• All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: LGBT Books That Make You Feel Feral

    24 March, 2022

    Specifically, I mean, they make you the personification of this gif:

    Because sometimes that’s what you want from a book, right? You want it to make you feel ever so slightly (or maybe not slightly at all) insane. Well I have good news for you! Each of the 10 books here will provide just that. So, enjoy!

    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.)

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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    Book Reviews: Gay Books for the Soul

    21 March, 2022

    A while back, I did a post titled lesbian books for the soul. Well, it just so happened that I had 3 books to review (two backlist, one out in May), which all happened to be gay, and so was born this post. These are all books that I enjoyed reading, so I really hope that this post convinces you to pick at least one of them (if not all of them!) up. And feel free to let me know if you do!

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: LGBT Books With the Vibe of The Raven Cycle

    18 March, 2022

    There comes a time (usually after you’ve read all the fics) when you want to read a book similar in feeling to your favourite, but also different enough that it doesn’t just seem like a reread. Something to hit you right in that nostalgic spot.

    That’s what I have here today: 10 LGBT books that kind of feel like The Raven Cycle. A lot of different themes going on, so let’s explore!

    Related: quietly magical LGBT books & LGBT found family
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  • Interviews

    Author Interview: Genevieve McCluer

    16 March, 2022

    Are you a fan of vampires? Are you a fan of westerns? Are you a fan of lesbian vampires in neo-westerns? If the answer to all of these questions (or, actually, any one of them) is yes, then boy do we have the interview for you today! We spoke with Genevieve McCluer (author of the aforemention lesbian vampire neo-western) about everything under the sun* and you can read it right now!

    And, when you’re done, don’t forget to follow her on twitter!

    *disclaimer: not quite everything

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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    ARC Review: The City of Dusk

    14 March, 2022

    Today’s post is a review of a book we know you all must be chomping at the bit for. The City of Dusk is out in just over a week, and you don’t want to miss it. But if, for whatever reason, you’re still on the fence about things, check out our review for why you shouldn’t be!

    And we’re running a giveaway of the book over on twitter, so head on over for a chance to win!

    The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.

    But the gods have withdrawn their favor from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.

    Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs—Risha, a necromancer struggling to keep the peace; Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with rebellion in her heart; and Nik, a soldier who struggles to see the light— will sacrifice everything to save the city.

    But their defiance will cost them dearly.

    The City of Dusk

    Tara Sim

    Goodreads

    Rep: lesbian mc, bi mcs
    Release: 22nd March 2022

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  • Interviews

    Author Interview: Francesca May

    11 March, 2022

    If you’re not excited about the upcoming Wild and Wicked Things, then I can only assume you have been living under a rock. But no matter! We’re here to change your mind. Great Gatsby meets Practical Magic but make it sapphic? What’s not to love? And if you already are excited, then get ready to be more so!

    Before we begin, don’t forget you can follow Fran on twitter as well!

    (And also don’t forget, you can check out Fran’s other works, under Fran Dorricott, if you’re looking for sapphic lit to tide you over while you wait!)

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Sapphic Science Fiction (II)

    8 March, 2022

    Earlier, I ran a quick Twitter poll to ask the question of what genre of sapphic recs people would prefer and so, here we are! 20 science fiction recs (and some dystopia) just for you! If you’re interested in what I recced last time, that list is here. And if you’re interested in all the other sapphic posts I’ve done, those can be found here. Otherwise, enjoy!

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  • All Releases,  Music,  Music Releases

    Music Releases: LGBT songs of February 2022

    6 March, 2022

    I think all of us need a little tiny break from everything that is happening in the world right now, not even just in Ukraine. So without any further ado, here are ten songs by LGBT artists released in February that I wanted to spotlight & of course, per tradition, many many more are in the playlist available at the end of the post. Enjoy!

    That’s still not enough music for you? Try all my previous monthly posts right here!

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  • Book of the Month,  Literature

    Book of the Month: Mamo

    4 March, 2022

    When we made a shortlist of our potential books of the month, Mamo won for two reasons: fewest adds on Goodreads (a travesty), and Anna’s love of it. But, really, this was always going to be our pick, for obvious reasons: gorgeous art, a wonderful story, and a sweet romance. If you’re not excited about this graphic novel, then we can only conclude you hadn’t heard of it before. So take a look at why we think this is the book for you!

    And as always, you can, of course, also follow Sas on twitter.

    Related: Don’t forget all releases can be found in our monthly lists here.
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  • Wrap Ups

    Wrap-up: February 2022

    2 March, 2022

    February was not an easy month for anyone, we don’t think, not least for the obvious reasons. Anna was in a reading slump for a lot of it (though also says to say at least I was reading). As ever, time does not feel real, etc etc, and we can’t believe it’s already March. All of which to say, check out what we read and watched this past month!

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  • Discussions and Guest Posts

    Guest Post: How My Daughter and My Main Character Brought Me Out of the Closet at the Age of 42

    1 March, 2022

    We’re very excited today to be helping Katryn Bury celebrate her debut day with this post! Katryn’s book, Drew Leclair Gets a Clue, is out right now and we cannot wait to get to it. Katryn was lovely enough to write us this post, about coming out later in life, and how writing Drew Leclair helped her do it. If you’re still waiting on your copy to arrive, give this post a read in the meantime!

    And if you haven’t yet got yourself a copy, you can do so right here!

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: 2022 Middle Grade & Picture Books

    23 February, 2022

    This is the last of our big releases posts of the first half of the year. Here you will find 62 middle grade releases, and 25 picture book releases, all of which feature LGBT main characters! Everything I know at this point in time (give or take a couple that I’m waiting for clarification on). This list will get updated as I find more books, so if there’s one you know that’s not on here, feel free to mention it.

    And as ever, 🌈 means the author IDs as LGBT.

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  • Interviews

    Author Interview: Emily Bergslien & Kat Weaver

    21 February, 2022

    Not to be biased here, but this interview probably ranks among my favourites that we’ve done, perhaps even outright top on the list. And that’s only partly because I’ve just started reading Uncommon Charm and I’m already loving it. Mark this one TBR folks, because it’s so good.

    Sadly, because publishing is publishing, it’s not available just yet, but in the meantime, you can enjoy this interview with the authors!

    Before we start, though, don’t forget you can also follow Emily and Kat on twitter!

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: Ownvoices Achillean Books of January-June 2022

    20 February, 2022

    A list of ownvoices m/m books in the sense that they’re all written by achillean authors. They’re not even all strictly m/m romances, some have little to no romance. But they all have achillean main characters.

    Also worth noting is that last year’s post had barely 69 books, but this year it’s over 100! Let’s hope this number keeps growing with each year.

    There are no rainbow emojis, since all the authors are achillean. But there are plant emojis for nonbinary authors.

    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.)

    See also: ownvoices achillean books of January-June 2021 & of July-December 2021; releases by rep
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