now that I’m free, I need sci-fi fantasy (from the past 5 years) recommendations stat! #readingrec #scifi #fantasy #books
🎉Happy International Children's Book Day🎉
What children's book did you LOVE reading when you were growing up?
#PictureBook #ChildrensBook #KidLit #ReadingRec #BookRec
📖: The Problem with Pell by Vicki Sweets
🥀 Protective Book Boyfriend
🥀 Makeup s3x
🥀 Light b0ndage
🥀 Dangerous pasts come back to haunt them
🥀 Emotionally traumatized MMC, but he’s trying his best 🥲
#kindleunlimited #romance #books #readingrec #readingromance
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📖: The Problem with Pell by Vicki Sweets
🥀 Protective Book Boyfriend
🥀 Makeup s3x
🥀 Light b0ndage
🥀 Dangerous pasts come back to haunt them
🥀 Emotionally traumatized MMC, but he’s trying his best 🥲
#kindleunlimited #romance #books #readingrec
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