We’re just under two weeks out from the release of Naseem Jamnia’s The Bruising of Qilwa, a book I’m sure you’ve all been highly anticipating. Today, you’re all in luck, because we have a small taste of what’s to come with this guest post that Naseem kindly wrote for us, part of which looks at how they approached their own worldbuilding in the book. So sit yourself down, and let’s get started!
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Author Interview: Victor Manibo
Today’s interview is with someone whose book, undoubtedly, we have all been waiting impatiently for (and the release of which, fingers crossed, is nearly, finally, upon us!). You know the drill by now: we spoke with Victor Manibo about any number of things, that you can find below!
And don’t forget that you can follow Victor on twitter too!
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Book Recs: Twitter’s Favourite LGBT Romance Novels
Once again, I have asked people on Twitter something and was overwhelmed with the responses. This time my question was: what are your 5 favourite LGBT romance novels? Almost fifty people replied! It’s amazing to see how much this community loves to hype up their favourite books!
But it also means that I had to take some time to decide how to make this post. In the end I settled on dividing it into three parts: one for recommendations from me & Charlotte, one for books which were mentioned multiple times (some more than five times!), and one all the other hidden gems. I still ended up with close to 200 titles! (In each category, the books are in alphabetical order.)
A lot of those titles are available on Scribd, so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
💛 = sapphic rep (not necessarily an f/f relationship)
💚 = achillean rep (not necessarily an m/m relationship)
💙 = trans & nonbinary repRelated: Twitter’s Favourite Sapphic Books, LGBT Books & Trans Books
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Book Releases: 2022 Sapphic Releases (July to December)
If I could have seen into the future when making the schedule for this month, I would not have made myself do a massive post, thus requiring me to have my laptop running for hours, on the hottest day of the year. But, them’s the breaks, I suppose. And, let’s be real, it’s a very good post to make up for it! So let’s get cracking.
Looking for January to June? Find it here!
And hey, a lot of these titles are available on Scribd, so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
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Author Interview: Derrick Chow
As the days heat up, give yourself the chills reading about Derrick Chow’s (horror) debut novel, Ravenous Things, which comes out in nine days’ time! Obviously, we’re all waiting very impatiently, but in the meantime, perhaps this interview can ease that agitation.
And don’t forget that you can follow Derrick on twitter too!
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Guest Post: Read the Room: Nonbinary Writers on the Future of Sci Fi
Today’s guest post is actually an interview, and it’s unlike any we have ever conducted ourselves. First of all, it’s a conversation with twelve (12!) authors, second of all, it has a very clear-cut focus, unlike our more general chats, and finally thirdly: because it’s over fifteen thousand words long. Fair to say, you should prepare yourself an excellent cup of your beverage of choice, before you sit down to read it!
Read the Room is a project created by Arina, and originally posted on the blog she co-ran: Wyrm’s World. You can follow her on Goodreads to stay up to date with all her reading.
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Book Releases: July-December 2022 Books With Bi Protagonists
It’s that time of the year! Here’s a lit of 90 books with bisexual and/or pansexual representation. Like all the posts from previous years, this one includes books where either a character actually uses the label or the text makes it abundantly clear that they’re bi/pan. (As you can imagine, not a lot of fantasy or historical books use modern labels.) I’m sure I missed plenty of books, so please do let me know of any you know!
As always on this blog, the rainbow emoji indicates that the book is by an LGBT author. 🌈
A lot of those titles are available on Scribd, so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
Related: January-June 2022 Bi/Pan Books, January-June 2021 Bi/Pan Books, July-December 2021 Bi/Pan Books
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Author Interview: Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Today’s interview is with an author of picture books, which might just be a first on Reads Rainbow. Charlotte talked about her love for folklore, working on dream projects with artists who clearly share that love, and turned simple images into wondrous stories.
Don’t forget that you can follow Charlotte on twitter!
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Book Releases: LGBT YA Books of July-December 2022
Readers, here’s a little treat for you: over 110 LGBT YA books coming out in the second half of 2022! The later months are usually less eventful, but that’s still a nice number, isn’t it? Surely, everyone will find dozens of books to get excited about here!
And like always, a rainbow emoji indicates that the book is by an LGBT author.
Enjoy and preorder! And hey, a lot of those titles are available on Scribd, so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
Related: LGBT YA books of January-June 2022 & more LGBT YA releases
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ARC Review: Something Certain, Maybe
On some level, I’m sure we’re all looking for a book that captures the highs, lows, and uncertainties of university life. It seems a fairly underrepresented age range in publishing, so I’m happy to be able to say that, if that’s what you’re on the lookout for, look no longer! I have one right here for you today. Take a read of our review and then get yourselves to a bookshop, because this book is out right now.
And don’t forget, you can follow Sara on twitter.
Rosie is ready for her life to begin, because nothing says new life like going to university. After years of waiting and working hard, she’s finally on the road that will secure her future.
Except university turns out to be not what she hoped or imagined, and although she’s not exactly unhappy – really! – she might be a little bit worried that she doesn’t really like her course much. Or her flatmates. Or really… anything? But it’s normal to be homesick (right?) and everything will have settled in a month or two, and it’s totally fine that her friends seem so much happier than she is, and that the doctors don’t seem to know what’s wrong with her mother.
But then she meets Jade, and everything starts to look a little brighter. At least, it does if she’s only looking at Jade. But is first love enough when everything else is falling apart?
Something Certain, Maybe
Sara Barnard
Rep: bi mc, British Iranian Spanish lesbian li
CWs: mentions of past attempted suicide
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Music Releases: LGBT songs of June 2022
Pride might be over but it sure did leave us with some absolute bangers! And, of course, you know the drill by now: ten songs highlighted in the post, and all of them on a Spotify playlist linked at the bottom. Enjoy, my darlings!
That’s still not enough music for you? Try all my previous monthly posts right here!
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Wrap-up: June 2022
June might be over but every month is Pride month on this blog! Because let’s be honest, to be able to recommend you as many books and movies, as we do, we must consume giant amounts of them on daily basis. No matter what it is.
So check out what Pride had to offer to us, and hopefully get inspire to read/watch something new!
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Book Releases: Contemporary (July to December 2022)
The end of June means a fresh lot of releases posts! You know the drill so far, I assume. We update each post with LGBT releases in each genre every month, and then, when we find more, we can come back and do so again! It’s a win for everyone I’m sure.
In this post, you’ll find the collection of contemporary books that we know about from July to December of 2022!
Looking for the other posts?
Fantasy | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
Looking for January to June?
Contemporary | Fantasy | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
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Book Releases: Historical (July to December 2022)
The end of June means a fresh lot of releases posts! You know the drill so far, I assume. We update each post with LGBT releases in each genre every month, and then, when we find more, we can come back and do so again! It’s a win for everyone I’m sure.
In this post, you’ll find the collection of historical books that we know about from July to December of 2022!
Looking for the other posts?
Contemporary | Fantasy | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
Looking for January to June?
Contemporary | Fantasy | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
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Book Releases: Fantasy (July to December 2022)
The end of June means a fresh lot of releases posts! You know the drill so far, I assume. We update each post with LGBT releases in each genre every month, and then, when we find more, we can come back and do so again! It’s a win for everyone I’m sure.
In this post, you’ll find the collection of fantasy books that we know about from July to December of 2022!
Looking for the other posts?
Contemporary | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
Looking for January to June?
Contemporary | Fantasy | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Paranormal/Horror | Poetry | Science Fiction
