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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 10d

The Diversify Your Reading Challenge for 2026 is live now on Storygraph! This is our 4th year of the challenge (and our 3rd full year of the book club). You can join the storygraph challenge here: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal... #booksky #blackbooksky #queerbooksky

Diversify Your Reading 2026

The updated 4th Annual Diversify Your Reading Challenge. This is a challenge dedicated to dive...

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 17d

Roots of My Fears: Terrifying Stories of Ancestral Horror has a listing of all the anthologies across genres from @titanbooks.bsky.social. More publishers need to do stuff like this! #booksky #horrorbooks #gifted

Title page of roots of my fears and listing of other anthologies from titan books

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 24d

No it’s not posted anywhere else but this is the book I was discussing if you’re interested in reading it!

Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company

The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 24d

I’m planning to finish These Bodies Ain’t Broken today which is a horror anthology featuring disability rep and chronic illness. I’m halfway through now and these stories are so interesting #horrorbooks #horrorbooksky

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 24d

And when I say suppressed, I mean this video was sitting at zero views and wasn’t eligible for the FYP so I had to delete and reupload it.

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 24d

I’m so honored that I’ve had a video suppressed for the first time on TikTok. I made a video talking about Life and Death of the American Worker about a group of workers taking on Tyson Foods for mistreatment (which has caused illness and death). Check it out! #booksky #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction

It’s more important than ever that we are staying informed, not just on things that directly affect us, but general practices in society! Thank you @Atria Books for this gifted copy. #booktok #nonfict...

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi! We had to reschedule to the 21st so you didn’t miss it!!

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · Aug 25

FIFTEEN DAYS!

Erika T Wurth
Ai Jiang
Usman T Malik
Adam Nevill
Nuzo Onoh
Premee Mohamed
Gabino Iglesias
Nadia El-Fassi
Ramsey Campbell
V Castro
Hailey Piper
Elena Sichrovsky
Caleb Weinhardt
Sarah Deacon

Ancestral horror, roots, identity, own voices.

Edited by me.

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 18

How are you liking The Payback?

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 16

This was sadly a disappointment. Idk what the marketing is doing calling it suspense or thriller but this is basically LitFic #booksky

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 16

I need to get this one!

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 16

I finally updated my pango bookstore with 30+ new books! I have books as low as $2 and lots of special editions. pangobooks.com/bookstore/sh... #booksky #blackbooksky #queerbooksky

Alise's Bookstore | Pango Books

Browse books from Alise's bookstore on Pango Books. Booktoker/Bookstagrammer with a wide variety of taste in books! I have a lot of signed and special edition books that I sell in addition to standard...

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'm doing these annual trainings that have not changed since the year they started them and this year I noticed that there was a 1x speed at the bottom so I thought "I can speed this up and cut my time in half". Jokes on me. The options are 1x, 0.75x and 0.5x 😭

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 7

They are sending a replacement thankfully but they insist it was “lost in transit” even though the package was completely sealed and flat. There was never a book in it.

Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 6

Pre-ordered a book months ago. So excited to get that shipping email. Two weeks waiting (overseas shipping) and it finally arrives. A sealed mailer with just a packing slip and no book ...
#booksky

a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera .

ALT: a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera .

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 6

This December I'm doing a 12 Days of Christmas storygraph challenge, reading books on your TBR that relate to the 12 Days lyrics even if they aren't holiday books. It's live on Storygraph now if you'd like to join/plan, but officially kicks off the day after Thanksgiving! #booksky #blackbooksky

Twelve Days of Christmas

A holiday challenge to read through the 12 days of Christmas. Each book should be related to t...

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 5

Nice!

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hey #Booksky! Show me your #storygraph favorites shelf on your profile!

Covers of paperbacks from Hell, dismal freedom, Love and other conspiracies, clown in a cornfield 2, and the prophets!

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 3

My TBR Themes for the rest of 2025:
1. ARC August
2. Sprayed Edge September (sub box books)
3. October - Thrills & Chills (horror, thriller, romance)
4. Nonfiction & Novellas November
5. 12 Days of Christmas (related to each day of the song)

Also doing a StoryGraph challenge for December!
#booksky

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 3

I use to love those books. I bought the anniversary edition of the first book a while back to keep

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 31

and remember, DO NOT STOP CALLING.

ive updated the phone call cheat sheet one more time!

imgur: imgur.com/a/sC2YqPA

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Aug 3

I hope your break is refreshing! I’d love to chat about it when you’re done!!

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Jul 30

I do need to finish our book club pick but I have until Sunday so technically doesn’t have to be done in July lol

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ranking the 11 movies I watched for #summerween weekend! I will be accepting no criticism of my controversial movie opinions 😂😂😂 #filmsky #horrorsky

Let’s rank the 11 horror/halloween movies that I watched for #Summerween! I love a movie ranking. #horrormovies #horrortok #filmtok #movietok #ranking

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’m doing some fun themed challenges the next two months. I want to finish what I’m currently working on since they don’t fit into what I’m wanting to do for the challenges. Self-imposed goals don’t mean I’m not enjoying myself.

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