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💭 which review do you want to see first? (the animal narrator is calling to me …)

my TBR of 2026 book releases is STACKED! so much goodness being published next year.

📚 books mentioned:
- A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang
- Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
- Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar
- When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson
- Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo 
- At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied
- Seek the Traitor’s Son by Veronica Roth
- Cat Love: A Novel by Tomás Q. Morín

👗💄:
- dress is from Farm Rio, rented from Nuuly
- eyeshadow is ?? i don’t know. i was in flow state. a lot of the shades are from the In A Trance palette from Colourpop
- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thank you to William Morrow, Fierce Reads, Tordotcom, Penguin Teen, Pegasus Books, Tor Books, and Pantheon for the gifted copies!

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💭 which review do you want to see first? 

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

Steph

During this phase, we're reviewing manuscripts and deciding which book we want to publish. At the end of this phase, we offer an author a book deal.

Consideration

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Editorial & Design

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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 🎭
