Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Genre | YA Fantasy Page #s | 574Publishing Date | July 2021 In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realizedContinue Reading
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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Genre | Fantasy Page #s | 533Publishing Date | June 2021 Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne,Continue Reading
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
Genre | Fantasy Novella Page #s | 99Publishing Date | February 2021 Award-winning author Aliette de Bodard returns with aContinue Reading
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody
Genre | Biography Page #s | 335Publishing Date | December 2020 In this inspiring biography, discover the true story of HarrietContinue Reading
I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre
A sweet and funny debut novel about falling for someone when you least expect it . . . and findingContinue Reading
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
This was a lovely YA historical novel about a Chinese American young woman coming to terms with her attraction to women, exploring queer community in 1950s San Francisco, and growing strong enough to stand up for herself and the life that she wants to create for herself.
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
Pizza Girl is a very well written book with a story I didn’t care for. I can appreciate the skill with which Frazier conveys the listlessness, anxiety, and obsession of a closeted pregnant teen girl. But I spent most of the book clutching my pearls and screaming, “STOP MAKING BAD CHOICES!” It reminded me a lot of a lesbian Juno.
5 Books for Lesbian Visibility Day
Established in 2008, Lesbian Visibility Day is celebrated on April 26th with the goal of raising “awareness about the stereotypes, judgments, and lack of representation that lesbians face” (source). I will do my small part to celebrate the holiday by highlighting five of my favorite books starring lesbians.
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
I adored this compulsively readable story of three women – Kambirinachi and her adult twin daughters Taiye and Kahinde that gives you literary feels with a page-turner drive. Set primarily in their home country of Nigeria but extending to England, France, and Canada, this is a book about the messy relationships we have with ourselves and each other.
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Reading Gideon the Ninth for the first time is a chaotic dump of dense entertainment; Rereading Gideon the Ninth is a masterpiece. The first time through, it took me about 100 pages to be fully invested in the story, though Gideon’s brash attitude and compelling internal voice (and external, to be clear) endeared me to her immediately. Still, it wasn’t until Gideon and Harrow left home for the challenges in Canaan House with other necromancers and cavaliers that I became fully invested. The second time through? I was all in, immediately!
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
This instantly became one of my favorite books, and I want to thrust it into the face of anyone who likes fantasy or queer ladies or, ideally, both!
Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett
I don’t remember much about “The Tempest” from my high school English class beyond the vague idea that the quote about “All the world’s a stage” is from it (Spoilers, this memory is wrong! That quote is from “As You Like It.”) With so little knowledge about the original, I was worried that the sequel wouldn’t make sense to me. But it appeared on some list recommending books about ladies loving ladies, and I decided to give it a try!
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