Ozark Mountain Dweller | Indie Bookstore Owner | Walking Victorian Ghost notsowellread.binderybooks.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ln3pza4ea223As a grey-ace individual, I absolutely love that authors are putting notes about the types of sexual content in their books (kinks, fetishes, etc), because it gives my brain time to figure out if I’m in a place to read that. And the list I was just given for my next read has my eyebrows raised 👀18 Apr 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3pza4ea223https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lke6il3rpc2cAlready missing the world of Legendborn? I wrote a little blog post of 10 other books to read next: #booksky #legendborn https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/F44QR3O05fw5uWz6fxPG/14 Mar 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke6il3rpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljydw3bvhs2eAfter a brief Internet break, I’m back with a new weekly wrap up over on @binderybooks.bsky.social https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/SvQlRwA3kD2ZlCmdfs9J/10 Mar 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljydw3bvhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljv75nld2s2jAlso, if you see a charge on your card that you don’t recognize and it’s from a small business, please contact them before filing a chargeback. Those chargebacks cost us so much in fees and there’s nothing we can do to fight them. Most the time, it’s people traveling forgetting where they were.08 Mar 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljv75nld2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljtb76tgp22eI’m so sick and tired of people being shocked that B&N, a giant corporation, doesn’t give a damn about their customers or authors. Like, why is this so surprising to folks? And why do they choose to continue to support them over indies. I get that not every town has an indie, but like… come on08 Mar 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtb76tgp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljlzji2sp22gNot gonna lie, I tapped out at “gold card”05 Mar 2025 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlzji2sp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljlhlz4bqk2eWrote a little something about my current feelings and the pressures of having “a following” https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/ozO9J714KCaxGY7tgzgz/04 Mar 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlhlz4bqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lji6qysepk2qI’ve seen a couple people talking about upcoming Cruel is the Light by Sophie Clark but referencing the racist writing of Sophie LARK. These are not the same author, please make sure you’re doing your research before posting things that can negatively impact someone.03 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji6qysepk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljfvuxaw4k2bI’m sorry, but do NOT, under any circumstances, let your freaking off-leash dog walk up and stick its nose through my fence at my dogs02 Mar 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfvuxaw4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljfry3pmjk2bThe Devils is my first Joe Abercrombie book and are all of them this good?? I have laughed out loud no less than 20 times in 200 pages. The comedic timing is unmatched. #booksky02 Mar 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfry3pmjk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3ljbvhcuka22rSorry I’ve been MIA on here. I lost my dog of 14 years and I forgot how hard that loss hurts.01 Mar 2025 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbvhcuka22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lihzhh6bps2bWrote a little blog post with 10 2025 dystopian/apocalyptic releases that feel timely/relevant to the “now times” #booksky https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/9A7wS9wP160K8zfT8v2j/18 Feb 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihzhh6bps2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3liezoanrwc2yThe horrors persist but I bought myself tulips at the grocer yesterday 😊17 Feb 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3liezoanrwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3libevzvsqk25The same people who disparage YA fantasy will then tell me The Will of the Many is the greatest fantasy written in the last decade.16 Feb 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3libevzvsqk25https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3liac5mxq5c2oOof a very large national brand headquartered in my hometown is hosting a “big queer market” today. A lot of queer artists are actually not participating because of the way this company has been called out for treating trans employees, but I’m here to say the tea is piping hot15 Feb 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3liac5mxq5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3li4asevz4k2tMy resolution was to waste less food and to cook instead of relying on convenience/prepackaged meals. Tonight I worked late, but came home and was able to make a sauce using just 3 ingredients in my fridge and some leftover chicken. It was super simple, but I’m like really proud.14 Feb 2025 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3li4asevz4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhzpj672tc23How do I still have 4 hours left in Will of the Many???13 Feb 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzpj672tc23https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhyuddpebk23Our bookstore has to close due to the upstairs tenant’s apartment flooding (books+water=bad). If you’re able, we’d love for you to support us online to help minimize the damage this unexpected closure will have on our cash flow 🙏 www.underbrushbooks.com https://www.underbrushbooks.com12 Feb 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyuddpebk23https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhxdpxmads23Why in the world did I decide to try and read 4 600 page fantasy books all in a row? I have no idea what world I’m even in right now.12 Feb 2025 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxdpxmads23https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhwrzwsuds2sFun fact, the only qualification for a book being young adult is that it was written for young adults as the target demographic. That’s it.11 Feb 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwrzwsuds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhryqmgens25Oops, went on a 5 paragraph soapbox about the “sick of smut” stuff in this weeks wrap up… https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/9bIOc0mot3P1THEQMA7a/10 Feb 2025 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhryqmgens25https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhprzltzek2jNo one does the rivals-to-lovers crescendo like Olivie Blake. I swear to god, she never misses.09 Feb 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhprzltzek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhppwfx6ds2jReading a fantasy novel and my brain decided that “male birth control” was the thing that made the story too outlandish. I hate it here.09 Feb 2025 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhppwfx6ds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhkknn3ukk23Finished this morning and cried off my makeup. It’s timely. It’s political. It’s heartfelt and heartbreaking. Both a love letter to oldest sisters and Black women and a vicious rejection of the expectations the world puts on them to save us over themselves. And this is a debut!!! #booksky07 Feb 2025 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkknn3ukk23https://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhjxhezo422fWe’re not B&N, but my little indie is running a preorder sale!! If you’ve got any books coming out over the next few months that you’re not seeing, shoot us a message and we’re happy to add it 🖤 https://underbrushbooks.com/pages/preorders06 Feb 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjxhezo422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhjfj5pb3s2wOwning a small business is comprised of highs and lows High: being featured in a national magazine Low: realizing a bill that you thought was on auto pay was indeed not and getting surprised with a large payment at 9am06 Feb 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjfj5pb3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhi5jmzx7c2tThis is How You Lose the Time War The Song of Achilles A Tip for the Hangman [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhi5jmzx7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhhmt4x3cs2tDidn’t have “be featured in People Magazine” on my to-do list for today, but here we are! https://people.com/barnes-and-noble-new-stores-tiktok-third-spaces-878635405 Feb 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhmt4x3cs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/notsowellread.bsky.social/post/3lhgqpnrimc2tMy husband asked to borrow my kindle and I don’t think he was expecting to see what he saw lol05 Feb 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:f5dk6jdcsv4xwfiu6kablzwh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgqpnrimc2t