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The cover of the book "Weetzie Bat" by Francesca Lia Block. The background is a greenish brown and the letters are in black. At the top it says "The Weetzie Bat Books" in smaller font. In the middle there is an drawn image with a person with dark skin and short spiky blond hair holding a teapot (or a lamp?) with both hands to their right. All around them are abstract swirling lines (including a spiral in front of their left eye) and the image is framed in a black rectangle, with the author's name above, and the book title below.

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13/20
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The cover of the book "Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution" by Sara Marcus. The cover is mostly black and white with red background for the words "RIOT GRRL" and "Sara Marcus" in the title. The top half of the image is a black and white photograph from a punk concert and the lead singer appears to be yelling into the mic. There is also a guitarist, bassist, and someone on a drum set. The room could be a room in someone's home. The title uses a font that looks like a label maker font for "Girls to the Front" and "Riot Grrrl".

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12/20

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The cover of the book "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin. The cover is a snowy landscape with an almost black sky. In the center is what looks like an ice or snow sculpture. On one side there is a masculine presenting face and on another is a feminine presenting one. The title is in the center in white with a pink shadow and inside of a zig zag circle at the top is "A new, never-before-published introductory essay by the author commissioned especially for this edition".

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11/20

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The only book I can think of that fits this is The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Armory...
but I barely remember it. Movies: I always love a Doctor Who Christmas special.

Oops, this is actually #10/20!

The cover of the book, "Beauty is a Wound" by Eka Kurniawan. The images on the cover are collaged together. We can see one vertical slice of a woman's face on the bottom left. In the center there is an image of the ocean and some sand in the shape of a sitting woman's silhouette the other pieces of the collage contain different plants, a dark red texture, and a drawn set of lines.

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9/20

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The cover of the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. A drawn image of a small asteroid with a volcano, a tree, and several flowers popping out of the surface. A blonde haired figure in a green outfit with a red bowtie stands at what appears to be the top of the asteroid from this view. In the background are yellow stars and celestial beings, one with a ring.

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9/20

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Thanks! all props to the designer <3

The cover of the book "Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty" by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. The cover is pale yellow with the title and authors in dark grey. There is a band of blue across the bottom middle that says "Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year" At the bottom a person pulls a wagon with a pile of colorful round containers, possibly oil cans, that are expertly stacked to a height twice as tall as the person. There is a quote above this image: "Engrossing....intrepid research and a store of personal anecdotes illuminate the lives of the 865 million people who, at the last count, live on less than $0.99 a day" -- The Economist.

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8/20

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Cross stitch in a blue hoop. The fabric is 28 ct black Monaco and the design is "Sorry, We're Cursed" by Goth Stitch. The design is similar to the very common "Sorry, We're Closed" signs businesses put up in off hours, except instead it says "Cursed" in yellow and green letters that look like dripping slime. At the bottom are two white skull motifs and the phrase "Don't Come Back Later". Done in white and two colors of green DMC on black, 2 over 2.

I finished another cross stitch! This is "Sorry, We're Cursed" by @gothstitch.bsky.social . 2 over 2, DMC on 28 ct black Monaco.

The cover of the book, "Native Tongue" by Suzette Haden Elgin. The background is pale yellow and test tubes with what appear to be fetuses line the back wall. A baby with white skin and blonde hair sits on a pedestal while a person whose face looks alien, like green reptile skin looks on. Below the title is the phrase, "Who speaks the language of the stars?"

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7/20
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The cover of the book "Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice" by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. The book is mostly cream-colored, with a drawn image of a gnarled tree, potentially a tree stump with lots of growth near the bottom. An arm and a leg reach around the tree as if someone is hugging it from a position of lying down.

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6/20
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I think this was the first book I read by myself. It was definitely one of the Frog and Toad books. Is that a neurodivergent thing, not being able to read and then suddenly reading everything?

The cover of the book, "Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel. Frog and Toad sit on the ground, surrounded by greenery, flowers, and mushrooms that frame the page. Both Frog and Toad wear pants and sweaters. Toad is reading Frog a book while Frog listens intently. A banner near the bottom says "An I Can Read Book"

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The cover of "The Burning God" by R. F. Kuang. The background is lavender with a warrior in the center who appears to be flying over castle walls, with a determined face forward and arms back. One arm is bandaged over an amputated hand and the other holds a sword. Under the author's name it says "Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-Nominated Author" Next to the warrior, the quote "A dark and devastating conclusion" - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review).

Finished @rfkuang.bsky.social 's The Burning God last night and am feeling that emptiness when a good series ends. I was surprised by the ending, but it also fit. Looking forward to more from the author.

Book cover for "Love After The End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction" edited by Joshua Whitehead. The scene is the shore of a body of water, maybe a lake, with a rocky hill in the background. In the foreground are five figures in the shade of several trees. The main central figure is a warrior wrapped in a blue cloth and wearing a traditional feather headdress. There are three figures to the left which appear nude and to have surreal placement of limbs and breasts and one which looks like a greenish statue sitting to the lower right.

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4/20
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📌for later!

The Black Tides of Heaven and The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang! Fantasy where no one has a gender until 16ish.

Nice to see your voice here, George!

Cover of the book, "The Mouse and His Child" by Russell Hoban. The cover is red with the title at the top and an image from the animated motion picture where the mouse and his child sit in a sardine can on the edge of a waterfall looking scared, with a evil or mean rat directing the sardine can over the falls from the back.

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3/20
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Really though, isn't it the (even more privileged) other members of congress who should be fighting to protect their freshman colleague? The going back on support for trans rights based on election losses makes me extremely sick. And I don't think it will work. Do better, Dems.

I'm holding two feelings at once here. Support for the first transgender member of congress getting there and being ready to work on issues that matter to all Americans, and complete support for the anger that many (less privileged) trans folks are feeling at her decision not to fight this.

I keep thinking about those congresspeople kneeling in the rotunda wearing kente cloth scarves, very performative. There has been no loud, visible, unified support for Sarah McBride from the democrats. It’s a real disgrace. That is your colleague! They are bullying her in your faces. And silence!

I enjoyed reading this multiple times in my pre-undergraduate days but it has been sullied by stories about the author's bad behavior. I have a hard time dealing with my positive memories of discussing with a best friend and what I know now.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin meets this for me. Also Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune.

There's another one?! I recommend Love After the End to basically anyone who will listen. Thanks, #booksky!

Oof so many new ones for my TBR! I also recommend these:
✅Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigenous Speculative Fiction;
✅Braiding Sweetgrass;
✅They Called Me Number One;
✅ Elatsoe;
✅ Firekeeper's Daughter;
✅ Trail of Lightning

Tbf, I probably shouldn't, but ... ADHD 😂

The Crazy Rich Asians series is dramatic with romance.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ bookish checkpoint ୧⋆｡🕯️. -ʚɞ
✧ last book you read: True Gretch
✧ your current read: The Burning God; Mott Street; How High We Go in the Dark; North Continent Ribbon.
✧ last book added to tbr: The Warmth of Other Suns
✧ next anticipated read: Binti
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