#ValloweenSwap matches have been sent. Thank you for all of your speedy confirmation replies! Have fun shopping!! ❤️😊 @tiedyedude
dabbe #LELH spreadsheet is updated! 🤩 2d
WildAlaskaBibliophile @dabbe Thank you! ❤️ 2d
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#ValloweenSwap matches have been sent. Thank you for all of your speedy confirmation replies! Have fun shopping!! ❤️😊 @tiedyedude
Andrew ( @tiedyedude ) and I drew names for the #ValloweenSwap last night, and I will work on sending out match emails during my lunch break. Whatever I don't get to at lunch, I will send in the evening. Just know Alaska is 4 hours behind East Coast time. 😊 #Valloween
Started reading Greenteeth for #auldlangspine this evening. And check out the cool 3D printed bookmark @tiedyedude gave me! @bookmarktavern @monalyisha
Today is the last day to sign up for the #Valloweenswap! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hMLR8SJQ1cd6Wp5z5
Matches will be sent Friday! #Valloween @tiedyedude @LitsyEvents
Only 5 more days left to sign up for the #Valloween swap!
Do your expressions of love tend towards the darker side? Do you like unrequited or tortured love? Maybe romance is outside of your spectrum? Or perhaps you detest the commercialization of signs of affection?
Whatever your reason, sign up at this link by Wednesday, 1/7/2026: https://forms.gle/hMLR8SJQ1cd6Wp5z5
*Open to US residents only due to added complications w/ international shipping
Though I loved The Wanderer, More Weight edged it out as my favorite read from October to December. The Hike then surpassed More Weight to advance—only to be defeated in the final matchup of the year by Slewfoot. A thoroughly deserving winner, Slewfoot earns my Book of the Year for 2025. 😊 #readingbracket #bookbracket #readingbracket2025 #bookbracket2025 #bookoftheyear #bookoftheyear2025
My favorite December read is the tagged. Through one wolf‘s epic journey, Walker traces terrain, history, looming threats, and other animals, recounting the wolf‘s final months while probing the species‘ fight for survival. The Wanderer blends natural history with the complex human relationship—Indigenous peoples, settlers, scientists, and politicians—with this predator. #bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025
#Valloween returns for a second year!
Do your expressions of love tend towards the darker side? Do you like unrequited or tortured love? Maybe romance is outside of your spectrum? Or perhaps you detest the commercialization of signs of affection?
Whatever your reason, sign up at this link by Wednesday, 1/7/2026:
https://forms.gle/hMLR8SJQ1cd6Wp5z5
Due to issues last year and recent complications in international shipping, this swap is US only ☹️
Thank you @LittleBearReads for this fun #nlhs package! I'm very excited to read the books!! And taste that chocolate! Thank you for the cool bookmark, candles, and trinkets! #naughtylistholidayswap @tiedyedude
My #naughtylistholidayswap package arrived today! Thank you @LittleBearReads, I'm super excited! #nlhs @tiedyedude
Proof that you're never too old to sit on Santa's lap.
Wishing a Happy Winter Solstice and blessed Yule to my Litsy Family!
(Photo captures the view out our back window. I love Alaska winter afternoons 💓❄️)
@gissy I'm not sure what was wrong with the address as I wrote it, but the #winternaturecardswap card I sent you got returned to me. I'll resend the card, but I'm sorry it won't get to you by the solstice. 😭
My #nlhs package is winging its way to its recipient as of this morning! 🪽#naughtylistholidayswap @tiedyedude
Friendly reminder: Saturday is the ship date for your #naughtylistholidayswap #nlhs
We've already got a couple confirmations of shipping and one overachiever's already delivered 😉 Be sure to post and/or shoot us an email when your package is sent and when you receive yours. @TieDyeDude and I hope you're having fun shopping for your match!
This is such an exciting reading list to receive! I narrowed it down to my top five picks—each one is available at my library and all by authors who are new to me. I‘m starting with Greenteeth, which has been on my TBR for a while. Thank you for the wonderful list, @BookmarkTavern, and an extra big thank you to @monalyisha for all the hard work you‘ve put into making #AuldLangSpine happen! #AuldLangSpine #AuldLangSpine2026
Happy Krampusnacht! If you celebrate, how will you be celebrating tonight? @tiedyedude and I will be watching Krampus and reading stories from the tagged book. And I've been wearing this pin at work all this week.😁 I would love to go to a Krampus parade in Germany or Austria some day! #Krampus #Krampusnacht
Decisions had to be made, and it was a little tormenting for Sept vs. Nov. I was excited to add Silver in the Wood as a wild card, and I look forward to seeing how things play out in the final moments of 2025. #bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025 #MyBookoftheYear #MyBookoftheYear2025
My favorite read of November was Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic. This story has stuck with me and I am interested to read about it from other authors' points of view. I also delved a little bit into some of the primary sources and would like to read more of those too. #bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025
This is my #naughtylistholidayswap aesthetic: beautifully eerie, folklore-drenched, and delightfully macabre—a blend of Dark Yuletide, Victorian ghost story vibes, and old-world pagan winter mythos. 😊 #nlhs #vibeboard @tiedyedude
It's the last few days to sign up for the Naughty List Holiday Swap. Join us by signing up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckM-eGsPGYi-uJs9c3X3IZYu39mSKPk5N0NDg5... #naughtylistholidayswap #NLHS @tiedyedude @litsyevents
Gather ‘round, mischievous spirits and festive fiends for the 2nd annual Naughty List Holiday Swap! This winter, let‘s celebrate all the dark and delightful holidays, where creepy Christmas, folklore fright, and Dark Holiday cheer take center stage! Sign up here by November 17th: https://forms.gle/8vX3Bzo6ki8XSD358
#NaughtyListHolidaySwap #NLHS @tiedyedude @litsyevents
More weight by Ben Wickey is my pick for favorite read of October. #readingbracket #bookbracket #readingbracket2025 #bookbracket2025
@aconight I can‘t thank you enough for this incredible swap! It‘s clear you put so much thought into curating something truly special just for me. Everything is absolutely perfect—candles safe for my parrot, gorgeous candle holders, herb kit and apothecary info cards, smudge stick, tea, chocolate, 3 books I can‘t wait to read, cozy socks & a beautiful book sleeve covered in mushrooms I adore! Cont. in comments. #mws #modernwitchswap @BookwormAHN
🎃 Congratulations to the winners of the First Annual Great Pumpkin Face-Off! 🎃
The Funniest Pumpkin award goes to @AmyG & her grandson, Jeremy, for their hilarious Dogman pumpkin!
The Most Creative Pumpkin award goes to @MrsGagnonReads2024 for her whimsical Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland creation! #thegreatpumpkinfaceoff
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There is a new fund that will give millions to the literary arts. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5587848/literary-arts-fund-foundation-write...
Today is the last day to vote for your favorite pumpkins! Cast your votes here: https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw
Voting is a bit strange, but there are two entries for Funniest and three entries for Most Creative. Click on the number of stars you want to give your favorite in each category. You can only vote for one pumpkin in each category; trying to vote for more than one will void your vote. #TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff @tiedyedude
There is only 4 more days to cast your votes in The Great Pumpkin Face-off! Please show some love for your fellow creative Littens by voting here: https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw
#thegreatpumpkinfaceoff @tiedyedude @litsyevents
That‘s a wrap on pumpkin submissions for the first annual Great Pumpkin Face-Off! A huge thanks to everyone who joined the fun—your creativity is gourd-geous! 🍂 Voting begins tomorrow and runs through October 28th, so hop over here and pick your favorite pumpkins! https://pollunit.com/en/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw?option_category=5995692
#TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff @TieDyeDude @Litsyevents
My #mws package arrived and I can't wait to open it!!! I think it's from you, @aconight? #modernwitchswap @bookwormAHN
It's the final couple of days to participate! Get those glorious pumpkins of yours entered by the end of Sunday the 19th! Submit your entry here: https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw #thegreatpumpkinfaceoff @tiedyedude @litsyevents
Andrew (@tiedyedude) and I had great fun reading this aloud together, narrating the characters with silly voices. The accent changed frequently. 😁
There's just one week left to enter your pumpkin into the contest! So far we don't have enough entries to move into voting on the 21st. Please consider entering! Submit entries here: https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw
#TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff @tiedyedude @litsyevents
It‘s time! 🎃 Welcome to Litsy‘s first annual Jack-o‘-Lantern photo contest, The Great Pumpkin Face-Off! Enter your pumpkin masterpiece in one of three categories: Funniest, Scariest, or Most Creative. Submit your photo by October 19th. Voting opens to all Littens October 21–28. Winners will receive a prize! Questions or form trouble? Please each out!
https://pollunit.com/polls/ldmi5grh2pesptbtsvuhmw
#TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff @tiedyedude
My favorite read of September was The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. #2025readingbracket #2025bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket
Thank you to everyone who participated in the #fallcardswap / #FCS for making my first day of fall so cozy and warm! And thank you again to @thebookhippie for putting it all together for us!
🎃 It‘s almost time for the first annual Great Pumpkin Face-Off Jack O'Lantern Contest! Carve, paint, or decorate a pumpkin and enter it into one of 3 categories: Funniest, Scariest, or Most Creative. One entry per person. Show off your masterpiece & join the fun! #TheGreatPumpkinFaceoff (continued in comments):
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Night one of our ReadAway vacation in Homer, Alaska in celebration of our 4 year wedding anniversary! Peace, quiet, books, drinks, and Cady dog = bliss! @tiedyedude #ReadAway
#fallcardswap2025 going out in the post today! @TheBookHippie
We‘re thrilled to announce the very first Great Pumpkin Face-Off—our annual pumpkin carving contest! 🎃✨ Mark your calendars, sharpen those carving tools, and get ready to show off your spook-tacular skills. Carve for glory, bragging rights, and a festive prize, all while delighting your fellow Littens! 🧡 Details and entry info coming soon. @TieDyeDude #TheGreatPumpkinFaceOff
The Hike by Drew Magary advances in my 2025 book bracket, edging out Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig. #2025readingbracket #2025bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket
My favorite read of August was Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig, my first read by this author. #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025 #readingbracket #bookbracket
It's a books and beer Sunday! Grateful for a long weekend that gives me the space to truly relax, breathe, and enjoy the day without the usual rush of pre-workweek chores.
Will there be a #hauntedhollowswap this year, @wanderinglynn?
I had to sleep overnight on making a decision, but I've chosen Brom's Slewfoot to move on over But Not Too Bold in my #readingbracket2025. It was a very difficult decision! But Not Too Bold holds a special place in my heart! #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket #bookbracket
My favorite read of July was Hungerstone by Kat Dunn—a feminist reimagining of Carmilla, the novella that inspired Dracula. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it couldn‘t top my May favorite, Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo. That means Not Too Bold advances in my 2025 book bracket competition!
#bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025 #bookbracket #readingbracket
