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68d

Stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Why not give your frazzled nerves a warm, literary hug and melt your worries away for a while? This week’s Butch/Femme Fiction Therapy Thursday theme: Nursed Back to Health.
#nursedbacktohealth #therapythursday #butchfemmefiction #lesfic #sapphicbooks #amreading #bookstodon #readingcommunity #butchfemme #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
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Eight book covers on a background of a woman reading in a tub filled with warm water and scented flowers for Therapy Thursday on 09/04/25. Theme: Nursed Back to Health.

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69d

Be forewarned if you haven't seen Materialists yet, this does a really deep dive into the movie while cross-referencing Jane.

https://electricliterature.com/jane-austen-did-it-better/

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

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67d

#lesficfri
*** SECRET***
Available at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/promise-me

#erotica #BDSM #darkromance #kinkcommunity #sextoys #butchdominant #femmesubmissive #butchfemme #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
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The cover of Promise Me, Book 2 of the Dominants of Eros series, a book quote, the book tagline, and the buy location icons on a faded background of a naked back draped in rope for LesFicFri on 09/05/25. Theme: “SECRET.”

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69d

Anyone besides me learn a lot more #history from a well written #novel than from actual history classes and books?

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/i-learned-history-from-novels?r=ytlja&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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54d

First you have to force feed them some propaganda like "the strong should prey on the weak."
And then you can have instant replay of #LordOfTheFlies 🤔😒

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Four panel comic of a classroom with ENGLISH LIT written on a blackboard.

1st: "Morning, class! Today we're going to start our Lord of the Flies unit!"
2nd: Teacher walks out.
3d: *Lock* sound from the door.
4th: Incorrect expectation of mayhem.

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49d

I hate both of these things, who knew I'd have so much in common with #JaneAusten 😂

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#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
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Text above what I assume is a painted picture of Jane Austen..

Jane Austen's works are timeless classics because she knew the real
horrors in life are having to listen to men who think they're better than
you and receiving unannounced visitors.

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46d

I can't say I've done this personally, but I understand the sentiment 😁

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#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
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Drawn image of two old ladies in a cosy room, one climbing a ladder with a stack of books to put in a shelf, the other sitting in a chair built of books reading a book.

Caption: I won't buy any more books until I've read all the ones I've got. I said. Then I laughed and laughed.

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40d

Did you know that misunderstanding books is a fun and easy activity you can do at home 😜😂 But don't worry metaphors are hard for everyone 😊

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Four panel meme of Ron from Parks and Rec in a hardware store talking about Moby Dick.

1: Metaphores? I hate metaphors!
2: That's why my favorite book is Moby Dick!
3: No froo-froo symbolism
4: just a good, simple tale about a man who hates an animal.

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34d

I've given people that look, it doesn't work 😂

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An old painting of a woman holding a book and looking unamused.

Caption: When someone assumes that when you are reading a book, that you are "doing nothing" and therefore can be interrupted. Repeatedly.

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22d

@Priyajsridhar thanks for hosting #writephant today 😊

#SelfPromo

Since the topic was monsters, I’ll mention my most recent release, Little Wolf and the Witch, an only-one-bed, fake-married-to-the-barbarian, monster hunt, m/m fantasy romance.

https://books2read.com/LittleWolf

See my others books (and content warnings) at my website
https://wendypalmer.au/books/

@bookstodon #GayRomance #fantasyRomance #readingCommunity

An open notebook, with the cover on the left (a wolf head with Viking vibes, surrounded by flowers, for witchy vibes). On the right, pretend handwritten text reading “fantasy gay romance with Viking vibes, men who think they’re clever, and monsters”. Plus a little cat with an arrow pointing to it saying “not the monster”

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20d

Abridged crossover idea:
Homeinvader eats an old lady's ham-fisted construction and falls for ugly guy who with a mattresses piled on a vegetable, and strange footwear mating rituals, is determined fit to govern. 😂

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#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove

Comic by John Atkinson, Wrong Hands.

Abridged fairy tales
Goldilocks: Homeinvader has cerals, breaks stuff, then falls asleep.
Hansel and Gretel: Some kids eat and old lady's house. Also cannibalism.
Beauty and the Beast: Stockholm syndrome girl falls for ugly guy. Except he isn't.
Princess and the pea: Mattresses piled on a vegetable determine fitness to govern.
Cinderella: Wardrobe malfunction promts strange footwear mating ritual.
Three little pigs: Ham-fisted construction keeps wolf at door.

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19d

"Please sir, I want some more."
-Deeriver Twist
😂

@nature @photography @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @books @bookstodon @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#NaturePhotography #Nature #Photography
#October #Southern #Finland #Archipelago #Åland #Mariehamn

Picture of a deer looking hungry and worried through the window to my balcony.

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18d

Furhter confession: It wasn't a mistake, I just find your parties boring... 😂

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#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
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#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
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Picture of a chalkboard in front of a bookshelf on which is written in colourful lettering:
Book Lover Confession #1
That awkward moment when I arrived at the party and realised B.Y.O.B did not mean Bring Your Own Book.

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11d

It's the Fedi Book Fair this weekend. Follow the hashtag for book posts from lots of fediverse indie authors (or filter it to avoid the posts).

My books are mostly low-key fantasy with queer romance. Find out more at https://wendypalmer.au

You’ll find them at all your favourite ebook retailers and online bookstores. And also at libraries, Hoopla, or your Kobo or Everand subscriptions.

This weekend, the ebooks are 25% off direct from me (via Payhip):
https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer

And at Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer

***

As as a special bonus just for the #FediBookFair, I've made my new release, officially released 16 November, available direct:
https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i

It comes with a free 2026 calendar featuring relevant public-domain nineteenth-century artworks :)

#books #reading #fantasy #gayromance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #SelfPromo
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Cover of Grace & Favour. Blue and brass-yellow colours predominant. The title is in fancy font at the top, and there's what looks like a photo portrait in an ornate frame, of two men, one in a top hat, one holding a pocket watch, and a large white dog. In the background of the photo (actually a daguerreotype, but anachronistically in colour), there is the faint impression of a woman, transparent...you could say, almost ghostly...

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Mood board for Grace & Favour. Has a painting by Turner (a watercolour of Hampton Court Palace from across the river), a daguerreotype in a case, a ghost postcard, a Scots phrasebook, and a big picture of Max, a Maremma livestock guard dog, big, white and fluffy.

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10d

More #FediBookFair

Here's a pair of my fantasy books set in the Vaer world, where Vikings got themselves organised faster than the Romans did...

Both feature gay romance and murder, not necessarily in that order.

Read more about them at https://wendypalmer.au/#vaer

Available everywhere, including #Hoopla and #KoboPlus, and 25% off all weekend at Smashwords and direct:

https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer

Follow the #FediBookFair hashtags for books by lots of indie writers this weekend (mute if not interested).

#books #fantasy #GayRomance #ReadingCommunity
@bookstodon

Info graphic for Little Wolf and the Witch. It's Feilan (Little Wolf, the Vaer) vs the Witch (Remy, the love interest). First phrase is Feilan; second phrase is Remy.

Isn't a barbarian, won't hunt monsters. / Isn't a witch, just a redhead.

Has friend with benefits, not (very) interested in you, thanks / And yet, have you noticed how naked I am?

What do you mean, we're married now? / Sorry, I don't make the rules...darling.

I'm still not fighting a monster for you, jolterhead. / But a poor vulnerable naif needs your help.

Fine, I'll fight the human monster for you. / Why are you glaring at my uncle like that?

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Domesticated Magic info graphic, Mateo vs Jonas. First phrase is Mateo, second is Jonas.

Is a Taurasi, they've lost their homeland. / Used to be pirate, he's lost his ship.

The grumpy one - or he is merely stern and controlling? / The sunshiney one - really a proto-Stoic with so much forebearance.

Doesn't know what hit him - Jonas has weaponised charm. / Doesn't know what hit him - Mateo doesn't even realise he's armed.

And now there's murder? Can his day get worse? / Yes.

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13d

Ever thought about becoming an #ARC (advance review copy) #reader but weren't sure what's involved? I spell it out for you.

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/how-do-advance-review-copies-work?r=ytlja&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#AmWriting #AmReading #ReadingCommunity #Mystery #EdgyCozy

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8d

@neve thank you for hosting the #writephant bi-monthly check-in, very useful timing for me at the transition from one project to the next 😊

#SelfPromo

I write fantasy with romance, mostly queer. My next book is out November 16 and features the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace, a Maremma named Max, and a friends-to-lovers gay romance.

Might be on preorder at your favourite retailer, definitely will be available on #KoboPlus, #Everand and #Hoopla, and you can always ask for it at your library.

Or you can get it right now directly from me: https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i

And receive a free 2026 calendar featuring public-domain nineteenth-century artworks illustrating relevant book quotes.

Read about all my books here: https://wendypalmer.au/

#books #reading #fantasy #gayRomance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity @bookstodon

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1d

@adriabailton thanks for hosting #writephant 😊

#SelfPromo

My next book, Grace & Favour, releases on Sunday, and is a friends-to-lovers gay romance:

“Leo Sweetwater keeps three closely-guarded secrets: his affections lie with men, he's in love with his best friend, and he's been haunted since childhood by the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace. When an ill-advised fling threatens all three secrets, Leo must contend with malign forces, and not just those from beyond the veil…“

Look for it on preorder at your favourite retailer, or on #KoboPlus, #Everand and #Hoopla, and you can always ask for it at your library.

Or you can get it right now directly from me: https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i
And receive a bonus 2026 calendar featuring public-domain nineteenth-century artworks illustrating relevant book quotes.

Read about all my books here: https://wendypalmer.au/

#books #reading #fantasy #gayRomance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity @bookstodon