I’ve seen a lot of queer book reccs on here from different people and figured I’d compile them into one blog! I’ll also be posting some of my own recommendations from time to time, and some recordings of first chapters for those who want a bit of an introduction to the book!
Can someone recommend me a good fantasy novel/tv show (or really anything fiction) with a good Jewish character that's Jewishness doesn't revolve around the holocaust or is just a throwaway line? Thanks
I really enjoyed The Feverwake Duology by Victoria Lee, which includes a Jewish main character whose Jewishness comes up multiple times throughout the books and was (I believe) very well written. Content warning for sexual assault, though it is handled very well and written from the perspective of someone who has experienced it. (Less serious) content warning for the fact that the main character doesn’t like charoset.
Here’s the thing to remember about anti-racist book lists:
Read these, yes. But then read books that were not written as treatises on racism. Seek out Black art not only because it can teach you something about race but because Black people are simply doing extraordinary work.
Read Morrison as much for her prose and her mastery of pacing as for her politics. Read Ross Gay’s Book of Delights, an ode to little wonders and a reminder to look at the world with gratitude. Read Elizabeth Alexander’s stunning testament to grief and marriage, The Light of the World, and note the innovations in form as she mixes memoir with poetry and recipes, a collage meant to mirror her late husband’s paintings. Read NK Jemisin’s The Fifth Season and marvel at the worlds she builds.
Just a small reminder. Black art does not exist solely to educate non-Black people. Always be expanding your horizons.
The google doc has loads more information than just these books, so definitely check it out, and HERE is a list of black-owned bookstores, and HERE is another list of anti-racist readings from bookshop.org, which is a small-business-owner alternative to amazon. buy your lit local, my friends.
Do you have any recs where a character always assumed they were straight and they meet someone of the same sex and fall in love? If possible, please no YA, as I'm not really a fan of it. Thank you you so much!
Ah man I was so excited to get to rec Date Me, Bryson Keller! but it is very much YA. But! In Adult, try Far From Home by Lorelie Brown (note: the MC is demisexual so hasn’t given much thought to attraction at all, which is a little different, but still fits that she did not know she was into women), Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (MC did have...shall we say dalliances?...but did not realize he was actually bi before), and When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri (which is tbh not my favorite example because I do not like when bisexuality is completely leapt over without even consideration, but anyway).
Local Bookstores Have A New Weapon In The Fight With Amazon
In the book industry, Amazon is Goliath, the giant who overshadows everyone else. But there’s a new David on the scene, Bookshop.org.
It doesn’t expect to topple the giant, but it has launched a weapon that could make Amazon’s shadow a little smaller, and help local bookstores fight back.
Bookshop.org, a website that went live at the end of January and is still in beta mode, is designed to be an alternative to Amazon, and to generate income for independent bookstores. And, perhaps more importantly, it seeks to give book reviewers, bloggers and publications who rely on affiliate income from “Buy now” links to Amazon a different option.
Profit from books sold through Bookshop will be split three ways, with 10% of the sale price going into a pool that will be divided among participating bookstores, 10% going to the publication that triggered the sale by linking to Bookshop.org, and 10% going to Bookshop.org to support its operations.
y’all, Bookshop is amazing. i got an email about them from my local indie store, and they’re so excited about it. please oh please use this place instead of Amazon!!
with every purchase, they tell you how much you’re putting toward independent booksellers, which is fun and cute:
it’s also amazing for authors! i’ve been asked a couple times about the best way to support my books. this site is now the answer. it reports sales figures to the NYT and Bookscan, a type of tracking that helps authors hit bestseller lists. and even better, authors can set up affiliate pages, and if you buy through those pages, we get an additional 10 percent of each sale on top of royalties. this is a massive deal!!!
for reference, many royalty rates are in the 6-8 percent range. so if you buy through Bookshop author affiliate pages, authors get more than twice as much from sales of their books, with no additional cost to you.
the site is still in beta, but it also has a fun interface where you can make book lists for favorites or recommendations, sort of like goodreads (except better, because goodreads is owned by amazon).
this is my Bookshop page. if you ever buy one of my books, i pray u will do it from this site! (or from your local indie :D)
Independent bookseller here. We fucking love Bookshop right now. They’ve increased the percentage we get from sales through affiliate links during the COVID-19 crisis, which is a really big deal for the stores that can’t or don’t run their own online shops – which, with most stores shut down, is a lot. Even those of us trying to operate remotely could really use the extra boost.
Plus you can get both eBooks and DRM-free audiobooks through Bookshop, too! They’re powered by Hummingbird (the American Bookseller Association’s new e-reader program) and Libro-dot-FM (for legal, ethical, DRM-free aubiobooks.)
Annalise Keating, How To Get Away With Murder(could also be pan)
Asami Sato, Legend of Korra
Barbara Kean, Gotham
Bo, Lost Girl
Bob, Bob’s Burgers
Brittany S. Pierce, Glee
Callie Torres, Grey’s Anatomy
Chuck, Supernatural
Clara Oswald, Doctor Who
Clarke Griffin, The 100
Daryl Whitefeather, Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Ellaria Sand, Game of Thrones
Eleanor Henstridge, The Royals
Eleanor Shellstrop, The Good Place
Fangs Fogarty, Riverdale
Gail, Letterkenny
Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn
Ianto Jones, Torchwood
Inara, Firefly
Jackson Whittmore, Teen Wolf
James Flint, Black Sails
Jay Bilzerian, Big Mouth
Joe MacMillan, Halt and Catch Fire
John Constantine, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow
Katy, Letterkenny
Kieran Walker, In The Flesh
Korra, Legend of Korra
Lorna Morello, Orange is the New Black
Lucifer Morningstar, Lucifer
Magnus Bane, Shadowhunters
Marceline, Adventure Time
Mazikeen, Lucifer
Meliorn, Shadowhunters
Mrs. McMurray, Letterkenny
Miles Hollingsworth, Degrassi
Nico Minoru, Runaways
Nova Bordelon, Queen Sugar
Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
Pam, Archer
Paige Michalchuk, Degrassi
Piper Chapman, Orange is the New Black
Polo, Elite
Princess Bubblegum, Adventure Time
Ramona Royale, American Horror Story: Hootel
Rebeca, Elite
River Song, Doctor Who
Rosa Diaz, Brooklyn99
Rose Quartz, Steven Universe
Ruby Lucas, Once Upon a Time
Sea Hawk, She-Ra and the Princess of Power
Sara Lance, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow
Tara Thornton, True Blood
The Countess Elizabeth, American Horror Story: Hotel
Toni Topaz, Riverdale
Toshiko Sato, Torchwood (could also be pan)
Valencia Perez, Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Waverly Earp, Wynona Earp
Will Drake, American Horror Story: Hotel
Winter Anderson, American Horror Story: Cult (could also be pan)
Books:
Abby Suso, Leah on the Offbeat
Adam Parrish, The Raven Cycle
Alex Claremont-Diaz, Red White & Royal Blue
Apollo, The Trials of Apollo
Cal Price, Simon vs. The Homosapien Agenda
Celie Johnson, The Color Purple
Helen Blackthorn, The Mortal Instruments
Henry Montague, The Gentlemans Guide To Vice and Virtue
Jesper, Six of Crows
Kieran, The Dark Artifices
Leah Burke, Leah on the Offbeat
Lisbeth Sander, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Magnus Bane, The Mortal Instruments
Mark Blackthorn, The Mortal Instruments
Mia Covere, Nevernight
Michael Wayland, The Mortal Instruments
Nina, Six of Crows
Noam, Fever King
Patroclus, The Song of Achilles
Rhy, Shades of Magic
Shug Avery, The Color Purple
Comics/Graphic Novels:
Avatar Kyoshi, The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars
Daken, Marvel Comics
Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), DC Comics
Grace Choi, DC Comics
Harley Quinn, DC Comics
John Constantine, DC Comics
Knockout, DC Comics
Madame Xanadu, DC Comics
Mystique, Marvel Comics
Nico Minoru, Marvel Comics
Roxy Washington, Marvel Comics
Selina Kyle, DC Comics
Thomas Blake, DC Comics
Movies:
Lisbeth Salander, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Video Games:
Abigail, Elliot, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sebastian and Shane, Stardew Valley (they could also be pan)
Anders, Dragon Age Inquisition 2
Alphys, Undertale
Chloe, Life is Strange
Dorothea, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Edelgard von Hresvelg, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Fenris, Dragon Age Inquisition 2
Hans, Animal Crossing (could also be pan)
Isabelle, Animal Crossing (could also be pan)
Isabelle, Dragon Age Inquisition 2
Jaal, Mass Effect Andromeda
Josephine, Dragon Age Inquisition
Juhani, Knights of the Old Republic
Leliana, Dragon Age Origins
Linhardt, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Kaiden, Mass Effect
Liara, Mass Effect>
Max, Life is Strange
Mercedes, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Merrill, Dragon Age 2
Niles, Fire Emblem Fates
Rhea, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Sothis, Fire Emblem Three Houses
Zevran, Dragon Age Origins
Musicals:
Richard Goranski, Be More Chill
Hanschen Rilow, Spring Awakening
The MC, Cabaret
Podcasts:
Aubrey Little, The Adventure Zone
Georgie Baker, The Magnus Archives
Jonathon Sims, The Magnus Archives
Juno Steel, The Penumbra Podcast
Mark Bryant, The Bright Sessions
Mollymauk, Critical Role
Ryan Dalias, EoS 10
Sir Damien, The Penumbra Podcast
Timothy Stoker, The Magnus Archives
Vax’ildan - Critical Role
We are slowly adding to this list! If you know of a character that isn’t on here, please send us a message with the characters name, the name of what they’re in, and what type of media it is! Thank you so much!
Here’s an updated list with all the asks we have received so far! Thank you so much everyone for the help!
If you have more CANON bisexual characters, please send us an ask with the characters name, the title of what they’re in, and what type of media (tv, podcast, books, etc..). Thank you so much! - Mod Kameron
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This was so hard! I’ve been tracking and reading LGBTQA+ books for 10 years and picking 3 for each was tough! There are so many more I love so if you have specific ones you are looking for, or want more in these sub-genres you can totally ask me for recs. I’ll do my best.
fanart credit: @ace-artemis-fanartist
Below undercut is the Goodreads links to these books:
stormborns
tangentwithtanner
snowghoul
kaledo-art
prguitarman
theartofmadeline
areudirty
yousharknotpass
