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✦ mood reader, writer, dreamer🕯️
✦ reading goal: 23/26
✦ Founder of @thewordgarden.editing 📰

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@page_turners.za 🤝 @miraripress

We had a wonderful month of launches in Johannesburg.

Publisher:
@miraripress - Mr. @mars.duplessis

Authors:
Archive of the Sixth by @mattmacdev
Sworldlords by @rhettsinnema
All is Dust & No shadows in the dark by @nerinedorman

Photo & Socials
@teamopticsmedia
@themysterybookshelf
@ofentsemokoka00
@authorvijev

I cannot even explain how lovely it was to meet everyone, thank you for all the love and support, every single person who shows up and supports fills baby Uné with joy. I LOVE hanging out with you lovelies.

Let's run it back next year?

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Back in July I, the owner of #greattextpectations, celebrated my #birthday with my wonderful #bookclub by hosting a little #farmersmarket No money exchanged hands, but rather the things we made, brought, etc, was enough for everyone to have a little bit of everything, to take home.
It was such a lovely day, and such a success, that | think we should make it an annual thing #bookstagram

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📚 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 📚

The amazing @digitalbookshelff did this challenge a few weeks ago and assigned the word "SPICY" for myself and a few bookstagram besties💖

So based on the word, here is my take on the challenge. Most of the books featured coincidently have spicy scenes in them🤭

𝑺: Sweet Heat
𝑷: Punk 57
𝑰: Icebreaker
𝑪: (The) Charlie Method
𝒀: Young Mungo

I've tagged a few book besties who I'd love to see do this challenge. If you're coming across this, consider yourself tagged too🤭
YOUR WORD IS 💖LOVERS💖

QOTD: What is your favourite spicy read that has an equal focus on spice, character development, and plot?

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May’s book club meet up was a little different to our usual meet ups, but oh my soul, the fun we had 🤩 #thedevilwearsprada2 #bookclub #booksta #books #bookclub

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Catch you at Comic Con Cape Town 2026 on the Pop Taku Stage for these bookish speaker sessions! Bring your bookish friends and let’s have a ball together! Times are subject to change so don’t forget to keep and eye on the Comic Con Cape Town Website.

SESSION 1
Stage: Pop-taku Stage
Date: 30 April
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Session Title: INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: How to Plot a Short Story from Start to End in 30 Minutes

SESSION 2
Stage: Pop-taku Stage
Date: 1 May
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Session Title: How to Start and (more importantly) Finish Writing A Short Story or Book

SESSION 3
Stage: Pop-taku Stage
Date: 2 May
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Session Title: How to Edit Your Book or Short Story So It’s Perfect For Your Readers

SESSION 4
Stage: Pop-taku Stage
Date: 2 May
Time: 15:00 - 15:30
Session Title: Authors on Authors
An interactive interview with Sci-Fi author Alastair Kingon-Daniels.

SESSION 5
Stage: Pop-taku Stage
Date: 3 May
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Session Title: Judge a Book by Its Cover: How to Pick the Best Cover for Your Book - PLUS: Comic Con Cape Town Exclusive Cover Reveal for My New Book
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#bookishposts #booklovers #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagram #comicconcapetown2026

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much needed life update🖤🪽

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Hi, I’m Jodie💫
Fiction editor and founder of The Word Garden 🌿

I run this account as my editing business, and I’m also the person behind @jodiewithwords (my bookstagram).

I’m a new editor, here to share insights, writing and editing tips, motivation, and guidance on working with an editor.

Whether you need help with line editing, copy-editing, or proofreading, feel free to reach out — my bookings are now open! Let’s achieve your 2026 writing dreams🖋️

#bookeditor #fictioneditor #indieauthors #writergram

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Today #bookclub celebrated my #bookbesties #birthday and it was honestly so nice. I what a wonderful group of women that I get to call friends 🥰♥️

❓QOTD: plans for the weekend?

🏷️: #trend #booktrend #bookishtrend #bookphotography #bookrecommendations #books #ilovetoread #booklover #bookrecs #booknerd #bookreview #ilovebooks #bookshelf #bookclub #bookaddict #bookworm #bookblog #bookish #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #booksta #viral

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You all inspire me! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and creativity and books and selves!!

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⚜️ Is it even a romantasy without a ball scene? ⚜️

THE ETERNAL HUNT — Winter 2026
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#indieauthorcommunity #debutauthor #romantasyauthor #fantasyauthor #romantasybooks #selfpublishedauthor #indiefantasyauthor #booktropes #booktok #bookstagram #ballscene #fantasyball #theeternalhunt #themoonblessedseries

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A NEW slimy horror short is slithering towards your inbox. The Slithering Darkness will be released THIS Halloween to all the Michael Ferguson Author Newsletter subscribers to read free of charge. If you haven’t subscribe yet then do so with the 🔗 in 🅱️👁️oh. If you are subscribed, then please share this post with your friends and encourage them to subscribe and you can all enjoy the horror together this Halloween.
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#halloweenreads #bookishposts #horrorfan #horrorfans #scarystory #horrorstory #bookishlove #booklover

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Attention citizens of The Luciferian Empire! The world of The Luciferian Mythos has been brought to life by publisher @krest.house and artist @huesofnate in 30 spellbinding illustrations that will ignite your imagination and let your creativity soar! Add colour and your personal artistic touches to the characters, locations and magical objects found within the pages of A Prophecy of Flowers and Lightning with this one-of-a-kind art book.

The high-quality paper is THICK and compatible with most art mediums. Each page is one-sided and removable to avoid bleedthrough and allow you the option of framing and displaying your masterpieces with pride once you are done adding your own artistic take on The Luciferian Mythos!

If you would like to be added to the waitlist to purchase a copy of the A Prophecy of Flowers and Lightning art book, then please follow the 🔗 in 🅱️👁️oh.
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#bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaholic #readersofinstagram #bookaesthetic #bookaesthetics #fantasybookseries #fantasybooks #romantasybooks #romantasyreads #mmromance #gaybooks #queerbooks #gaybookstagram #queerbookstagram

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