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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 4d

☕️📚 The new book blog is up! I share 3 new book reviews, the last 2 book club picks of the year, and talk about my end of year reading plans. At least for now. 😅 🍁🍂

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#bookblog #bookreviews #currentlyreading #falltbr #cozyfantasy #sffbooks #fantasybooks

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 5d

🍁🍂Can you tell it's that spooky/cozy time of year? 👻☕️ New book blog goes up tomorrow!

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#falltbr #fantasybooks #sffbooks #bookreviews #bookblog #octoberreads

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 8d

🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?

🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com

#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 11d

Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 2 - The Nightmare Before Christmas for Inktober prompt "skeletal".

#inktober2025 #inktoberskeletal #thenightmarebeforechristmas #bookdragon #dragonart

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 16d

We start reading on the 1st!

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 26d

🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?

🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com

#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 19d

in case you missed it!

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Oct 5

🎃 The new book blog is up! 📚

#bookblog #bookreviews #fantasybooks #sffbooks

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🎃☕ A Cup of Tea - October 2025 📚🎃

the bookish blog

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 26d

🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?

🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com

#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · 29d

Prepped a new journal page! The Cup of Tea Book Club is reading The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean this month. The discussion chat is always open so it's never too late to subscribe and join us if you like. 🤗

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#bookjournal #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · Oct 6

#BannedBooksWeek is the perfect time to add a challenged book (or two) to your shelf. We’re partnering with @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social to offer you 20% off select challenged titles from now until October 19: bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Oct 5

🎃 The new book blog is up! 📚

#bookblog #bookreviews #fantasybooks #sffbooks

open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...

🎃☕ A Cup of Tea - October 2025 📚🎃

the bookish blog

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Oct 4

Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 1 - Hocus Pocus for the Drawtober prompt Candlelit Messenger

#inktober2025 #drawtober2025 #bookdragons #dragonart #hocuspocus

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Oct 3

New book blog drops on Sunday!

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#fantasybooks #bookblog #bookreviews

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 30

I heard the #endoftheyearbooktag was making the rounds so here's mine!

#sffbooks #shelfie #2025reads

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Aug 7

Book dragon commissions are open! Visit my Ko-Fi for details 🤗

Ko-fi.com/thistlestoriesart

#bookdragon #dragonart #bookishart #booknerd

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 23

We start reading on thec1st! Be sure to subscribe (it's free!) if you'd like to join the book club discussion. 🤗

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 22

🌳 Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! 🥳 I began my reread of The Hobbit this morning to celebrate, & I'll probably watch The Fellowship of the Ring later. Wishing everyone who celebrates a day of merriment, good food, & all the comforts of home.

#hobbitday #hobbitday2025 #thehobbit #jrrtolkien

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 21

Thank you for the boost! Hello, I'm Val, and I'm a fantasy writer and creature artist. Right now I'm mostly drawing book dragons. I have prints on Inprnt and I'm taking commissions on Ko-Fi. If you like bookish, fantasy creature art I'm your girl!

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Worldbuilder ⛰️ | Creature Artist 🐉 | Book Nerd 📚 | Tolkien Enthusiast 🌳

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 21

My quarterly newsletter is up! I share all of the creative, bookish, & businessy things of the last 3 months. A lot of endings & beginnings for me since June, so be sure to subscribe to catch up!

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#fantasywriter #creatureartist #fantasybooks #blogging #bookdragons

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 14

🍁 Prompts have been picked for this year's set of #inktober and #drawtober book dragons! 👻

#bookdragons #inktober2025 #drawtober2025

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 11

📚☕️ The Cup of Tea Book Club pick for spooky month is The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean! What if you could remember everything in a book by eating it?

affiliate link if you need a copy: 🤗 bookshop.org/a/107226/978...

#cupofteabookclub #octoberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 8

New journal page 🤗

#bookjournal #journaling #journalpage #collaging

Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 7

🍁 The new reading blog is up! This one has 3 reviews for the books I read in August and a look at my September tbr. 🤓

#readingblog #bookblog #bookreviews

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🍁☕ A Cup of Tea - September 2025 📚🍁

the bookish blog

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 4

🧹 New book dragon is in the works 🧙

#bookdragon #dragonart #hocuspocus #wip

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎨Quicky book dragon to get back into the flow and start gearing up for October. 🤓

#bookdragon #weneedyourart #dragonart #booknerd

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Thistle Stories & Illustrations @vethistle.bsky.social · Sep 1

☕️📚 We start reading today! Come join us!

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#septemberbookclubpick #cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #heretherebedragons #sff #sffbookclub #sffbooks

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