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10 Question Tag

Thanks @afairytale for the tag on this one and some fun new questions to answer! I love this tag. (Sorry this took FOREVER)

1. What word do you always misspell?

Convenience, for years.

2. What is your favorite book cover?

This changes a lot honestly. Right now it’s probably the new leatherbound edition of Way of Kings. I’m SO EXCITED.

3. What is your most hated book and why?

Oof, most hated would probably go to 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade. The biggest waste of time I’ve ever had in my life because it did not age very well, there’s no plot. The author didn’t even complete it.

4. What’s your favorite snack when you’re stressed out?

Ice cream. Or chips.

5. What do you draw when you doodle (faces, hearts, random lines, etc.)?

I don’t doodle often but mostly flowers, suns or trees (because it’s really all I can haha).

6. If you could invent a crossover animal (like a cat dog) and have it be your pet, what would it be?

I’d probably go with something creepy like a goat-bat.

7. When you hang out with friends, do you lead the conversation or pipe in when you want to?

I don’t know if I lead but I’m for sure a major participant.

8. Did you/do you name your stuffed animals?

I named the ones I cared about when I was younger. I really only have them as gifts now, and just name them if the moment hits me for it.

9. What tv show or movie could you watch over and over again?

Haha almost everything I watch it’s just over and over but I think I do it most with sitcoms and family dramas I used to watch like Gilmore Girls, Parks & Rec, Friends, stuff like that. Also, cartoons.

10. If money, family, logistics, language, etc. wasn’t an issue at all, where is your dream place to live?

Honestly, nowhere. I’d much rather be nomadic. That would be the most ideal.

My Questions…

1. What’s a name you know you mispronounce reading but want to match how you read it? If you don’t have any, what’s a name you really struggled with pronouncing?

2. Do you have any dreams you’ll never forget?

3. If you had to live in another time period, what would it be? (Can be futuristic ideals as well)

4. Pancakes, waffles or french toast?

5. What’s your favorite book this year so far?

6. What’s the season or holiday you look most forward to?

7. Favorite place to visit?

8. What’s a quote you love?

9. Got anything on a bucket list? Or are they overrated?

10. What’s you favorite character introduction?

Literally anyone who wants to answer please do!!

witlovesyou

A very unusual genetic color variation in white-tailed deer — rarer even than albinism — produces all-black offspring in that species which are known as “melanistic” or “melanic” deer.

sarlisart

gurl with a pearl earring

fantasyfairytalereviews

Nine Princesses, Belle, Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Merida, Mulan, Snow White and Aurora, take us on a tour of the castles at the heart of their stories. Each chapter is in the first person, the Princesses talking about their own homes and lives.

Each Princesses castle is shown in detail, each room labeled and its functions described. Along with that we were told who lived in the castle and what their role was. In each chapter one or two specific rooms were shown, each one important to the Princess who used it. Belle’s library and Rapunzel’s art room are two examples.

The illustrations were vivid and really brought the castles to life. It was fun to explore each one.

biandlesbianliterature

The Lesbrary Goodreads Project

So after running this tumblr and the Lesbrary for a couple years, I’ve gathered together a couple lists of specific lesbian (etc) books about specific topics, and I’ve stumbled on some similar lists other people have made. In order to keep them a little more organized, I’ve decided to put them all up on Goodreads. Here are the ones I have so far:

Specific identities:

Books With Asexual Spectrum F/F Romances (also see Asexual Lesbians/ Asexual Women in Fiction)

Bisexual Women Fiction and Memoirs

Trans Lesbian (Bisexual, etc) Books

Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs

Butch lesbian characters

Butch women and female masculinity

Butch/Femme couples (also check out the butch-femme shelf)

Queer Female Authors of Color

Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour

Fiction about queer and lesbian women of color

QPoC YA/NA (Queer People of Color Young Adult/New Adult)

Interracial Lesbian Fiction

Asian Lesbian and Queer Women Fiction

Fiction Novels with Black Lesbian Characters

Chicana/Latina Lesbian Books

Lesbian Jewish Fiction

Lesbian Jewish Sleuths

Queer Islam

Canadian Lesbian Fiction and Memoirs

Italian Lesbian Books

British Lesbian Fiction Books (Also check out UK Lesbian Fiction)

Australian LGBTQ YA

Swedish Lesbian Fiction

Faith-Positive LGBTQIA+ Fiction / GLBTQ Christian Fiction

Lesbian & Bi Women with Mental Illness

Lesbian Fiction With a Character with a Disability

General:

Best Lesbian Fiction

Autostraddle's 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time

Lesbian Canon

Lesbian novels from before 1990

Best Lesbian Novel Series

Casually Queer Books

Lesbian Fiction in the Kindle Unlimited program

Best Lesbian Books Available On Audible (see also Lesbian Audiobooks and the Lesbian Audiobooks Facebook group)

Speculative Fiction (SFF and Horror):

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Featuring Lesbian Characters

Bi WOC SFF

Lesbian and Bisexual Women (etc) Sci Fi / Lesbian Sci-Fi

Lesbian Fantasy

Lesbian & Bi Women Medieval Fantasy

Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians

F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy

Lesbian & Bi Women Fairy Books (Stories about fairies)

Lesbian & Bi Women Cyberpunk

Lesbian Steampunk Books

Lesbian Horror

Lesbian Zombie Books

Lesbian Ghost Stories

Lesbian Werewolf Books

Lesbian Vampire Books

Queer Mermaid Books

Young Adult/Teen/Children’s:

Lesbian Teen Fiction

QPoC YA/NA (Queer People of Color Young Adult/New Adult)

YA LGBT Books - Not “Coming Out”

Lesbian & Bi Women YA SFF

2016 f/f SFF (sci-fi & fantasy) with HEA/HFN

Lesbian Historical YA

Bisexual Fiction in YA

Queer Girl YA with Happy Endings / Best Teen Lesbian Books with Happy Endings

Beyond Heather Has Two Mommies: Picture Books with LGBT Parents

Children’s & teen fiction featuring lesbian mothers

Australian LGBTQ YA

Romance and Erotica:

Best F/F Romance Books / Lesbian Romance

F/F/F Love Triangles (and poly triads)

Erotic Lesbian Novels

Lesbian Erotica Collections

Funny Lesbian Romance books

Best Femme/Femme Couples

Lesbian Romantic Suspense

Lesbian May/December Romance

F/F Tearjerkers

Romantic Lesbians In Uniform

F/F Office Romances (Coworkers)

F/F Enemies/ Rivals/ Forbidden Love

Lesbian Romance with Characters Who Are Famous

Angsty Lesbian Romance with a Happy Ending

F/F Romance Without The Drama

F/F BDSM

F/F Bondage in Fiction

F/F Spanking Romance

Non-YA lesbian/bi lady fiction without explicit sex scenes (”Fade To Black” F/F)

Nonfiction:

Lesbian-Feminist Nonfiction

Lesbian Humor Books

Lesbian Photography

Lesbian Self Help

Lesbian Memoirs

Lesbian history

Books On Femme Idenities

Best Lesbian Poetry

Best Lesbian Graphic Novels

Yuri Manga in English

Specific genres/content:

Lesbian Short Stories

Lesbian Anthologies

Historical Lesbian Fiction

Lesbian Westerns

Lesbian WWII Historical Fiction

Regency, Victorian and Edwardian WLW

Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Lesbian Fairy Tales

Queer Princesses (see also Lesbian Princesses in Fiction)

Lesbian Retellings

Best Lesbian Mysteries

Novels about Lesbian sleuths (Detectives & Mystery Novels)

Lesbian Private Investigators

Lesbian & Bi Cozy Mysteries

Lesbian Psychological Suspense Novels

Lesbian New Adult/Contemporary

Lesbian Spy/Military/Cop

Lesbian Spy Novels

Lesbian Police Fiction

Lesbian Doctors

Lesbian Nuns in Fiction and Memoir

Lesbian Pirates

Toxic Lesbian Relationships

Lesbian Books Happy Ending

Lesbian Feelgood Books

Lesbian Fiction Set In New York City

Lesbian Fiction Set In the American South

Lesbian Fiction Trope: Childhood Friends Reunited

Lesbian Romance: BFF turned lovers

Lesbian Fiction with Sports Theme

Lesbian Christmas Books / F/F Winter Holiday Books

Lesbians In Cold Places

A Lesbian Wilderness

Queer Women Road Trip Books

Lesbian Witch Books

Lesbrarian (Lesbian Librarian) Books

Lesbians and Cats

Sapphistry & Saddlery (Lesbian Horse/Equestrian Books)

Non-YA Lesbian/Bi Lady Fiction Without Explicit Sex Scenes

Pregnant Lesbians and Lesbian Mothers

Lesbian books on alcoholism and sobriety

Lesbian Beach Reads

Good Lesbian Books’s lists that I haven’t put on Goodreads:

Lesbian Historical Fiction

Lesbian Knights in Fiction

Lesbian Librarians in Fiction and Nonfiction

Lesbians with Physical Disabilities

Lesbian Shapeshifter Fiction

Lesbians in Space: A Reading List

Lesbian Steampunk Stories

Lesbian Time Travel Fiction

Lesbian YA With A Non-Lesbian Main Character

Lesbian YA Historical Fiction

Transgender Young Adult Fiction

Good Lesbian Fantasy Novels

Lesbian Lawyer Books

Lesbian First Responder Romances

Award-winning Graphic Novels

Award-winning Romance and Erotica (unfinished)

Award-winning Young Adult Fiction & Nonfiction

Picture Books For Children With Lesbian Parents

Depression in Lesbian Fiction

Time Travel Lesbian Fiction

Other lists not yet on Goodreads:

50 Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour & 49 More Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour

A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians (1960)

The good thing about the Goodreads lists is that you can add books and vote for your favorites!

Support the Lesbrary and Bi & Les Lit on Patreon for $2 or more a month and be entered into monthly book giveaways!

10 Questions Tag

Rules: answer 10 questions and ask 10 new ones.

Thank you to @readingbooksinisrael for tagging me!🥰🥰

1. What is your favorite subgenre (fairy tale retellings, comedy of manners, alternative history, etc.)?

oh definitely fairy tale retellings! can’t stop reading them :-)

2. Do you prefer writing poetry or prose?

poetry!! even though i have been writing more prose lately

3. What’s your favorite book from where you live (interpret this as broadly or as small as you want to)?

i can only think of divergent being a book i read from the chicago area, so divergent it is! but only the first book

4. Do you watch any reality tv?

i watch big brother but that’s a game show so i’m not sure if that counts

5. Who is your favorite “sidekick” (from Robin to Ron and Hermione)?

dick grayson robin for sure! but mostly him as nightwing and not a sidekick

6. Do you prefer warm or cold colours?

warm colors!!!!

7. What is your favorite type of art to do?

this is hard cuz i love so many but top three are writing, jewlery making, and doodling!

8. What was your favorite school subject?

math! but spanish and french as a tied and close second

9. Do you like writing book reviews?

yes! but i‘m only just starting

10. What’s a short story I should read?

Red Rapunzel: A Twisted Fairytale by Ingrid. It’s very short and i love it. https://voyageofthemind.com/2020/07/17/red-rapunzel-a-twisted-fairytale/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

"Red Rapunzel," a short story and twisted fairytale. A spin on the original fairytale. Not the Disney version. No happily ever afters.

Tagging @literaturelove @parisianfaerie @probableereading @mynameisgoliath @owl-vision @thebookbud @sputniklabyrinth @blogthebooklover @aliteraryprincess & @fairytalebookreviews-blog to answer my 10 questions if they want!

1. What word do you always misspell?

2. What is your favorite book cover?

3. What is your most hated book and why?

4. What’s your favorite snack when you’re stressed out?

5. What do you draw when you doodle (faces, hearts, random lines, etc.)?

6. If you could invent a crossover animal (like a cat dog) and have it be your pet, what would it be?

7. When you hang out with friends, do you lead the conversation or pipe in when you want to?

8. Did you/do you name your stuffed animals?

9. What tv show or movie could you watch over and over again?

10. If money, family, logistics, language, etc. wasn’t an issue at all, where is your dream place to live?

readingbooksinisrael

10 Questions Tag

Rules: answer 10 questions and ask 10 new ones.

Thank you to @therefugeofbooks for tagging me! :D

1. What’s your favorite cold drink?

Right now, it’s American ice coffee, but as ice chocolate milk (it’s just cold coffee chocolate milk with ice cubes) since I don’t like coffee. It sounds bad, but it’s surprisingly good, shout out to Americans I guess.

2. What’s the first thing you notice about a person?

Their accent….

3. Do you have any pets? What would you name if you had one (more)?

I currently have two cats (Kit-Kat and Charlie) and a dog (Toby), none of whom we named. I think Henley could be a good name for a cat.

4. What was your favorite TV show growing up?

Sesame Street. (We never got a tv in Israel, but I did like watching Zack and Cody on youtube with my friends.)

5. What’s your ideal vacation?

There are so many choices…

6. Is there any book that you want to read but by any reason you keep avoiding it?

A lot of big books scare me, especially since I walk home from the library xD So Dragon’s Milk by Susan Fletcher for that reason.

7. What book do you hope will be turned into a movie or TV show one day?

I think summer camp novels are a great choice to turn into tv shows, and there’s this series I read when I was younger about a Jewish girls’ summer camp that I really liked.

8. Are there any books that are really popular but you dislike?

The Little Prince! It’s so boring to me. If you like it, why do you, I’m super curious.

9. When did you last visit a library?

Monday.

10. Could you recommend me a book that you think is underrated?

Could I. As always, I’m going to recommend The Star and the Sword/Pamela Melkinoff because this book is the best (historical fiction, kids town is burned in a pogrom and they have to go to their uncle’s house which is through Nottingham Woods and past Robin Hood). For something I don’t recommend all the time, All About Simon and His Grandmother/Elisabeth Roberts, which is a bunch of cozy short stories told from the perspective of a little kid visiting his eccentric grandmother.

Tagging: @afairytale @iwritealittleofficial @tanda-soal @redflawedglass @zarinaa113 @kajsaschubeler @beautifulpaxielreads @baldursgatekeeper @anassarhenisch and @that-bookworm-guy to (if they want to) answer these ten questions:

1. What is your favorite subgenre (fairytale retellings, comedy of manners, alternative history, etc.)?

2. Do you prefer writing poetry or prose?

3. What’s your favorite book from where you live (interpret this as broadly or as small as you want to)?

4. Do you watch any reality tv?

5. Who is your favorite “sidekick” (from Robin to Ron and Hermione)?

6. Do you prefer warm or cold colours?

7. What is your favorite type of art to do?

8. What was your favorite subject in school?

9. Do you like writing book reviews?

10. What’s a short story I should read?

freckles-and-books

“Enter the players. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us, though we saw no further than the books in front of our faces. We were always surrounded by books and words and poetry, all the fierce passions of the world bound in leather and vellum. (I blame this in part for what happened.)”

juliamccartney

Imagine if everybody knew the International Phonetic Alphabet. It would be so much easier to explain how words are pronounced which would be especially useful to second language learners & people who have unpronounceable names.

astreiants-archive

hey so i made a massive database of 900 (and counting) sapphic books, sortable by age, genre and rep! take a look if u feel so inclined (and maybe retweet my tweet?). there’s a submissions page if u catch any i’ve missed (or any incorrect info on them), but pls do check i’ve not just sorted it in a way you don’t expect!

lgbtqreads

Do you have a list of classic stories retold with queer characters? I know of Marian and Ash but I would love to find one of the Nutcracker! Any other recommendations would be great! Thank you :)

Yup! I don’t know any of the Nutcracker, but here’s a mix of fairytale, classics, and mythology:

M/M

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (T) (Fantasy, Peter Pan)

First Impressions by Christopher Koehler (Pride and Prejudice)

The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode (YA, Cinderella)

Beau and the Beast by Kay Simone (Beauty and the Beast)

Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller (Achilles)

F/F

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember (YA, The Little Mermaid)

Ripped Pages by M. Hollis (Rapunzel)

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (T, Cinderella)

Sappho’s Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales Series