reviews, releases and recommendations of LGBT media
I said I want to make this a series of poetry recommendations, but the first and only post so far is from July last year… But I am here with ten more poetry collections and better late than never, right?
Like last time, I changed our traditional “Why Should I Read It?” section into a place to share my favourite quotes from a book. Or at least one of many favourites…
Let’s go then!
I’m almost caught up, guys! We’re in the second half of the year with this series already! Soon I will actually be doing it on time…
Anyway, here are my 10 most favourite songs by LGBT artists dropped in August 2019 + a lot more on the Spotify mix which you can find at the end of the post.
And if you have never been here before, you can catch up on my previous posts here!
After both of us spectacularly failing to read December’s book, we were both back on the horse last month with The Princess Trap, chosen, we have to admit, mostly because we’d both enjoyed Talia Hibbert’s books in the past, and were hoping for another great read with this one.
So, how did we feel about it? Read on!
As always and to no one’s surprise, Charlotte read more last month than me & I watched more than she. But surprisingly, I read quite a few fantasy novels! So really, if you think about it, it was a month of surprises…
Anyway, we both read some amazing books, so take a look at our lists!
(Also I realised I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately, so if any of you wants a specific rec list from me, please don’t hesitate to say so in the comments & I’ll do my best!)
It’s the second day of #FFFeb, a sapphic readathon hosted by Charlotte over on twitter (you can find more info here), which seemed like the perfect opportunity to share our interview with Kat for a number of reasons. 1) her books would be perfect to read right now, if you’re lucky enough to have an arc & 2) all the books Kat recommended us are sapphic, as well!
Also, we’re just really excited about it!
Anyway, remember you can follow Kat on twitter for more content, and enjoy!
Take one ambitious politician and one determined magician with wildly different aims for their next meeting.
Add a secret betrothal, a family scandal, and a heaping of dangerous fey magic in an enchanted wood…and watch the sparks fly!
For just one moonlit, memorable night, Thornfell College of Magic has flung open its doors, inviting guests from around the nation to an outdoor ball intended to introduce the first-ever class of women magicians to society…but one magician and one invited guest have far more pressing goals of their own for the night.
Quietly brilliant Juliana Banks is determined to win back the affections of her secret fiancée, rising politician Caroline Fennell, who has become inexplicably distant. If Juliana needs to use magic to get her stubborn fiancée to pay her attention…well, then, as the top student in her class, she is more than ready to take on that challenge!
Unbeknownst to Juliana, though, Caroline plans to nobly sacrifice their betrothal for Juliana’s own sake – and no one has ever accused iron-willed Caroline Fennell of being easy to deter from any goal.
Their path to mutual happiness may seem tangled beyond repair…but when they enter the fey-ruled woods that border Thornfell College, these two determined women will find all of their plans upended in a night of unexpected and magical possibilities.
Stephanie Burgis
Published: 3rd February 2020
Goodreads
Rep: wlw mcs
We decided to change things up a little bit! And by that I mean we decided that from now on we will be putting all monthly releases in one post! (With a different format, too.)
So now you’re about to see around 90 LGBT books coming out this February. I hope you’re ready!
(The rainbow emoji next to a specific rep in a book means it’s written by an LGBT author.)
February brings us both Black History Month (and associated readathons) and #FFFeb. So, obviously, it made most sense for us to pick an f/f book with Black MCs, by a Black author.
And also we heard this one would make us cry, and who doesn’t want a good cry over a book.
So, without further ado, the book.
I decided to change it up a little bit from now on. Mostly because choosing only ten songs each month is giving me anxiety… So the way it’s gonna work now is this: I will still decide which ten songs were my absolute favourites from a month and include them in the post.
But I will also put all the songs I loved on the mix, which is always a bonus part of the post anyway. (I might update the old mixes so check them out, too!)
And for those of you who are here for the first time, you can catch up on my previous posts here!
At the beginning of December, I decided (foolishly) to aim to have read 400 books in 2019 (being, at the time, only on about 325). I made it, exhaustedly sure, but I made it. And I did so by reading a lot of novellas on tor.com.
So, obviously, armed with that knowledge, I had to make a rec list. There are only my favourite 10 on here, but I also made a longer thread on twitter, with every single one I read over that time.
So enjoy!
Today we offer you a look at the steampunk scene, with an insight from an Indian writer (based in Scotland). We’re very excited to have Suna Dasi on our blog! Read on to see what she has to say about the power of children books & the importance of representation in media.
Be sure to follow Suna on twitter as well!
I told you about all the YA upcoming books of the first half of the year & today I’m here to tell you about all the 2020 books with non-cis protagonists. As the title implies, this list is compiled of books with main characters who are trans or non-binary, or both, or genderfluid… Everyone who is not cis.
I want to make three things clear:
1) this is a list of all the books I know of at the moment which is not to say it’s a list of all the books in existence;
2) I decided to include love interests as well, since they usually play a pretty major role in the story, but not other side characters;
3) I’m marking with a 🌈 emoji books written by LGBT authors – please correct me, if I got something wrong.
Not that I completely forgot I had to do this post, but I maybe completely forgot I had to do this post. But no matter! I’m just in time.
The first part of January brought us an influx of amazing releases (check them out here), and the second part continues with that. I know I said that there were 45 books out this month, but I have since found several more and that number is closer to 70 now (and, of course, we missed the release date of a few, so get ready for a massive post at the end of the year again).
But anyway, take a peek at what’s in store!
And as ever, all our previous posts are here.
Robyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan….
After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest. All she really wants to do is provide for her family and stay out of trouble, but when the Sheriff of Nottingham levies the largest tax in the history of England, she’s forced to take matters into her own hands. Relying on the help of her band of merry women and the Sheriff’s intriguing—and off limits—daughter, Marian, Robyn must find a way to pull off the biggest heist Sherwood has ever seen.
With both heart and freedom at stake, just how much will she risk to ensure the safety of the ones she loves?
Anna Burke
Published: 21st January 2020
Goodreads
Rep: lesbian mcs, lesbian & bi side characters, trans side character
CWs: self-harm, mentions of gendered violence/rape, homophobia & internalised homophobia
Yes, I know, those posts tended to feature ten songs (and a headache for me, when I had to cut the lists to just ten titles…), but I figured, you know… June was Pride month. What better excuse to include more songs? Right?
Which is to say today I bring you 20 songs by LGBT artists that came out in June 2019 and are my absolute best of all the songs from that month.
In case you missed it: my January, February, March, April & May choices!
(And remember, there’s a Spotify playlist with all the songs at the end of the post!)
