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Last month I posted a round up of my most anticipated new book releases of Septemberand I really enjoyed sharing that list with you. It was the first time I’d written a post like that for my blog but I thought I might try and keep it up if you enjoy it so let me know. For now I’m going to share with you the books coming out in October that I’m the most excited about because there are a lot! If…

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September 2020 Releases To Get Excited About

You may or may not have noticed but September 2020 is a full month for publishing; September is often a popular month for publication but 2020 has hit new heights. Since it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of new titles to peruse if you’re looking for your next read, I thought I’d create a run down of some of my most anticipated titles for the month! I usually post my most anticipated…

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Reading, My Dad, and I

I am absolutely certain that I would not be the avid reader I am today if it was not for my dad. My dad read every day of his life. He read to learn. He read to relax. But he also read to hide from the world. I bought him books for Christmases, birthdays, and father’s days. If there was a wall in our house that you could stand a bookcase against then up one went. He visited the library at least…

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Stop Hiding the Lady Love

There’s an epidemic in the world of publishing. Ladies in love don’t sell books. Or so they say.

When I first started seeking out queer women in literature, I found a lot of books exploring the rejection and homophobia faced by thousands: the quintessential coming out tale. But that was where queer literature seemed to start and end. Or did it? Turns out the stories of adventuring princesses and…

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It's OK to fall out of love with Christmas...

It’s OK to fall out of love with Christmas…

This year will be my second Christmas without my dad. On November the 8th, 2017, my dad passed away from oesophageal cancer at the age of fifty-nine. Last year his death was so raw that my mum and I floundered when it came to Christmas. Friends offered to spend their days with us, cousins invited us to their homes instead, and we ended up participating in an eclectic selection of old Christmas…

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The Best Audiobooks Currently on Scribd (according to me): I recently joined Scribd - an app that allows you to listen to unlimited audiobooks and read unlimited ebooks for a set monthly price.

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Don’t worry… we passed the sign on our way out

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Dad always knows best

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LGBTQ+ Fantasy Book Rec List

Few notes: All books redirect to goodreads page. My focus is on high/heroic/historic/mythological fantasy, any other genres are stated in the brackets. Please, add books and notes at will but remember to include only these in where either the protagonist or an important side character belongs to LGBTQ+. (I also have a list here, which I’m going to update every time someone adds another book to this list)

GAY/BI MALE CHARACTERS

Rain Wild Chronicles (part of Realm of the Elderlings series), Robin Hobb

The Books of Outremer, Chaz Brenchley

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

The Tale of the Five Omnibus, Diane Duane

The Last Herald Mage series (part of Valdemar series), Mercedes Lackey

Nightrunner series, Lynn Flewelling

The Steel Remains (part of A Land Fit fot Heroes series), Richard K. Morgan

The Wode Series, J. Tullos Hennig

Mordred, Bastard Son, Douglas Clegg

The Knights of Camelot series, Sarah Luddington

The Mortal Instruments, Cassie Clare

Kirith Kirin, Jim Grimsley

The Fire’s Stone, Tanya Huff

Shadowdance, Robin Wayne Bailey (trigger warning for rape)

Doctrine of Labyrinths series, Sarah Monette

Swordspoint & The Privilege of the Sword & The Fall of the Kings (part of Riverside world), Ellen Kushner

Iskryne World Series, Sarah Monette

Torsere Series, Annabelle Jacobs

Captive Prince Series, C.S. Pacat

The Harmatia Cycle, Madeleine Emily Vaughan

Micah Grey series, Laura Lam (a bisexual intersex afab male protagonist)

Gay Knights And Horny Heroes: Tales from the Court of King Arthur, Michael Gouda (very nsfw in a very ridiculous setting. Also spoiler: everyone is gay and horny)

[steampunk] Havemercy series, Jaida Jones, Danielle Bennett

[steampunk] A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger series), Gemma Files

[steampunk] The God Eaters, Jesse Hajicek

[steampunk] Lord of the White Hell, Ginn Hale

[urban fantasy] Rifter Series, Ginn Hale

[urban fantasy] Autobiography of Red, Anne Carson

[urban fantasy] The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice

[sf] Bas-Lag Trilogy, China Miéville

[sf] Warchild series, Karin Lowachee

[dystopian sf] Mind Fuck, Manna Francis

LESBIAN/BI FEMALE CHARACTERS

Good Lesbian Books - it’s worth checking this site; it’s a guide to lesbian books, with books neatly organized into genres and themes

Circle of Magic, Tamora Pierce

Huntress & Ash, Malinda Lo

The Steel Remains, Richard K. Morgan

Chronicles of Tornor, Elizabeth A. Lynn

When Women Were Warriors series, Catherine M. Wilson

The Saga of the Renunciates & Thendara House (from Darkover series), Marion Zimmer Bradley

Lythande, Marion Zimmer Bradley

Elemental Logic series, Laurie J. Marks

Banshee’s Honor, Shaylynn Rose

Kushiel’s Legacy series, Jacqueline Carey

Wolfcry (part of The Kiesha’ra series), Amelia Atwater-Rhode

The Dark Wife, Sarah Diemer

The Witch Sea, Sarah Diemer (for free! The link leads to the download page)

Sappho’s Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales series, Elora Bishop and Jennifer Diemer

Queen’s Champion: The Legend of Lancelot Retold, Cris Newport

Celaeno series, Jane Fletcher

Green Universe, Jay Lake

Sing the Four Quarters (part of Quarter series), Tanya Huff

Fires of the Faithful (part of Eliana’s Song), Naomi Kritzer

Dragon Age: The Masked Empire (part of Dragon Age series), Patrick Weekes

Nantuket Trilogy, S.M. Stirling

By the Sword, Mercedes Lackey

Sword of the Guardian, Merry Shannon

[urban fantasy] Underdogs, Geonn Cannonn

[urban fantasy] The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan

[urban fantasy] Gossamer Axe, Mass Market

[urban fantasy] The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan

[urban fantasy] The Cirlce, Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren

[urban fantasy] Modern Faerie Tales, Holly Black

[sf] Ascension, Jacqueline Koyanagi

[sf] Jacob’s Ladder series, Elizabeth Bear

[sf] Santa Olivia series, Jacqueline Carey

[sf] Ammonite & Slow River, Nicola Griffith

[sf] The Telling, Ursula Le Guin

[sf] Dreamships, Melissa Scott

[sf] The Stone Gods, Jeanette Winterson

[sf] Adaptation series, Malinda Lo

[dystopian] The Holdfast Chronicles, Suzy McKee Charnas

OTHER SEXUALITY

Vows and Honor series (part of Valdemar series), Mercedes Lackey (asexual female protagonist. Trigger warning for rape as a background story!)

The Fire’s Stone, Tanya Huff (one of protagonists is an asexual mage princess)

Banner of the Damned, Sherwood Smith (asexual female protagonist)

The Deed of Paksenarrion (part of Paksenarrion series), Elizabeth Moon (protagonist may be read as asexual, she certainly isn’t interested in anyone)

[sf] Jacob’s Ladder series, Elizabeth Bear (asexual lesbian protagonist)

[sf] short stories: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (in A Fisherman of the Inland Sea) , Mountain Ways, Unchosen Love (both from The Birthday of the World and Other Stories) , Ursula Le Guin (polyamorous marriages - between two men and two women)

GENDER NON-BINARY & TRANSGENDER CHARACTERS

Farseer Trilogy & Tawny Man Trilogy & Fitz and The Fool Trilogy (part of Realm of the Elderlings series), Robin Hobb (gender non-binary major character)

Eon series, Alison Goodman (one of side characters is trans woman)

Bloodhound (part of YA series Beka Cooper), Tamora Pierce (features a trans woman)

The Bone Palace (part of The Necromancer Chronicles), Amanda Downum (major trans female character)

A Story of the First History series, Mary Gentle (gender non-binary protagonsit)

Children of the Triad series, Laurie J. Marks (one of the species, Aeyrie, is genderless, referred to with gender-neutral pronouns Id, Ids and Idre)

Micah Grey series, Laura Lam (a bisexual intersex afab male protagonist)

Tamír Triad, Lynn Flewelling (Princess Tamir is born female, but to protect them they are magically transformed into male and raised as a boy. Later in the books they are transformed into female again)

[urban fantasy] The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (main character is in a relationship with her transgender girlfriend)

[dystopia] The Butterfly and the Flame, Dana De Young (trans female protagonist)

[dystopia] Bone Dance, Emma Bull (agender protagonist)

[sf] The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard (an anthology of transgender narratives)

[sf] Vorkosigan Saga, Lois McMaster Bujold (major intersex character, trigger warning? for referring to them with “it” pronouns)

[sf] The Left Hand of Darkness (part of Hainish Cycle), Ursula Le Guin (intersex society)

[sf] 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (very broad range of gender and sexual identity)

[sf] Imajica, Clive Barker (one of characters is an interdimensional traveler whose body can shift between sexes)

[post-apocalyptic] Wraeththu series, Storm Constantine (intersex society)

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Spent the morning organizing my boookshelves. I took all the Tetrised books to make my shelves look cleaner, but now half my tbr pile is just chilling on my coffee table…

Don’t mind me, I’m just getting in a quick workout.

❤️ 'A house without books is like a room without windows.' - Horace Mann

#bookshelves #bookshelf #shelfie #spines

New planner ❤️ my favourite iconic planner but in a monthly spread and covered in adorable cacti 🌵 what more could I want? Stationery haul coming your way next week! #stationery #organization #planner

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