River of Teeth

everything on the American Hippo novellas by Sarah Gailey

[leirene]

Hippo Table by Derek Pearce

[alhilton]

This is a perfect table

[hollisketch]

Hippo hour! Like Happy Hour but…well, you get it ;)

[riverofteeth]

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

So I went into American Hippo by @gaileyfrey thinking it would be hilarious (idk why..the title?), and it was actually an action packed, very bloody, heist with some awesome diversity in an LGBT+ accepting historical fantasy world. Even the villains were respectful, and never slipped up using they/them pronouns.

Anyway, above is Winslow Houndstooth, pansexual Korean/British man who wants to be a hippo rancher, and his love interest; Hero Shackleby, a poc non-binary retired master poisoner and demolitions master.

[gaileyfrey]

Omg this is amazing 💛❤🧡💜💙😭🙌

[acti-veg]

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

So I went into American Hippo by @gaileyfrey thinking it would be hilarious (idk why..the title?), and it was actually an action packed, very bloody, heist with some awesome diversity in an LGBT+ accepting historical fantasy world. Even the villains were respectful, and never slipped up using they/them pronouns.

Anyway, above is Winslow Houndstooth, pansexual Korean/British man who wants to be a hippo rancher, and his love interest; Hero Shackleby, a poc non-binary retired master poisoner and demolitions master.

[canonnonbinarycharacters]

Hero Shackleby from River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey is non-binary

Hero uses they/them pronouns and has no gender.

[looktheresbooks]

25 Days of Booklr Day 8: A book and a food (or in this case a drink) you tried this year!

I read River of Teeth while I was on vacation where I tried a Mai Tai shot for the first time! I also learned how to float alcohol to make it look pretty! (I’m very proud of this fact)

River of Teeth is a fun read about cowboys but if it were hippos instead of horses! Really a great read!

(Also a great drink)

[hadacol]

Me: river of teeth was such a great read, I should make some meaningful fanart to express my feelings towards it

Also me:

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Houndstooth: let me introduce you to Hero, theyre super smarter than me, they can blow things up real good, theyre more attractive than i am, they can poison you without you knowing it, they almost poisoned me and it was awesome, did i mention how amazing they are wow

[kammartinez]

Mean Hippos, Fjords, and Fiddly Bits: Making the Map for River of Teeth

About a year ago, I attended a panel on worldbuilding in young adult literature. All of the authors on the panel were young, brilliant, dynamic women. They wore flower crowns and they talked about …

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Book Rec

Earlier than my usual Friday Book Recs, but I’m so excited about this one I couldn’t wait.

A month or so ago I preordered Sarah Gailey’s River of Teeth, because I’m a sucker for killer-animal stories and the history behind the book is *fantastic*–  did you know the government once wanted to breed hippos in the American South for meat?

So today it showed up on my Kindle, and I started reading.

First few pages, m/m implied sex scene.  Me–  “That’s… not what I usually see in these books. Huh. Cool.”

A little further in–  sexy, fat con artist whose weight is not used as a punch line!  “Curiouser and curiouser…”  <3

Then we meet Hero, who uses they/them pronouns, and it was at this point I turned into a full-on ball of squee and glitter.  

((btw, the “this is diverse and that is Not Cool my poor sensibilities noooo” reviews have already started, so if you give this a read be sure to leave a review on Goodreads/Amazon!))

I’m less than halfway through–  we have just been introduced to a deadly Very Pregnant assassin– and I’ve had a huge grin on my face the entire time.  100% recommended.

[gaileyfrey]

Thank you! ♡_♡

[helpower]

LGBTQ books read in 2018: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

“It’s not a caper, it’s an operation.”

[gonimontes]

I got to draw and paint a hippo! This is like reason #4,534,252 why working with Tor.com and Irene Gallo is an absolute pleasure. 

Check out the story too! Worth Her Weight in Gold by Sarah Gailey. 

[tanoraqui]

alternate histories where the Nazis won are OUT, alternate histories where North America is overrun with hippos are IN

[riverofteeth]

I'll try to put (read: reblog, not steal) everything on the series that I can find on tumblr on this blog, and then see if I can create some original content too. If you got any posts or recs from other platforms, message me!

~curator