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we can’t get THAT deep into reading discussions in a 3 minute video.

so would you want to drink your coffee or do that chore you’ve been putting off and listen to me yap for much longer about some cool recent reads?

books about:
- birdlike weird girl body transformations and drug-induced memory loss
- nonbinary epic modern odysseys
- flesh-eating guls manipulating politics
- hawaiian gothics with tourism horror

then you should check out my latest long form video!

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friends!! i sooo appreciate all your kind words about my makeup & outfits

this is my friendly reminder that i tag every product i use in every video on my shopmy!

(honestly, it’s a really helpful record for ME to have when i’m like wait ... what palette was that)

but yeah it takes a lot of time to list it out every time, so i just wanted to remind y’all that it’s there!

i’ll drop the link below! everything is tagged by video, but i also have lists/shelves :)

shopmy.us/shop/starrysteph

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would you be interested in:
- trans werewolves?
- dimension-hopping dogs catching serial killers?
- a girl transforming into an owl every night to transport dead spirits?
- a bloody mythological becoming (she’s a competitive high school swimmer, but she KNOWS she’s a mermaid)?
- two immortals (one “mad scientist” sort of body-hopper and one healing-focused shapeshifter) in an endless struggle for power?

then check out my new long form video! i’m reviewing my April reads. :)

https://youtu.be/AyFjqwn0Mbc

2 months ago | [YT] | 7

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my first time attempting a monthly photo dump! so long, march.

i feel like my life has been such a whirlwind lately; this helps put things into perspective.

📸 here’s what you’re seeing:
1 & 2 - PEN American Literary Awards Ceremony
3 - Some March book events! Beneath (LitGirl & Ballantine), The Faraway Inn (Get Underlined), The Beheading Game (Crown Publishing), Everyone in This Bank is a Thief (Mariner Books)
4 - Scarpetta Premiere
5 - Naples, FL for my mother’s wedding
6 & 7 - An intimate lunch at Torrisi with KIKO Milano
8 - Some March beauty events! A masterclass at TikTok HQ in LA and then a spring celebration
9 - Claire’s sent me on a ‘lil shopping spree, Kyle becomes Nuuly final boss, and Artemis (🐈‍⬛) and Persephone (🐇) are effortlessly adorable
10 - Love & Legends has the best stickers

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would you be interested in:
- poisonous plant girlfriends?
- a superhacker taking down a skeevy politician?
- a Puerto Rico-inspired dark fantasy that explores cultural resistance through art?
- Frankenstein, but make it early 2000s Iraq?

then check out my new YouTube video! i’m reviewing my February reads. :)

4 months ago | [YT] | 9

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snow is falling and tt/capcut are down ... want to get in a couch nest and watch a 40 min video of me reading a book a day for 7 days? JUST DROPPED <3

5 months ago | [YT] | 10

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want to hear detailed reviews for my top reads of 2025?? be prepared to add a lot of these recommendations to your TBR ;)

NEW LONG FORM VIDEO!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f3H8...

5 months ago | [YT] | 9

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💭 tell me about your 2025 reading year! i’m nosy!

here’s my reading wrapped: STATS EDITION! i love my little graphs and pie charts. i stare at them all day long.

for this wrap up, i used StoryGraph and Aubrei’s amazing reading tracker (great for tracking diversity within your reading). she sells them for $6 on Etsy!

📚 books mentioned:
- You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
- The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
- The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
- The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
- Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
- Model Home by Rivers Solomon

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6 months ago | [YT] | 194

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American Gothic: Rooster Edition

Kyle and I had the MOST magical, joyous, giggly, animal-filled engagement shoot. there are hundreds of amazing photos and it’s actually rude that i can’t share every single one with you in a single post.

(the rooster’s name is Sid Vicious. i want to take him home.)

(the donkey is Dawn and she is my soulmate.)

also, the FILM photos?? i could melt.

📸: Justin McCallum Photography
📍 Tamerlaine Sanctuary & Preserve

#weddingplanning #engagementphotos #nycinfluencer #engagementphotoshoot #2026wedding #2026bride #veganwedding #animalsanctuary #fallwedding #halloweenwedding #justinmccallumphotography #tamerlainesanctuary #starrysteph

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7 months ago | [YT] | 255

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✨NYC EVENT! ✨

if you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve heard me rave about Yume Kitasei’s books.

so i’m incredibly excited & honored that she asked me to be her conversation partner to celebrate the release of her newest book, Saltcrop!

it’s also SUCH a bucket list item to moderate at The Strand! 🥹 a bookstore that i have spent, um, way too much money at.

tickets are now available and i truly hope you can join us.

📖: Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
📍: The Strand at Union Square
Rare Book Room
🗓️: Tuesday Sep 30, 2025, 7:00 PM

www.strandbooks.com/event93225-2.html

#bookevent #booklaunch #newbook #thestrand #nycbookevent #nycevents #yumekitasei #saltcrop #thedeepsky #thestardustgrail #starrysteph #nycinfluencer

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