#bookstagram challenge

[rachel-sylvan-author]

Happy August! ❤️

"Afternoon of the Elves" by Janet Taylor Lisle "Under a Zambian Tree: Dora Moono Nyambe's Quest to Educate Her Nation" by Dora Nyambe and Joseph Schmitt "Gift from the Sea" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand "Soul Lanterns" by Shaw Kuzki "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

[libertyreads]

Attempting to read this morning.

[musingsofmonica]

rainy days, oversized sweaters, the good book & a cup of tea, that’s all.

[xoceansx]

I remember there was an unendurable sadness in me; I wanted to cry; I was constantly astonished and anxious: it had a dreadful effect on me that all this was foreign, that I understood. The foreign-ness crushed me.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot

[hedonsgaybookshelf]

WE ARE HERE 2025 Trans Reading Challenge

[coolappple]

All that leaves. Was never meant to stay.

All that leaves. Was never meant to be chased.

My bad days are precious to me.

I remembered the faces of all those who leave.

[bookishlyvintage]

stack challenge: Matching Sweaters & Books

[herigo]

[aphantomslibrary]

🖤 Happy 2025! My physical reading journal is absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to use it!!! My goals this year are:

1. I will make reading a cozy hobby for myself again.

2. I will haunt the shelves of more indie bookstores.

3. I will read 100 books!

4. I will use social media in ways that feel good to me.

What are some of your 2025 goals??

[leebrontide]

Hello, everyone!

I know there are a lot of book BINGO games going on, so may I submit these two books for your consideration?

A few stats you may find useful in your BINGOing, the books contain:

Disabled MC

first love

sapphic MC

multi POV

superheroes

ace MC

trans MC

nonbinary MC

lesbian LC

bi/pan MC

found family

mystery (book 2)

scifi

near future

family drama

book set in fall (book 2)

book set in summer (book 1)

first kiss

indie author

The first book is free as an ebook Gumroad and Itch, and as a paper book or audiobook from the usual suspects. Book two is cheap on gumroad and itch, and available wherever you get paper books. The audiobook is still in process. ALL money goes to proven climate orgs.

Please feel free to reach out if you're wondering about content warnings or other potential BINGO card fulfillment.

[inthegoodbooks]

JOMP Challenge | June 19 | Wings

All of these, incidentally, are currently on my tbr… which should I dive into first?

[lgbgchipmunk]

So my goal this year was to read books I wouldn’t normally read. I always struggle to pick my next read so I decided to create the #CriminalMindsReadingChallenge. It’s a list of every book, play, poem and graphic novel mentioned, referenced or shown through out the seasons (not including opening and closing quotes).

I have digitalised the list if anyone wants it.

Seasons 1-9 are on my instragram now. I just ask you reference me if you share or post on your bookstagram :)

[libertyreads]

My special edition of The Lies of Locke Lamora has finally arrived!

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🐈‍⬛ 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙗𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚

🦇 We haven't had power for the past three days, & I've missed turning to all my bookish bats to hear about your latest reads & bookish adventures. To get back in the swing of things, here's a fun challenge!

❓ QOTD Answer one of the prompts below & tag a friend to see their answer!

𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧: 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮, 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 🦇 Truly, Madly, Deeply - Alexandria Bellefleur

𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙥: 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 🦇 Stars Collide - Rachel Lacey

𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙: 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 + 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 🦇 Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧: 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 🦇 This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El Mohtar & Max Gladstone

𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧: 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙥 🦇 The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚: 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙪𝙥/𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖 🦇 Will They or Won't They - Ava Wilder 🦇 The Breakup Tour - Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka

𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙩: 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 🦇 The Rajes Series - Sonali Dev 🦇 The Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer 🦇 Supernatural Singles - April Asher

𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙘𝙖𝙥: 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 🦇 Triple Sec - TJ Alexander 🦇 Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings 🦇 Fall for Him - Andie Burke

[xoceansx]

You know, in my opinion, being ridiculous is sometimes even a good thing, and better that; we can forgive one another more quickly, and acquire humility more quickly; after all, we can't understand everything at once, we can't begin directly from perfection! In order to achieve perfection, we must first of all fail to understand a great many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand very well.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot

[bigheartedbibliophile]

Meme Monday! Who else can relate? 😂 Honestly, any book I see gets my attention, at least for a few minutes! I need to get better at reading the books I have (at least some of them!) before I get new ones. That probably isn't going to happen any time soon, seeing as I will be going to a bookstore cafe this weekend 😂