Welcome to Litsy!

such a cute new background for #weekendreads
@rachelsbrittain 🙂

this is my introspective paring
both have existential undertones in wildly different ways📚
#uncommon #unexpected #duet

#firstlinefridays
I started this today & will be finishing this today.
it‘s difficult to put down & is likely to be added to my reread stack. ❤️‍🔥
Unless, of course, the ending is disappointing haha
#deep #refective #novella
#LGBTQ #afrofuturism #uncommon

a novella that unfolds on the day Sputnik2 launches – but the real tension is domestic. Kathleen floats in a pool while her marriage teeters, while she quietly rebels against expectation. the symbolism is direct & sharp, showing what it means to break orbit in your own life. unsettling & a bit deceitful 🛰️🌏#tuesdaytreasure #uncommon #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #symbolism #shortbooks #novella

#CoffeeTableBooks are so entertaining to me!
I love this one because it focuses on ways to travel the world that aren‘t just about shopping/spending money & visiting fancy restaurants 🌎
#art #travel #uncommon #nonfiction

not your average revolution.
more of a reimagined #BastilleDay but still has the spirit of 1789 through a modern San Francisco family.
It‘s messy, rebellious, & full of heart 🇫🇷
there‘s a chapter called The Tennis Court Oath which also happened in 1789.
#julyjazz #satire #uncommon #regionalfiction
#literaryfiction #postmodern

27% in & this has 5⭐️vibes for me!
if #Sedona means anything to you, you have to read this. Bryant nails the place like no other! vortex pulls, Red Rock Fever, local lore, strange residents.
This is such a trip for me as I live less than an hour away & visit Sedona frequently! 🏜️
#mystery #thriller #RegionalFiction #uncommon #librarybooks #read2025 #bookspin #nature #DesertRat #coverlove

“I could not give Wally or her #contemporary agency, but what I could do was portray her as resilient, clever, loving, courageous, resourceful, and #funny. For me, even though it was a story of a fictitious character from #literature & a cast of #historical figures, Anima Rising became Wally‘s book. For me, her memory has been a blessing.”
-Moore
#feminism #revenge #satire #art #uncommon #gothic

first Moore book & I‘m loving it so far!
through myth, satire & some naked models, Moore challenges the male gaze & gives power. It‘s reclamation & even a bit of feminine energy #art #historicalfantasy #feminine #uncommon #bibliophile #catsoflitsy #dark

this is my July #LineUp
grateful for my small town library 🫶
#librarybooks #bookspin #monthlyforecast
#uncommon #bibliophile #magicrealism #bookstack

raw, feral, numb, & tender all at once.
it's unraveling in a way that didn‘t feel like falling apart, just loosening.
i finished it and just… stared at the wall for a while.

i‘ll think of Pizza Girl when life slips into that oddly specific ache—the one you can‘t explain but everyone knows exists.
it has a name now.
& apparently, it brought pickles to the existential spiral lol
#pride #weird #LGBTQ #uncommon #LA #bibliophile #darkhumor