It's a year today since Dr Refaat Alareer was assassinated
UCL (where he did his masters) management still hasn't mentioned his name once
Vigil today to remember him
UCL Quad at 3pm π
A hand holding up the book For Such A Time As This by Shani Akilah, in front of a bookshelf
Recently read For Such A Time As This and genuinely loved it - interconnected short stories following a group of Black friends in London in 2020-21 ish. Explores the culture of the time amid the pandemic and the BLM movement.
Strong rec from me!!
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Forever obsessed with T Kingfisher's quirky horror writing style. The Hollow Places was fun, tense, imaginative, and really had my heart going at times.
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Recently read She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark and this was an absolute banger. Using the horror short story as the base she takes us through fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary and speculative fiction and each story hits!!
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To Cage A God by Elizabeth May was the last time I gave a "romantasy" a chance. I judge them all heavily now idc
love the cover for this one! (and all your covers...)
Share and follow and in return we'll pick five of you lot to win a signed copy of Len Valencia's Mystery Lights!
"These are stories of revenge, violence, and horror that place women, not men, in powerful, destructive roles." β @electriclit.bsky.social
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I am a firm believer that the publishing industry is in need of serious reform, not just more Black books. Radical community is the only way forward. Consider this your invitation to be a part of that.
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hOw DO you Read SO mUch?
At about average speed, I can read 350 pages (average length book) in about 6 hours. If I read for 2 hours everyday, which I can do before bed instead of scrolling, this means I finish a book every 3 days. At this rate, I can comfortably finish 121 books a year.
ok but which of my 2025 netgalley releases do i read first?
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Hello #BookSky ! been on booktok for a while but wanting a non-cesspit text-based platform.
My bookish starterpack / intro:
β’ read all genres but bonus points if itβs queer
β’ favs include the locked tomb, terry pratchett, chain-gang all-stars, the last binding
β’ storygraph superiority
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Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before yβall start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
