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Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

Day 8 (Queer book with a happy ending): Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

Day 9 (Queer book over 100 pages): Most of them, but I'll just say this one for fun: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran.

Day 10 (Favorite queer genre novel): Impossible to pick a favorite but here's just one: The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka.

Day 11 (Queer book you love in a genre you don't read): This prompt is contradictory because if you loved a book, presumably that means you read it, and if you read it, then you read that genre, so ultimately I reject the premise. That being said, I haven't read as much nonfiction as fiction lately, so I'll say How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler.

Day 12 (Queer book with a strong sense of place): Cinder House by Freya Marske.

In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

Day 8 (Queer book with a happy ending): Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

Day 9 (Queer book over 100 pages): Most of them, but I'll just say this one for fun: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran.

Day 10 (Favorite queer genre novel): Impossible to pick a favorite but here's just one: The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka.

Day 11 (Queer book you love in a genre you don't read): This prompt is contradictory because if you loved a book, presumably that means you read it, and if you read it, then you read that genre, so ultimately I reject the premise. That being said, I haven't read as much nonfiction as fiction lately, so I'll say How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler.

In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

Day 8 (Queer book with a happy ending): Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

Day 9 (Queer book over 100 pages): Most of them, but I'll just say this one for fun: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran.

Day 10 (Favorite queer genre novel): Impossible to pick a favorite but here's just one: The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka.

In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

Day 8 (Queer book with a happy ending): Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

Day 9 (Queer book over 100 pages): Most of them, but I'll just say this one for fun: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran.

In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

Day 8 (Queer book with a happy ending): Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake.

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In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.

Day 7 (Queer book you often reread): All Systems Red (and the rest of the Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells.

In case you want to play!

Day 1 (First queer book you remember reading): Probably Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (and sequels). Other notable LGBTQ+ books I read in the ~ same era include Geography Club (Brent Hartinger), Luna (Julie Ann Peters), and Ash (Malinda Lo).

Day 2 (Queer book that reminds you of home): Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Now that I'm thinking about it, this might have been the first queer book I remember reading. The queerness is subtle but very much there, and this collection has always been one of my favorites.

Day 3 (Queer book that has been on your TBR too long): ...So many... but let's go with Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg.

Day 4 (Queer book with a name or number in the title): Hild by Nicola Griffith, otherwise known as the best book I read in 2024.

Day 5 (Queer book where the protagonist has a fun job): If "shapeshifting, human-eating monster" counts as a fun job (I think Shesheshen would say so!), then Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

Day 6 (Favorite queer graphic novel): The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.