Allison O'Toole
@allisonmotoole.bsky.social
Editor of Ignatz & Eisner award-winning books. Publisher of @balustradepress.bsky.social. Kickstarter Community Advisory Council Member. She/her.
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Omggg this sounds amazing, thank you!!!
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Omggg this sounds amazing, thank you!!!
This one had fallen off my radar, thank you so much for the reminder!!
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This one had fallen off my radar, thank you so much for the reminder!!
A few I loved that I read this year, not all by women:
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
Cuckoo - Gretchen Felker-Martin
My Cousin Rachel - Daphne Du Maurier
Ghostroots - Pemi Aguda
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Fair Play - Tove Jansson
Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
Cuckoo - Gretchen Felker-Martin
My Cousin Rachel - Daphne Du Maurier
Ghostroots - Pemi Aguda
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Fair Play - Tove Jansson
Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A few I loved that I read this year, not all by women:
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
Cuckoo - Gretchen Felker-Martin
My Cousin Rachel - Daphne Du Maurier
Ghostroots - Pemi Aguda
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Fair Play - Tove Jansson
Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
Cuckoo - Gretchen Felker-Martin
My Cousin Rachel - Daphne Du Maurier
Ghostroots - Pemi Aguda
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Fair Play - Tove Jansson
Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor
Recent or classic releases are all cool for me--I'd welcome your fav written in the 1800s.
I'd also like to prioritize Indigenous and trans & queer writers.
(And tbh this project is easier if the books aren't 700-page tomes lol).
Thanks!!
I'd also like to prioritize Indigenous and trans & queer writers.
(And tbh this project is easier if the books aren't 700-page tomes lol).
Thanks!!
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Recent or classic releases are all cool for me--I'd welcome your fav written in the 1800s.
I'd also like to prioritize Indigenous and trans & queer writers.
(And tbh this project is easier if the books aren't 700-page tomes lol).
Thanks!!
I'd also like to prioritize Indigenous and trans & queer writers.
(And tbh this project is easier if the books aren't 700-page tomes lol).
Thanks!!
Streaming has been very convenient but I wonder if old-fashioned "buying music" is a better bet in the long run, even if I just buy some songs. Thanks for assembling this!!
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Streaming has been very convenient but I wonder if old-fashioned "buying music" is a better bet in the long run, even if I just buy some songs. Thanks for assembling this!!
(I will say, the sound quality on Qobuz is as good as everyone has been saying!!)
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
(I will say, the sound quality on Qobuz is as good as everyone has been saying!!)
Is anyone going back to iTunes?? Is that the best option??? I just want to make playlists on a device that can play offline while I'm running or doing chores!!!
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Is anyone going back to iTunes?? Is that the best option??? I just want to make playlists on a device that can play offline while I'm running or doing chores!!!
Maybe removing him from the film would be an ethical use of AI
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Maybe removing him from the film would be an ethical use of AI
Unfortunately i am movie sicko friend 😔 it looks so fun otherwise but I can't stand the idea of him being there!!!
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Unfortunately i am movie sicko friend 😔 it looks so fun otherwise but I can't stand the idea of him being there!!!