it has been a VERY full week of joyous (mostly book) events oh my
we got pictures with some rescue pigeons at the lumon office (severance shooting location). it was iconic. we shall probably never beat this day tbh
pretend you never saw it coming if we end up adopting a pigeon 🫣 🐦
would strongly recommend being the menace who reads 111 books every summer alone.
because sometimes it leads to staying at the Beverly Wilshire, partying at Fox Studios, and STILL being too scared to speak to R.F. Kuang even when it’s just the two of you in an elevator.
happy place with my best friend ‼️
we had a fabulous time at the Long Bright River premiere & after party (tysm peacock for the invitation)!
Liz Moore, Nikki Toscano, Amanda Seyfried, and the whole team put SO much into this harrowing series.
we’re ready to binge the rest on March 13 🫡 #LongBrightRiver
disneyworld captured through my @campsnapcamera!
the Great Florida Road Trip of 2025 featuring scopalomine, dramamine, diphenhydramine, peppermint oil, goggles, ginger, alcohol wipes, and @kyle.matthew.watkins. don’t worry, i survived
2025 book clubs & social media events off to a very fun start!! ✨ 📚 📸
the national book awards are my super bowl 🫡 .
deeply grateful to meta & the national book foundation for inviting me into this space with so many of my literary heroes. we’re at our best when we’re disruptors.
#nationalbookawards #nationalbookfoundation
when you get a flouncy dress … you flounce
if you could force more specific kinds of fantasy books to appear in the world … what would you want to read about?
(please be as specific as you want. i dig it)
#fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs #magicalbooks #horrorbooks #vampirebooks #bookishopinions #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
huge news … Kyle did it!! the reading road to rings has been completed!!
(now give him all the praise and amazing book recs so he doesn’t stop reading!)
(and stay tuned for future news 👀)
📚 books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
#readingroadtorings #bookproposal #bookengagement #magicalrealism #magicalrealismbooks #fantasybooks #fantasybookreview #theinheritanceoforquideadivina #zoraidacordova #atriabooks #atriapartner #nycinfluencer #bookstagram #starrysteph @atriabooks @kylewatkinsphotography
magical & mystical sapphic books that hit every time!
📚 books mentioned:
- The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
- Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
thank you to @williammorrowbooks, @getunderlined, and @tordotcompub for the gifted copies!
#fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs #sapphicbooks #sapphicbookrecs #magicalbooks #magicalrealism #horrorbooks #GetUnderlinedPartner #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
am i alone in this??? publishers/authors, tell me whyyyy.
(actually very curious how authors feel about these haha)
#bookopinion #bookishopinion #bookhottake #bookunpopularopinion #bookdiscussion #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
dropping ALL of my @nuuly lore today!! 😱💃🏻
(there isn’t any. i just vibe with them😭 also if all the book people start nuuly-ing then there is a chance we’ll match at an event … and i absolutely want that to happen because i think it would be delightful and hilarious.)
#nuuly #clothingrental #nuulysubscription #nuulyreview #selkie #farmrio #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
you never know how a magical bargain will end …
📚 books mentioned:
- I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
- Death’s Country by R.M. Romero
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
thank you to Peachtree Teen for the gifted copy!
#horrorbooks #fantasybooks #darkfantasybooks #fantasyhorrorbooks #magicalbooks #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @fiercereads @peachtreeteen @torbooks
book recs that give me black mirror vibes!!
📚 books mentioned:
- Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
- The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
thank you to Atria and Tor for the gifted copies!
#blackmirror #blackmirrorbooks #scifibooks #scifibookrecs #sciencefiction #horrorbooks #atriapartner #torpartner #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @erewhonbooks @atriabooks @tordotcompub
i had a joyous night celebrating a year of Primero Sueño Press @primerosuenopress – and seeing bookish friends, too! this celebration was hosted at @recirculation.nyc which is a community space I’m already excited to visit again.
there was an incredibly thoughtful panel discussing the future of Latinx publishing, author signings, and lots of good eats and drinks.
obviously Kyle had to say hi to The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, the final book on the #readingroadtorings!
and Michelle @berrybookpages took the best photos of me & Kyle 😭🫶
#primerosueno #primerosuenopress #latinxbooks #latinxauthors #latinxstories #latinxpublishing #atriapartner #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
this was a deeply emotional read that i want to place in everyone’s hands right now.
📚 books mentioned:
- Detained: A Boy’s Story of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
thank you to Atria/Primero Sueño Press for gifting me this copy. @atriabooks @primerosuenopress
#memoirs #memoirbookrecs #detained #atriapartner #primerosueno #primerosuenopress #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
thank you SO much to my Saga Crew family (Savannah and Cam are the BEST) for a wonderful in-person Forbidden Book Club! ⚗️
it was super exciting to visit the Simon & Schuster offices for the first time, meet new bookish friends who traveled from all over, and yell at Stacey as a group for hurting our heart and leaving us on a brutal cliffhanger. there was even an attempted tattoo prank which made us all belly laugh!
this influencer program is truly one of the most welcoming and inclusive i’ve ever experienced. Savannah, Cam, and the whole Saga team are legends and made us all feel special.
i can’t wait for next time!!
📚 books mentioned:
- A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan
#aforbiddenalchemy #bookclub #SagaSaysCrew #sagasays #sagapressbooks #romantasybooks #fantasybooks #staceymcewan #bookcommunity #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram
