• All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: December 2021

    30 November, 2021

    Last thirty one days of the year! Who can even believe that? But also, statistically speaking, it’s basically 2 LGBT books coming out on each of those days!

    No spoilers, but this is the last time we will do the releases post like this. Starting January we will be using a different method, and hopefully y’all will find it even easier to navigate!

    If any books are wrongly categorised, just let me know & I can fix it. As per usual, you can find all our previous releases posts here & the rainbow emoji indicates an author who id’s as LGBT.

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  • All Reviews,  Literature

    ARC Review: Fools in Love

    28 November, 2021

    Frankly, if Fools in Love hasn’t been a book you’ve been anticipating all year, then I do not know what to say. It’s pretty much the perfect cosy read to curl up with this winter (or, equally, the perfect beach read, if December happens to fall in the summer months for you). Trust us when we say you don’t want to miss out on this one!

    And, of course, don’t forget to follow Ashley Herring Blake and Rebecca Podos on twitter (along with all the other contributors)!

    Fake relationships. Enemies to lovers. Love triangles and best friends, mistaken identities and missed connections. This collection of genre-bending and original stories celebrates how love always finds a way, featuring powerful flora, a superhero and his nemesis, a fantastical sled race through snow-capped mountains, a golf tournament, the wrong ride-share, and even the end of the world.

    With stories written by Rebecca Barrow, Ashley Herring Blake, Gloria Chao, Mason Deaver, Sara Farizan, Claire Kann, Malinda Lo, Hannah Moskowitz, Natasha Ngan, Rebecca Podos, Lilliam Rivera, Laura Silverman, Amy Spalding, Rebecca Kim Wells, and Julian Winters this collection is sure to sweep you off your feet.

    Fools in Love

    ed. by Ashley Herring Blake & Rebecca Podos

    Goodreads

    Rep: sapphic mcs, achillean mcs, trans mc
    Release: 7th December 2021

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  • Interviews

    Author Interview: Casey Hamilton

    25 November, 2021

    Today’s post is an interview with Casey Hamilton, the author of MENAFTER10, a collection of interrelated short stories, all based around a gay hook up app. It released just a couple of months back and, if you’re a fan of contemporary fiction, you should take a look at this one. And read this interview, of course.

    And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to follow Casey on twitter!

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: LGBT Fake Dating

    21 November, 2021

    Wouldn’t be much of a stretch, would it, to say that the fake dating trope is quintessential for LGBT lit somehow. Which is why it was only a matter of time for a fake dating rec list to be posted on the blog.

    At the end of this post you will find a few upcoming titles that I haven’t been fortunate enough to read an ARC of yet, but absolutely want y’all to be aware of. And if, like me, you’re constantly on the lookout for fake dating books with trans rep, we’ve been told you should keep an eye out for TJ Alexander’s projects (and follow them on Twitter).

    And hey, quite a few 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 Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Trans & Nonbinary Adult Fantasy

    19 November, 2021

    The final part of my impromptu adult fantasy rec list series is upon us! This one was, compared to the rest, pretty difficult to put together, if only because I hamstrung myself by doing almost this same rec list earlier in the year, and didn’t want to copy too many from that to here (that post was gender in SFF). You can see where I succeeded and failed in that, but I still hope I’ve given you enough different recs here that you’ll find something new and exciting.

    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.)

    And if you want to check out the other posts in this series, you can find them below:

    Lesbian | Gay | Bi/Pan

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  • Discussions and Guest Posts

    Discussion: Goodreads Awards 2021 & LGBT Books

    17 November, 2021

    Later than usually, but Goodreads finally rolled out their Choice Awards for this year. And that means it’s time for us to tell you which of the books they chose to highlight are LGBT!

    This year, due to growing numbers & to give you a more accurate look, I decided to divide the books into ones where the LGBT characters are actually protagonists & ones where they’re only side characters, however relevant to the plot. You will hopefully see why that seemed like a logical move, especially in YA categories.

    So take a look at what’s LGBT amongst Goodread’s choices! And if you would rather vote in a contest where it’s only LGBT books to choose from, we got you! Like every year, we’re running Reads Rainbow Awards & the voting is opened until December 7th!

    Vote in Reads Rainbow Awards!

    Related: Goodreads Awards & LGBT Books in 2019 and in 2020
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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Messy LGBT Teens

    15 November, 2021

    The “messy” in the title is to be understood in a few different ways. You will find here teens who make mistakes, teens who do (& don’t regret) things society thinks they shouldn’t, teens who make questionable choices… Which is to say: teens who are only human.

    So for everyone who is tired of books trying to portray teenagers as perfect (since no one in the world is), enjoy! And don’t judge.

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Bi/Pan Adult Fantasy

    13 November, 2021

    The other day, I did part two of this adult fantasy series, with books featuring gay mcs. Today, I’m back for part three: bi/pan mcs. I say bi/pan, because often it’s hard to tell, since this is fantasy and mostly labels are not in use. But these are ten recs for you, in which the mc is definitively attracted to more than one gender.

    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.)

    And if you want to check out the other posts in this series, you can find them below:

    Lesbian | Gay | Trans

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  • Interviews

    Author Interview: Lea Falls

    11 November, 2021

    Today’s interview is with Lea Falls, the author of Goddess of Limbo, which released just last month! If you’re looking for more ensemble-cast adult fantasy to read, let us point you in that direction. In the meantime, though, we have this very fun interview for you to read!

    And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to follow Lea on twitter!

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  • All Releases,  Music,  Music Releases

    Music Releases: LGBT songs of October 2021

    8 November, 2021

    It’s that time of a month again when I bring you all the songs by LGBT artists released in the last weeks that I know about! There are 114 titles on the mix itself (linked at the end of the post, as always), so hopefully I didn’t miss too many. Feel free to comment, though, if you know any I should add!

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

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  • All Recommended,  Book Recs,  Literature

    Book Recs: Gay Adult Fantasy

    5 November, 2021

    During Lesbian Visibility Week earlier this year, I made a whole rec list of adult fantasy books featuring lesbian rep. And I left it at that. But then, while thinking of possible further rec lists to post on the blog, I went back to it and thought: what if I made this a series, with one rec list for every letter of the LGBT acronym? And hence, this rec list (and two future ones) was born.

    I admit, this one was a little tricky to do: turns out I know a lot more achillean adult fantasy books with bi mcs than gay mcs (this may be a pattern? Much like there seems to be more sapphic than achillean high fantasy, at least right now. Both may also just be confirmation bias of some sort), but we got there! Ten adult fantasy recs are ready and waiting for you just below.

    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.)

    And if you want to check out the other posts in this series:

    Lesbian | Bi/Pan | Trans

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  • Wrap Ups

    Wrap-up: October 2021

    1 November, 2021

    Yes, the year is ending, no, we can’t believe that either. But on the plus side, one of us (Anna) finished their reading challenge last month! (We absolutely do not talk about the amount of book Charlotte have or have not read this year, thank you very much.)

    We also, surprisingly, both watched quite a few things in October, so really, just take a look and maybe get inspired in your watching/reading choices!

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  • All Releases,  Book Releases,  Literature

    Book Releases: November 2021

    30 October, 2021

    If you thought that the releases were slowing down as the year comes to a close, you would be wrong because today I have for you, 138 more releases for November! Okay, so I went through a few more lists with the intention of just double-checking that all the dates were right after a series of delays, and came out with… oh, just another 50 books. But hey! That just gives you another 138 books to look forward to in 2021!

    As ever, you can find all our previous releases posts here and the rainbow emoji indicates an author who id’s as LGBT.

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