Daylist vibes for the ROTGUT crew 🎶🖤 tag yourself I’m soulcrushing tailspin nightcore mix ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #horror #novella #writingmeme #writingcommunity #horrorcommunity #readersofinstagram #horrorlover #newrelease #queerauthor #lgbtqbooks #lgbthorror #scifi #alieninvasion #psychological #paranormal #thriller #dark #bpdawareness #bpdawarenessmonth #bpdauthor #transauthor #supporttransauthors #readtransbooks #gore #bodyhorror #bookmeme #daylist #spotify #bookprompt #promptchallenge
Week 2 of #BPDawarenessmonth Here’s another snippet from ROTGUT along with more of the BPD diagnostic criteria 🖤 BPD is medically complex and those diagnosed with it are often likely to have other co-occurring psychiatric disorders 🔗 https://linktr.ee/wolfehorror or check bi0 Identity disturbance can look different for everyone with BPD & often comes with chronic feelings of emptiness Some common diagnosis’s that are comorbid with BPD can be c-ptsd, bipolar disorder, OCD, ADHD, & autism ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #horror #novella #writingmeme #writingcommunity #horrorcommunity #readersofinstagram #horrorlover #newrelease #queerauthor #lgbtqbooks #lgbthorror #scifi #alieninvasion #psychological #paranormal #thriller #dark #bpdawareness #bpdawarenessmonth #bpdauthor #transauthor #supporttransauthors #readtransbooks #gore #bodyhorror
It’s BPD awareness month! I’m an author w/ BPD who wrote a book about a character bare knuckle boxing their Cluster B disorder. This month I’m sharing some of my fav snips along w/ the BPD diagnostic criteria. I can’t wait for y’all to meet Morrow 🔗https://linktr.ee/wolfehorror 🔗 also in bio ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #horror #novella #writingmeme #writingcommunity #horrorcommunity #readersofinstagram #horrorlover #newrelease #queerauthor #lgbtqbooks #lgbthorror #scifi #alieninvasion #psychological #paranormal #thriller #dark #bpdawareness #bpdawarenessmonth #bpdauthor #transauthor #supporttransauthors #readtransbooks #gore #bodyhorror
The Lunar Heir is my epic fantasy novel featuring Cyril and Indigo. It contains sprawling kingdoms on different planes, fantastical races (i.e. elves), magic, long journeys, battles, monsters, and so much more :) Art from Pinterest and Unsplash Art of battle by Miguel Sastre Art of castle by Isabella De Ocampo Art of Alchemy Lab by Peter Rossa and Wacław Wycoski #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy #thelunarheir #bookaesthetic
I could not post Morrow and Hawthorne and then skip Babs and Puppy so here’s the rest of the “meet the band” spread that will be in the paperback 🔗 in bi0 for ARCs & ebook preorders, paperback preorders should be available soon! Artwork on first slide is cover art by @heavenlyystar Artwork above by me (@werewolfpresident art account) ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #bookart #rotgut #bookartwork #characterartwork #horror #scifi #paranormalhorror #paranormal #paranoiaagent #psychological #thriller #novella #nonbinarybooks #readtransbooks #lgbtq #lgbtqauthors #lgbtqartist #newrelease #arcs #advancedreaderscopy #novella #writersofinstagram #darkthriller #urbanfantasy #gore #invasionofthebodysnatchers #alieninvasion
I wanted to include “meet the band” artwork in ROTGUT so here the first look, Morrow our protagonist and their enemy-and-fwb Hawthorne. 🔗 in bi0 for ARCs & ebook preorders, paperback preorders should be available soon! Artwork on first slide is cover art by @heavenlyystar Artwork above by me (@werewolfpresident art account) ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #bookart #rotgut #bookartwork #characterartwork #horror #scifi #paranormalhorror #paranormal #paranoiaagent #psychological #thriller #novella #nonbinarybooks #readtransbooks #lgbtq #lgbtqauthors #lgbtqartist #newrelease #arcs #advancedreaderscopy #novella #writersofinstagram #darkthriller #urbanfantasy #gore #invasionofthebodysnatchers #alieninvasion
Another quote from my WIP :) Milo is a boy locked in a tower in the midst of a seemingly endless gray forest. Neroli is a runaway seeking tutelage to control their magic. When Neroli loses control and shapeshifts into a bird, Milo watches them outside his window every morning Until one day… I still need a title for this novel! I’m currently 70k words into the first draft. It’s going to need a lot of work before it’s ready for beta reading. It’s been so fun to work on! It's is a high fantasy dark academia story set in a medieval-meets-Victorian-era version of Spain. It’s aimed more at a YA audience, although it explores some fairly heavy themes, so I hope adults would enjoy it too. #highfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #booksnippets #booksnippet #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #yafantasy #darkacademia #fantasywip #queerfantasy #transfantasy #t4tromance #t4t
Just a silly little post I made with colour samples from the hardware store! I wonder if I could get a job naming paint samples… #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy #thelunarheir #characteraesthetic
ROTGUT eARC sign ups are open now! Click the Linktree url in my bio for the signup form, as well as GR and preorder links! Paperback preorder should be coming soon. ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live... I’ve kind of botched up my life. As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign. I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it. ROTGUT is an 18k psychological thriller / paranormal horror novella about music, mental health, and aliens. COVER ART BY @heavenlyystar ★ ⋆ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ ⋆ ★ #horror #novella #writingmeme #writingcommunity #horrorcommunity #readersofinstagram #horrorlover #newrelease #queerauthor #lgbtqbooks #lgbthorror #scifi #alieninvasion #psychological #paranormal #thriller #dark #arcs #advancedreaderscopy #arcsignup #eroguro #invasionofthebodysnatchers #bandau #newrelease #supporttransauthors #readtransbooks
Have Some Book Recs Today All Are Romance Accept Gender Queer I have talked about all these books before but had to take down some posts for reasons 🏷️ #romancebooks #romancereader #romancebookrecs #queerbooks #queerbookrecs #queerbookstagram #queerbookstagrammer #readqueerallyear #readtransbooks #transrightsarehumanrights #queerreads #queerromance #books
i would like to start out by saying thank you to netgalley and the publisher peachtree teen for the arc. i want to premise this by the fact i have loved AJW works in the past, and with that in mind compound fracture is EXTREMELY different in several ways: but it has similar themes. *i do encourage anyone who wants to read this book to please look at trigger warnings! the author has them on his -goodreads, and his website! this book overall for me felt like a hug to the kids who grew up or are growing up in towns where life is harder for them -harder to be 100% authentically themselves. if you are or where that kid, i urge you to sit down with one of White’s books. i believe the power of being seen in an art form *whether that be via literature, or media* is a gift. you are not alone, and you do matter! the book synopsis can be found on goodreads, and the authors page! but it is a Appalachian thriller *not horror!! this book showcases many beautiful themes: including the importance of family, friendships, and community. rating -⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ overall if you can handle the cws and enjoy thrillers i urge you to read this book, it had me hooked from the first page to the last *i literally did not sleep till i finished it! 🏷️- #andrewjoesphwhite #book #booklover #bookobsessedgirl #bookaddict #booknerd #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #bookblogger #booklove #booklovers #bookreview #bookgram #read #readmorebooks #reading #readersgonnaread #readreadread #readtransbooks #lgbtbooks #compoundfracturebook #peachtreeteen #arc
Finished my classes for my second calling!! Do not ask me what I'll do once autumn classes come around, but for now I'm having such a lovely time. And I wanted to start studying for Moon Warden so, so badly. So we're going for it. 😌 I have to say the highlights were most definitely Light From Uncommon Stars and Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. There's just something about the Bright Falls chaos girls that gets me every time. I might still love Delilah Green the most, but the rest of them are still favorites. Light From Uncommon Stars was devastating at times, but I also loved it very, very much. I read it in two different formats, in two different languages, and it was gripping and also absolutely wonderful from beginning to end. Song of Silver, Flame like Night was the biggest disappointment here. If it hadn't been for the readathon I'd never have finished it and I was still tempted to just skip and skip. Nothing about the book worked for me, even when I actually could understand the characters' actions. Just... All around not for me and a big letdown. The rest was fine, overall not the most satisfying reading for classes, but it could've been worse. Fingers crossed for the next ones. 🤞 #orilium #oriliumreadathon #magicalreadathon #bibliophile #bookish #readtransbooks #bookstagram #queerbookstagram #queerlit #lesen #romancereader
What is your favourite romance trope? Feel free to share below :) I keep writing grumpy/sunshine, so I suppose that’s one of mine! Cover art by @the_colourful_witch ! #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy #thelunarheir #strangerstolovers #romancetropes #tropemap #forcedproximity #forbiddenlove #slowburn #queerromance
Prince Cyril is one of two main characters from my epic fantasy novel, The Lunar Heir. His destiny is to follow in his in father’s footsteps and rule Nesterel as emperor, yet he dreams of running away. All Cyril truly wants it to live the quiet life of a mage so he can properly obsess over the moon. He hopes he can find a way to love the elven princess, but life appears to have other plans. #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy #thelunarheir #characteraesthetic
I made one for Indigo because he deserves memes too! He’s a main character from my novel, The Lunar Heir. Indigo dreams of fighting dragons like in the great stories. But being a knight isn’t all that he thought it would be -- he spends too much time staring at walls while guarding the elven king. And he’s beginning to realise he cares a bit too much what people think of him. If he spends all his time trying to live up to others’ expectations, never able to truly meet them, what does that leave him with? He’s determined to take back control of his own life. #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy #thelunarheir
Another quote from my WIP since I’m getting closer and closer to finishing the first draft! My characters are all chronically tragic, although at least I give them happy endings even if I endlessly torture them. Poor Milo. Actually, I should not promise a happy ending, as I haven’t finished the book, but I know myself, and I am not a fan of giving my characters unhappy endings. I do want them to be happy eventually… #highfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #booksnippets #booksnippet #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #yafantasy #darkacademia #fantasywip #queerfantasy #transfantasy #t4tromance #t4t
Sharing a quote from my WIP :) Milo and Neri are precious and I adore them. I still need a title for this novel! I’m currently 65k words into the first draft. It’s going need a lot of work before it’s ready for beta reading. It’s been so fun to work on! It's is a high fantasy dark academia story set in a medieval-meets-Victorian-era version of Spain. It’s aimed more at a YA audience, although it explores some fairly heavy themes, so I hope adults would enjoy it too. Milo is a trans guy and Neroli is an enby bard. I love writing soft magic systems and it has been fun infusing magic into music! #highfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #booksnippets #booksnippet #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #yafantasy #darkacademia #fantasywip #queerfantasy #transfantasy #t4tromance #t4t
About Milo from my WIP dark academia novel! Chronically ill and traumatised, Milo seeks solace in his very normal obsession with birds. He dreams of living a normal, happy life and becoming an ornithologist. His dorm walls are absolutely not covered in paintings and drawings of birds. Milo grew up alone in a tower until he was 15. This did not help his social skills, but it’s okay because Milo would much rather you leave him alone to read and paint. Unless you’re Neroli -- then he will burn the world for you. (As you can tell, I had way too much fun making this.) #highfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #yafantasy #darkacademia #fantasywip #queerfantasy #transfantasy #t4tromance #t4t
An introduction to Neroli, a character from my untitled WIP! Neri is a mage who is studying symphonics – the arcane study of music. They’re 18 years-old and full of spunk and sarcasm. After a shapeshifting accident gone wrong, Neroli is constantly fighting the desire to transform into a bird and return to the sky. But they have big dreams for the future, so they can’t give in to this desire, no matter how desperately they wish to. #highfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #yafantasy #darkacademia #fantasywip #queerbooks #queerfantasy
What an excellent intro to the political machinations in the Philippines. I’ve been taught the wrong definition on “anarchism” my whole life, apparently. Community governance and mutual aid, decentralizing the powerful and keeping the power in the communities who know the needs of those most vulnerable, are the heart of this book. It’s a very different perspective from what I’ve been taught. Activist Umali shows that the Philippines have a long history of interconnected communities both within their archipelago and with nearby countries. The Spanish colonization and following US presence has enforced a strong centralized government that requires wealth to run for office and a suspicion of all dissent; but this structure has isolated the Philippines further from their previous allies in East Asia and increased wealth disparity. It’s made them dependent on the West instead. The system in place actually cracks down on free speech, especially when against those running for office. The US has even intervened when protests broke out over a corrupt presidential election. Furthermore, the way the people of the Philippines have looked at their land is in direct contrast to Western approaches; for one, they don’t see the sea as a barrier between the islands but as an extension of the land, a traveling route to their neighboring communities— and secondly, it’s the people who’ve fought the government over overfishing and pollution during mineral extraction, not the other way around. This book shows that not every country benefits from the systems the West reveres. Opening up discussion for alternatives systems of government, listening to those most affected by poor policy makers, seems less outrageous given the context. Also, apparently Magellan—the map guy from Spain— fought the Lapu-Lapu indigenous people in the 16th century on Philippine land and lost. It took about three hundred years for Spain to operate complete control over this series of islands— and a big part of that was the alliance between the Philippines and the other countries surrounding it. It’s a quick beginner’s look at the problem, but I can’t wait to read more.
ROTGUT is now up for preorder! 🔗 in bio Scroll for more info and CWs (subject to change before release) I can’t wait to share the cover by @heavenlyystar with y’all! #newrelease #preorder #psychologicalhorror #scifithrillerbooks #alieninvasion #lgbtqia #readtransbooks #paranormalhorror #horror #urbanscifi #paranoiaagent #rockband #bangadrummer
✨First Quarter Wrap Up✨ I would like to preface this post by saying my Q1 was extremely prolific, these numbers are NOT normal for me and were only made possible by several life events that led to a LOT of down time (and also Libby audiobooks, shout out to Libby). Only highlighting this because I know it can be hard not to compare progress & numbers in this space, so here is a gentle reminder that we are all just book lovers here, regardless how much or how fast you read 💕 Okay, now, my Q1 fiction favorites (featured in photo): 1. We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez 2. On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel 3. Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 4. This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan 5. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 6. Grown by Tiffany Jackson 7. Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez 8. Bride by Ali Hazelwood 9. Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 10. Iron Widow By Xiran Jay Zhao I also read some great nonfiction reads that are not featured here, but will feature later!! ➡️ Swipe for a full Q1 book & author breakdown ❓QOTD: You’re out for brunch- are you going savory or sweet? Are you drinking bottomless Mimosas, a Bloody Mary, Irish coffee, or none of the above?
Bellies by Nicola Dinan, this lovely orange cover, here being held out in a strip of sunlight next to a green plant. This books has vulerability and intimacy at its heart. It's about Ming, a Malaysian aspiring playwright in the UK, and Tom, who is white and doesn't quite know what he wants. They meet and fall in love, and as time passes Ming decides to transition. Their dynamic changes, life keeps on happening, they grow closer and apart. This books is about choosing yourself. It's about making choices, sometimes bad choices, for yourself, and I love how much space Dinan gives both Ming and Tom to be who they are and think what they think. They each get about half the book from their perspective, and I often found myself frustrated by Tom. I wanted him to think differently, do differently, but I also felt this with Ming as she makes her decisions. I love how this story shows nuance. Nuance in our identities, our relationships, our dreams. It's a book about being vulnerable, yes, but it's also about culture, heritage, passion, mental health (I really liked the depiction of OCD), grief, growing into ourselves, so much more. I spent a nearly two weeks reading it, and I'm glad I took my time. My one complaint is that the jumps in time often felt jarring, I wanted to stay longer, I felt a bit confused as to how much time had passed, but eventually I fell into the rythmn. In the end, I really loved this book and I did what I rarely do – I cried. Several times. If you haven't already, please give it a chance. I promise it's worth it! #Bellies #NicolaDinan #BelliesNicolaDinan #QueerBooks #TransBookstagram #TransBooks #QueerBookstagram #ReadQueerAllYear #ReadTransBooks #BooksRecommendation #SlowDownAndRead #BookPhotos
Finished my new favorite project: knitting matching socks to my current read *while* reading it. Knitting comfy, cozy socks while reading @alhess_author newest/upcoming cozy scifi Key Lime Sky made the best of match. Just coziness all around and I love the colors. I will be writing/sharing a full review closer to release but I can already say that I once again absolutely loved it. The non-binary + autistic rep was amazing and the characters and relationships just really precious. The scifi part of this story was right up my alley too. Idea/concept-wise it might even be my new favorite of all in Al's stories so far. I already feel like reading it all over again. Definitely recommend pre-ordering a copy (and while you wait, check out all of Al's precious books) (Thanks @angryrobotbooks for the review copy) ID: Visible is a hand holding an eReader showing the cover of Key Lime Sky by Al Hess, and feet/lower legs in black jeans and lime green knitted socks, on white sheets.
Delayed post, but we wanted to celebrate all of the wonderful books we read for @transrightsreadathon! Every one of these was a 4 or 5 star read! (The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is on there twice because C and Remy both read it. And both loved it.) In addition to enjoying and drawling attention to these wonderful books/ authors, we also raised $100 for @freedomoklahoma!! 🏳️⚧️📚🏳️⚧️📚🏳️⚧️ #transrightsreadathon #trr24 #readtransbooks #readtransauthors #representationmatters #tdov
So excited to see this edition of Gender Queer at my library!!! Gender Queer : A Memoir is one of the most challenged books in the recent book bans sweeping across the US. Have you been keeping up with @heykellyjensen article’s? It’s unbelievable what’s been happening, the most recent news about Louisiana HB777 is unreal. As Kelley stated in that most recent article “there’s no time like the present to get to work advocating on behalf of your library.“ Sharing a link to the article in stories or you can internet search - Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association Image description- Jupiter a brown nonbinary holds up a library copy of gender queer deluxe edition in front of their face. #BookBans #GenderQueer #ReadQueerAllYear #ReadTransBooks #LGBTQBooks #SupportYourLocalLibrary #LibrariesAreForEveryone
Excited to share this gorgeous art of my main characters Cyril and Indigo from my novel – The Lunar Heir. @septembersart did such an incredibly beautiful job! I love how vivid the colours are and the scene looks soo cozy and makes me wish to live there. All the details are just lovely; they capture the characters’ personalities so well! This is how I imagine their lives look life after they retire from a life of adventuring – living quietly in a cottage in the Fae Realm. The baby’s name is Willow and, just as Cyril always imagined, Indigo is a wonderful father. Poor Cyril can finally live the quiet life of a mage he always dreamed after years of trauma (that I put him through, whoops). #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #characterart #artcommission
🌻 March wrap-up 🌻 Anyone else tired of having every month be more taxing than the one before? Because I sure as heck am!! March was a good reading month and I ended up finishing 13 books, which is probably the most I’ll read in a month all year! Participating in the Trans Rights Readathon at the end of the month was an amazing and reflective experience for me. 📚 READS 📚 ❤️🩹 Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin 🎧 Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca 🍊 Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens 🎧 The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg 🔥 Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy 🖤 My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen (ARC) 🎧 Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile 🩸 Friday (volumes 1 & 2) by Ed Brubaker & Muntsa Vicente ❤️🔥 Greedy by Jen Winston 🏳️⚧️ I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa (Mac) Crane 🏳️⚧️ What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher 🏳️⚧️🎧 Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee 💿 TUNES 💿 Lots of the same plus NEW Hozier which is soooo good (For the record, I listened to the Hadestown OST TWICE but it’s so long that it’s number 1) 🎥 FILM 🎥 LOVE LIES BLEEDING!!!! I reeeeally want to go see it again before it leaves theaters bc it was just so good 🥹 I can’t wait for a physical release so I can have & hold it for all the days of my life!!
Who else makes up magic words for their fantasy novels? I’ve always loved fantasy worlds where the author created their own language and spellcasting terms – like Tolkien. I also love studying linguistics, so the nerd within me compels me. In this scene, the suffix '-loth' indicates a command. The nestari (tieflings in my book) cast their spells through glyphs carved into their horns -- like how humans would use a wand or staff. Creating magic systems is complicated and overwhelming sometimes, but also fun! #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance #booksnippets #thelunarheir
Here’s one for Cyril! He’s got a great sense of humour and is a total dork. I love my nerdy lunar mage. #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance
It’s my birthday month!!! I’m hosting a promo in my Bonfire shop. Use BDAY at check out on any Read Trans Books apparel or mug for 10% off until April 30. Link in bio! Funds raised are going towards a new to me car so The Kid and I are able to travel around safely!! #ReadTransBooks #BirthdaySale #BirthdayPromo #BookstagramRepresent
Ok, so the #transrightsreadathon was last week, but I’m carrying it into this week because I didn’t have a lot of reading time last week, and I’m really excited to keep reading these books. As usual when I’m busy, I can’t choose so I end up reading a million books at a time. Here’s what I’m working my way through this week: Love & Other Disasters - I’m not very far in this one yet, but I can see it being my kind of romance book! Our two love interests are competitors on a reality cooking show, and that is literally all I know so far. I’m hoping this will be a great one to curl up with before bed in the coming days. The Subtweet - This is my current audiobook, and I’m super intrigued by it! It’s a quick read (the audiobook is 5 hours) about a very messy friendship between two women in the music industry that gets derailed because of, you guessed it, a subtweet. It’s not blowing my mind, but I’m excited to see how things end up between our two main characters. Light from Uncommon Stars - My husband got this for me for Christmas, and I’m really, really enjoying it. The sci-fi elements have only been hinted at so far, and I truly have no idea where this story is going. I think this will be my priority this week, because I need to know what happens next. And that’s it! I’m trying to be optimistic and tell myself that I can finish all of these this week, but we will see where the road takes us!
I saw @willo_glenn do this and thought it was such a fun idea, so I made one for Indigo! (The last one is my favorite.) He’s a rather serious person, but he can be jokey too sometimes :) #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance
🏳️⚧️ 2024 Trans Rights Readathon 🏳️⚧️ What a week!! Initially, I set out to read 5 books, but only ended up finishing 3 and, unsurprisingly, deviated from my reading list 🫣 Of the books I finished, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself was my favorite and is a contender for my favorite book of the month (full review coming!!!) Finished -I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa (Mac) Crane -Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee -What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher In-progress -Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White -[a Saint Martin’s Press imprint audiobook] Soft DNF (for now) -Be Not Afraid of Love by Mimi Zhu - I’m not in a headspace to read this. It’s really good and I’ll finish it soon, just not in the immediate future. -The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw - I wasn’t feeling the writing style when I started it, but the premise is sooooo interesting! Will definitely be revisiting later this year. I’ll be finishing both in-progress titles today, which is why I donated $50 to the TGI Network of Rhode Island! ($10 for every readathon book I finished) Seeing folks post recommendations and their reads throughout the week helped me realize that I haven’t read as many books by trans authors, especially trans authors of color, and stories centered around trans characters as I thought. I love reading diverse books and one thing I strive for is to be intentional with the books I read and I’m holding myself accountable to do better and truly diversify my shelves and reading habits.
RETHINKING NORMAL 🩵🩷🤍 I randomly inherited a bunch of books for my classroom library. Some books were titles I already had, some were way too old or odd for freshmen, and some were just random. But then some were in that sweet spot of I don't have this/ haven't heard of this/ it's a good find. This book was right in this sweet spot. This was a great, short and sweet memoir about a trans girl coming of age and coming into her fullest self. I admit that this book represents a gap in reading that I know I need to fill. Reading this was a great reminder of why. This is definitely a great addition to any high school classroom library. #classroomlibraries #classroomlibraryrecs #classroomlibrary #rethinkingnormal #katiehill #katierainhill #highschoolela #hsela #2ndaryela #secondaryela #readtransbooks #transreadathon . . . . . . . . NOTE: this book was a part of a board approved classroom library set
Happy April!! Here are my March reading highlights! I read 8 books and I enjoyed them all! I have posted full reviews for a couple of them and my other reviews for this month can be found on my StoryGraph (in my bio)! 😊 What was your favorite book in March? #readingwrapup #bookworm #booksbooksbooks #sacramentobookstagram #readingupdate #bookrecommendations #diversifyyourbookshelf #readqueerallyear #readtransbooks #booksovereverything #ratherbereading #yabooks #poetrybooks #readingforfun
04.01.24 . 🏳️⚧️ TRANS RIGHTS READATHON WRAP-UP 🏳️⚧️ That's a wrap! Another #TransRightsReadathon is in the books. Once again, this has been one of the most fun, inspiring, and important things I've participated in on bookstagram. So many people came together to support trans rights and to donate to organizations helping trans communities in different parts of the world. Thank you @transrightsreadathon for making this all happen ❤️ Another amazing part of this week - ALL the trans book recommendations 📚 So here's my wrap-up of what I read during the readathon: •The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio & Jenn St-Onge •Pageboy by Elliot Page •Stars In Your Eyes by Kacen Callender •Heart Haunt Havoc by Freydis Moon •Brooms by Jasmine Walls & Teo DuVall Friendly reminder: Add transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse books in your reading year round. . . {ID: Books and an e-reader are stacked together and fanned out on a white throw blanket with an armchair and window blurred in the background. The e-reader has the cover image of a book displayed on the screen.} . . #TRR24 #WrapUp #Bookstagram #BooksOfInstagram #BookLover #ReadTransBooks #BookStack
More character playlists! This time for my untitled WIP. (Struggling to name this book.) I always write while listening to music and I have playlists for each of my main characters on Spotify. I’m always searching for new music to add :) Songs for Milo are: Breathe by Fleurie & Tommee Profitt The Sun Swallows Us Whole by Belle Mt. notre dame by Paris Paloma Pretend My Pain Away by Citizen Soldier Touched by VAST Follow Your Fire by Kodaline Songs for Neroli are: The Yawning Grave by Lord Huron Shadow of Mine by Alec Benjamin Spiracle by Flower Face Hollow by Belle Mt. Awake by Belle Mt. lose it all by Sam Tompkins #characterplaylist #bookplaylist #epicfantasy #fantasy #queerbooks #bookmeme #readtransbooks #transwriters #fantasy #romantasy #writerscommunity #gaybooks #mmromance #fantasyromance
happy international transgender day of visibility!!🏳️⚧️🫶🏻 i didn’t read as many trans books as i wanted to during the trans rights readathon, but it’s a good thing i can read and post about trans books and authors ALL YEAR! #transdayofvisibility #transrightsreadathon #transjoy #transrights #lgbt #nonbinary #genderfluid #genderbender #transbooks #transauthors #readtransbooks #readqueer #readqueerallyear #supporttransartists
📙 Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of us. Wherever we are. 🏳️⚧️ • My copy of Blood Orange by Yaffa arrived just in time for me to spend some quality time with it today. So thankful to have this collection of poems in hand by trans Muslim Palestinian writer Yaffa. So this is where I'll be if ya need me. ✌🏼 • As always, Trans folks have always been and will always be. We're not a fad, we're not new, and we certainly aren't going anywhere. • Shout-out to @sim_bookstagrams_badly for putting me onto this one! • • • • • 🏷️ #transdayofvisibility🏳️⚧️ #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #transrightsreadathon #transpeopleexist #transnonbinary #queerandproud #readtransbooks #transwriters #poetrycollection
📚Book Review📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #TransRightsReadathon I only managed to complete two books for the #TRR24 this week, but have many more to continue reading all year. “You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty” by Akwaeke Emezi was a messy, beautiful, and compelling romance. Emezi’s gift of writing across multiple genres with vivid characters is exceptional. After reading “Bitter”, I was eager to jump into another book by the author, so decided to put “The Deep” on a short pause. Feyi was an endearing main character that struggled to grow through her past grief, which was still haunting her present. Watching her work through these struggles was difficult at times, but completely understandable. Her friendship with Joy was so great; I really loved their chemistry and banter. I’ll avoid mentioning the other characters to avoid accidental spoilers, but will say that the combinations of key characters, events, and a new setting helped Feyi continue to heal and move on. That was beautiful to see, despite the chaos that ensues in the process. It was full of all sorts of rollercoaster moments, so be prepared! I would’ve liked more of the story taking place in the “after” portion of the book, but it also ended where it made the most sense. Overall, I’m definitely a fan of Emezi’s writing and look forward to starting “The Death of Vivek Oji” in the near future. *** QOTD: Have you discovered any relatively new to you authors recently? Any bookish recommendations? *** [ID and tags in the comments]
🏳️⚧️💗 Happy Transgender Day of Visibility 💗🏳️⚧️ 💭 Shoutout some of your fave trans/non-binary authors and books in the comments, let’s keep adding to those TBRs!!! 😂💃🏻 To my entire trans/non-binary siblings, I love you, you are seen and you matter!! 🗣️ This is such an important day, but trans activism is more than a single day and requires vigilance and persistence year round. Violence against trans people has continued to escalate, trans rights are perpetually under attack, and so it is all of our duties together to stay aware, educate ourselves, and listen to the trans community when they tell us what they need from us 💘🤍💙 Also, READ TRANS STORIES AND SUPPORT TRANS AUTHORS!! Some of the greatest stories out there are by and about trans and non-binary people, so open your shelves up to them and live your best, henny ☕️ Featured books: 💗 Felix Ever After 🤍This Is How It Always Is 💙Love & Other Disasters 💗One Last Stop 🤍Always the Almost 💙The Sunbearer Trials 💗Heartstopper 🤍Spell Bound Also this Read Queer Books design by @fablesandtalesco comes on t-shirts, tank tops, mugs and more!! If you wanna be loud and proud, use code JAREAD10 to also be financially responsible 😂💃🏻
Well, @rileynashbooks has done it again. I read Bad Dogs and Pretty Dogs back to back in like 48 hours, finished in a puddle of tears 😭, and I AM OBSESSED. These were my last two reads for #transrightsreadathon, and they were just SO perfect. EPIC found family, incredibly nuanced characters with all kinds of rep, and just the most perfect romance 🫠🫠. Both couples in the books are struggling financially and living on the wrong side of town. Bad Dogs tells the story of Roman and Scout in an interesting take on the typical camboy/BDSM romance. Scout recruits Roman to act as his sub for his p0rn channel, but he ends up falling for Roman while he (literally) helps him find his voice. Pretty Dogs is a best friends to lovers story - Dallas and Beck have been roommates for years, secretly pining but afraid to lose their friendship. When they finally realize that they have feelings for each other, they work together to find some truly creative ways to protect their future together. While all of the guys have horrible backstories, they are all able to intuit each other's needs so well and get themselves out of some awful situations. Roman and Scout really find each other and themselves through their dom/sub relationship. Roman's experience with selective mutism is also SO well done; somehow he and Scout always figure out a way to communicate whether Roman is able to actually speak or not. Pretty Dogs focuses on Beck trying to break free of a gang he's been involved in for most of his life, while Dallas tries to navigate being in a relationship for the first time as a trans man. While they are both so uncertain at first, once they learn that they can truly trust each other's words, bodies, and intentions, they both end up feeling safe for the first time in years. Though both of these books are gritty and raw, the writing is gorgeous and the romance is so swoony 🥹. This book has some of the BEST found family vibes I've ever read - these guys only have each other, but they will all sacrifice literally anything for their friendship. I'm really looking forward to more from this series (Theo's book?!), I'm SO into it and Riley's writing in general. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility 🏳️⚧️ I value and respect the trans people in my life and believe all trans people have a right to exist, live their lives, and be treated with kindness. I waited patiently for Pageboy to be available at my library and finally got my hands on it. I love memoirs, they are such a good way to get perspectives and understanding about people who are different from me. I’m also a fan of the series The Umbrella Academy on Netflix so I was way curious and eager to read this. #readtransbooks #transauthor #ilovebooks
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to our trans family. May you be loud and proud and loved today and every day! To our cis and ally friends: please recognize that visibility for us--especially trans women of color--is dangerous without protections to back it up. We need you to be loud and visible in your allyship as well. I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall Brainwyrms by Allison Rumfitt Dreadnought by April Daniels Black on Both Sides by C. Riley Snorton Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam The T Guide by Gigi Gorgeous, Gottmik, and Swan Huntley Black Trans Feminism by Marquis Bey Image description - A book stack of several trans books sits on a white table in front of colorful bookshelves. The book I Hope We Choose Love is displayed on top of the stack, and the book Black Trans Feminism is displayed face out next to the book stack.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ The International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is an annual day of recognition, celebrated around the world on March 31st, which is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender and gender-expansive people, while simultaneously raising awareness of the work that is still needed to combat discrimination and violence. As of March 2024 there 489 active anti-trans bills proposed in the United States. The number of anti-trans bills considered across the U.S. has broken records for four consecutive years. Anti trans bills have grown from the hundereds to 500+ in 2024 so far. It is important now more than ever that we utilize the power of media: books, social media, community, and connection to fight against these oppressive systems. We in the book community have changed the tides of an entire industry—we can do the same for our fellow human. One “small” act makes the world of a difference. What can we do? 1. READ TRANS ALL YEAR! 2. FOLLOW AND ENGAGE WITH TRANS CREATORS 3. STAY AWARE AND INFORMED 4. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TRANS LED & CENTERED ORGS (Taken from @transrightsreadathon, give them a follow!) #TDoV #readtransbooks #readtransauthors #readqueer #supportqueerartists #bookstagram
🏳️⚧️TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY🏳️⚧️ Today is an important day to uplift trans voices, and in an effort to help give you many options to read trans authors all year long, here is a double stack of books by trans authors and featuring trans characters that I have read and enjoyed! I will tag these authors below and describe the genres they generally write in so you can follow them and enjoy their works at your leisure! 💚Charlie Jane Anders (@charliejaneanders ) - SFF, Memoir, Essays, 💚Cassandra Khaw (@casskhaw ) - Horror, Sci-fi 💚Charlie Craggs (@charlie_craggs ) - Letters, Memoir 💚Nino Cipro (@nino_maraschino ) - Sci-Fi 💚Janet Mock (@janetmock ) - Memoir 💚AKWAEKE EMEZI (@ akwaekeemezi ) - Fantasy, Literary, Memoir, Horror, Romance (they are not definable!) 💚Anna-Marie McLemore (not on Instagram but must read!) - Magical Realism, Fantasy 💚Joshua Whitehead (@jwhitehead204 ) - Literary 💚Nghi Vo (@nghivowriting ) - Historical Fiction, Fantasy 💚Torrey Peters (@torreyadora ) - Literary 💚Allison Rumfitt (@alisonrumfitt ) - Horror 💚Daniel M Lavery (Mallory Ortberg @daniel_m_lavery ) - Horror 💚Gretchen Felker-Martin (@gretchenfelkermartin ) - Horror 💚Sarah Gailey (@gaileyfrey ) - Horror, Sci-fi, Western, Historical, Caper, Mystery (also not definable!!) What other authors should I add to this list? Have you read and enjoyed any of these? 💚SMASHBOT💚 #booknerd #doublebookstack #booklist #bookstack #transdayofvisibility🏳️⚧️ #readtransbooks #readtransauthors #transauthors #bibliophile #booksta #bookstagram
The sun is shining on #transdayofvisibility🏳️⚧️ Grateful today and every day for brilliant trans literature across genres and forms, for all ages #indiebookstore #bookstorebar #providencerhodeisland #rhodeisland #transdayofvisibility🏳️⚧️ #readtransbooks #readtransbooksallyear #indielit
#partner @prhaudio 🏳️⚧️TRANS DAY of VISIBILITY🏳️⚧️ Sending love today to all my Trans friends on International Transgender Day of Visibility!!💙🩷🤍🩷💙 One of my favourite recent reads was The prospects by @squashgoblin !! It’s such a GREAT debut enemies to lovers sports romance featuring a trans man playing in the baseball minor leagues! Great on audio and HIGHLY recommended! It hits shelves April 9th!! Scroll to see some of the other books by trans and nonbinary authors I’ve read recently and loved and feel free to share some of your favs in the comments below! #TDOV #WorldTransDayOfVisibility #ReadTransBooks #TransAuthors #TransRightsReadathon #smalltownbookmom
Today is Transgender Day Of Visibility 🏳️⚧️ As a community we strive to create a space where everyone feels welcome and included. A place where we can learn from each other and from books about experiences other than our own, to create safer spaces in STEM and everywhere else in our lives for trans and non-binary people. 🏳️⚧️💛🤍💜🖤 Today and every day, let’s continue to amplify the voices of the trans community, by reading and sharing our favourite trans stories and authors and creating an inclusive environment in our STEM spaces. 🔬🧫🔭 Here’s some easy steps you can take as a cis person to make things more inclusive in your field of work or study: 💬use the correct pronouns for people and correct yourself and others when making mistakes 🧑🔬include your pronouns in your email signature, on presentations and anywhere else that gives you the option. Introduce yourself with your pronouns while making it clear you don’t expect others to share theirs unless they’re comfortable to do so. A pronoun pin on your lanyard or lab coat (I love the ones from @jamiebgall) is also a great option! 💻if you notice trans exclusionary language in any trainings or documents, raise it with the responsible (i.e. only referring to men and women or forms that require you to tick male or female without any gender neutral options) There are so many ways cis people can be better allies in STEM spaces and our lives in general, so please feel free to leave more suggestions in the comments as well as your favourite trans books and authors! 🏳️⚧️ #ScientistsWhoRead #ScienceAndFiction #BookNerd #BookClub #CurrentlyReading #BookClubsOfInstagram #Scientist #StillAScientist #Science #STEM #ScientistsOfInstagram #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #PhDStudent #ScienceCommunity #STEMStudent #GradStudent #ScienceStudent #SciArt #SciComm #ScienceIsForEveryone #PrideInSTEM #TransBooks #TransAuthors #TransDayOfVisibility #ReadTransBooks #ScientistsWhoReadTransBooks #TransInSTEM #TDOV
It’s Trans Day of Visibility and some people are bent because Easter happens to fall on it. Ha. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Buy and read books by trans authors! I recommend Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender and Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. What do you recommend?🏳️⚧️ #transdayofvisibility🏳️⚧️ #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #readtransbooks #readtransauthors #kacencallender #aidenthomas
Here is my #TransRightsReadathon wrap-up! I read 6 books and started 2 others. One I started was an audiobook that I stopped because I just was not in the mood for an audiobook. The other book, I'm still reading and that is Unlearning Shame by Devon Price. For my completed books: two of them were middle grade, one was poetry, a manga memoir, and two horror novellas. And it gave me a bingo (two if you count books for more than one prompt!). That makes a total of $36 that I will be giving to My Sistah's House Memphis. - Falling Back in Love with Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom 3.75⭐️ - What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher 5⭐️ - A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo 4.5⭐️ - The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo 4.5⭐️ - Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist by Poppy Pesuyama 4⭐️ - The Tea Dragon Society by K O'Neill 4.5⭐️ Also, if you want a shirt like this (while also supporting a trans person in the bookish community), you can buy one from @bookstagramrepresent !! [Image descriptions: The first picture focuses in on someone outside holding the stack of books listed above. They have on a shirt that says "read trans books". In the next picture, zoomed out further, Bek (a white nonbinary person with blue and green hair with glasses) smiles and holds the stack of books, wearing that shirt. The last picture shows the @transrightsreadathon bingo board with the far right column and the bottom row crossed through with a green and a purple line. Other prompts have transparent lines through them but do not make a bingo.] #bookstagram #wrapup #transbooks #readtransbooks #bookstack #transbookstack #lgbtbooks #middlegrade #nonfiction #horror
Time for my #TransRightsReadathon wrap up! I was able to get 5 books read in the past week for the readathon! -Lark and Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender - I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya - Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith - Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed - Coffee Boy by Austin Chant I enjoyed all of these books! My favorite from this week was probably Lark and Kasim Start a Revolution but I also really enjoyed Don’t Call Us Dead and I’m Afraid of Men! As many other wonderful folks on bookstagram have said, please don’t stop reading Trans authors and Trans stories just because the readathon is over! These stories exist for a reason and I hope everyone found some great books and authors to add to their TBR list! Feel free to share any of the books or authors you’ve added to your list in the comments! I will be donating $75 to both the Gender Health Center and the Transgender Law Center! I picked these two organizations because while I think it is important to support folks doing great work for Trans people in my community I also feel lucky enough to live in a somewhat more accepting place than other Trans folks so I want to make sure my contribution also goes to the places that need it most! 🏳️⚧️💕 #readingwrapup #bookishpost #readtransallyear #readqueerallyear #readtransbooks #readingupdate #nonbinarybooksta #blackbookstagrammer #transbookstagram #booksovereverything #booksbooksbooks #diversifyyourbookshelf
Who’s your favourite trans author? And a book you love from them? Full title and author, as always, please and thank you. Today is the International Day of Trans Visibility and I wanted to show off one of my absolute favourites, who often gets missed in trans book stacks, and book recs. Jen Wilde is a fellow Aussie, and a fellow enby (that is so cool to say, ngl), and I’ve loved her books since their first one came out. Each book she writes holds a special place in my heart, and I’ll literally read anything they publish. Her next book is their first middle grade book and it comes out super soon! The only book of theirs missing from here is their newest YA book, and it’s only missing because of the SMP boycott. But I do encourage y’all to read everything Jen writes – her books are all amazing and fast paced, and just speak to my nerdy soul. Plus, Jen is just an incredible person too? I’m so happy for her, and the books they write. I’m definitely needing to talk more about them in future. So, the books, from left to right are: Queens of Geek The Brightsiders Going Off Script If you’re reading this, drink some water. * Trans Day of Visibility – Trans Love – Trans Author Love – Read Queer – Aussie Authors – Avid Reader – Always Reading – Read Diversely * #LMSMarch2024 day 31 trans book love * [Image description: the three books lie in a staircase formation on a white surface, all of their covers are facing the camera. Below the middle and right hand book are two open candle tins encased in rainbow scrunchies. In the top left hand corner is a bunch of artificial flowers.]
Trans Rights Read-a-Thon 2024 That’s a wrap on the 2024! I didn’t read as much as I hoped but I’ve been sick and sleeping. I’m currently finishing the audiobook of The Diablo’s Curse by @thegabecole and the physical book The Sunbearer Trials by @aidenschmaiden Both amazing, which is not surprising. People keep comparing The Sunbearer Trials to the Hunger Games but it’s giving more TriWizard tournament on steroids. The Diablo’s Curse is a treasure hunt with a Diablo and a boy falling for each other. Being read by the wickedly talented @puertoricaninja I loved rereading the first 5 volumes of Lumberjanes by @gingerhazing Manhunt by @gretchenfelkermartin was haunting, weird and so good. I love reading Trans/Queer books all year round. It’s currently my number genre on StoryGraph I’m proud to donate to MATA via @outreachlgbtq ach I’m gonna finish these books then finish the Vermilion Emporium by @jamiepacton #readtrans #readtransbooks #readtransauthors #readqueerallyear #transrightsreadathon #transrightsarehumanrights
🏳️⚧️ we did it! 🏳️⚧️ . I've officially completed the two audiobooks I wanted to read for this year's #TransRightsReadathon, AND thanks to some very generous donations, we've beat my goal and raised $136 for @thecenterproject 🎉 . Thank you so, so much to everyone who donated or interacted with my fundraiser posts — I appreciate you all and am so grateful to have such wonderful folks in my circles ❤️ I'll leave the fundraiser up through the weekend in case this post gets served up to more of you and anyone wants to get in some last-minute donations! . Review of THE UNBROKEN coming soon, but I'm pet sitting for several days so I'm giving absolutely no guarantees on a date for that lol. But soon!! . . . #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #trr24 #bookstagram #bookish #readqueerallyear #readtransbooks
My fifth read for the #TransRightsReadathon was In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens! I was so absorbed in this one, I completely forgot to take any quotes away from it. I’ll definitely be re-reading it in future, anyways, as I had so much fun. The romance was adorable! I loved them together, they were very wholesome and sweet, I can see this being a comfort read for me. The family relationships, especially the sibling relationships, were so supportive and lovely, too. Tal, especially, was my favourite. I loved how much he cared for others, especially his family, that he often put them over himself, even when he thought they didn’t care for him. It’s very silly, in some places, the world building isn’t great (and some areas underdeveloped, especially the politics of the world, which were introduced but not expanded on any further), and some parts were a little too convenient but it was so enjoyable, I didn’t really mind. So was this book perfect? No. Did I absolutely love it? Yes. Am I going to read everything this author has written so far? Absolutely, yes. #InDeeperWaters #FTLukens #TransReadathon #TransRightsReadathon24 #TransReadathon24 #TransBooks #ReadTransBooks
WRAP UP TIME! Trans Rights Readathon was such a delight! I kind made a list of books before it started, but forgot to save the note and all plans morphed into the usual mood-reading stuff. First, on the first day I finished two books I was in the middle of. Funny thing is, all the books I took with myself to uni were trans... I succesfully finished Boundless right before lunch and then breezed through the delight full of rage that was Iron Widow. To move away from SFF, I the picked up Chef's Choice and managed to read it in one day. Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School was next and it took me Sunday and Monday to read. And then the heavy weights in the form of Tell Me I'm Worthless. I have to admit I struggled with it and I don't reccomend it, but not because it was badly written. No, it was just completely horrific, more than I expected... Horror. Yesterday, I though it was the last day because I didn't check the instructions, so I reread Supertajný seznam věcí for the prompt 'Local setting'. Then I checked TRR's page and noticed there's one more day and finally picked up The Sunbearer Trial. This might be my most read pages in a week (without fanfics, duh). And honestly? I surprused myself with how many books I read. Of course, even one trans book is better than none and I hope to continue with as many as possible all year round. Also, speaking of fanfics, I got to reread my fav trans!Anakin fic and it was such a delight! Hehehe. #trr2024 #transrightsreadathon #transrightsreadathon2024 #transbooks #transliterature #queerbooks #lgbtbooks #readtransbooks #reading #readingwrapup #readathon #bookrecommendations #bookrecs
What is a book with a trans main character you’ve read and enjoyed? Full title and author, please. Even though the trans rights readathon is over, there are still plenty of amazing trans books in the world to love and enjoy! I didn’t get a chance to post this carousel while the readathon was happening, so I thought I’d do it as a read trans all year long post instead. All of the books shown have at least one trans main character in them. This is not a comprehensive list of all of the trans books I have read, but are ones I wanted to feature. There are some I wanted to show off, but sadly they fall under the current SMP boycott. The books shown are: Slide 2: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman Dreadnought by April Daniels Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Slide 3: Pet by Akwake Emezi Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans Always The Almost by Edward Underhill Slide 4: Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall Second Chances In New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander Slide 5: It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland The One True Me And You by Remi K. England The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Slide 6: This Is Our Rainbow edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby Joy, To The World by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker Slide 7: Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver Have you read any of these? Are any on your radar? If you’re reading this, drink some water. * Trans Rights Readathon – Trans – Trans Books – Trans Book Love – Read Trans 365 – LGBTQIA Books – Avid Reader – Always Reading * [Image description: Slide 1: The title cover has “Books With Trans Main Characters” on it and my username. Slides 2-7: as mentioned above. Slide 8: the end slide with ‘like, follow, share, comment’ buttons.]
Trans Rights Readathon Wrap-Up 🏳️⚧️💕 These are the books I finished during the readathon from the 22nd to today! All of these were ebooks save for Hijab Butch Blues, which I bought the other day! 🥰 - The Salt Grows Heavy - Upright Women Wanted - Stay Gold 🖤 - When the Moon Was Ours - Hijab Butch Blues 🖤 The ones with the hearts are my most recommended for you to try out for yourselves! In addition to the reading and sharing of trans/nb/genderqueer stories/authors, I’ve donated to a local-to-me charity called Trans Maryland and was matched by two friends! ♥️ I’m so thankful for this experience and can’t wait for next year’s readathon. Let’s all keep reading trans stories all year round! 🏳️⚧️ #bookstagram #transbooks #queerbooks #reading #read #readtransbooks #reads #books #booklover #bookworm #book #reader #readmore #readmorebooks
Last day of the the #TransRightsReadathon 🫶 I enjoy this readathon so much. While it’s happening at a time that is busy and chaotic for me every year, I still try to set some dedicated time aside and read some phenomenal trans books and engage with the community. So far, I’ve finished Falling Back In Love With Being Human by @kaichengthom (ty ty to my sweet friend @thenursereader for the copy) and I’m almost done with Thunder Song by @sashalapointe (two-spirit author) & Boys Weekend by @mattielubchansky ( #gifted) I have truly believe that some, if not all, of these will end up in my favorites for the year. Lastly, thank you so much to everyone who donated to my fundraiser for @southernequality. I will be donating my $50 after the readathon ends. Additionally, while no one has specifically donated yet to TransOhio and National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, I will be donating $25 to them each regardless of my previously stated “matching.” Can’t wait to see what y’all read and loved and hope to do this again with you all next year. And a huge thank you to @transrightsreadathon for hosting! [ID: a white hand holds Boys Weekend, Thunder Song, and Falling Back In Love With Being Human in front of some houseplants.]