Ben Ace 📚

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Photo of the aforementioned hat, now chewed up on the visor and where the visor meets the head of the hat. I am holding it up in front of Ruby the Dog, who is looking at it like "Oh shit."
Screenshot of my holding down the dash key on the Samsung keyboard to being up options for three types of dashes.
Screenshot from the Libby app. Shelf Time's Running Out... Expiring soon. Place a hold? One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller, 10 hours long. Due in 34 minutes You have read 0%
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Screenshot for Jean Loo Pissoir from Date Everything. The dialogue box says, "Luckily Lil' Crapper has an assistant for someone with a little baby voice like you."
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General Fiction - One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller - Impostor Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park - Man o' War by Cory McCarthy - Tigers, Not Daughters by Samanatha Mabry - Still Life, with Tornado by A. S. King - Icarus by K. Ancrum - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo - Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff - The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta - The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen - Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih - Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury - You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat - The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunes - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Photo of Ruby the Dog laying down on the couch next to my legs which don't look like legs because they're under a blanket.
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Screenshot of a text conversation on Discord. Ben: I need to get my laptop fixed before the retreat because I haven't written a single word because my laptop won't recognize that my external hard drive is plugged in and I'm about to throw said laptop out a third story window [zany face emoji] Jessica: interesting yes okay definitely get that fixed Ben: my book is trapped on my external hard drive Ben: what if my MC's claustrophobic? I hadn't thought about that
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The focus of the publishing is in response to “a situation where stories by new male authors are often overlooked, with a perception that the male voice is problematic”, according to Cook. However, he emphasised that Conduit Books “doesn’t seek an adversarial stance”, but “to augment the incredible work of small presses everywhere, some of which are exclusively publishing work by women, with a space for male authors to flourish”. Cook told The Bookseller: “There has never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men. Which is not to say we won’t publish fiction by women in the future – but the emphasis at first will be on male authors.”
Illustration of a bookshop storefront. The main sign at the top of the store says, "Indie Bookstore Day, April 26th." There's a sign hanging on the door that says, "Yes! Your local indie bookstore is open." On the sidewalk, there's a sandwich board with "Bookshops over Billionares" and a red circle with a line through it over the word Amazon, all written in chalk. In the window of the bookshop are three shelves of books, the titles of which are listed at the end of this image description. Next to the books on the bottom shelf is an orange cat sleeping in a cat bed. Above the shop are two windows to the second floor of the building, both with curtains drawn. One window has succulents on the window sill, and the other has a tuxedo cat peaking out from behind the curtains. Books featured in the window. Top shelf: • SHOOT YOUR SHOT by Lexi LaFleur Brown • WILD AND WRANGLED by Lyla Sage • GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry • LOVE IN FOCUS by Lyla Lee • I THINK THEY LOVE YOU by Julian Winters Middle shelf: • THE PRINCESS KNIGHT by Cait Jacobs • YOU STARTED IT by Jackie Khalilieh • OATHBOUND by Tracy Deonn • WHY ON EARTH edited by Vania Stoyanova and Rosiee Thor • THE CORRUPTION OF HOLLIS BROWN by K. Ancrum Bottom shelf: • IT'S A LOVE/SKATE RELATIONSHIP by Carli J. Corson • OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by Barbara Truelove • SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins
Photo of Ruby the Dog licking a bubble maker that has the art from the cover of The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs printed on it
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And They Were Roommates by Page Powars May 27th, 2025 Young Adult Romance Charlie plans to go stealth at Valentine Academy, hiding the fact he’s the only trans student. His plans are disrupted by having to room with Jasper, the boy who broke his heart the year before he transitioned. But Jasper doesn’t recognize him. Surely, Charlie can fly under the radar? Agreeing to help Jasper write some silly love letters won’t lead to a second chance romance or anything, right?
One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller May 13th, 2025 Young Adult Contemporary When Grace Woodhouse comes out as trans, she’s willing to give up a lot of things, including her roster spot on the high school football team. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come back. All of a sudden, a door to college football opens back up, and Grace must decide how much more she’s willing to give up for the game she loves.
Once Upon You & Me by Timothy Janovsky April 29th, 2025 Adult Romance Taylor’s boss Amy sends him on a solo mission to prep her daughter‘s sweet sixteen. Ethan, resort manager and Amy’s ex-husband, has given up on love after the divorce and decides to put all his focus into making his daughter’s sweet sixteen perfect. The problem is, when Taylor and Ethan team up to plan this party, it turns out there’s chemistry. Can they get a happily-ever-after and still plan the most magical sweet sixteen ever?
The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore April 15th, 2025 Adult. Thriller. In Anna-Marie McLemore’s adult debut, “Mother May I” Iverson has built a successful social media empire over the last 20 years with her five mixed-raced daughters as the stars. When it burns down, literally, her daughters are the top suspects of the torched mansion and murder of May’s newlywed husband. Everyone has a theory: each of the five sisters, May, a mysterious “friend of the family”, and the online audience dragging down their feeds in hopes of another clue.
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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Book number six read in 2025. There are two types of "I wish I'd read this book sooner!" reviews. The first is wishing you'd read a book at the age when you needed to hear its message the most. The second is wishing you'd read the book when you could still enjoy it. This review is the second. I spent the whole audiobook picking out all the details why it's obvious so many loved Howl's Moving Castle. It's literally magical. It narrates the frustrations of growing up and realizing the world isn't as kind or safe as you thought it was. When I boil it down to these themes, I loved it! And yet, I couldn't grt into it. If I'd read this as a teen, I'm sure it would hold a more special place in my heart.
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison DNF number one • Rant Part 1 To be totally honest, tbus biok was not on my radar at all until I saw it was one of the Pagebound.co winter readalong picks. I do not blame the wonderful people at Pagebound, but oh. my. god. This book wasn't it. I expected a romance novel that I could just put on in the vackground as I felt myself slipping into a reading slump as a way to reset my brain from listening to podcasts to listening to audiobooks, but I could not stop making fun of these characters. How are you going to tell me Stella and Luca have been best friends for a decade but have discussed sex "exactly twice." Girl, be serious. You are not besties...
Pie chart of the genres I've read this year. Literary Fiction: 10% Fantasy: 10% Historical Fiction: 10% Humor: 10% Romance: 50% Science Fiction: 10%
Creative Book Tour for "Huda F Wants To Know?" by Huda Fahmy April 1st to April 28th Open internationally Hosted by Colored Pages Book Tours
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Help Ben Actually Get Top Surgery This Time! Last Time I tried in 2023, insurance said "lol no" and the surgeon asked me for six thousand dollars. I would like to able to pay and get this over with. The background is a photo of me, a white guy with short dark hair and glasses, kneeling behind a chalk drawing of the words "Trans Rights" colored in with the pattern of the trans pride flag.
The four graphics in this post feature two polaroid photos each. Polaroid One Monthly R.E.P.O.R.T. March 2025 Photo of me, a white guy with dark hair and glasses in his late 20s, laying my dog's shoulder as she lays against the arm of the couch. Polaroid Two Reading: a ton of ARCs that I need to get to Photo of an ARC of Why On Earth sitting against a telescope on a tripod set up on a levee next to a lake.
Photo of Ruby, a one-year-old bulldog labrador mix. She is sitting like a human on the couch—on her butt, not her legs like dogs usually do, and one of her front legs up on the arm rest. She's looking at something off camera, which I can tell you is the television, and with the position she's sitting in, her collar is pushing up and making her little bulldog face look extra wrinkly.
Screenshot of my library on Libro.fm. It shows the book Love In Bloom by Lucy Eden with two buttons below it: "Listen in our app" and "Download files"
Character Headcannon Generator If the source media was a musical, Ben would be the one character that asks why everyone is singing.
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Why on Earth edited by Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova Book number five read in 2025. I’m not typically one for anthologies—I’ve read several before and enjoyed them but not gotten into them, you know? But the story building in Why on Earth that makes the chapters flow despite each being by a different author is a work of art, and you can tell just how much love and effort and fun went into writing it. I love this collaborative sci-fi concept. I love all the different directions the authors took it. And I love the overall theme of universal desire to be seen and loved. After all... aliens are just like us. Contributors: Julian Winters, Eric Smith, Laura Pohl, Alex Brown, Rebecca Kim Wells, Maya Gittelman, M.K. England, SJ Whitby, Emily Lloyd-Jones, Beth Revis. The background image is of an alien spaceship for abducting a cow in an otherwise empty field.
Looking For a Sign by Susie Dumond Book number four read in 2025. Amidst the chaos of a break-up and a move from Tulsa to New Orleans, Gray visits an astrologer for some guidance and misinterprets the advice about her impending Saturn return as a challenge to date one person from each sign to find her true match, leading to just as many swoon-worthy moments as cringe-worthy moments. More than that, Looking For a Sign is about taking risks and growing up even after you’re well into adulthood. Despite how dirty Dumond does Virgo (I mean, come ON [sob emoji]), this is one you’ll want to pick up. The background image is close-up photo of a spread of tarot cards on a table with a blue overlay on the photo.
Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury Book number three read in 2025. Written in a style that feels indistinguishable from a memoir, Hansbury tells a story highlighting the disconnect between generations of queer people. It’s a frustrating read at times as a Millennial/Gen Z cusp reader, but it’s supposed to be. Told on a dual timeline, Some Strange Music Draws Me In explores complicated feelings of jealousy of how much easier younger generations have it and desire for the pain previous generations went through to get to this point to count for something. This is one of those books that probably aren’t on many people’s radars but absolutely needs to be. The background image is a bicycle leaning up against a brick wall of a building with an orange overlay on the photo.
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Book number two read in 2025 Despite not being a fan of historical fiction, and perhaps not appreciating this as much as I should because of it, I recommend it for readers who do enjoy the genre. This book is incredibly well written—from Lucy and Catherine’s chemistry, to the stakes as Catherine fights for Lucy to receive the recognition she deserves for her translations of a high-profile French astronomer’s work, to the kick-ass twist at the end. Morag Sim’s narration is also perfect for this story if you’re looking for an audiobook. The background image is of a horizon with a line of trees running along it and an extremely starry sky above. There is a red overlay on the photo.
You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith Book number one read in 2025. Eric Smith’s books are perfect for when you need a rom-com that tackles big emotions in a way that makes them feel manageable. (Or when you need a story set in Philly because you’re missing it, like me.) You Can Go Your Own Way handles grief—for the loved ones we’ve lost, the living who can’t show up for you in the ways you need, and the dreams that simply will never manifest—with the care and humor that Smith’s readers have come to count on from his work. In this story, former friends Adam and Whitney have been going their own ways, but when their paths cross again, they must consider if maybe they’d fare better together than against each other. The background image is a close-up of a man playing a Rolling Stones themed pinball machine with a purple overlay on the photo.
Books Read in 2025 Thread @Ace Of Bens / @blog dot Ace Of Bens dot com The background photo on this graphic is a close up of a row of books, including: - Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White - Why on Earth by Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova - When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo - Spellhacker by M.K. England - Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor - You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian - Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
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Screenshot from Libro fm. I'm That Girl Living the Power of My Dreams by Jordan Chiles Narrated by Angel Pean and Jordan Chiles Lanuguage: English Publication date: March 4th, 2025
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Why on Earth edited by Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova
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