Heyyy, I was just wondering what everyone’s stance on Alchemised and the other Dramione books were. I personally feel like anything that is marketed as HP fanfiction will ultimately keep JKR relevant and bring her money, but I’m curious if there are any arguments on this I haven’t heard yet!

I'm feeling a bit under the weather so i just started reading and I've got a question for all of you. What is everyone's comfort book?? Like the book that you can reread an uncountable amount of times and still love it with your whole heart? The one where you know the whole plot but just find comfort with the characters and the world? Or maybe you don't reread this book but think about when you're sad? Or you don't have a book like this? If so, why?

I am dyingggg in the best way—the prose is so powerful and haunting, I can’t believe it took me this long to start this!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Please recommend me your favourite engaging reads, something that will take my mind travelling to "other worlds", discoveries, adventures, etc. Recently I read Atalanta and this was exactly what my ADHD mind craves, as it follows the quest of the Argonauts and included lots of different exciting scenarios. It doesn't necessarily have to involve travelling, but if a book gave you this feeling of being constantly engaging, discovering new things, or exploring new topics/territories, please let me know! thaaank you!

need some happy LGBTQ+ book recommendations plssss no tragedy or sadness!! i just want to read about queer and trans people being happy lol

Public services are lovely beautiful things. There are many public services I take advantage of but one of them that I think the majority of us can appreciate is libraries! We have so many librarians on here (a reminder, infinite forehead kisses to you all) and just people who enjoy going to and being at the library for the books, programs, and resources!!!

I've mentioned VERY briefly before about how Amazon and other capitalistic centered for profit companies have a goal to eliminate most public services but right now Amazon is targeting libraries!!! BOOOO!!! Amazon is taking their physical book store plan a step further to start planning our AMAZON LIBRARIES.

Guys I think we are all smart enough to know it's so that politicians with enough influence and palm greasing from Amazon can say "We no longer require this public service it's not even good! They never have the books and you have to even wait for ebooks!" And then they can GET RID of libraries and use what are actually SUPER small portions of our taxes and instead of funding thousand of libraries there will now be one or MAYBE two "Amazon libraries" in states with low literacy and we will be flooded by large marquees that say AMAZON GROCERY, AMAZON ELEMENTARY, AMAZON LIBRARY, AMAZON MALL, AMAZON CAR DEALER, AMAZON SHIPPING AND POSTAGE, ALL of them requiring a monthly membership that would far outweigh any taxes you pay AND THEN you will still have to pay those same taxes! Because they will now be a former library funnel of revenue that Amazon will argue they need as support from the government and THEY WILL GET IT.

We will still pay the same taxes for all of our public services we will just also have to pay a membership to Amazon on top of it.

I am URGING, BEGGING, PLEADING, all of you who can, PLEASE go and get a library card. Go get your local city, county, state, university, what have you! In the US you are often entitled to a card for where you WORK as well as where you LIVE. People from outside the US please share tips, tricks, advice, or just anecdotes about your library and how you sign up for the library and how to get additional memberships.

Here is a link to an Instagram video where a librarian explains how AMAZON and AUDIBLE are making ebooks, and audiobooks incredibly scarce for libraries!!! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPWpZVKkcHH/?igsh=MXF6ZjZ0YmozZmM0bQ==

Hi all! I'm writing a young adult, political intrigue fantasy novel, and I would LOVE to gather a list of comps to read and research, parallel to the actual writing of the novel. Here are some more details:

-18 year old female main character who finds out her real father is the king, and is taken from her foster family to go to court -shades of grey morality; how far will you go to survive? -immortal god-king dad whose children all vie for his approval for status -the gods are real and sometimes intervene for their favorites -trans man love interest (this seems kinda rare in YA fantasy?? are there others?) -diverse Greco-Roman-esque, melting pot, coastal capital city where the action takes place -taking a bit of inspiration from Chinese wuxia tropes where humans (and animals!) can cultivate their powers to ascend to higher states of being & martial arts skills -political intrigue, murder, poisoning, alliances, masquerades, backstabbings, and the like

If you know of anything in the YA fantasy space that sounds like it has some elements in common, please drop it in the comments and I will check it out :)

Looking for recommendations with the same vibe as 'The Bear and the Nightingale', and 'Spinning Silver' for my December wintery reads ✨️🙌 And throw in your oddball wintery faves just for fun 😁

Are you also on an impossible quest to make people around you stop enabling FamousTERF, who uses her money to fund anti-trans moves? I find it quite hard and exhausting. Books around magic are my favourite genre, though, so I found very nice and very queer alternatives, and I would LOVE to discover more!! My personal favourites? The Simon Snow trilogy and Sorcery and Small Magics!!! Please let me know your alternatives!!

Last December I moved away from my parents back to my hometown for work. I have not made much progress of making friends here where I live. I would appreciate any tips or even just support/commiseration in making friends, especially bookish ones. A bit about me: I work in a public library I love to read fantasy, manga and literary fiction I’m queer

Thank you in advance. 📚 I’m hoping becoming more active on this app will help too! 💖