sourcing trans book recs from some of the COOLEST and LOVELIEST bookish creators at shelves and the city 2025!!! and just remember - even though the @transrightsreadathon is over, you should read trans book year round! 📚 books mentioned: - Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi (@michael.laborn) - Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (@fromthemixedupdesk) - Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (@raethereviewer) - She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya (@aubs.kamilah) - The Prospects by KT Hoffman (@serareadthat) - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea (@kenzibooks) - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (@krystallotuslang and @nycbookhoe) - A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee (@_chronicallybookish) - The Unpopular Vote by Jasper Sanchez (@mnmbooks) - A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (@pawneepubliclibrary_) - Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues (@tritneyslibrary) - The Deep by Rivers Solomon (@bookrvws) - In Universes by Emet North (@booksthat_slay) - The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (@cemeterygay) - Dragonfall by L. R. Lam (@novelniah) - Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore (@aceofbooks) - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (@emmaskies) - Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid (@daphsreads) - and i had to include @allisonsaplusreads clip 😭 thank you to the harpercollins team for gathering us all for an extraordinary weekend. @harpercollins @harpervoyagerus @epicreads @avonbooks #shelvesandthecity #shelvesandthecityla #transrightsreadathon #trr25 #transbooks #readbannedbooks #bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

it’s a journey from the first kiss to the breakup following threads of ambition, love, selfishness, and loss through a young couple living in NYC. we were very grateful to have been #invited! 🎭 show mentioned: the last five years @thelastfiveyears #newyorkcity #musicaltheatre #nyctheatre #broadway #thelastfiveyears #jasonrobertbrown #nickjonas #adriennewarren #nycinfluencer #theatrelife #theatrereview #starrysteph #bookstagram @relayinfluence

a reading road to rings update that somehow perfectly aligned with the @transrightsreadathon!! and now @kylewatkinsphotography is getting close to the end! 📚 books mentioned: - The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White #readingroadtorings #bookproposal #bookengagement #thespiritbaresitsteeth #andrewjosephwhite #horrorbooks #transrightsreadathon #trr25 #peachtreeteen #horrorbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram #starrysteph @peachtreeteen

give me all your Trans Rights Readathon 2025 updates!! 🏳️‍⚧️ the leadership team has so many resources and also action items this year, so please do check out the official website as well. @transrightsreadathon 📚 books mentioned: - Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi #transrightsreadathon #trr25 #fantasybooks #scifibooks #transbooks #readbannedbooks #GetUnderlinedPartner #bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @getunderlined

mark is hot, helly’s hot, irving’s hot, and all that jazz. (STRONGLY recommend checking out bell works on a wednesday to enjoy the farmers market, but there are events almost every day!) 📍Bell Works 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733 📸🐦: Ginkgo Lens Photography @ginkgolens AND LET’S GO SEVERANCE SEASON 2 FINALE TONIGHT EEP!! @kylewatkinsphotography and I will be tuning in as soon as we get access at 9 tonight. #severance #appletv #appletvplus #severanceappletv #severancetheories #bellhooks #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #njinfluencer #bookstagram @severancetvseries

what are you reading for the 2025 trans rights readathon?? drop your (mood reader or not) TBRs below! @transrightsreadathon 📚 books mentioned: - Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi - Model Home by Rivers Solomon - Metal From Heaven by August Clarke - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea #transrightsreadathon #trr25 #fantasybooks #scifibooks #transbooks #readbannedbooks #GetUnderlinedPartner#bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram #queerbooks @getunderlined @mcdbooks @erewhonbooks @hotkeybooks @fiercereads

this one is for all my musical theatre lovers & performers. it’s a special show and i’m very grateful to have been invited! 🎭 show mentioned: The Jonathan Larson Project @thejonathanlarsonproject @jenashtep 📍Orpheum Theatre, currently running through June #thejonathanlarsonproject #jonathanlarson #rent #ticktickboom #newyorkcity #musicaltheatre #nyctheatre #offbroadway #nycinfluencer #theatrelife #theatrereview #starrysteph #bookstagram

reading is political! welcome to a community of intentional, disruptive, joyous, passionate book lovers. ✨ #bookstagram #diversebooks #diversifyyourbookshelf #diversifyyourreading #readbannedbooks

help me give these books some love! 📚 books mentioned: - May A Divine Awaken by Michael Tinsley - This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story by Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo, and Francesco Segala - Solis by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher #underhypedbooks #fantasybooks #dystopianbooks #scifibooks #indiebooks #SimonTeenInfluencer #bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @dcofficial @simonteen

look, i know we still have a week, but i’ve got to make my threats now!! i have silly adult responsibilities and might not be able to read it immediately!! 😭 📚 books mentioned: - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins #bookspoilers #thehungergames #sunriseonthereaping #hungergames #scholasticbooks #dystopianbooks #scifibooks #bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @scholastic @hungergamesbooks