Ifrits & Ink has a fun collaboration but before we dive into it, here is our Story template & Instagram templates and download to use it available to all now! We shared this last week with our paid subscribers (dont forget to join to help us become an imprint if you can for $5 or $12)

Now, onto the collaboration: you guys get to see the early access for the post going out later today! These are some of the books we have included in our Storygraph Challenge (thank you to Val and the lovely Bec, Dija and Meg from Sleepy Readers Club) with a highlight on 41 2026 releases🤭

Before we dive into the links below and the graphics, don't forget to join our discord by accessing it through the membership link and we also have January Spotlights as seen above!

Relevant Links:

• Storygraph Challenge

• GoodReads for 2026 releases

• Pagebound List

AHH so about a week ago, you guys got access to the story and Instagram template on Canva, which if you didnt see your email, you can access it here: Story template & Instagram templates and download to use it!

Now, you guys get to see the early access for the post going out tomorrow! These are some of the books we have included in our Storygraph Challenge (thank you to Val and the lovely Bec, Dija and Meg from Sleepy Readers Club) with a highlight on 41 2026 releases🤭

Before we dive into the links below and the graphics, don't forget to join our discord by accessing it through the membership link and we also have January Spotlights as seen above!

Relevant Links:

• Storygraph Challenge

• GoodReads for 2026 releases

• Pagebound List

Sneak Peaks at the Graphics:

AHH so about a week ago, you guys got access to the story and Instagram template on Canva, which if you didnt see your email, you can access it here: Story template & Instagram templates and download to use it!

Now, you guys get to see the early access for the post going out tomorrow! These are some of the books we have included in our Storygraph Challenge (thank you to Val and the lovely Bec, Dija and Meg from Sleepy Readers Club) with a highlight on 41 2026 releases🤭

Before we dive into the links below and the graphics, don't forget to join our discord by accessing it through the membership link and we also have January Spotlights as seen above!

Relevant Links:

• Storygraph Challenge

• GoodReads for 2026 releases

• Pagebound List

Sneak Peaks at the Graphics:

Hi friends!

For the Winter season, we are reading Fantasy, Horror and Poetry for our Ifrits and Ink book club and you can see the spotlight titles above. You can choose to read any book in the other genres or these genres but we provide a spotlight to help with decision fatigue as there are a lot of options with each genre!

You guys as our paid tier member can help us choose the genres for the upcoming season: Spring! Vote below in the poll and if you have any preference with titles, let us know in the comments and I know it's super early but starting it early enough so we can have a chosen genre by mid of February and you guys can request books from your libraries or order them🥰

We're so excited to see what you all pick!

I'm hosting my second giveaway for Spring Bindery giveaways, which includes the following books:

• Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari

• Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francis

• Wayward Souls by Susan J Morris

• Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike

• This is not a Test by Courtney Summers

• Our Sister's Keepers by Jasmine Homes

• Saturn Returning by Kim Narby

Conditions of Giveaway:

• Subscribe to Chanterelle Solace by clicking Join Free in here!

• Comment down below which Arcs you'd like to be considered for (you can enter to multiple but you will only be selected to win one of them)

• Extra Entry: Every paid subscriber gets +3 extra entry

Early access to SWANA* Book Club things:

Click here on the Canva link: Story template & Instagram templates to gain early access to our story template and instagram template for SWANA Book Club as a Storygraph Challenge (which you can join here)! And scroll below to see early sneak peeks to our post coming out end of this week or early next week!

Here are some links to everything I've shared over the last few weeks:

• GoodReads for 2026 releases

• Pagebound List

*: SWANA Stands for South West Asia and North Africa and is a repalcement for MENA as a decolonised term

Sneak Peak at graphics coming out this week:

Here's a sneak peak at some of the graphics coming out for the book club this week in collaboration with one of our mods and another surprise collab! Please don't share this anywhere as it isn't the final version and may undergo some changes till then:

January Spotlights for book clubs:

This year, we have an ongoing Storygraph challenges for both of our book clubs and we will spotlighting certain books to help those of you who hate, well, picking!😂 For January, I have chosen what to spotlight and going forward, all our paid members can help us choose our spotlights

Cottagecore Gaming Club:

For January, the focus is to play a free game because well we're post holidays and I'd like to always be mindful of this from everyone's side! As a result, we're playing Palia! As a reminder, we are a text based club and chat primarily through discord about our game of the month

Ifrits & Ink: SWANA Book Club Spotlight:

Here is the link to our storygraph Challenge!

January: Fantasy, Horror & Poetry

• Fantasy: The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren

• Horror: A Guide to the Dark

• Poetry: Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha

Cottagecore & Co Spotlights:

Here is the link to this specific storygraph challenge

Here are our Cottagecore & Co spotlights friends! As we have 6 prompts on storygraph, we are focusing on three sub-genres and one of them ticks three boxes in one go

Here are the picks:

• Mushroomcore: Mexican Gothic by SIlvia Moreno-Garcia

• Cottagecore, Witchycore and Cozy: The Cottage around the Corner by D.L. Soria

• Botanical Horror: Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

I hope you guys decide to join us and read some of the picks or play Palia with us! Dont forget to join discord where the discussions tend to occur with our community

Don't forget to subscribe or upgrade for $5/£3.5 (its the cost of a cup of coffee or if you live in a city in this crazy economy, less than that) OR $12/£8-9 to get access to exclusive perks & help us build become a bindery imprint

Hi guys,

With the start of the year, we have concluded our first official giveaway and the winners have been contacted for more info and to let them win! This was a lovely giveaway and thank you all for not only participating but for being part of the paid tier in here. I appreciate you guys more than you'll ever know and can't wait to see what 2026 brings us!

Our next giveaway will be in March and while I do have some great items and theme, I'm also here for any suggestions you all may have

Can't wait to share more of what we have in plans for this year