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12/11/2024

this is your weekly reminder that I will be deleting this page at the end of the year and replacing it with Tomesandtextiles!! Please head over and follow me there for more Latinx book recommendations➡️➡️➡️

12/04/2024

WEEKLY REMINDER to go follow my new page Tomesandtextiles for bookish humor and recommendations. This page will shut down at the end of the year.

11/26/2024

🗣️🗣️🗣️ ANNOUNCEMENT! I have opened another account and will be shutting this account down on 12/31/24! If you’d like to following along on my reading and Latinx book promoting journey, then please go follow me over there!! 👉🏼 Tomesandtextiles (or tap the reel and hit follow)

10/31/2024

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Here are some previous years Halloween posts to celebrate. Do you have a favorite?

10/26/2024

1 IN : 1 OUT
In an effort to keep my bookshelves manageable, I’ve instituted a 1 in : 1 out policy that for every piece of bookmail I receive, at least one book must leave my collection.
NOTE: I have way more books than you see on my Latinx shelves, so I am trying to address what my husband calls “a problem” and I call “a home library.”
So what is 1 in : 1 out, exactly? I all my weekly for you and then give you a rapid fire rundown of the new books I am adding to my Pango shelves for sale. It’s chaotic and you get to be as nervous about me using scissors than I am using them.
I’ve been posting these videos on Tik Tok for a couple months now, but have been remiss to post them here because the videos tend to be long. For example, the one I posted today was over 10 minutes 😳
I’m actually thinking about beginning to post these on my long-abandoned YouTube channel instead and plan to make that change soon—maybe with my next video? 🤞🏼
I’ll post my most recent video in stories if you want a preview of everything I just posted on Pango, but I have over 150 books currently listed, so definitely check out my shelves for more!
PS, if you’re new to Pango and want to make a purchase, use my affiliate link and code TOMESANDTEXTILES for $5 off your first purchase.

10/15/2024

LATINX 365
I thought I would wind down one of my personal worst Latinx Heritage Months (made it through Helene, barely held on through Milton while grieving my Laka Bear all the while) with a walk down memory lane at previous year’s LHM posts from 2018-2023.
I was thinking as I was choosing the photos I would use that during all these years, I (and so, so, so many Latinx creators) have been working to promote Latinx books and yet we STILL only represent 6% of traditionally published books. The needle hasn’t moved one millimeter.
We only get a month with a spotlight and while I love the celebration, I resent its brevity and everyone’s short attention span with our books. Remember us tomorrow, a month from now and every day after that. Our stories are here and they are MORE than our pain and struggle.
And please do not get me started on the return of Jeanine Cummings and the slap in the face that cover reveal was during OUR month.
I am working through tremendous feelings right now, so will be taking a little break because I am not done with any of this, I just need a break.
Love and appreciate you all so much. Thank you for being here for this ride.
PS—while I am on a temporary reprieve, my bookshelves are not! All the links in my bio work for all your Latinx book needs.

10/08/2024

FREE SHIPPING 10/8-9
SHOP MY LATINX SHELVES THIS WITH FREE SHIPPING THROUGH 10-9 from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/tomesandtextiles
I keep not only the latest Latinx releases, but also…
LATINX COOKBOOKS
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY RECS
ROMANCE
POETRY
I even track every Silvia Moreno-Garcia edition on the site!
This post is for those that asked if they can do anything for me. Right now, the answer is no, but as a full-time content creator, my income may be affected if the storm damages my home. Making a small commission on these book sales helps and after the storm, I will funnel some of the funds into local mutual aid.
So thankful for all of you 💖

09/16/2024

BANNED BOOKS WEEK KICKOFF AT
Join us in September 22nd for a day of events highlighting Banned Books Week. In Florida, especially, it’s important to gain knowledge and celebrate OUR FREEDOM TO READ. See the full schedule of events below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Register to vote, get a library card, read some banned books with some drag queens, drink some drinks with literary names like Catcher and The Rye Bourbon, Tequila Mockingbird, Clockwork Orange Juice Mimosas, Of Mice and Gin, The Kite Rummer.
And, of course, there will be brunch.
There will be for cool vibes, Drag Queen Story Time, Drag performances, book sales, information tables, Drunk History with Manny Leto and more. Come and go or stay all day.
Shuffle bar and kitchen open from Noon to 6pm.
Just some of the events we have planned throughout the day include:
10:30 am meet and silent reading from 11am-12pm
12 pm: kitchen opens
1 pm: Drag Queen Story Time for the littles
3 pm: Drag Show
5 pm: Drunk History
Our friends from , , and more will also be joining us!

09/15/2024

“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.” — Sonya Sotomayor
The most important order of business today is to wish a feliz Dia de la Independencia to my Costa Rican, El Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran and Nicaraguense friends!
I begin most Latinx Heritage Months with Sonya’s quote, one of my favorites, because it signifies to me what drives me to continue to do the work despite Latinx books only representing 6% of traditionally published books. Latinx books are constantly missed in roundups (it’s SO rare to see ANY of my New Latinx Book Tuesday Books on many weekly roundups) and that is more than likely due to the fact that they’re not given budgets by their publishers, who are the major drivers for sales of books despite the pressure they now put on authors to go viral, have large followings, etc. It’s a dereliction of duty to marginalized authors.
Lately, I find it hard not to feel disheartened by it all, so I keep my head down and continue forward promoting Latinx books because if not us, then who? Is it a way to be popular? Absolutely not. Is it the most rewarding work of my life? Absolutely.
Today signifies the turning of the magnifying glass on Latinx creators and authors. Did you forget? Are you just beginning your outreach now? Reminder that exposure isn’t always sufficient payment when schedules are busy and demand is high. Being reached out to this late honestly feels like a slap in the face when we’ve been here reminding you to now wait until the last minute for months. WE ARE NOT YOUR LATINX GOOGLE (in this or any month). Our existing work is sitting patiently out there waiting to be discovered. If you’re going to reach out anyway, please provide a budget.
The people who get to make requests from me this month? My patreon supporters.
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09/14/2024

So honored to make it to this list of amazing Latinx content creators!!!

08/15/2024

ONE MONTH TO LATINX HERITAGE MONTH TRANSPARENCY POST
As many of you know, I became a full-time content creator last summer. I had to transition my business for a year, but now that I’m done with that, I’m a full-time creator. Nothing has changed, except I’ve put my small business owner hat on in a different way: how to continue to create content in a way that allows me to make a living. Having worked in accounting my entire adult life, it’s so scary to now be a creative, but also so thrillling. So, yes, you may see shifts in what I do and how I do it, but loving books is still at the center of what I do.
One of the early learning lessons is that I can’t rely on publishing for full-time income. I have to make a path forward for myself and my family that is sustainable. What does that mean? Different spaces will account for different parts of content and that may shift based on variables. All that being said, I wanted to share with you how I make income and the different spaces I exist online since I’m not just a anymore:
Sponsored content: I understand that this is not something most of you can’t offer (unless you’re a social media manager looking for Latinx booknerds who love fashion, wine, skin care, dogs, and art, then HEY!), but I AM measured on when seeking paid promotional content are my stats. Engaging, liking, sharing, saving, reposting, especially anything I mark as “Paid sponsorship”, helps me secure brand deals in the future.
Patreon: As a full-time content creator in the midst of a major personal financial shift, I began a Patreon a few months ago as a way to stabilize my income. Right now, the perks are access full New Latinx Book Release Tuesday (including book cover, genre, and a small note to why I added the book to my list)—paid subscribers get the list early and free subscribers receive the list the following Monday—and access to my Discord Book Club!!
Substack: I will be launching my monthly newsletter on September 15th. It will be a sort of reading diary, as well as a roundup of some of my favorite posts around the internet. It’ll be free, but there are also monthly and annual subscriptions available. CONTINUED ⬇️

08/08/2024

🗳️ VOTE FOR ME 🗳️
Happy Thursday! Remember in June when I asked you nominate me for Best of the Bay? Well, YOU DID IT 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🎉🎉 I’ve been nominated as Best Personality to Follow on Tik Tok 🎉🎉
🗳️🗳️🗳️ But now I need your help AGAIN and, this time, it’ll be tougher because I am going toe-to-toe with several local institutions. If you can spare a vote, it’s in my 🔗 inbox bio and in stories while they last. If you’re somewhere you can copy the 🔗: https://vote.cltampa.com/people/best-personality-to-follow-on-tiktok
Thank you all so much for your support!!! I appreciate you to the moon and back! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

08/07/2024

SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA PHOTO DUMP
Happy Wednesday, friends! Winners of The Seventh Veil of Salome giveaway have been announced! Also so excited to see that The Seventh Veil of Salome was selected as August selection! We’re book club twinsies this month!
Here’s a little look back at all my SMG cover recreations over the years since so many of you asked for it yesterday. I realize that a couple of favorites haven’t been recreated yet—should I?
QOTD: do you have a favorite? Let me know in the comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
PS—thanks to & for all my copies over the years. Y’all really know how to spoil a girl.

08/06/2024

“She was beautiful and relished this beauty.” — .author, The Seventh Veil Of Salome
🎉 Happy to Silvia’s historical novel set in 1950’s Hollywood on the set of a sword and sandals epic and delves into all the behind-the-scenes drama of Old Hollywood. Thanks to for my copy!!!
📖 I loved this book so much that I made it my August book club pick over on Discord. Join my Patreon and I will send you the link to the server so you can join us.
✨✨ I have 20 copies of Seventh Veil I am giving away (10 in my pinned post here and 10 in my pinned post on Tik Tok). Giveaway ends tonight so run 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ to get your entries in!
I’ve loved doing these SMG cover recreations over the years and miss doing them. Maybe I will post a carousel looking back on them soon, if your into that?

07/31/2024

TOMESANDTEXTILES BOOK CLUB AUTHOR CHAT
We’ve been talking about ’s OYE all month for book club and now we get to chat with her!
Join us on Instagram Live on Monday, August 5th to chat with Melissa herself! I have so many burning questions and hope you’ll join us!

07/05/2024

ORGANIZES BOOKS UNTIL MONDAY*
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*of what year, I am not certain.
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On the plus side, new bookshelves coming soon. New YT video dropping on Wednesday with all the behind-the-scenes and unhaul.
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QOTD: what’s the best way to organize bookshelves? ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

07/03/2024

🎉9 YEAR BOOKSTAVERSARY 🎉
9 years on Bookstagram.
Hundreds of book photos (see carousel for some more memorable ones)
Over 1,000 books read.
Even more than that added to my TBR.
And now a new adventure—
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Linked in my bio and stories (while they last), I am launching my YouTube channel with a series I call: The Reader I Became. I will be unhauling books as I discuss what sorts of books and bookish organizations influenced me to diversify my reading and my channels. I am also scripting some longer video essays I can not wait to share with you. My goal is to upload 4 videos a month. I hope you will join me on this new bookish venture!
So grateful for each and everyone of you following along!

06/30/2024

Audiobook Giveaway |
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Happy Sunday! Happy last day of June! It’s that time of year where this indecisive Libra attempts to give you her top 10 reads so far this year but with a twist!
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In honor of ’s 10th anniversary, I am giving away 10 copies of your favorite audiobook read of 2024 so far: There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraquib! Hanif is about the only author that can make me cry over basketball (a sport I don’t watch) and incorporate themes of grief at the same time. An added bonus is that Hanif narrates the audiobook. Find out how to enter below ⬇️
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I am thrilled to partner with today because they share their profits with local bookstores. I support my local with every purchase.
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To enter the giveaway:
1.) Follow me
2.) Like and save this post
3.) Tag a friend. Tag up to 5 friends in 5 separate comments for up to five entries.
4.) this giveaway is open internationally as long as LibroFM is available where you live
5.) giveaway ends July 3rd and winners will be announced on July 5th
This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

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