I’m picking this audiobook (may the best man win) up from my library for the #transrightsreadathon this year! What have you been reading? #booksky💙📚 #lgbtqbooks #transbookrec
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’m picking this audiobook (may the best man win) up from my library for the #transrightsreadathon this year! What have you been reading? #booksky💙📚 #lgbtqbooks #transbookrec
For today's #transbookrec, have some thoughtful and exploratory sci-fi with Yoon Ha Lee's Ninefox Gambit! The worldbuilding and conceptual work in this one are phenomenal, and if you like high-stakes sci-fi drama that doesn't skimp on the sci-fi, and that brushes www.goodreads.com/book/show/26...
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, c…
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March 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For today's #transbookrec, have some thoughtful and exploratory sci-fi with Yoon Ha Lee's Ninefox Gambit! The worldbuilding and conceptual work in this one are phenomenal, and if you like high-stakes sci-fi drama that doesn't skimp on the sci-fi, and that brushes www.goodreads.com/book/show/26...
Today's #transbookrec is Charlie Jane Anders's Six Months, Three Days, Five Others!
This short story's probably less famous than her novels, but her short fiction is my favourite (including some devastating and incisive pieces not in this collection). The stories
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This short story's probably less famous than her novels, but her short fiction is my favourite (including some devastating and incisive pieces not in this collection). The stories
www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
Six Months, Three Days, Five Others
Before the success of her debut SF-and-fantasy novel Al…
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March 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Charlie Jane Anders's Six Months, Three Days, Five Others!
This short story's probably less famous than her novels, but her short fiction is my favourite (including some devastating and incisive pieces not in this collection). The stories
www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
This short story's probably less famous than her novels, but her short fiction is my favourite (including some devastating and incisive pieces not in this collection). The stories
www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
Today's #transbookrec is Alistair Reeves's A Spell for Heartsickness! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
This comedic romantasy has pretty much everything you could want: a town cursed by a years-old mystery, a ghost companion who's trying to solve her own murder, and a lovably gruff bartender!
This comedic romantasy has pretty much everything you could want: a town cursed by a years-old mystery, a ghost companion who's trying to solve her own murder, and a lovably gruff bartender!
A Spell for Heartsickness (The Rune Tithe, #1)
In this charming MM romantic fantasy, cursed witch Bria…
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March 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Alistair Reeves's A Spell for Heartsickness! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
This comedic romantasy has pretty much everything you could want: a town cursed by a years-old mystery, a ghost companion who's trying to solve her own murder, and a lovably gruff bartender!
This comedic romantasy has pretty much everything you could want: a town cursed by a years-old mystery, a ghost companion who's trying to solve her own murder, and a lovably gruff bartender!
Today's #transbookrec is Monstrous: A Transracial Memoir bu Sarah Myer!
If you ever felt like an outsider growing up (or share any of the identities or experiences of the author and protagonist) this one is likely to resonate with you on a deep emotional level. I
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If you ever felt like an outsider growing up (or share any of the identities or experiences of the author and protagonist) this one is likely to resonate with you on a deep emotional level. I
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Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
Winner: ILA 2024 Young Adult Nonfiction Eisner Award N…
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March 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today's #transbookrec is Monstrous: A Transracial Memoir bu Sarah Myer!
If you ever felt like an outsider growing up (or share any of the identities or experiences of the author and protagonist) this one is likely to resonate with you on a deep emotional level. I
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
If you ever felt like an outsider growing up (or share any of the identities or experiences of the author and protagonist) this one is likely to resonate with you on a deep emotional level. I
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March 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Today's #transbookrec is Sim Kern's Depart, Depart! www.goodreads.com/book/show/53...
Anyone who likes short form writing, definitely check out this gutting, near-future novella about identity, the ravages of climate change, and legacy. There's no holding back in these pages. Kern's work here feels
Anyone who likes short form writing, definitely check out this gutting, near-future novella about identity, the ravages of climate change, and legacy. There's no holding back in these pages. Kern's work here feels
Depart, Depart!
When an unprecedented hurricane devastates the city of …
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March 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Sim Kern's Depart, Depart! www.goodreads.com/book/show/53...
Anyone who likes short form writing, definitely check out this gutting, near-future novella about identity, the ravages of climate change, and legacy. There's no holding back in these pages. Kern's work here feels
Anyone who likes short form writing, definitely check out this gutting, near-future novella about identity, the ravages of climate change, and legacy. There's no holding back in these pages. Kern's work here feels
Today's #transbookrec is Ian Haramaki's erotic romantasy, Mercy! A tortured priest & a wise-talking angel develop a deep romantic bond, despite the homophobia that surrounds them! Haramaki's rich prose impressed me, & this one's bound to be a hit with readers who
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Mercy (A gay gothic angel romance)
A PRIEST AND HIS ANGEL... Father Ilya Pavlovich Sokolo…
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March 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Ian Haramaki's erotic romantasy, Mercy! A tortured priest & a wise-talking angel develop a deep romantic bond, despite the homophobia that surrounds them! Haramaki's rich prose impressed me, & this one's bound to be a hit with readers who
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
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Today's #transbookrec is A. M. Weald's heartwarming contemporary romance, Even If We're Broken! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
This one has it all: Archaeology! Older-than-average protags! Dealing with anxiety and other traumas! A fat protagonist!
EiWB swept me off my feet with its charismatic
This one has it all: Archaeology! Older-than-average protags! Dealing with anxiety and other traumas! A fat protagonist!
EiWB swept me off my feet with its charismatic
A.M. Weald
Author of Even If We're Broken, Unburnt, and Hunt Monsters, Do Magic, and Fall in Love
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March 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today's #transbookrec is A. M. Weald's heartwarming contemporary romance, Even If We're Broken! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
This one has it all: Archaeology! Older-than-average protags! Dealing with anxiety and other traumas! A fat protagonist!
EiWB swept me off my feet with its charismatic
This one has it all: Archaeology! Older-than-average protags! Dealing with anxiety and other traumas! A fat protagonist!
EiWB swept me off my feet with its charismatic
Missed yesterday due to business, but today's #transbookrec is Timothy Morton's Hyperobjects! www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
This one's a bit different (academic, densely theoretical non-fiction), but it's intelligent, thought-provoking, and needed. If you're a fan of Jeff VanderMeer,
This one's a bit different (academic, densely theoretical non-fiction), but it's intelligent, thought-provoking, and needed. If you're a fan of Jeff VanderMeer,
Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of t…
Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we ar…
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February 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Missed yesterday due to business, but today's #transbookrec is Timothy Morton's Hyperobjects! www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
This one's a bit different (academic, densely theoretical non-fiction), but it's intelligent, thought-provoking, and needed. If you're a fan of Jeff VanderMeer,
This one's a bit different (academic, densely theoretical non-fiction), but it's intelligent, thought-provoking, and needed. If you're a fan of Jeff VanderMeer,
Today's #transbookrec is Nour Abi-Nakhoul's surreal horror novel, Supplication! You can read my full review here: beforewegoblog.com/review-suppl...
If you like rich, dense horror with a focus on interiority, this one should be a hit for you! Abi-Nakhoul does a lot with structure and style here,
If you like rich, dense horror with a focus on interiority, this one should be a hit for you! Abi-Nakhoul does a lot with structure and style here,
Review: Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul
“I could feel the tension at the edges of my face, the discomfort where my body met the world.” Nour Abi-Nakhoul’s Supplication is all aftermath. A surrealist, stream of...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Nour Abi-Nakhoul's surreal horror novel, Supplication! You can read my full review here: beforewegoblog.com/review-suppl...
If you like rich, dense horror with a focus on interiority, this one should be a hit for you! Abi-Nakhoul does a lot with structure and style here,
If you like rich, dense horror with a focus on interiority, this one should be a hit for you! Abi-Nakhoul does a lot with structure and style here,
Today's #transbookrec is Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead: www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...
Each chapter of Jonny Appleseed feels like a story in its own right, and anyone who loves mosaic novels composed of smaller, jagged fragments of story that piece together to create a vivid image should
Each chapter of Jonny Appleseed feels like a story in its own right, and anyone who loves mosaic novels composed of smaller, jagged fragments of story that piece together to create a vivid image should
Jonny Appleseed
(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 1551527251 / 978155152…
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February 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today's #transbookrec is Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead: www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...
Each chapter of Jonny Appleseed feels like a story in its own right, and anyone who loves mosaic novels composed of smaller, jagged fragments of story that piece together to create a vivid image should
Each chapter of Jonny Appleseed feels like a story in its own right, and anyone who loves mosaic novels composed of smaller, jagged fragments of story that piece together to create a vivid image should
For today's #transbookrec comment below with a recommendation for a trans (including Two-spirit, nonbinary, agender, genderfluid, etc) -authored book!
Today, I'm recommending Alexandra Rowland's A Conspiracy of Truths! www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
This one's a favourite fantasy of mine and
Today, I'm recommending Alexandra Rowland's A Conspiracy of Truths! www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
This one's a favourite fantasy of mine and
A Conspiracy of Truths (The Tales of the Chants, #1)
In a bleak, far-northern land, a wandering storyteller …
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February 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For today's #transbookrec comment below with a recommendation for a trans (including Two-spirit, nonbinary, agender, genderfluid, etc) -authored book!
Today, I'm recommending Alexandra Rowland's A Conspiracy of Truths! www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
This one's a favourite fantasy of mine and
Today, I'm recommending Alexandra Rowland's A Conspiracy of Truths! www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
This one's a favourite fantasy of mine and
Today's #transbookrec is Rhea Rollmann's A Queer History of Newfoundland (well worth the read, even if you're not from Newfoundland or even Canada).
There's so much heart alongside her rigorous historical analysis.
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There's so much heart alongside her rigorous historical analysis.
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A Queer History of Newfoundland
There have always been queers in Newfoundland and Labra…
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February 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Rhea Rollmann's A Queer History of Newfoundland (well worth the read, even if you're not from Newfoundland or even Canada).
There's so much heart alongside her rigorous historical analysis.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
There's so much heart alongside her rigorous historical analysis.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
Today's #Transbookrec is Sofia Ajram's Coup de Grace! This voice-y, poetic horror novella tackles heavy themes with wit and charm. I challenge you not to finish it in one sitting!
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Review: Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram
“Pain is a god the body worships.” Sometimes you love a book so much that reviewing it becomes a lesson in intimidation. Coup de Grâce is one of those...
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February 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today's #Transbookrec is Sofia Ajram's Coup de Grace! This voice-y, poetic horror novella tackles heavy themes with wit and charm. I challenge you not to finish it in one sitting!
beforewegoblog.com/review-coup-...
beforewegoblog.com/review-coup-...
Today's #transbookrec is Ronan Graves's Aegis: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
If you love high-octane anime with an emphasis on the visual and a keen aesthetic, Aegis combines that with a coming-of-age story that feels inflected by Dead Like Me, while being action-oriented in the vein of CLAMP's
If you love high-octane anime with an emphasis on the visual and a keen aesthetic, Aegis combines that with a coming-of-age story that feels inflected by Dead Like Me, while being action-oriented in the vein of CLAMP's
Aegis (The Shintori Chronicles, #1)
Avery Porter is a Reaper in the walled-off city of Ardu…
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February 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today's #transbookrec is Ronan Graves's Aegis: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
If you love high-octane anime with an emphasis on the visual and a keen aesthetic, Aegis combines that with a coming-of-age story that feels inflected by Dead Like Me, while being action-oriented in the vein of CLAMP's
If you love high-octane anime with an emphasis on the visual and a keen aesthetic, Aegis combines that with a coming-of-age story that feels inflected by Dead Like Me, while being action-oriented in the vein of CLAMP's
Today's #transbookrec is Rivers Solomon's Sorrowland! If you love fungal fantasy or horror, Sorrowland is a must read. It combines familiar subgenre themes like the interconnectedness of self + environment with scathing social commentary & brilliant character work!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
Sorrowland
Vern - seven months pregnant and desperate to escape th…
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February 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today's #transbookrec is Rivers Solomon's Sorrowland! If you love fungal fantasy or horror, Sorrowland is a must read. It combines familiar subgenre themes like the interconnectedness of self + environment with scathing social commentary & brilliant character work!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
Today's #transbookrec is Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom!
I have yet to review this one, but when I do, it'll be glowing. FFaNL's got a magical realist feel and pulls no punches. It's tight,
www.goodreads.com/book/show/44...
I have yet to review this one, but when I do, it'll be glowing. FFaNL's got a magical realist feel and pulls no punches. It's tight,
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Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Gi…
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Gi…
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February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today's #transbookrec is Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom!
I have yet to review this one, but when I do, it'll be glowing. FFaNL's got a magical realist feel and pulls no punches. It's tight,
www.goodreads.com/book/show/44...
I have yet to review this one, but when I do, it'll be glowing. FFaNL's got a magical realist feel and pulls no punches. It's tight,
www.goodreads.com/book/show/44...