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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 7h

ARC Review: Thirsty by Lucy Lehane
#ParanormalRomance #NewRelease
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Title: Thirsty Author: Lucy Lehane Pages: 336 Releases: October 14, 2025 3 stars – I liked it Charlie’s career writing advice columns is dying and he really needs to find a way to revamp it. …

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow: DEAD ENDS comes out in the US! Aimed at kids aged 8-12, @tealcartoons.bsky.social and I think everyone will love this grisly romp through medical history. Please consider ordering a copy, and enjoy the weird stories we've uncovered that prove failure is essential to scientific progress.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

When does death begin?

In the 18th century, no one could agree—some said when the pulse stopped, others when the body began to rot. Out of that debate came a century of strange experiments on severed heads.

Learn more in our kids’ book DEAD ENDS (w/ @tealcartoons.bsky.social): shorturl.at/FS3nd

A cartoon by Adrian Teal that depicts a guillotine and a severed head, with a modern-looking doctor holding a stethoscope to the head.

The cover of DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon man being electrocuted back to life

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 1d

Review: Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands
#Argeneau #ParanormalRomance #VampireRomance #FatedMates
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Review: Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands

Title: Immortal Unchained Author: Lynsay Sands Series: Argeneau #25 Pages: 375 3 stars – I liked it Domitian Argenis recognized Sarita as his life mate when she was just a child. Ever since h…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 1d

Join the fight against government regulations on the books that you and your family are allowed to read in the United States by signing the petition today.

action.everylibrary.org/bannedbooks via @everylibrary.bsky.social

PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 1d

It only takes a few moments to let your representatives know that libraries remain integral to a healthy American community.

action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Send an Email to Congress

We built this petition to help you let your representatives know that libraries continue to be an integral part of a healthy American community.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 1d

STOP BOOK BANS!!

We made it easy to send an email to your representative to fight against book bans in your state!

action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social

EMAIL YOUR REPS: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Don't be afraid to READ!

Get into the spooky season with this poster featuring Gustavo the Shy Ghost from Mexican artist and New York Times bestselling author Flavia Z Drago.

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/4nZO2EO

Poster featuring an illustration of Gustavo the Shy Ghost. Text reads "Don't be afraid to READ!"

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 2d

Goodnight.
🖼️ Laurie A Conley #31DaysofHalloween #Gothtober

One ghost pushing another ghost on a swing hung from a tree over graveyard headstones, a full moon shines overhead. Illustration.

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 3d

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

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#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

After seeing this kind of post going around I wanted to do one for myself. So here is the first book I read by an author and my favorite book by the same author.

Have you read any of these authors? What is your favorite book by them?

Part 1
#BookSky #FavoriteAuthors #FavoriteBooks

A purple box with the text ‘First v. Favorite Author Edition” written inside it. The background features spines of books.

Slide 2 featuring my first book by Patricia Briggs, Moon Called and my favorite book by Briggs, Silence Fallen.

Slide 3 features my first book by Ilona Andrews, Magic Bites and my favorite book by Andrews, Burn For Me.

Slide 4 features my first book by Jeaniene Frost, Halfway to the Grave, and my favorite book by Frost, Once Burned

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

ARC Review: Brushed by Moonlight by Anna Lowe
#NewRelease #ChâteauNocturne #ParanromalRomance
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ARC Review: Brushed by Moonlight by Anna Lowe

Title: Brushed by Moonlight Author: Anna Lowe Series: Château Nocturne #1 Pages: 317 Releases: October 9, 2025 3 stars – I liked it When Mina inherits a crumbling Chateau in the remote corner…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

Review: Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle
#VillainousThings #MMRomance #ParanormalRomance #Superheroes #Villains #FatedMates
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Review: Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle

Title: Gentlemen Prefer Villains Author: C. Rochelle Series: Villainous Things #2 Pages: 448 5 stars – I loved it! Wolfgang has taken over as head of his family after the death of his p…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 2d

Review: The Mafia Nanny Volume One by Sh00 and Violet Matter
#TheMafiaNanny #GraphicNovels #Webtoon
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Review: The Mafia Nanny Volume One by Sh00 and Violet Matter

Title: The Mafia Nanny Volume One Author: Sh00; Violet Matter Series: The Mafia Nanny #1 (Ch. 1-12) Pages: 288 4 stars – It was really good Davina has finally been given her first assignment out of…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 3d

Review: Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Roberts
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Review: Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Roberts

Title: Beautiful Nightmare Author: Katee Roberts Series: Scared Sexy #5 Pages: 52 3 stars – I liked it Gemma is a sleep paralysis demon who is not very good at her job. She has spent a long t…

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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 4d

Need a book for the weekend? CAPTURE THE SUN is on sale for just $1.99 in the US!

She’s grumpy, he’s charming, and a fascist gets punched right in the face… IN SPACE!

Amz: miha.li/CTS_Amzn
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First three chapters:
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She’s a prickly intergalactic thief.
He’s a charming teleporter.
Together, they have to save their friends—and the galaxy.

CAPTURE THE SUN is only $1.99! Ebook, international pricing will vary.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 4d

Review: All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris
#GunnieRose
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Review: All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris

Title: All the Dead Shall Weep Author: Charlaine Harris Series: Gunnie Rose #5 Pages: 6 hours, 5 minutes 3 stars – I liked it This book takes place shortly after the previous one. Felicia and…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

First v. Favorite pt. 2

Slide 5 features my first book by Anna Hackett, Gladiator, and my favorite book by Hackett, Marcus.

Slide 6 features my first book by Jennifer Estep, Spider’s Bite, and my favorite book, Kill the Queen.

Slide 7 features my first book by Hailey Turner, In the Wreckage, and my favorite book by Turner, A Veiled and Hallowed Eve.

Slide 8 features my first book by G. A. Aiken, Dragon Actually, and my favorite book by Aiken, The Blacksmith Queen. In tiny font under the cover for Dragon Actually, it says “But also this one is my favorite too.”

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

After seeing this kind of post going around I wanted to do one for myself. So here is the first book I read by an author and my favorite book by the same author.

Have you read any of these authors? What is your favorite book by them?

Part 1
#BookSky #FavoriteAuthors #FavoriteBooks

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

ARC Review: Brushed by Moonlight by Anna Lowe
#NewRelease #ChâteauNocturne #ParanromalRomance
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ARC Review: Brushed by Moonlight by Anna Lowe

Title: Brushed by Moonlight Author: Anna Lowe Series: Château Nocturne #1 Pages: 317 Releases: October 9, 2025 3 stars – I liked it When Mina inherits a crumbling Chateau in the remote corner…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 5d

Review: Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle
#VillainousThings #MMRomance #ParanormalRomance #Superheroes #Villains #FatedMates
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Review: Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle

Title: Gentlemen Prefer Villains Author: C. Rochelle Series: Villainous Things #2 Pages: 448 5 stars – I loved it! Wolfgang has taken over as head of his family after the death of his p…

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 8d

This photo (c.1901) shows two boys exposed to smallpox. Only the boy on the right had been vaccinated.

Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.

A black and white photo of two boys. The boy on the left has a severe case of smallpox, with pustules all over his face and chest and arms. The boy on the right has no pustules.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 8d

Review: Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands
#Argeneau #FatedMates #ParanormalRomance #VampireRomance
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Review: Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands

Title: Immortal Nights Author: Lynsay Sands Series: Argeneau #24 Pages: 351 2 stars – it was ok Abigail Forsythe attempts to spend quality time with her childhood friend and pilot, Jet, but t…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 14d

ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli
#MorganaAndOz #GraphicNovels #Webtoon
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ARC Review: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 by Miyuli

Title: Morgana and Oz, Vol. 3 Author: Miyuli Series: Morgana and Oz #3 (Episodes 40-58) Pages: 288 Releases: September 30, 2025 4 stars – It was really good This picks up right where we left off in…

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 13d

September Favorites!
#FavoriteBooksOfSeptember #SeptemberFavorites #FavoriteBooks @crochelleauthor.bsky.social #Monstress #VillainousThings #TokyoFearsRhapsody #Ghostland #OverMyDeadBody #nonfiction #audiobooks #manga

Two rows of September’s favorite books on a yellow background with fall leaves on it. Top row left to right: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle, Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle, and Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle. Bottom row L to R: Monstress Book Three by Marjorie M. Liu (ARC, out now), Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 2 by Akira Sagito (ARC, releases 10/21/25), Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville, and Ghostland by Colin Dickey.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 12d

Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
#VillainousThings #ParanormalRomance #MMRomance #QueerRomance #Superheroes #Villains
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Review: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

Title: Not All Himbos Wear Capes Author: C. Rochelle Series: Villainous Things #1 Pages: 401 5 stars – I loved it! Xander is just trying to live his life but since he is a villain, he finds h…

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