Mayday
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Oh, to be a woman 600 B.C. and have access to Sapphic literature.
I love the portrayal of the fragments the author chose, as well as having the original (Ancient) Greek text next to the English translation. The notes are great for adding context to some of the poems and should be read simultaneously to them.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
Becky Chambers
"Repeating history that had left living memory was an all too human tendency, [...]"
Y’all, it’s almost that time again.
Last year someone in my book club introduced me to the Sapphic September readathon, which is run by @manicfemme and @evilqueen reads on Instagram.
While they haven’t released the board for this year yet, they teased the prompts in their stories.
The prompts are as follows: butchfemme age gap small town romance smutty pirates quick reads part of a series 2026 release related to another interest/hobby indigenous author new or new to you author indie or small press author book you’ve been avoiding out of your comfort zone murder lesbians choose your own
Do you all have any plans for the readathon? Any prompts you’re looking forward to? Any prompts you’re find daunting? Are you going for blackout? Any suggestions? 👀
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Mayday commented...
Sapphic September? Lovely theme. I wouldn't say it fits into the mentioned prompts, but I'll always advertise the source herself: If Not, Winter - The Complete Fragments of Sappho
The fragments of Sappho's poems were deeply touching and the author's footnotes were extremely helpful in understanding the cultural/historical context of some of her poems. I can only highly recommend them 🫶