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The Sea Elephants

The Sea Elephants (publication date July 11, 2023) by Shastri Akella is the book about grief, queerness, Hindu mythology, and street theatre that I had no idea that I needed. It’s beautifully written, and though it’s not a short book, I wished that I could stay immersed in Shagun world longer. As the book opensContinue reading “The Sea Elephants”

Klara and the Sun

If you’re interested in a quiet story told from the perspective of an artificially intelligent robot designed to be a companion for socially awkward children, don’t miss Klara and the Sun.

Honor

Please consider reading the beautifully-written Honor to learn about what some women face around the world just because they’ve fallen in love with the “wrong” person.

Thank You For Listening

For a hilarious romantic comedy between audiobook narrators, don’t miss this one.

I Won’t Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You

Highly recommend this powerful anti-racist memoir and call to each of us to find our voices to speak our truths.

Fat Witch Summer

For a light, fat-positive YA fantasy involving magic, a road trip, and friendship, check out Fat Witch Summer by Lizzie Ives

Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

From the Central Park birder who was involved in a viral racist incident in 2020 comes this well-written, insightful, and funny memoir that I highly recommend.

Into the Mist

If you like apocalyptic fiction with a feminist style, with teacher-characters and supernatural elements, I would recommend this one, despite some anti-fat bias.

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea (pub. May 30, 2023) by Rita Chang-Eppig is a thoughtful historical novel about life and piracy as experienced by one woman–Shek Yeung–based on the real-life pirate queen who commanded a confederation of pirates in the South China Sea in the early 1800s. As the novel opens, ShekContinue reading “Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea”

Weightless: Making Space for my Resilient Body and Soul

This is a great book of essays dealing with the intersectionality of anti-fatness, racism, misogyny, and chronic illness, written by an astute observer of pop culture.