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Hi booksta! It’s good to be back with a bookish post. My reading has been significantly slower this year and it’s finally ramping back up this cozy season!

I was inspired by Ailey to do a ‘10 before the end’ post. The majority of the books are the ones who shot straight to the top of my TBR after my wife loved them. I’ve made a start on a couple of them and I’m so excited to get to each of them before the end of the year. I’m loving the range of genres and topics this stack covers.

Which should I prioritise? Are any of these a favourite for you?

[lmage description/ 1. The cover image of this post is a photo that has been digitally drawn on. The photo is of a horizontal stack of 10 books with a pink tablecloth below them and a disco ball resting on the end of the stack. The words ‘10 before the end’ are written onto the image in handwritten block text. A bookish pattern has been drawn in behind the books, it consists of books, stars, rainbows, moons and disco balls. The disco ball has also had some coloured squares drawn onto it. The books from left to right are: The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza, The Sexuality of Care: On Nursing, Kink, and a Future Without Hospitals by M. K. Thekkumkattil, Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End by Darnell Lamont Walker, The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi, Piepzna-Samarasinha, A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America’s Most Notorious Dungeon by Eric King, A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta, House of Beth by Kerry Cullen, Rabbit, Fox, Tar by P.C. Verrone and Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin. /end of image description 1.]

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#10BeforeTheEnd #QueerBookstagrammer #DiverseBooks #DisabledBookstagrammer #Bookstagram

[lmage description/ 2. The background of all slides is the cover image with a pink overlay. On each of the following 10 slides the book cover is in the middle with annotations around it in clouds. This slide shows a cover image of The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza. The annotations are: ‘highly anticipated!’, ‘influenced by my wife’ and ‘identity, reclamation, love and surviva [lmage description/ 1. The cover image of this post is a photo that has been digitally drawn on. The photo is of a horizontal stack of 10 books with a pink tablecloth below them and a disco ball resting on the end of the stack. The words ‘10 before the end’ are written onto the image in handwritten block text. A bookish pattern has been drawn in behind the books, it consists of books, stars, rainbows, moons and disco balls. The disco ball has also had some coloured squares drawn onto it. The books from left to right are: The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza, The Sexuality of Care: On Nursing, Kink, and a Future Without Hospitals by M. K. Thekkumkattil, Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End by Darnell Lamont Walker, The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi, Piepzna-Samarasinha, A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon by Eric King, A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta, House of Beth by Kerry Cullen, Rabbit, Fox, Tar by P.C. Verrone and Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. /end of image description 1.]

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House Of Beth- four stars ⭐️

I really felt for Carrie and how she manages her OCD while trying to start fresh. Her connection with Beth was definitely unexpected and, at times, uncomfortable to read. But by the end, I found myself feeling for both Carrie and Beth.
This was an intriguing read, and I highly recommend it!

QOTD: Have you ever read a book that made you uncomfortable but kept you invested until the very end?

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Food for thought.

#aardvarkbookclub #booksforfoodies #youarewhatyoueat

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A pretty good month if you ask me! Mostly 4 stars means I did a good job picking books I would enjoy haha.

17 total read. 12 books from my TBR, 5 ARCs. 8 of the 12 were borrowed from the library. 9 physical books, 7 ebooks.

Let me know if you have read any of these!

#fyp #readingrecap #booktok

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Join us for an evening with novelist KERRY CULLEN, author of the spooky/funny/gothic/smart HOUSE OF BETH. Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the McCue Auditorium, Fannie Barrier Williams building, SUNY Brockport. Free and open to all--and parking on our campus is free after 7pm.

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Don't mind me, just living in my own little world, yearning to jump into some of my favorite books 📚🫶🏻

Consider this a book rec post based solely on vibes and aesthetics ✨

All photos are from either Pinterest or my phone's camera roll, I'd rather eat dirt than use AI generated content 🫩

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Being DINKs has upsides!

Let me know if you have read any of these and what you thought!

#thriller #booksbooksbooks #gothichorror #horrorbooks #bookhaul

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🚨Featuring The Belles by @lndhop , House of Beth by @kermichele , and Until Death by Mary Berman

Learned so much about gothic horror from three amazing women authors! Didn’t want to video them chatting or the signing since it was an intimate event!

Check out @lostcitybooks for upcoming events!

#washingtondc #horror #gothichorrorbooks

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Gothic is forever but fall is the perfect time to indulge your itch for spooky, dark, and haunting tales (with a dash of humor).

Next Wednesday, 9/16 at 7pm, join me, Mary Berman, and @kermichele at @lostcitybooks for a Gothic Party!

🥀 chat gothic and horror genres
🖤 play Gothic bingo (with prizes!)
🥀 tarot readings by the incredible @gemseniah
🖤 festive fall drinks

Get in the mood by swiping for gorgeous old school gothic novel covers. Even Batman does gothic.

See you there!

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✨Fall Recs ✨

Since fall is around the corner, here are some books that either exude fall vibes or take place in the fall 🎃🍂🍁

Fall is so beautiful in New England. I’m looking forward to the changing leaves, cooler days, cozy reading spots, a hot beverage and a stack of books to get me through the season. 📖☕️

What book screams fall to you?

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Some sad indie-themed book recs for your Friday afternoon!

If you haven't listened to Mothers' album "When You Walk a Long Distance You are Tired" I highly recommend it. It came out in 2016 and I feel OLD 😅

The lyrics to Blood-letting really hone in on feelings of grief, love, jealousy, possession, identity, and haunting, so here are some books that connect with those vibes ✨

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Tags: #bookstagram • #horror • #weirdgirllit • #bookrecs • #tbr • bookish • reading • reader • ARC reader • indie • music • weekend

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A choose your own adventure! ⚔️

These are some of my favorite sapphic stories AND some of my most anticipated upcoming sapphic novels! What are YOU reading for Sapphic September? 💅🏻

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Tags: #bookstagram • #queer • #weirdgirllit • #horror • #bookrecs • sapphic • arc reader • books • bookish

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