Plugging my nature bookshelf in honor of Earth Day today, with a reminder that Bookshop.org has achieved a Climate Neutral Certification!

i don't actually think there's going to be a ton of interest in this bundle but i'm posting it anyway on the principle of "if i personally am tempted by a bundle i post it". i've bought a bunch of o'reilly book bundles from humble bundle before, they're pretty good and also drm-free. the cheapest bundle is only $1 but after that it's $18 and $25, tbh only the $1 tier is of interest to me personally. here is my affiliate link if you want to spend a dollar on books about data analytics

never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱

2006: A conversation with a military recruiter prompts 18-year-old Tessa Halifax to enlist in the US Army after graduation. This pivotal decision takes her from her New Jersey suburb to the streets of Baghdad, as a military working dog handler. In Iraq, Tessa meets disillusioned soldier Ryan Chao. Their experiences as soldiers lead them to make a dramatic departure from the careers they envisioned for themselves. 2025: Tessa’s ultimate goal as Chief of Staff to Vice President Ryan Chao is to help him win the White House in 2028. However, fallout from the events of the 2024 election cause a ripple effect that permanently alters Tessa’s life.  A Box Full of Darkness is an intensely personal story of strength and resilience, of healing and rebuilding after loss, and of devotion to the causes - and people - that matter the most. 

So many of you have read my writing (Strings, Lights in the Shadow, Delicate) over the past several years, across different fandoms. Thank you for being so supportive. All of your encouragement on tumblr and Archive of our Own helped me take the step toward writing an original novel. I'm so excited to share this with you.

Paperbacks are available here and on Amazon. The ebook is also available on Amazon. Unfortunately, Kindle devices are experiencing technical difficulties at the moment, and if you plan on reading on a Kindle device you may want to wait for the next update coming soon. However, the ebook works great on iPads and other browsers. As you can see from the screenshot, the paperback is beautiful and is well worth the wait. :)

Thank you to @chewytriforce for her cover art and design, and @broomchickabroom for her interior design and typesetting!

If you have any questions about purchasing the novel or ebook, please don't hesitate to contact me. ❤️

hey. hey you. you should tag this with your favourite picture book from your childhood!

My latest @guardian books cartoon.

Please look at this adorable book I definitely bought for my niece who just turned one and not for me, her aunt, who is... much older.

It has some truly beautiful illustrations and fun animal facts about a bunch of creatures you don't normally see in children's books. There's so many good reptile books for kids now- I would have loved this as a kid. I really appreciate it now as a grownup!

I can't wait to read it to her- for now she'll be more interested in the flaps, but as she gets older I think she'll have fun with this book that contains animal facts and the ability to play god with a bunch of Creatures.

Finally, the Lammy finalists for LGBTQ+ poetry! Thank you for joining me on this exploration of this year's nominees for National Poetry Month. Available for purchase through my Bookshop affiliate links below, except for motherworld which you can get through the publisher.

Lanternfly August | motherworld | Pig | The Perfect Bastard | Toska

Next up, the Lammy finalists for transgender poetry! Poetry books generally have good covers, but I'm obsessed with all of these. Available for purchase through my Bookshop affiliate links below, except for Hood Vacations, which is giving me grief and therefore available through the publisher.

Hood Vacations | Portraits as Animal | Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco | Taking to Water | Transitory

And here are the Lammy finalists for bisexual poetry! Available for purchase through my Bookshop affiliate links below save for Impersonal Rainbow & The Bisexual Purge, which links to the publisher (but was sold out as of April 4, 2024).

A Film in Which I Play Everyone | Desire Museum | Ephemera | Good Grief, the Ground | Impersonal Rainbow & The Bisexual Purge

Check out the Lammy finalists for gay poetry at the Bookshop affiliate links below!

Hard Drive | Homeland of My Body | Love(ly) Child | Trace Evidence | What We Lost in the Swamp

It's National Poetry Month, and the 2024 Lammy finalists have been released! Check out the nominees for lesbian poetry through the links below.

Ardor | Because You Were Mine | Couplets | Dream of Xibalba | Teeter

I'm going to highlight the Lammy finalists for poetry this month, but I'd be remiss not to mention that you can check out all of the 2024 finalists here, as well as purchasing through/exploring Lambda Literary's Bookshop portal!

(3/30: a poem about a legend)

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If you're a current or former Catholic you might get a kick out of reading these two books together!

Can You Be a Catholic and a Feminist? | Priestdaddy

Guess what's out today! It's You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, which is a collection of 50 poems edited by Ada Limón that reflect on our relationship with the natural world. It looks really cool!

since you liked the imperial radch books and a memory called empire i wanted to rec the splinter in the sky! it's basically space lesbians + tea + anti-colonial wish fulfillment w/ a very hopeful ending

thank you!! just placed a hold at the library!