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book recs to gift your horror loving reader friends!

📚 books mentioned:
- Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda
- The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs
- I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
- Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
- Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
- Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

and before you all ask, the incredible Bunnicula shirt is from Out of Print. yes, you all need one, too!!! @outofprint 

#horrorbook #horrorbookrecs #horrorbooktok #outofprint #gifted #outofprintpartner #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

book recs to gift your horror loving reader friends!

when a #GiftFromDC shows up at your door, you know it’s going to be awesome!! 

📚 books mentioned:
- Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo
- The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by Melissa MMarr and Jenn St-Onge
- This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story: Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo

thank you so much to the DC team! 🥰 

#scifibooks #graphicnovels #comicbooks #dccomics #dcyoungadult #scifibookrecs #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @dcofficial

inclusive comic unboxing!

the reading road to rings update you’ve all been waiting for: kyle finished chain-gang all-stars (and was very moved by his reading experience)!!! 

i feel like I can pretty confidently guess that every book on this list is going to make him cry. 

PS. we talk for an additional 20 minutes on the bonus video live on my Bindery. 🤭 

📚 books mentioned:
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

#readingroadtorings #bookproposal #bookengagement #nycinfluencer #chaingangallstars #dystopianbooks #speculativefiction #bookstagram #starrysteph @pantheonbooks @king_nk @kylewatkinsphotography

reading road to rings update! (kyle finished chain-gang all-stars)

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(bindery) kyle reviews chain-gang all-stars

kyle reviews chain-gang all-stars (long form!)

book recs to gift your sci fi loving reader friends!

📚 books mentioned:
- The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
- The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
- The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
- Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
- The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

#scifibooks #scifibookrecs #starrysteph  #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

book gifts for sci fi lovers

book recs to gift your fantasy loving reader friends!

📚 books mentioned:
- To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
- We Are the Origin by C. M. Lockhart
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
- The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan
- King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness
- Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
- Death’s Country by R. M. Romero
- The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

#fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs #starrysteph  #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

book gifts for fantasy readers!

i had the most magical & inspiring time at the 75th National Book Awards! the speeches were deeply moving, the DJ crushed it, and i got to meet so many book friends.

i’m beyond grateful to @threads for hosting me at @mcnallyjackson and to the @nationalbookfoundation for throwing a very cool after party with so many familiar literary faces.

as Barbara Kingsolver said, we’re at our best when we’re disruptors. this is a community that’s not afraid to engage with the world, that knows language is political and reading is revolutionary, and that believes writing and sharing books are acts of kindness.

#NBAwards #nationalbookawards #nationalbookfoundation #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #diversifyyourreading #readingispolitical #bookstagram

National Book Awardss!

let’s get ready for #DisabilityDecember! i hope you’ll participate and pick up some books with disability representation next month (and beyond). 

thank you so much to the Disability December team for including me! @disabilitydecember 

📚 books mentioned:
- The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
- The Necessity of Rain by Sarah Chorn
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
- Love From A to Z by S. K. Ali

reading about disabled main characters has meant a lot to me, and I tried to include a couple books that I haven’t recommended as frequently on this list. don’t worry though, i’m sure I’ll make some sort of post begging everyone to read Sick Kids in Love before the month is up. 😉 

#disabilitybooks #disabledbookstagramer #bookstagram #disabilitydecemberreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #starrysteph #nycinfluencer

let’s get ready for #DisabilityDecember! i hope you’ll participate and pick up some books with disability representation next month (and beyond). 

thank you so much to the Disability December team for including me! 

reading about disabled main characters has meant a lot to me, and I tried to include a couple books that I haven’t recommended as frequently on this list. don’t worry though, i’m sure I’ll make some sort of post begging everyone to read Sick Kids in Love before the month is up. 😉 


disability december

happy National Book Awards day! will you be tuning in tonight?

📚 books mentioned:
- The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
- Ghostroots: Stories by ‘Pemi Aguda
- Martyr! by Kaveh Arkbar

these books were gifted to me by The National Book Foundation and Meta/Threads. they let me pick out any three finalists, and it was a hard choice, but I obviously loved all of my selections!

#nationalbookawards #nationalbookfoundation #literaryfiction #horrorbooks #nycinfluencer #starrysteph #bookstagram @nationalbookfoundation @threads @meta

happy National Book Awards day! will you be tuning in tonight?


these books were gifted to me by The National Book Foundation and Meta/Threads. they let me pick out any three finalists, and it was a hard choice, but I obviously loved all of my selections!



national book awards

another successful weekend readathon! i joined in between work and a couple of other things and still managed to read four wonderful books. 

these readathons are totally text based and are so much fun. it’s great to read in community and hold each other lightly accountable! i still have SO much reading to catch up on.

📚 books mentioned:
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
- The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
- Ghostroots: Stories by ‘Pemi Aguda
- Martyr! by Kaveh Arkbar

also shout out to Out of Print for the coziest reading socks!!

#readathon #celestial #binderybooks #nationalbookawards #outofprint #nycinfluencer #starrysteph #bookstagram @outofprint

another successful weekend readathon! i joined in between work and a couple of other things and still managed to read four wonderful books. 

these readathons are totally text based and are so much fun. it’s great to read in community and hold each other lightly accountable! i still have SO much reading to catch up on.

also shout out to Out of Print for the coziest reading socks!!



readathon!

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

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Steph

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 🎭
