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BookishMarginalia
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I finished all my work tasks so it‘s time for some enjoyment: comfy couch, weighted blanket, soft music, #immersionreading — 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

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Jari-chan
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November reading month.
#botm #bookofthemonth

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BookishMarginalia
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Lazy Saturday at home. This is #LexieCat — she‘s 4 years old and has very cute cow markings. She also loves to hunt her pink ball and makes loud hunting noises. #CatsofLitsy

Texreader So cute!! 4d
dabbe #lovelylexie 🖤🐾🤍 4d
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4d
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Eggbeater 🐄 🐾 🫶 Hi Lexie! You are adorable! 4d
Bookwormjillk 😻😻😻 4d
Leftcoastzen Yay, Lexie !😻 4d
Gissy 😻 🖤 4d
JessClark78 🖤 4d
ShelleyBooksie That blanket ♡♡♡♡ adorable kitty 4d
BookishMarginalia @ShelleyBooksie It‘s a weighted blanket from Bearaby — I absolutely love it! 4d
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 3d
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Lauredhel
Ten Steps to Nanette | Hannah Gadsby
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#LGBTQIA2025 @Kenyazero #readingchallenge

My one outstanding prompt was Autistic Rep, and what better book for that prompt than Hannah Gadsby's memoir?

I did this one in audio to hear it in Gadsby's own voice. It is brilliant, of course, and devastating.

willaful I enjoyed the audio as well. Powerful book. I brought home a copy from a LFL for my daughter, I hope she'll try it. 1w
Lauredhel @willaful nice LFL find! Has your daughter watched Nanette? 1w
willaful @Lauredhel yes, we watched “Nanette“ and “Douglas“ as a family. 1w
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Kenyazero Excellent pick and a beautifully full board! 🤩 1w
Lauredhel @Kenyazero it was a fun challenge, thankyou! 1w
Kenyazero @Lauredhel thank you for playing! 7d
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Jari-chan
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At 89% and I had to pause - again - or I might would've started to cry. I mean, I did read about about shutdowns and autistic burnouts, but hearing her talking about them that openly? That hits differentky, again. I'm the one who goes nonverbal and got in trouble for that not only as a child, but also as a grown-up. Finally I know, why this happens. I think I need to feed my ADHD side for a while before continuing this.

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Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖💖 1w
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Jari-chan @Bookwomble 💖💖💖 1w
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Lauredhel
Ten Steps to Nanette | Hannah Gadsby
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BookishMarginalia
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I‘ve been #downtherabbithole learning about #autism since my diagnosis a few months ago at age 56. #actuallyautistic #ownvoices This is a mix of memoir and nonfiction exploration about why many autistic girls and women are diagnosed late (in late teens and into adulthood).

Darklunarose This looks good. I was diagnosed very late 30s, then early 40s with adhd as well. It makes a load of sense when looking back. I might need to find a copy of this and give it a look. 2w
BookishMarginalia @Darklunarose I also have ADHD, which makes for such an interesting tug between the need for routine and the desire for novelty 😵‍💫. So far this book has my attention, because the author is Swedish and brings a different cultural perspective as well. 2w
Flaneurette Omg! Nice to see you here again! 2w
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BethM I was diagnosed with ADHD a year ago at 37- life changing. I tell myself my need for routine is because it‘s the only coping skill that was mostly useful 😂 2w
Clare-Dragonfly The author Rachael Herron was recently diagnosed with autism. She knew she was ADHD and is now learning about being AuDHD. She‘s discussed it on her podcast, Ink In Your Veins. She was describing the conflict between the need for routine and desire for novelty, just like you said! 2w
Gissy Hola!! In si happy that you are back!!! 🥰 2w
TheBookHippie Helllooooo!!!!! 💕💕💕💕 2w
BookishMarginalia @Flaneurette Thank you! Nice to be back! 2w
BookishMarginalia @BethM Right? Have you seen the podcast Late Bloomers by Rich and Rox Pink (ADHD Love on YouTube)? So good! Their 2 books are amazing as well. She‘s ADHD and he‘s undergoing autism diagnosis. Their relationship is wonderful too. Highly recommend! 2w
BookishMarginalia @Clare-Dragonfly oooh, that sounds like a podcast I need to check out. Thanks for the rec! 2w
BookishMarginalia @Gissy Hello from Florida! How are you? It‘s been a long time! 2w
BookishMarginalia @TheBookHippie Hello 👋🏼 💜💜💜 2w
Gissy @BookishMarginalia Yes! But it so nice and lovely to have you back. Very happy to see you and your cats 😻Say hello to @WanderingBookaneer 2w
MyNamesParadise I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 25 and then I was diagnosed with autism a month before my 29th birthday. I‘m 33 now. It‘s been quite an experience. I wish I‘d known while I was still in school. My whole life could‘ve been different if I knew more about how I learned and viewed the world. 2w
quietlycuriouskate It's good to see you again! (Fellow neuro-divergent, here. 👋) 2w
kspenmoll I am so excited to see you back here! I hope your diagnosis has made sense of your self in the world…girls/ women still het diagnosed so much later than boys because as you know, they present differently. My son is autistic , but he, as most boys, got his diagnosis early at age 7. 1w
Darklunarose @BookishMarginalia oh yes that tug of war. We like routine, till we are bored, then we need some chaos, but then we get overwhelmed…rinse and repeat! 1w
BookishMarginalia @Gissy She says hello! 1w
BookishMarginalia @MyNamesParadise It does make such a difference to know now. It gives me language to describe my experience and also a community of people with similar experiences. 1w
BookishMarginalia @quietlycuriouskate Hi! Good to be here and to connect! 1w
BookishMarginalia @kspenmoll So good to see you too! And yes, the presentation is different, plus when I was growing up in the 70s and early 80‘s the understanding of autism was not very advanced. The diagnosis has been a relief and such an explanation. 1w
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BookishMarginalia
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It turns out four years is long enough to burn out, get pushed into reinvention, learn you‘re autistic, build a new life (with the same wife and a few more cats), and still miss the gentle chaos of Litsy. I was #BookishMarginalia back then; I still am, just with better self-knowledge and a lot more joy. If we knew each other before, hi again. If not, I‘m glad we‘re starting fresh. I‘m now a self-employed writer & coach who still 🫶🏼 books!

thebacklistbook Glad to see you back! 2w
MemoirsForMe Yay! So happy to see reinvented you again! You were one of the first bookish friends I met on Litsy. Glad you‘re doing so well! 🤗 2w
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Bookwormjillk Oh my gosh, hi! I remember you from when I first joined Litsy. So glad to see you! 2w
bookandbedandtea Welcome back! 2w
BookishMarginalia @MemoirsForMe Thank you! It took a minute (well, lots of minutes!) but it‘s great to be back among my book peeps! 2w
Darklunarose Congratulations on your diagnosis! Here is to a better understanding of yourself, and permission to go gentle on yourself as well ❤️ 2w
BookishMarginalia @Darklunarose Thank you for— it explains so much and gives me language to explain so many of my experiences and struggles. Yes, kind and gentle is the goal 💜 2w
JamieArc Welcome back! Now get @WanderingBookaneer back too 😊❤️ 2w
JessClark78 Welcome back! 🙂 2w
JenReadsAlot Welcome back! Good to see you! 2w
MrsMalaprop Welcome back! Look forward to ‘seeing‘ more of you 🥰📚. 2w
TheKidUpstairs Welcome back! It's lovely to see you here again! 2w
DGRachel Welcome back! I‘m so glad to see you again! 🥰 2w
quietjenn Welcome back! There's a lot to be said for self-knowledge. 2w
Avanders Welcome back!! 🙋🏻‍♀️ We all need some time away, some resetting, sometimes 🤗 2w
Scochrane26 ❤️ your cat 2w
RaeLovesToRead Welcome back! 💕 2w
ravenlee Welcome home! Er…back! 2w
BethM Also thanks for letting us know it‘s the same wife and that she‘s good! We miss her too! 2w
Chrissyreadit Yay to your return and that you are doing well! I hope @WanderingBookaneer is able to join in too ❤️ 2w
Clare-Dragonfly Welcome back!!! 2w
Bklover Oh my goodness WELCOME BACK! It‘s so nice to see you back here. ❤️❤️to both you and @WanderingBookaneer ! 2w
Deblovestoread So glad you‘re back! ❤️ 2w
TheBookgeekFrau Welcome back!!! It's so nice to see your name in my feed again 😊 I was gone for a few years myself and was C.Perone the last times our paths crossed 👋🏼 2w
Daisey Glad to see you back! 2w
Gissy A big hug from Puerto Rico🥰♥️♥️♥️ 2w
TheBookHippie I‘m so happy to see you!!!! 💕💕💕💕 2w
BookishMarginalia @JamieArc @BethM @Chrissyreadit Maybe once she finishes her masters in library science 🤞🏼 (edited) 2w
mariaku21 Sometimes going away for a bit helps a lot. Hope your having a great weekend! 2w
BookishMarginalia @MrsMalaprop Thank you! I have a lot of time to make up for 😜 2w
Ruthiella Welcome back! 😃 2w
BookishMarginalia @mariaku21 Yes! And lots of time for reading and cats this weekend = perfection 2w
BookishMarginalia @TheBookHippie Right back at ya! 💜💜💜 2w
BookishMarginalia @Gissy Big hug 💜💜💜 2w
BookishMarginalia @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you! I‘m glad we‘re both back — love your new handle 👍🏼 2w
BookishMarginalia @Deblovestoread Thank you! Me too! 2w
BookishMarginalia @Bklover Thank you! 💜💜💜 2w
BookishMarginalia @Clare-Dragonfly 💜 2w
BookishMarginalia @Chrissyreadit Thank you! It‘s lovely to see you! 2w
BookishMarginalia @Scochrane26 Thank you! And David says thanks too (she‘s a girl 😜) 2w
BarbaraJean SO good to see you back!! 💜😊📚 2w
BookishMarginalia @Avanders Thank you — I agree! 2w
BookishMarginalia @quietjenn Thank you - here‘s to growing in self-knowledge 🥂 2w
BookishMarginalia @DGRachel Thank you and ditto! 2w
BookishMarginalia @TheKidUpstairs Thank you! 🫶🏼 2w
BookishMarginalia @BarbaraJean Thank you! 😊 2w
Librarybelle Welcome back! 2w
Amiable Welcome back! 2w
TNbookworm Welcome back! 2w
sarahbarnes Good to see you! Glad you‘re back! 2w
Reggie Hey, it‘s nice to see you again! 2w
KT1432 Hey!! Glad you‘re back!! 2w
squirrelbrain Welcome back - it‘s good to see you again! 2w
zezeki Welcome back!! 2w
Lcsmcat Welcome back! 2w
staci.reads Welcome back! 2w
TrishB Hi Gloria 👋 lovely to see you back. 2w
Chelsea.Poole Glad to see you! 2w
Sharpeipup So glad to see you! 2w
PaperbackPirate Glad you made it back! 🐈🐈‍⬛ 2w
kspenmoll Happy happy you have returned! 1w
Christine Oh hooray!! So very happy to see you here again (and thanks for sharing). 🩷 1w
AnneCecilie I‘m glad to see you back 😊 1w
Cuilin Welcome back, 💐 1w
BookishMarginalia @sarahbarnes Thank you! 😊 1w
BookishMarginalia @Reggie Thank you! Ditto! 1w
BookishMarginalia @squirrelbrain it‘s good to be back! 1w
BookishMarginalia @staci.reads Thanks! 1w
BookishMarginalia @TrishB it‘s great to see you too! 1w
BookishMarginalia @Sharpeipup Good to see you too! 1w
BookishMarginalia @Christine 👋👋👋 💜 1w
CarolynM It's wonderful to have you back! You (& @WanderingBookaneer) have been missed. Long may your joy continue🥰 1w
BookishMarginalia @CarolynM Thank you! 🫶🏼 1w
merelybookish Hello! Did a little double take when I saw your name! Glad you have returned! 1w
LeahBergen I‘m so happy to see you‘re back! 😘 1w
youneverarrived Lovely to see you back 🩷 1w
BookishMarginalia @merelybookish Thank you! I‘m glad too! 1w
BarbaraBB How good to see you back here! You‘ve been missed ❤️ 1w
Texreader ♥️💕♥️💕♥️💕 6d
mom2bugnbee I've missed my birthday twin! Welcome back - I'm glad that you & wifey are doing well! 6d
Bookperson96 Nice to make your acquaintance and welcome back! Wishing you, as well as your significant other, lots of (bookish) joy! 👋🏻🙂📚 5d
BookishMarginalia @Bookperson96 Thank you! 👋🏼 5d
Bookperson96 You‘re welcome! 🙂 @BookishMarginalia 5d
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janeycanuck So good to see you back! 4d
BookishMarginalia @MaureenMc 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 4d
AnnCrystal 🫂👌🏼💕😻💝. (edited) 3d
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Lauredhel
Ten Steps to Nanette | Hannah Gadsby
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Getting a jump on my December #MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair

Tried this in text earlier but I've switched to audio since Gadsby herself is narrating

#audiocrafting : picked up my Poppy blanket again #litsycrafters

julesG 😍😍 2w
Suet624 That blanket is 🔥 2w
Lauredhel @Suet624 it's a really cool pattern so far 2w
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Cuilin That‘s talent. Wow 🤩 2w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2w
Sparklemn Amazing! 1w
julieclair Beautiful crochet work! I love #audiocrafting too, but haven‘t done much of it lately. 5d
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Jari-chan
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Just had to pause the audiobook, because Fern threw me back into my own childhood. What she tells us about her childhood friend was basically the same thing I experienced. I already related to a lot of things she wrote about in the last hour, but this scene just really, really got me ❤️‍🩹

AnnCrystal 💔🫂❤️‍🩹😘💝. 3w
Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖💖 3w
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