I was drawn to the beautiful cover of The Emperor and the Endless Palace (2024) displayed on the “New” shelf at my local library. I was thrilled to find out it was one of my favorite genres–historical fantasy–and it was super-queer! Huang takes us to three different time periods. First in time is the yearContinue reading “The Emperor and the Endless Palace”
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The Third Rainbow Girl
I sought out The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia (2020) by Emma Copley Eisenberg because of her brilliant 2024 novel Housemates, even though true crime is not a genre I often choose to read. The Third Rainbow Girl is more than just true crime, though, as Copley EisenbergContinue reading “The Third Rainbow Girl”
We Need No Wings
I read We Need No Wings (publication day September 10, 2024) by Ann Dávila Cardinal in one sitting! Teresa, known as Tere, is a literature professor of Puerto Rican descent stuck for the last year after her beloved husband’s unexpected death, until one day, while watering his garden, she begins to levitate. Startled and bewilderedContinue reading “We Need No Wings”
Killers of a Certain Age
I thoroughly enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age (2022) by Deanna Raybourn! While mystery/ thriller is a genre I read now and again, I was not familiar with Deanna Raybourn, but she has an extensive backlist and is an Edgar winner. We meet Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie, all 60-something women on the vergeContinue reading “Killers of a Certain Age”
Ash
I so enjoyed Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo that I sought out Ash (2009), Lo’s first published novel. A partial gender-swapped sapphic YA re-telling of Cinderella, it won multiple awards, including a Locus and a Lambda. In Ash’s world, there are those who live in the country, or woods, and followContinue reading “Ash”
James
If you’ve been under a rock in the reading community and haven’t yet heard of James by Percival Everett (2024), you can stop right now and go put a hold on it at your library or order it however you typically purchase books. If you listen to audiobooks, I’d highly recommend listening to it, asContinue reading “James”
The Pairing
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (publication date August 6, 2024) is a delightfully sexy romp through Europe on a food and wine tour with two former best friends and former lovers Theo and Kit. I really loved McQuiston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue and there are so many things I loved about this book! First,Continue reading “The Pairing”
We Could Be So Good and You Should Be So Lucky
I will read anything Cat Sebastian writes, so I very much looked forward to We Could Be So Good (2023) and You Should Be So Lucky (2024), considered her “Midcentury NYC” series, set in the 1950s/1960s in New York City. They have some overlapping characters, but can be read standalone. In We Could Be SoContinue reading “We Could Be So Good and You Should Be So Lucky”
Catalina
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (publication day July 23, 2024) is a novel about an undocumented young woman from Ecuador, Catalina, who was brought to the United States at 5 years old to live with her grandparents in Queens, and goes to Harvard. I think some people will absolutely love it. Catalina is a smartass,Continue reading “Catalina”
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (2021) by Malinda Lo is an award-winning queer young adult historical romance/ thriller set in 1954 San Francisco, featuring Lily Hu, a Chinese-American high school student who discovers that she is not like most girls because she likes other girls. Lily has spent most of her life sheltered inContinue reading “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”
Reading While Fat 