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Delilah S. Dawson
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A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella with the slow build menace of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber—from a New York Times-bestselling author hailed by Chuck Wendig as “a storyteller working at the top of her class.”
Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants.
Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring…
Told in lush, delectable prose, this is a deliciously dark tale of passion taking an unsavory turn...
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I had a great chat earlier with fellow tastemakers about women in horror, our favorite reads and upcoming releases we are looking forward to (I tagged many of them in this post!)\
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If you weren't able to make it, you can check it out on Youtube here\
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We had so much fun and hope to get together again soon! If you have any topics you'd love to hear us discuss, drop your suggestions below!\
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As you know Women in Horror and Good Day To Read Indigenous (book clubs found on Discord here have their books picked out through May! \
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Next week, I will be planing the reads for the remainder of the year. $12 and $25 subscribers get to nominate books, so look out for that post tomorrow!\
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Quiet Time Book Club will meet tomorrow at 5pm PST/8pm EST on Zoom.
RECORDING: Women In Horror Panel
YouTube link to Women in Horror Celebration, all of the (most of the) books discussed, info about our Discord bookclubs
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Hello Friends,\
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I just returned from a long weekend in San Diego. My bestie and I planned a Hozier+Bookish Babe Weekend: Hozier, Cafes and Cute Bookshops.\
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I bought so many books that I essentially spent my 2025 book budget. I will link the books I bought here. Godly Heathens and Merciless Saviors is **YA Indigenous speculative fiction **no one has been talking about (because they fell under Wednesday books, SMP Imprint) I am excited to finally be able to read and discuss them!\
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I am hosting a Readathon THIS WEEKEND! Friday-Sunday. We are old here, so we are including sleep! We will have a special chat channel set up in the Discord to chat about what we are reading when we are ready for a scroll break. You can join the discord here:\
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Monday, **Quiet Time Book Club **resumes at 5PM PST. I will post the link here, as well as the Discord.\
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We are counting down to NEW YORK! I will be in NYC for the Bindery Books release party. I arrive 10/13 and will fly home on 10/21. Give me all your NYC recommendations below!\
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I am both trying to read 100 books before the end of the year and slow down enough to do written reviews for paid subscribers, starting out with the books I've finished for Indigenous Book Bingo. I have finished 3 books so far and I'm reading a fourth now! How many have you read so far?\
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Notes From The Mixedup Desk, Week of 9/16
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Death by TBR Books\
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Stephanie\
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• Apr 27
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I shared a post on Instagram recently but wanted to give even more book recs on here for Pocahontas characters and the reasons I chose each one. \
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THOMAS \
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The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling & Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid\
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Both stories center control, repression, and systems that look orderly on the surface but are quietly rotting underneath. That tension between logic and something deeply wrong mirrors Thomas perfectly.\
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KOCOUM\
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Never Whistle at Night: Back for Blood & Bad Cree by Jessica Johns\
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These both ground horror in ancestry, land, and generational memory. Together, they reflect Kocoum’s connection to community and the idea that the past is never truly separate from the present.\
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JOHN \
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The Hacienda by Isabel Canas & The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell\
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Both books trap their characters in controlled, domestic spaces that slowly turn hostile. That loss of authority in the face of something supernatural lines up with John’s need for certainty.\
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RATCLIFFE \
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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin & The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson\
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These are both brutal, society-breaking narratives where survival requires adaptation to constant violence. They match Ratcliffe’s world, where chaos isn’t an anomaly, it’s the baseline.\
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FLIT \
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Maeve Fly by CJ Leede & A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers\
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Both lean into indulgence, performance, and female rage with a sharp, self-aware edge. That mix of chaos and control fits Flit’s unpredictable, almost theatrical energy.\
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MEEKO \
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Nothing Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas & Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson\
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These stories start soft and intimate before shifting into obsession and transformation. That progression mirrors Meeko’s curiosity and loyalty evolving into something more complicated.\
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PERCY \
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Diavola by Jennifer Thorne + Rouge by Mona Awad\
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Both focus on vanity, image, and identity unraveling under pressure. They reflect Percy’s arc from surface-level entitlement to a more self-aware, fractured perspective.\
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POCAHONTAS \
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White Horse by Erika T. Wurth + Shutter by Ramona Emerson\
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These both center cultural memory, spiritual responsibility, and connection to land. Together, they align with Pocahontas’s role as someone who carries history rather than escapes it.\
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I'm definitely going to do more of these types of posts. Everyone has their own niche on Instagram and I think since I love watching and reading so much it's a great way to combine the two. Also, the books for each character are readalikes so generally if you like one you'll like the other.\
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Sapphic Speculative Fiction Expands the Imagination\
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Many people approach queer romance through familiar frameworks. Modern settings. Recognizable social rules. Families that resemble the structures most of us grew up around. I wrote about this a week or two ago, about looking beyond contemporary romance for great sapphic stories.\
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Those stories matter. They reflect lived experience and present-day struggles.\
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Yet some of the most thought-provoking sapphic stories appear in places where the rules look completely different.\
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Speculative fiction offers writers a simple but radical tool. The ability to ask what happens when the world operates under different assumptions?\
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What happens when gender does not function the way our societies expect?\
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What happens when colonial hierarchies collapse or never existed in the first place?\
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What happens when family and community follow different structures?\
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Sapphic speculative fiction thrives in these questions.\
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What counts as speculative fiction?\
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Speculative fiction serves as an umbrella term for stories that imagine worlds different from our own.\
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Fantasy explores magic, mythology, and alternate societies.\
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Science fiction looks at future technology, space exploration, and evolving social systems.\
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Alternate history reimagines historical timelines.\
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Dystopian and utopian fiction examine political systems taken to extreme outcomes.\
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Magical realism blends ordinary life with elements that challenge reality.\
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All of these genres share a common feature. They build worlds where the assumptions we treat as natural begin to shift.\
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When those foundations move, storytelling changes.\
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Reimagining gender systems\
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Many speculative worlds question the rigid gender frameworks common in contemporary culture.\
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Some settings include fluid understandings of gender. Others remove the strict gender hierarchy. Some societies organize identity through entirely different categories.\
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When gender works differently, relationships evolve as well.\
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Characters express attraction without the scripts that dominate many romance narratives. Partnerships develop around compatibility, trust, or shared goals rather than predetermined roles.\
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For readers, this shift opens new ways of thinking about identity and connection.\
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Challenging colonial power structures\
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Speculative fiction often explores empire, conquest, and resistance.\
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Many worlds center characters fighting against oppressive systems or rebuilding communities after political collapse. Some stories draw inspiration from Indigenous traditions or non-Western perspectives to imagine societies structured around different values.\
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Within these settings, sapphic characters frequently appear as leaders, rebels, scholars, or explorers. Their relationships unfold inside larger struggles over power, survival, and cultural memory.\
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Love does not exist in isolation. It grows alongside questions about justice, resistance, and the future of entire communities.\
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Rethinking family and community\
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Another striking feature of speculative fiction involves how stories approach family.\
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The nuclear family model rarely stands as the only option. Characters often live within chosen families, cooperative communities, traveling crews, or political alliances.\
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Romantic relationships exist inside these broader networks of care.\
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Two people falling in love may also share responsibilities to their crew, their village, or their resistance movement. Partnership becomes part of a wider web of loyalty and support.\
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For many readers, this structure feels both imaginative and deeply familiar.\
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Common tropes in sapphic speculative fiction\
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Speculative fiction combines romance with adventure and conflict. Certain narrative patterns recur.\
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A princess guarded by a loyal warrior or knight who begins to question her duty.\
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Rival soldiers from opposing factions are forced to work together.\
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A scholar and a fighter navigating a dangerous quest.\
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Political enemies are forming uneasy alliances during a rebellion.\
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Explorers encounter unfamiliar worlds and build trust through survival.\
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These tropes create tension, intimacy, and emotional growth while the larger story unfolds.\
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Why these stories expand the imagination\
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Speculative fiction does more than entertain. It shifts perspective.\
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When readers step into worlds built on different assumptions, the systems shaping their own lives become visible. Gender roles, political hierarchies, and family structures reveal themselves as historical constructs rather than permanent truths.\
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Sapphic speculative fiction takes this imaginative shift even further.\
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Queer women appear not as side characters but as central figures in the story of the world itself. They lead revolutions. Build communities. Explore unknown territories. Fall in love while reshaping the societies around them.\
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These stories ask readers to imagine something larger than representation.\
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They ask us to imagine entirely different ways people live together.\
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An invitation to explore\
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If you have not spent time with sapphic speculative fiction, consider this an invitation.\
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Explore fantasy worlds where magic reshapes power.\
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Read science fiction that questions identity in future societies.\
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Look for stories where love grows alongside resistance, exploration, and discovery.\
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These books stretch the imagination in ways that linger long after the final page.\
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I am especially interested in reading more sapphic speculative fiction this year.\
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Which books expanded your worldview?\
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Which stories stayed with you long after you finished them?\
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Here is a list of books I've read and books on my TBR!\
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Worlds Where Sapphic Stories Rewrite the Rules
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I love horror. It's able to feature all sorts of genres and subgenres within its pages. With Valentine's Day coming up next week, I wanted to feature a few horror books with romance as part of the main plot or a sub plot.\
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Spit Back The Bones by Teagan Olivia King\
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This haunting Debut features a woman who reluctantly returns back home after her sister goes missing. There she rekindles an old flame, along with fighting a bog monster.\
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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas\
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A tale of star crossed lovers who get trapped fighting vampires in the Mexican-American War. Pretty much any of Canas' works would fit into Horror Romance. (The Hacienda and The Possession of Alba Diaz)\
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The Haar by David Sodergren\
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For all you monster romance lovers out there this one is for you. It follows an old woman who lost her husband years ago. Now the small village she's lived in whole life is being threatened by a rich man buying out the land. And in walks a fish-like, shapeshifting monster...\
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Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison\
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Werewolf horror with humor and a splash of romance! This one will have you howling.\
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Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson\
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A "meat" cute at a farmer's market turns into sapphic love...or does it...\
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A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson\
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This one follows the brides of dracula as they move past their toxic relationship with him and turn what was once jealousy into a passionate romance.\
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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia\
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Mexcican Gothic by this author works in this category as well! Silver Nitrate involves cursed media and lifelong friends who have feelings for one another.\
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Hiding Lies by Stephanie Rose\
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This romance is TOXIC, but super addicting. It's a cat and mouse novel involving a forensic photographer and s serial killer.\
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Dead Silence by SA Barnes\
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Think Alien meets Ghost Ship with a splash of romance! A crew finds a lost intergalactic cruise ship that's been missing for two decades. They decide to board the ship and fly it back, wanting to win fame and fortune... But theres a reason the ship has been missing...\
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Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant\
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A found footage esq novel involving killer sirens and a dash of some sapphic romance.\
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What horror book that features a bit of romance do you love? \
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Love in the time of Horror
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Boneyard Picnic\
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The 2025 Book Club Art Print
I made a few postcards and I'd love to send you!
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Tech Tuesday | 2025 Book Club Reads
I drew a matchbook for every book we read together in 2025 book club!
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Book Bag | Books I Can't Stop Thinking About
Let's talk about the books that once I finished them, they decided they weren't finished with me.
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Happy Hour with a Haul!
In which Mary is foolish with both her bubbles and her sound...
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Steph\
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• Mar 17 2025
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Hi friends,\
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I had SUCH a fun time chatting with Aubrei, Naomi, Natalie, and everyone who joined us for our Women in Horror chat. \
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Thank you so much to the Celestial friends who stopped by, but if you missed it, I don't want you to miss out! Natalie (superstar notetaker that she is) jotted down all the books mentioned, and we also recorded the Zoom.\
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First, you should 1000% be following the three of them if you're not already:\
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Aubrei ( earlgreypls): https://egp.binderybooks.com/\
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Naomi ( fromthemixedupdesk): https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/\
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Natalie ( weirdobookclub): https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/\
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Second, click here for that YouTube recording!\
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And third, here's the beautifully long list of books we discussed (some were recommendations and others were books that we're looking forward to) (also a few non-women snuck in; forgive us):\
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01. And Then She Fell by Aligia Elliot\
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02. Infested by Angel Luis Colon\
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03. Brother by Ania Ahlborn\
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04. Seed by Ania Ahlborn\
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05. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn\
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06. Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn\
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07. Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J Clover\
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08. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman\
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09. Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman\
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10. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine\
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11. Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson\
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12. Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson\
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13. Jackal by Erin E. Adams\
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14. One of You by Erin E. Adams \
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15. Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne\
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16. The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington\
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17. Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington\
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18. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn\
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19. House of Psychotic Women by Kier-la Jannise\
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20. Bat Eater and Other Names For Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker\
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21. Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor\
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22. Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury\
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23. Lakewood by Megan Giddings\
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24. The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings\
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25. Shy Girl by Mia Ballard\
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26. Sugar by Mia Ballard\
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27. Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements\
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28. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant\
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29. Feed by Mira Grant\
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30. Overgrowth by Mira Grant\
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31. The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim\
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32. Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton\
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33. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison\
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34. Come Closer by Sara Gran\
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35. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey\
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36. Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin\
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37. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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38. The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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39. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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40. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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41. The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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42. The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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43. The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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44. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\
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45. The Good House by Tananarive Due\
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46. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due\
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47. The Between by Tananarive Due\
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48. Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson\
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49. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson\
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50. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson\
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51. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson\
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52. Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris\
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53. Goddess of Filth by V Castro\
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54. Immortal Pleasures by V Castro\
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55. The Queen of the Cicadas by V Castro\
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56. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab\
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57. The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas\
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58. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas\
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59. The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas\
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Thanks, folks, and we can't wait to do this again sometime!!!\
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Women in Horror (60 recs!) | recording & thank you
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RECORDING: Women In Horror Panel
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2024 Missed Connections: Horror Edition
Pour one out for all the books I swore I was going to read this year. May they have better odds in 2025.
What books did you condemn to you infinite TBR in 2024?
#bookishreels #bookstack #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #tobereadpile #tbrpile
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My Best, Worst and Most Disappointing Reads of 2024
Please enjoy my list of the best, worst and most disappointing books I read in 2024!
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My Top 10 Reads of 2024
I read a lot of great books this year, but these 10 are the best of the best!
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Creepy & Disturbing Horror Book Recs from Booksellers
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Notes From The Mixedup Desk, Week of 9/16
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Ranking All My 2024 Reads (so far)
I haven't decided if this is early or exclusive access yet but in the meantime, enjoy my very first tier ranking video ever!
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BookTok 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Challenge!
I’ve seen a few people do this video so I had to share mine! 5 Favorites, 4 TBR Books, 3 Go to Recs, 2 Five Star Reads, and 1 Current read.
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Genre Range
I have a variety of interests and that’s okay! It is called ✨range✨
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3 of the Prettiest Books I Own
Pretty on the outside, incredible on the inside.
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EARLY ACCESS | Memphis Book Haul w/ Rachel
My friend Rachel came to visit me and we went on a mini bookstore crawl. You wanna see what we got?!
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Look, I love a good special edition, but a lot of the times the hype and scarcity behind them makes them inaccessible to most readers. Very few people have the ability to pay $50-$100+ to a Pango reseller for an "exclusive" edition of their favorite book.\
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Here are 8 books in my own collection, as well as a couple of authors/publishers who are creating beautiful books that feel like a "special edition" every time.\
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Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson (Hardcover Edition) \
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As I mentioned on Instagram earlier today, I am an endpapers-fangirl. These gorgeous moody floral are from the hardcover edition of Bloom, the farmer's market horror novella that took the internet by storm earlier this year. This one is from Titan Books and the list price was only $22.99. And while not every book does, a lot of Titan's hardcovers have an extra little touch to them.\
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House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig (Hardcover Edition) \
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I might be bias, because this is one of my all-time favorite authors and series, but holy moly this book is gorgeous. Not only does it have gorgeous green endpapers, it also has an incredible foil-stamped case, and it still retails for only $19.99. Delacorte Press is another publisher that puts incredible detail into a lot of their YA hardcover editions\
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Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (B&N Exclusive, Hardcover Edition) \
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Olivie Blake is an automatic buy author for me and I always buy in hardcover for the reasons shown above. And while yes, this particular book is an "exclusive edition", all of her books have this level or treatment (and they usually come with illustrations inside as well).This edition still only cost $26.99, I just wanted the white cover to match the One For My Enemy cover. Tor Books is my favorite publisher for many reasons and they are unmatched in the hardcover fantasy realm.\
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The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab (Hardcover Edition) \
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Another Tor Books publication, this book design is relatively simple, but I simply can't resist the little surprise bird skull under the dust jacket. Tor is releasing all 3 of the Shades of Magic in the new cover designs in hardcover later this year, and you better believe I will be buying one of each. And, they're still under $30 each.\
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The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (Hardcover Edition) \
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While this particular photo is of the third book in the Scholomance series, I can attest that each book in the series is equally as gorgeous. Del Rey is know to use world-building maps as their endpapers in a lot of their fantasy releases and we can all agree that this is the superior treatment. You keep being you Del Rey; we love you.\
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Ancient Sorceries, Deluxe Edition by Algernon Blackwood (Hardcover Edition) \
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This little cutie from Pushkin Press, a UK-based independent press, is here to prove that pretty books aren't just reserved for the biggest publishers. They have a delightful little collection of classics that each get the star treatment–all for under $20!\
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Hardcover Edition) \
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Look, no one is surprised that an Erin Morgenstern book looks and feels magical, but I couldn't leave this one out. I love its gorgeous simplicity and the way it mimics an antique foil-embossed cloth cover. Double Day doesn't do a ton of special treatment, and this one is a bit more expensive than a lot of their other books, so I'm not sure if that's due to length or the special design treatment. Still, this edition was the standard edition at only $32.00.\
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She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran \
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Okay, this one is last because it might be cheating. I got this one used, but I'm pretty sure it's the B&N YA Book Club Edition and I'm unsure if the standard editions have these endpapers. I'm a little suspicious, because Bloomsbury isn't known for fanciful book design. They typically only reserve those things for their biggest publications–like SJM releases–and this was a debut author. Regardless, it's absolutely stunning and I wanted to include it here, because even if it is a B&N exclusive, it's still only $18.99.\
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Books That Feel Like Special Editions
Because everyone deserves pretty books
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Books I Bought Based Purely On ✨ Vibes ✨
Look, if I’m going into a bookstore, I’m buying a book. Most the time it’s going to be something I’ve never heard of that I’m judging solely based on the vibes it’s giving in that moment.
✨ There Once Lived a Woman: Dark fairytale retellings
✨ Bloom: Farmer’s market horror
✨ Hazardous Spirits: 1920s spiritualist movement
✨ The Girl in Red: Feminist Red Riding-hood retelling
✨ The Wild Hunt: Celtic Gothic folk-horror
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