*guilty expression* This is one of those books that I’ve been so excited to read, that I paradoxically ended up putting it off and off and off.…… Read more “First Chapter Thoughts: Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks”
Tag: queer representation
The Gremlin’s Library: Pluralities, Or by Avi Silver
Full disclosure! I was a hired sensitivity reader for this novella, so I acknowledge that there might be some bias. Also, a TW for misgendering and dysphoria…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Pluralities, Or by Avi Silver”
The Gremlin’s Library: The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
TW: This book deals explicitly with homophobic violence, which I’ll be discussing below. Damn. Damn, this book wrecked me. I read The Grief Keeper as the group…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante”
Behind the Curtain: Writing Queer Male Relationships With Respect
NB: I stand by the actual content of this column, but coming back to it, I want to include a note up top: one thing I didn’t…… Read more “Behind the Curtain: Writing Queer Male Relationships With Respect”
Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
It’s Latinx Heritage Month, and there’s a book bingo going on which means – I’m reading the heck out of some Latinx books! I can’t remember how…… Read more “Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore”