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Djèlí Clark \- Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan 👗💄: \- shirt is from Anthropologie \- overalls are from Old Navy \- eyeshadow is In A Trance Palette from Colourpop \- shimmer is an eyeshadow single (Blushing Lizard) from Half Magic \- eyeliner is 24HR Waterproof Eyeliner (Plum) from Persona Cosmetics \- lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics, Cloud Whip Liquid Lipstick (Storm Cloud) from Colourpop, and Magic Drip Glitter Lip Gloss (Virtual BFF) from Half Magic \- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Tor Nightfire and Little, Brown,and Company for the gifted copies! #folkhorror #horrorbooks #horrorbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @tornightfire @tordotcompub @torbooks @littlebrown @anthropologie @oldnavy @colourpopcosmetics @personacosmetics @halfmagicbeauty * * * 3 books 2 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 1](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [ready to make a SPLASH into some sinister mermaid stories?](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/NI8WzvFM9THycjS80srx/) ready to make a SPLASH into some sinister mermaid stories? 📚 books mentioned: \- Chlorine by Jade Song \- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw 👗💄: \- dress is from CeliaB, rented from Nuuly \- eyeshadow is Ellis Atlantis Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics \- shimmer is from Ourbella (Aphrodite and Cosmic Siren) \- mascara is from Babe Original \- lip is Speak Love Lip-Plumping Glossy Balm from LYS Beauty \- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) #mermaidbooks #mermaidbookrecs #scarymermaids #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @williammorrowbooks @orbitbooks\_us @tornightfire @celiabdesigner @blendbunnycosmetics @ourbella.us @babeoriginal @lysbeautyofficial . mermaid book recs • queer mermaids • sapphic mermaids • mermaid horror books • ocean horror • mockumentary books • fantasy horror • queer horror books • fantasy book recs • horror book recs • unique books • diverse books • William Morrow • Orbit • Tor Nightfire * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 22](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [💭 is there a creature you feel like you NEVER see in horror books?](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/qOIV5jinAiptMqqdRZbZ/) 💭 is there a creature you feel like you NEVER see in horror books? you all gave the first round of book recs featuring unique horror monsters (or new takes on classic creature features) SO much love, so i had to come back and do a part two. 📚 books mentioned: \- Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova \- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw \- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White 👗💄: \- eyeshadow is three Sparklestiks from Half Magic \- lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) from Colourpop and Jelly Job lip gloss (Jelly Jammin’) from NYX Cosmetics \- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Tor Nightfire and Peachtree Teen for the gifted copies! #horrorbooks #horrorbookrecs #disturbingbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @zandoprojects @tordotcompub @tornightfire @peachtreeteen @halfmagicbeauty @colourpopcosmetics @nyxcosmetics . horror books • monster books • creature feature horror books • horror book recommendations • supernatural horror books • best horror books • diverse books • Zando Books • Tordotcom * * * 4 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 14 2025](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans horror book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/iFhUPiL4af7WlGNmUY8n/) trans horror is simply ✨elite✨ 📚 books mentioned: \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw \- You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White \- Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Brook Tsai \- Herculine by Grace Byron \- Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 👗💄: \- sweater is from Farm Rio \- eyeshadow (lower) is a sparklestik from Half Magic \- eyeshadow (upper) is fembot from r.e.m. beauty \- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Tor Nightfire and Saga Press for the gifted copies! #horrorbooks #horrorbookrecs #transhorror #queerhorror #transbooks #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #diversebookstagram #nycbookstagram #bookstagram #SagaSaysCrew #sagapressbooks #SagaSays #TorPartner @tornightfire @torbooks @sagapressbooks @jadedibispress @mcdbooks @farmrio @halfmagicbeauty @r.e.m.beauty * * * 5 books 3 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 25 2025](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/3xa2rpvoOEER7fWslYBN/) queer voices and stories matter and these ones (just a tiny selection of trans and nonbinary books i’ve read & loved) are phenomenal! 📚 books mentioned: \- Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto \- Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde \- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White \- The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas \- Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley \- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki \- The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth \- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon \- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw \- The Stars Undying by Emery Robin #horrorbooks #scifibooks #fantasybooks #transbooks #nonbinarybooks #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #nycbooktok #bookstagram @harpervoyagerus @riverheadbooks @peachtreeteen @fiercereads @torbooks @titanbooks @akashicbooks @randomhousekids @faberbooks.us @tornightfire @orbitbooks\_us * * * 11 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Sep 21 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) ["booktok destroyed literature!"](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/RGlhkzSfTCN48oidpTJ6/) i know that it sometimes feels like you’re struggling against the tide, but your feed is what you make it! here’s a little reset for you all the same. * * * 20 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 17 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [adult standalone fantasy book recs!!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/6OgIRjD5S7TNwXjOKPwZ/) i am so pro-standalone reads. * * * 10 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 8 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [queer supernatural books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/nRuL3G9n2FXECPBZ0iAz/) 👻 some SPECTACTULARLY spooky supernatural queer book recs for your pride (and year-round) TBR!! * * * 5 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • May 2 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [dark disney book recs!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/uN87mm6wV27I4c9YYnAN/) if you like this disney movie … read this dark & disturbing book! ✨ okay, the links between all of them may not be obvious, but i SWEAR they make sense to me. * * * 4 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 23 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [mood reader assistance!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/q0D7vh45q8qZn0JI1Hb6/) it’s day TWO of the #TransRightsReadathon 2024, and today i’m here to help out my beloved mood readers. which photo caught your eye? 📚 books shown: - Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey - The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw i * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 19 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans horror books!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/uCOmSMFd5pq3tQ4h3P6Q/) face your fears with chilling trans\* horror books 💀 one of my favorite things about horror? it can be incredibly empowering. these books have FANGS and CLAWS, but also leave you with some amazingly cathartic righteous rage & something real to chew on. i’d love to invite you to join me for the second annual trans rights readathon. march 22-29! we’ll read trans\* books and fundraise for trans\* organizations. i’m fundraising for the Transgender Law Center. * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 16 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans\* horror books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/mGWEVgoYYjxrBadous6r/) if you like to LIVE IN FEAR (i do) read these books. feel free to fill the comments with more trans\* horror recs! 📚 * * * 4 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Feb 5 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [quick horror book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/zjclRSuTvO8pscstnbOs/) a quick horror book round up for the colder months! * * * 7 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 12 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [queer supernatural books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/vmsprjHVjY8iTdEbCyqe/) 👻 queer books with supernatural, paranormal, or other otherworldly elements? count me IN. * * * 5 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 30 2023](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [she's a 10, but ...](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/tTjI3SzLjo9RjtSxnYtF/) drop your messiest book rec down below. 👀 she’s a 10, but she likes reading about … * * * 9 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 16 2023](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [my book awards](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/oANgKNQWGe1XtNAnKtV3/) introducing … drumroll please … my own, delightfully biased 2023 book awards! * * * 12 books Posts about this book from across Bindery [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 16](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [let’s talk about folk horror (round two)!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/7H6NdZF2Wo6FQSz3ALVm/) let’s talk about folk horror (round two)! superstitions, isolation, rituals, folkloric creatures and myths and legends … i love it all. 📚 books mentioned: \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw \- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark \- Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan thank you to Tor Nightfire and Little, Brown,and Company for the gifted copies! * * * 3 books 2 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 1](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [ready to make a SPLASH into some sinister mermaid stories?](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/NI8WzvFM9THycjS80srx/) ready to make a SPLASH into some sinister mermaid stories? 📚 books mentioned: \- Chlorine by Jade Song \- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant \- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw . * * * 3 books [Books Right Now\\ \\ Rashi Dembi\\ \\ • Apr 14](https://booksrightnow.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Some rapid-fire novella recs!](https://booksrightnow.binderybooks.com/item/AQER4MXfpPNNWHLQpoD9/) Some rapid-fire novella recs! #booktok #booktokfyp #booktoker #books #fantasy * * * 5 books 3 [Peppered Ink\\ \\ Mary\\ \\ • Mar 3](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [February's “yes, no, maybe” reads!](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/CxBSR0mZYZecZVUoTlOZ/) The start to 2026 has been... a touch slow. * * * 7 books 1 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 22](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [💭 is there a creature you feel like you NEVER see in horror books?](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/qOIV5jinAiptMqqdRZbZ/) 💭 is there a creature you feel like you NEVER see in horror books? thank you to Tor Nightfire and Peachtree Teen for the gifted copies! . * * * 4 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 14 2025](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans horror book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/iFhUPiL4af7WlGNmUY8n/) trans horror is simply ✨elite✨ thank you to Tor Nightfire and Saga Press for the gifted copies! * * * 5 books 3 [Boozhoo Books\\ \\ Naomi\\ \\ • Sep 19 2025](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Join for free or login](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/AKNY4takZBrImNdu2ivY/) [Ultimate Spooky Season Shopping List](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/AKNY4takZBrImNdu2ivY/) Spooky season is truly all year in this house but I’ll be dropping recs extra extra for the next couple of month! Let me know which ones you've read and loved? Let me know which ones are on your TBR. * * * 18 books 7 [Boozhoo Books\\ \\ Naomi\\ \\ • May 19 2025](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Women in Horror. Do our tastes align?](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/99mlJHohyEYBGrQShU7J/) Women in Horror edition! Drop your score below! Did you know that my publishing imprint on Bindery has expanded? We are publishing books by Indigenous authors AND horror books written by women?! And you can help us, by showing up to support (even as a free follower!) I have almost 6,000 followers here and it would be everything if all of you would go and follow me right now! #womneinhorror #horrorbooks #bookrecs * * * 30 books 7 [1](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/99mlJHohyEYBGrQShU7J/#comments) [The Inky Phoenix\\ \\ Kathryn Budig\\ \\ • May 15 2025](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [We’re celebrating AAPI Heritage Month!](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/heYRV208yaxylRTXACHw/) ... with our amazing AAPI Inky Phoenix authors with a fun little game! * * * 7 books 5 [2](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/heYRV208yaxylRTXACHw/#comments) [Bookwyrm Ink\\ \\ Bookwyrm Ink\\ \\ • Mar 15 2025](https://azthiabookwyrm.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Join for free or login](https://azthiabookwyrm.binderybooks.com/item/votnz2jW1narlNfGjl7v/) [Ready to read something different?📚👀](https://azthiabookwyrm.binderybooks.com/item/votnz2jW1narlNfGjl7v/) Ready to read something different?📚👀 * * * 8 books 2 [Bookwyrm Ink\\ \\ Bookwyrm Ink\\ \\ • Feb 18 2025](https://azthiabookwyrm.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [If you are looking for something horrific, short and sweet.](https://azthiabookwyrm.binderybooks.com/item/R06VTWUAd9jP1OQgkyg1/) If you are looking for something horrific, short and sweet. The Salt Grows Heavy By Cassandra Khaw is perfect. It builds a mysterious world while also giving you a wild plot. 🧜‍♀️💀📚 * * * 1 book 1 [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Jan 30 2025](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Trans & Nonbinary Horror to Help You Escape the Horrors](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/5Yy6XNaTREoBmHdZm5Wd/) I’m sure you all are aware that there’s… a lot… going on in the world right now. So much, in fact, that it is quite possible to scroll yourself into a pit of despair at any point of the day. Some o... * * * 17 books 3 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 25 2025](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/3xa2rpvoOEER7fWslYBN/) queer voices and stories matter and these ones (just a tiny selection of trans and nonbinary books i’ve read & loved) are phenomenal! * * * 11 books [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Jan 10 2025](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Mermaids, sirens, and selkies](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/TyevpTvecvxO7nQnhx3U/) Current literary obsession: mermaids, sirens, and selkies. Not sure why, but I’ve recently become obsessed with stories about women and the sea. I’ve read a few books on these topics in the past, but have been really enjoying diving into some of the newer ones that have come out over the past few years. I’m about 60% of the way through Emilia Hart’s newest (out 4.1.25) and it’s definitely scratching that itch. I cannot put it down. Have you read any books about these myths? What were your favorites? * * * 10 books 3 [1](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/TyevpTvecvxO7nQnhx3U/#comments) [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Sep 21 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) ["booktok destroyed literature!"](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/RGlhkzSfTCN48oidpTJ6/) i know that it sometimes feels like you’re struggling against the tide, but your feed is what you make it! here’s a little reset for you all the same. * * * 20 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 17 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [adult standalone fantasy book recs!!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/6OgIRjD5S7TNwXjOKPwZ/) i am so pro-standalone reads. * * * 10 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jun 8 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [queer supernatural books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/nRuL3G9n2FXECPBZ0iAz/) 👻 some SPECTACTULARLY spooky supernatural queer book recs for your pride (and year-round) TBR!! * * * 5 books [The Inky Phoenix\\ \\ Kathryn Budig\\ \\ • May 7 2024](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/bScqkRXaarreSmrZaGVz/) [Inky Phoenix Picks as Met Gala Looks](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/bScqkRXaarreSmrZaGVz/) BOOK LEWKS! * * * 15 books 7 [5](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/bScqkRXaarreSmrZaGVz/#comments) [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • May 2 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [dark disney book recs!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/uN87mm6wV27I4c9YYnAN/) if you like this disney movie … read this dark & disturbing book! ✨ okay, the links between all of them may not be obvious, but i SWEAR they make sense to me. * * * 4 books [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Apr 17 2024](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/zI3M1LW2u55CSq2H3dDv/) [Books that Could Burn Your Motherf\*\*\*\*\*\* Village to the Ground](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/zI3M1LW2u55CSq2H3dDv/) Here's a quick list of books that bring that sweet, sweet feminine rage and general Kiki Rockwell vibes * * * 11 books 2 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 23 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [mood reader assistance!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/q0D7vh45q8qZn0JI1Hb6/) * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 19 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans horror books!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/uCOmSMFd5pq3tQ4h3P6Q/) face your fears with chilling trans\* horror books * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 16 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [trans\* horror books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/mGWEVgoYYjxrBadous6r/) if you like to LIVE IN FEAR (i do) read these books. feel free to fill the comments with more trans\* horror recs! 📚 * * * 4 books [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Mar 10 2024](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Books with Netflix's Damsel Vibes](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/WA6pez8ywhssSMhFuBRC/) Love it or hate it, the vibes in Netflix’s adaptation of Damsel were immaculate. Here’s some other books full of revenge-fueled anti-heroines and dark fairytale vibes. The Fireborne Blade and Someone You Can Build A Nest In will be published later this spring, but I love them both too much to not include. What are your favorite anti-fairytales? #bookrecommendations #readthisnext #whatshouldireadnext #diversebooks #youngadultfantasy #fantasybookrecommendations #fantasybookstagram * * * 12 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Feb 5 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [quick horror book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/zjclRSuTvO8pscstnbOs/) a quick horror book round up for the colder months! * * * 7 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Jan 12 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [queer supernatural books](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/vmsprjHVjY8iTdEbCyqe/) 👻 queer books with supernatural, paranormal, or other otherworldly elements? count me IN. * * * 5 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 30 2023](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [she's a 10, but ...](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/tTjI3SzLjo9RjtSxnYtF/) drop your messiest book rec down below. 👀 she’s a 10, but she likes reading about … * * * 9 books [The Inky Phoenix\\ \\ Kathryn Budig\\ \\ • Nov 17 2023](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [“No one wants to talk about fish sex.”](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/IGbYS7BEVM97L4TJcxBn/) “No one wants to talk about fish sex.” 😂 Just a sample of the wild twists and turns we experience in our Inky Phoenix book club Zooms! This conversation came from our THE SALT GROWS HEAVY Zoom inspired by a hilarious (and genius) observation from my friend @melissaalbertauthor. * * * 1 book [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Nov 16 2023](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) [my book awards](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/oANgKNQWGe1XtNAnKtV3/) introducing … drumroll please … my own, delightfully biased 2023 book awards! * * * 12 books [The Inky Phoenix\\ \\ Kathryn Budig\\ \\ • Nov 14 2023](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Learn about our book club …](https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/item/BSRJR8zteY6WfzA3DyGc/) Welcome to The Inky Phoenix! We are a book club for lovers of story and magic … * * * 11 books