#PrideLibrary19 Day 6: Green books

I thought I’d do a recommendation list for day 6, which focuses on green covers. All the books on this list are queer; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary queer fiction, esp romance, but also includes historical romance, speculative fiction, YA fiction, litfic, …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 4: Orange Books

I thought I’d do a recommendation list for day 4, which focuses on orange covers. All the books on this list are queer; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary queer fiction, esp romance, but also includes speculative fiction, essays, YA romance, litfic, aromantic …

#RomBkLove: Geek Romances

This post is part of #RomBkLove, a month-long Twitter event where folks share their recs for romances that fit particular themes. For the purposes of this post, geek romance is a romance that centers characters who are enthusiasts of something, be it a special interest, a hobby, a subject, a fandom. "geeks are fans of their subjects, …

Recs for A-Spec Representation in Contemporary Romance

For #AspecApril I wanted to do a list of contemporary genre romances with ace spec and aro spec representation that I liked, because I know some a-spec readers are really looking for books like this, particularly folks who enjoy reading romance. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive list of ace and aro spec rep …

My A-Spec April Readathon TBR

@jellyfable is hosting an A-Spec April readathon (#AspecApril) from April 1-14, and this is my TBR! I like to have options for reading challenges, so I'm including a few for each category. These books lean to romance, YA and SFF as my reading does (esp romance). I am including some rereads because I often reread and I'd …

Alpha Recs: F

Recently, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended five good books for each letter in the alphabet. She suggested I might do a similar set of recs, and that sounded like a lot of fun to me, so I have decided to do a weekly series of alphabet-based book recommendations. Here is …

Cover Reveal for Wrapped Up In You by Ceillie Simkiss

  I am thrilled to be part of a cover reveal for Wrapped Up In You, the sequel to Learning Curves that comes out December 14! It's always fun to revisit couples from romances I enjoyed, and I'm excited for another Christmas with these two awesome characters. (You may recall that I interviewed Ceillie Simkiss about Learning …

Review of The Dragon of Ynys

The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. Less Than Three Press. 2018.  Note: I do not recommend this book to trans and/or non-binary readers. Content Warnings for review (in white, highlight to read): Discussion of trans antagonism and transmisogyny targeting both an adult trans person and a trans child, including trans antagonism between intimate partners. …

Character Interview: Favorite Halloween Costumes

I got super excited that there was going to be a Halloween-themed collection of short stories centering Elena and Cora, the MCs of Learning Curves. It's always fun to revisit couples from romances I enjoyed, and I adore Halloween romances, so The Ghosts of Halloween is totally up my alley. These stories are adorable and …

Interview with Ceillie Simkiss

I adored Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss, an NA college-set f/f Christmas romance. that just came out last week. I really enjoyed the way the characters moved from meet cute to best friends to dating, and I'm excited to share this interview with Ceillie about her debut romance! A Bit About Ceillie Ceillie Simkiss is …