Best Reads July 2019

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in July 2019. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes non-fiction, space opera, and historical romance. I am putting rereads and audiobooks in separate categories. I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I have …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 9: Book Rainbow

For my book rainbow I wanted to travel back in time to the original 8 stripe flag and add back the pink stripe (for sex) and include the turquoise stripe (for art/magic) as well as the indigo one. In addition, I wanted to include a brown stripe and a black stripe, like the new Philadelphia …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 3: Red books

I thought I'd share some books from my TBR list for day 3, which focuses on red covers. All the books on this list are queer &/or trans &/or non-binary; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise and genre-wise. Note: I am using affiliate links to Amazon. If you buy through those links, I …

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: A

Yesterday, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended 5 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. (I'm …

From my TBR: Witchy Books

I've always loved books about witches! I've got a bunch on my TBR right now, so I thought I would share my next witchy reads, especially as Samhain approaches. I've listed books in a range of genres, grouped by theme. Most will be new reads but a few are ones I want to reread soon. …

Cultural Etiquette: “Lesbian classic” anti-oppression booklet returns to print

Guest post by Stephani Maari Booker In the early-to mid-1990s, I lived in Memphis, Tennessee, where I was a regular patron of the (now-defunct) lesbian-owned women’s bookstore there. One of the many great works that I discovered and bought from that bookstore was Cultural Etiquette: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned. This booklet, originally published in …

Fall 2018 Releases I’m Anticipating

Here are some books I'm excited about that are coming out September-November 2018. September Releases   Marvellous Grounds: Queer of Colour Formations in Toronto ed by Jin Haritaworn, Ghaida Moussa and Syrus Marcus Ware (Sept 7): Everything about this looks amazing! Plus I loved Ware's children's book. I gotta check this out. Criminal Intentions: The Man with …

Summer 2018 Releases I’m Anticipating

Here are some books I'm excited about that are coming out June-August 2018 June Releases Of Echoes Born by ‘Nathan Burgoine (June 1): I'm so excited for this collection of queer short stories by a writer whose work I enjoy a lot! The Stairs Between Us by Elizabeth Barone (June 4): I'm interested in this …