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Fave Five: Queer Heist Novels
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (Contemporary) The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik (Sci-Fi) A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe (Fantasy Romance) Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Fantasy) Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (Sci-Fi) Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check out Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig, Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt, A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar, and Six of…
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For the first time in as long as I can remember, I have no idea what the future will bring, because I’ve not decided it yet. Instead, I choose to float in this happiness and to imagine all the possibilities that lie ahead – for they are as boundless as the sea.
Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn
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My piece for @rainbowcrate’s August book box.
Caleb Roehrig's Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix.
"Love, at least the way it is described by the bards—that sudden thunderstorm of passion, urgent and fiery—has always eluded me. When my childhood friends began to speak of their first infatuations, their first feelings of desire, I thought...Well, in the beginning, I thought it was all just a game they were playing. You pick a boy, speak in exaggerated terms about his characteristics, and you invent some fantasy in which he kisses your hand or brings you a jewel or slays a dragon. As pastimes go, it was somewhat amusing for an afternoon, but then it lasted weeks. When I finally grew bored of it enough to complain, to ask that we play something else for once...that's when I finally realized it was not a game at all. Not to them."
Teach the Torches to Burn, Caleb Roehrig I've rarely felt so seen while reading as I did when reading this passage. So I'm dropping this quote here for my aro/ace lovelies who also grew up pretending to have crushes, or for my young adult aro/aces who feel left behind while all their friends and family start falling in love and getting married.
Book cover redesign for Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig.
This was commissioned by Dazzling Bookish Shop on Insta! 😊
Do you have a favorite Shakespearean play?
I think A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth are my favorites, though I admit I haven't read any or seen them peepers since high school.
I am absolutely in LOVE with this new cover! The original is also great, but I adore this art style from @4resna. And the typography from @manicfemme? *chef's kiss* I can't wait to dive into this book!
I'm glad this Romeo and Juliet retelling doesn't have a tragic ending. I always had reservations about the whole story of R&J because Juliet was a literal child. The whole thing was weird. But still excited to read this one!
Instead, I choose to float in this happiness, and to imagine all the possibilities that lie ahead - for they are as boundless as the sea.
Caleb Roehrig, from Teach the Torches to Burn
