I know there's been a lot of feelings going around over the past few days, so in the spirit of building community (and because I'm at home today!), I wanted to offer a thread just to chat and vibe because I love the community here and I want it to be a place where people can just feel free to be themselves. SO!

Send me a heart and you will get:

❤️ A compliment/shoutout/affirmation 🧡 A completely random question 💛 A completely random fact 💚 An encouragement or virtual hug (feel free to specific what you want encouragement for!) 💙 A book recommendation (let me know your preferred genre) 💜 A book-related discussion (will try and go off your currently reading or My Taste but if I don't know those books, may just be more of a general book-related topic)

Hello! Any book recs (fiction or nonfic) that r v calm, slice of life and focus on something manual/crafty in a meditative way? Like gardening or building furniture or rebuilding a house or making pottery or tapestry weaving or cleaning/organising etc. I just wanna read the actions and feel im doing it myself and have that meditative experience. (kinda like the film Little Forest) Bonus points if it’s fantasy but rlly doesn’t have to be. Would like this to be a significant part of the book!

Some options (unsure if these work - you tell me if they fit the bill!)

-The Easy Life of Kamusari -The Garden by Nick Newman -Psalm for the Wild-Built -The Convenience Store by the Sea -Thistlemarsh (???) -The Reimagining of Thornwood House (??)

Id love more though too!! Thank you <3333

I am curious because I am doing this a lot lately. So how many books are you really reading right now? Lately, I will find myself scrolling through Instagram or Facebook and I will see either Kindle Unlimited ads for romance novels, AI slop (usually can tell by the cover art AND the publication date because the series was published one right after the other) OR web novels. If the KU novels look interesting, I might find a speed read to fill an afternoon of disgruntled amusement.

On the other hand, I am also reading through my monthly plan. At the money, I have three books up to bat and alternate between the three fitting my mood. Usually one to fill the silence on the ride to and from work, doing household chores or errands, or to fill the dull silence at work. So, how many books are you all actuallyreading right now, at once?

Current Reads: Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Stephen Grahame-Smith Deserts, Driving and Derelicts by Tonya Kappes Just finished The Illusion by Elizabeth Watson.

What are some your favorite sapphic books? I’m not necessarily looking for romance, but it’s okay if the book contains some romance. I also prefer books set in older time periods, as opposed to something super contemporary.

***Thank you everyone for all the wonderful recommendations! If anyone is interested I created a shelf in my PB library with all the suggested books. 🫶🏻

Hello everyone! I’m looking for recommendations for books that will make you cry. I’m talking ripped your heart out and stomped on it ugly crying kinda vibe. 👀