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#ad LET WOMEN DESTROY, am i right or am i right? and bringing that vengeance plot line to space only sweetens the pot.

 📚 books mentioned:
- Death Among the Stars by C.M. Lockhart

thank you to @ingramsparkbooks for the gifted copy! ✨
 
#indiebook #deathamongthestars #scifibooks #scifibookrec #revengebook #cmlockhart #writteninmelanin #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram #diversebookstagram

LET WOMEN DESTROY, am i right or am i right? 

BookNet Fest continues to be the most special bookish event I’ve ever attended. Y’all, there is NOTHING ELSE like this and we need to help it thrive (please)!! 

More about BNF: https://booknetfest.com/

Amazing people mentioned and highlighted (in order of appearance):
- Sam • https://www.youtube.com/@ThoughtsOnTomes @ThoughtsOnTomes 
- Mari • https://www.youtube.com/@mynameismarines @mynameismarines 
- Grapie • https://www.youtube.com/@grapiedeltaco @grapiedeltaco 
- Jemila • https://www.youtube.com/@jemilabereadin @JemilaBeReadin 
- Rachel • https://www.youtube.com/@readswithrachel @ReadswithRachel 
- Denise S. Robbins (author of The Unmapping)
- Rachel • https://www.youtube.com/@raymariereads @raymariereads 
- Isabelle Olmo (author of Queen and Conquerer and beyond) • https://isabelleolmo.com
- Niah • https://www.youtube.com/@novelniah @NovelNiah 
- Chloe • https://www.youtube.com/@brunettebibliophile @BrunetteBibliophile 
- Penelope Greenings (author of Whispers Under Water) • https://thegreenpennydreadful.com/ 
- Punky • https://www.tiktok.com/@punkybroomster 
- Lizzie • https://www.youtube.com/@bumblebeezus @bumblebeezus 
- Natalie • https://www.youtube.com/@weirdobookclub @weirdobookclub 
- Caitlin • https://www.youtube.com/@BookChats @BookChats 
- Nicole • https://www.youtube.com/@sweeneysays @SweeneySays 
- Michael Kist • https://www.youtube.com/@kistreadsbooks @KistReadsBooks 
- Jaysen • https://www.youtube.com/@ezeekat @Ezeekat 
- Kierstan • https://www.tiktok.com/@bookdrunkinlove 
- Natalia Hernandez (author of The Name-Bearer and beyond) • https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliahernandezauthor
- Carmen • https://www.youtube.com/@tomesandtextiles @tomesandtextiles 
- Rae • https://www.youtube.com/@raethereviewer @raethereviewer 
- Kait • https://www.instagram.com/kaitrates/
- Lea (Lea’s IG is private, but she rocks!!)
- Lani • https://www.instagram.com/bookish.thought/
- Rainy • https://www.instagram.com/rainybluereads
- CJ (runs bindery_books socials) • https://www.instagram.com/bindery_books/
- Colette • https://www.instagram.com/colitamb

Helpful time stamps:
06:27 Keynote speech (Previously, In the Book Community)
16:10 Escaping Into What? Reading, Reality, and Responsibility
19:07 RIP TikTok; Long Live TikTok
22:59 The Art of the Review
24:30 Reading Between Algorithms
28:00 Shelfmates: Forming Friendship in Bookish Spaces
30:42 Fact Meets Fiction: Nonfiction Recs for Fiction Lovers
33:42 New Hobby, Who Dis? 
35:36 Booked and Busy
36:42 Hot Takes & Hard Truths
40:55 Community reflections on BookNet Fest
43:30 Steph’s final reflections


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🇸🇩 Sudan Solidarity Collective: https://sudansolidarity.com/

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a bookish creator's DREAM | booknet fest 2025 vlog

BOOKNET FEST 2025 VLOG JUST DROPPED! featuring all our favorite creators, LOTS of panel clips, and insight into the most special book event i’ve ever been part of!! check it out on youtube now!!

a bookish creator's DREAM - BookNet Fest 2025 vlog!!

sort of shocked that this is the first time Michael Cera has been in a Wes Anderson movie?? he was made for this.

in Kyle’s words, The Phoenician Scheme is “the most Wes Anderson Wes Anderson movie I’ve seen.” (we had an amazing time!!)

thank you so much to Focus Features for inviting us to enjoy an immersive experience at the Angelika Film Center! you can head there now to enjoy the world of intrigue, and if you buy a premium ticket, you’ll also get an exclusive t-shirt, a drink, and some snacks.

#thephoenicianscheme #wesanderson #filmreview #moviereview #angelikafilmcenter #angelikafilmny #moviepremiere #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

sort of shocked that this is the first time Michael Cera has been in a Wes Anderson movie??

did you guess any correctly? 🔥 part twenty-one of one star goodreads reviews of books - with a fun teenage dystopian twist! 

📚 books mentioned:
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Feed by M.T. Anderson
- The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

#onestarreviews #negativebookreview #bookreviews #goodreadsreviews #bookhumor #nycinfluencer #starrysteph #bookstagram

did you guess any correctly? 🔥 part twenty-one of one star goodreads reviews of books

read & support with intention. and PLEASE stop using “diverse” as a synonym for Black. 

when i’m talking about Black books, I say Black books. and when i’m talking about reading diversely, i’m talking about a spectrum that includes race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, methods of publishing, and beyond. 

and i’m blabbing about books beause this is my book space, but don’t let your support of marginalized voices begin and end at reading. how are you actively working to make your community safer, more supportive, and more compassionate? 

#diversifyyourshelves #diversifyyourreading #readdiversely #supportindieauthors #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

read & support with intention. and PLEASE stop using “diverse” as a synonym for Black. 

i’m just a girlie with a motion sickness goggles & scopolamine dependency who also loves celebrating books & book friends!

THANK YOU BALLANTINE for a wonderful summer book bash! @ballantinebooks @randomhouse 

📚 books mentioned:
- The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
- Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
- All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
- The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

other mentions:
- Savoy Tea @savoytea 
- Nuuly @nuuly 
- Sweet Water Decor @sweetwaterdecor 
- Fiction Bath Co @fictionbathco 
- Scotts Flowers @scottsflowersnyc 
- Rifle Paper Co. @riflepaperco 
- Vacation @vacationinc 
- BonBon @bonbonnyc_ 

#ballantinebooks #randomhouse #bantambooks #dellbooks #ballantinebantamdell #literaryfiction #romancebooks #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

i’m just a girlie with a motion sickness goggles & scopolamine dependency 

SO PRETTY! which one are you most excited to read first?? 

(don’t forget to enter through my Celestial page for the chance to win a copy of The Unmapping!!)

📚 books mentioned:
- Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
- Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil
- Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase
- The Unmapping by Denise S. Robbins

#binderybooks #binderypublishing #fantasybooks #scifibooks #literaryfiction #celestial #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @bindery_books

SO PRETTY! which one are you most excited to read first?? 

GIVEAWAY!! Win an exclusive hardcover special edition of The Unmapping!

i double dog dare you to read all of these incredible horror stories RIGHT NOW!

📚 books mentioned:
- Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
- Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
- Ring Shout by P. Djélí Clark
- Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams

thank you to MIRA, Saga Press, Peachtree Teen, Inkyard Press/Epic Reads, and Bantam for the gifted copies!

#horrorbooks #favoritehorrorbooks #horrorbookreview #horrorbookrecs #besthorrorbooks #SagaSaysCrew #sagapressbooks #SagaSays #bantambooks #ballantinebooks #peachtreeteen #epicreads #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @readmirabooks @sagapressbooks @peachtreeteen @epicreads @ballantinebooks

i double dog dare you to read all of these incredible horror stories RIGHT NOW!

i had a doubly delicious penguin random house week! @randomhouse 

first, I celebrated the launch of The Last Ferry Out (a sapphic tropical island murder mystery of my dreams) at @esquinanyc! there were yummy drinks, polaroids, lots of friends, and a goodie bag filled with a lot of in-book winks! 

then, kyle and I had SUCH a fun time heading to the PRH offices for their Eat & Greet! this was a cook book event, so there were lots of yummy snacks, a signature drink, and two panels to get to know the authors a bit better.

we genuinely love cooking, so we’re so excited to test out these recipes. plus I got to take home a GORGEOUS brand new special edition of The Fall of the House of Usher!

📚 books mentioned:
- The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz
- Baking Across America by B. Dylan Hollis
- Danny Loves Pasta by Danny Freeman
- Make It Meatless by Shreya Walia
- She’s A Host by Erin Dana Lichy
- The Rebel Diet by  Benji Xavier
- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe

#eatandgreet25 #thelastferryout #murdermysterybooks #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks #edgarallenpoe #cookbooks #penguinrandomhouse #randomhouse #dkbooks #dkclassics #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

i had a doubly delicious penguin random house week! 

Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly stories together.

Steph

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Reading is better in community, and I’m grateful to welcome you to mine! I’ve been a content creator most of my life & an avid reader my entire life. Celestial is our home base to celebrate imaginative stories from galaxy-wide voices. (Think: fantasy, horror, sci-fi, magical realism & beyond.) I love being playful with my recommendations, but I always read with intention – this is a discerning and deliberately diverse space. Join my chaotic community … and let’s have fun while uplifting all voices. 

steph ✨ 📚 ✡︎ (@starrysteph)

Hi! I'm Steph. You can mostly find me on booktok (@starrysteph). I love reading & sharing book reviews and recommendations.

book reviews & recs 📚 • animal lover 🐇 • actor & content creator 🎭
