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THE CHALLENGE LIVES!

After the sucker punch of 2017, we are back, angrier than ever and with a brand new reading challenge.

For those of you who don’t know us yet, yes, we are a reading challenge! But not any reading challenge, we cater to the queer feminists of the world, we want you to learn and rule. So, pick a book, tag your choice with "dragoonthechallenge" and join us every month!

HERE ARE THIS YEAR’S THEMES:

January | GET POSITIVE It's time to challenge an idea, concept or long held belief. Be that your body image, mental illness or even death. Get on your feet and make it happen. February | CBs By Women Need we say more? February is a quick month for fast, but still complex, reads. Let’s give the women changing the landscape of the comic industry some love. March | Defiant Women For much of history anonymous was a woman. No more, let’s learn about some badass fucking women who changed the fucking world. April | POC as The Lead Choose any genre, any setting, but we better not see a white person as the lead, for fuck’s sake. May | By a Woman As long as you choose a book written by woman, it’s fair game. June | Here & Queer It’s LGBTQ+ History Month, we are queer and still here. Let’s learn about queer history or read some queer stories. Your choice. July | By a Woman of Color As long as you choose a book written by a woman of color, it’s fair game. August | YA Girls Everyone enjoys some young adult books every now and then, right? Choose one about a girl! September | The Future is Accessible Let’s give the people with disabilities within our communities the spotlight, read something written by them or about them. Learn about different ways of living and enrich your own life. October | Queer & Spooky That’s right, let’s read about some spooky gay shit. Queer paranormal romance is all the rage. November | She’s No Man It’s a men’s world, let’s read about some women fucking shit up where they don’t expect a woman to be. Any genre is cool with us. December | They’re lesbians, Harold QUEER WOMEN QUEER WOMEN QUEER WOMEN

Just like in previous years, we will have a masterpost with book recs and lists to guide you through the month’s theme. You can check for it on the 10th of every month on the dot. But if you already have your own idea, that’s absolutely fine and even encouraged.

The challenge is open for anyone who feels like joining at any point of the year. We don’t have any rules or demands, but if you feel like sharing what you’re going to be reading, tag us! That’s what we live for, my dudes. Here’s to a year of reading! :D

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AND IT’S MONTH FOUR!

Before we even begin, I think it’s important those os us who are very white (hello!) read this thread and take it to heart: https://twitter.com/Jenny_Trout/status/980124687027130368 And now, back to the regular show.

It’s been a while, I know, but we’ll pretend this list isn’t extremely late, because this month is worth it. In april, we read books where the protagonists can be a billion different things, have all sorts of lives and baggage, but one thing they’re not: White. It’s time to diversify your reads, godspeed!

~*~ REC LISTS ~*~ FEMALE PROTAG Black Girls Matter: A Ya Reading List |  10 Books with Awesome Black Female Protagonists |  9 Books With Black Female Lead Characters |  8 Young Adult Books With Badass Black Female Protagonists | Black Female Protagonist Tumblr |  15 Books Starring Black Girls for Readers of All Ages |  Black Female Protagonists |  Popular Black Female Lead Books |  Non-white Female Protagonists |  Popular Woc Protagonist Books |  7 Great ‘Chick-Lit’ Books Featuring WOC |  Stories that Feature a WOC as Protagonist |  FEMALE AUTHOR 34 Books by Women of Color to Read This Year | 12 best books by women of colour |  Fine Print: 7 American Indian Women Novelists You Have to Read |  Native American Women Writers | Native American Female Authors | Books by Indigenous Women |  It’s time to read more books by Native women |  9 YA Books with Black Main Characters Written by Black Female Authors |  16 Amazing Books Written By Black Women |  You Need These Books By Black Women on Your YA Shelves | Writing by women of colour: what to read | Poems by WOC |  19 Science-Fiction And Fantasy Novels By Women Of Color You Must Read | I Read 50 Books By Women Of Color This Year! | 10 Overlooked Novels By Women Of Color In 2015 |  10 sci-fi books written by women of color to add to your reading list |  12 Best Books Celebrating Women Writers of the Asian Diaspora |  The Asian American Women Writers Who Are Going to Change the World |  10 Female British-Asian Authors to Watch Out For |  7 Chinese Women Writers Whose Works You Should Read | South Asian Women Writers To Watch Out For |  South Asian Fiction by Women |  5 Female East Asian Writers to Move your Heart and your Mind | 50 Books Written By 50 Canadian Women of Colour LGBTQ+

23 LGBTQ Books With A POC Protagonist |  24 LGBTQ Books With A POC Protagonist, Because It's Time To Diversify Your Reading List |  Fiction Novels with Black Lesbian Characters |  Books by Lesbians of Colour |  Queer Writings by WOC |  More than 50 books by Queer People of Color |  F/F Books with WOC Characters/Protagonist |  Books With LGBTQIA Asian Protagonists | Book List: Asian Characters in LGBTQIA+ YA |  LGBTQIAP Protagonists in Fantasy and Science Fiction |  Fiction about lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of color |  Popular Queer Poc Books | Finding Queer Poc Books |  diversify your queer reads: 2014 books featuring queer people of color |  Queer SFF books by POC authors |  YA Lit List: Queer PoC Protagonists |  Books by and about Queer POC for Teens |  Queer fiction written by queer writers you should be reading right now |  5 Queer Black Female Authors Who Will Blow Your Mind Wide Open |  35 Queer Black Writers You Need to Know About |  Ten Fantastic Examples of Queer Person-of-Color Literature |  More YA and YA-friendly Books About LGBT Characters of Color |  15 YA Books That Aren’t About Straight White People |  5 Books By QTPOC To Add To Your Reading List |  YOUNG ADULT 2018 YA/MG Books With POC Leads |  Asian MG/YA 2018 |  MG & YA Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color |  12 Young Adult Novels With POC Protagonists | YA Reads with POC-Centric Romances |  #OwnVoices Representation: Native American Authors | Faces Of Color On 2017 Ya Books |  34 Young Adult Novels To Diversify Your Bookshelf |  Diversity in YA’s reviews |  21 YA Books For Black History Month |  Best Asian-American Teen Fiction |  9 Phenomenal YA Books That Have a Badass Asian Main Character | A Round-up Of Awesome Asian American Protagonists In Ya Lit |  10 YA Novels with Asian American Main Characters |  Books Featuring Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders for Kids and Teens |  8 Great YA Novels Featuring South Asian Protagonists |  Fifteen 2015 YAs with Narrators of Asian Descent |  The Best East Asian Fantasy Books for Teens |  9 young adult books about South Asian main characters |  March and April 2018 MG/YA Releases by POC/Indigenous Authors 

GRAPHIC NOVELS 10 Black Graphic Novels You Probably Didn’t Know About |  The Future Is Black and Female: Afrofuturism and Comic Books |  Greatest Black Female Superheroes |  Changing the Face Of Comics: 7 Women Of Color You Should Be Reading |  Five Queer AF Comics Starring Black and Brown Women |  6 Graphic Novels by Women of Color for Your Consideration |  30 Black Comic Book Writers You Should Know |  Graphic Novels by Women of Colour: A Starter Kit |  How 3 Latina Comic Book Artists Carved Out a Space in a Male-Dominated Industry | Black Woman Creates Comics Universe Where all the Superheroes are Women of Color |  Women Writers of Shounen Manga |  7 Butt-Kicking Shonen Manga by Women Writers | 3 Queer Comics By Creators of Color |  Black Panther and Beyond: 30 Comics You Should Read for Black History Month A LOT OF LISTS Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color |  60 Diverse Books To Look Forward To In 2017 |  10 Mind-blowing Fantasy Books by People of Color |  Diverse mysteries list​: because people of color solve mysteries too |  The Best Crime Fiction by Writers of Color: A Reading List |  Non-white Protagonists in Fantasy and Science Fiction |  A Guide to Fantasy and Science Fiction Made for Black People, by Black People |  25 Amazing Books by African-American Writers You Need to Read | #readingblackout For Black History Month |  Fantasy series with black protagonists reddit thread | After Wakanda 5 Black Sci-fi Writers You Should Know |  Diverse Horror |  Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Classics by People of Color |  A Dozen Diverse Debut Novels [in The Booklist Reader] |  10 Fantasy And Science Fiction Books With Protagonists Of Color | A Small List Of Diverse Romance Books |  11 Romance Authors of Color You Should Be Reading | Romance Novels In Color’s Website |  8 Books With South Asian Characters to Read in 2017 |  9 Books with South Asian Characters to Read in 2018 |  7 Rad Books Featuring Asian Protagonists |  Books Featuring Asian Main Characters |  10 Books About The Search For Asian American Identity |  Asian & Pacific Islander American Heritage Month - Fiction & Literature |  Beloved Asian American Literature You Have to Read |  23 Books by Asian-American Authors |  Best Asian Fantasy Books |  10 Essential Contemporary Books By Asian-American Writers |  10 best Asian novels of all time |  Ahmede Hussain on South Asian literature |  32 Essential Asian-American Writers You Need To Be Reading |  10 Award-Winning Books by Asian Authors You Should Read  |  9 Books To Read For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month |  Popular First Nations Books | 10 top indigenous books for your summer reading list | First Nations Books | 10 Books by Native American Authors |  10 Essential Native American Novels |  20 Native American Authors You Need to Read | Native American Writers You Should Be Reading | Native American Romance Novels By Native Authors | Native American Books: Our Reading Recommendations 

This month’s list is a bit rushed, thus shorter than usual, but you can still find plenty of cool things here. Also, all of our lists try to include diverse authors and protagonists, so you can absolutely look back on past months.

We always try to be as inclusive and creative with our recs as we can possibly be, but if we’re still missing ideas or if there’s any glaring mistake feel free to add to the list or to (gently) correct us!

HAVE FUN!

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WELCOME TO MONTH TWO!

We’re back (with a tiny delay because one of your hosts was travelling :) and we are going to celebrate badass women creators! The comics industry is a rough space to exist in, to say it still has a lot to change is an understatement. Despite the challenges - and barrage of bullshit they face daily - women are out here creating amazing content full of diversity and fantastic writing. It’s only fair we take this month to give them all of our appreciation and love!

THE LIST OF RECS

comics by women of color

Changing the Face Of Comics: 7 Women Of Color You Should Be Reading |  Five Queer AF Comics Starring Black and Brown Women |  6 Graphic Novels by Women of Color for Your Consideration |  30 Black Comic Book Writers You Should Know |  Graphic Novels by Women of Colour: A Starter Kit |  How 3 Latina Comic Book Artists Carved Out a Space in a Male-Dominated Industry |  Black Woman Creates Comics Universe Where all the Superheroes are Women of Color |  Women Writers of Shounen Manga |  7 Butt-Kicking Shonen Manga by Women Writers |  3 Queer Comics By Creators of Color |  Black Panther and Beyond: 30 Comics You Should Read for Black History Month

comics by trans women & queer women

25 Queer and Trans Women Comic Creators to Support this Holigay Season! | Queer Women Writing Comics About Queer Women,Batwoman and America Edition |  The Rise of Queer Comics  |  The 10 Best Trans Women In Comics |  The Lesbrary’s Archive |  28 Trans, Queer, And Non-Binary Comics Creators Who Tell The Stories We Need Right Now  |  webcomics by women

21 webcomics by female and trans artists |  8 SFW Webcomics By Women That You Should Be Reading Right Now | 6 Powerful Women of Webcomics |  3 More Webcomics (by ladies!) That The Red Menace is Reading | Even More Webcomics by Ladies |  Still More Webcomics by Ladies to Enjoy! | Women Write About Comic’s webcomic tag |  Out, Online, and Proud: 40 LGBTA Webcomics to Know and Love | 16 Diverse Webcomics I’m Reading Right Now |  Presenting 9 Women Who Write Webcomics That You Should Absolutely Be Reading |  Webcomics w/ Black Leads |  STARTING POINTS: 4 WEBCOMICS (WRITTEN BY WOMEN) YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT ceis acharam que eu não ia citar brasileiras? (for portuguese speaking eyes only) o arquivo maravilhoso da lady’s comics | dez quadrinhos feitos por mulheres que você tem que ler | Esquadrinhando as Minas | 5 Mulheres Brasileiras Que Arrasam nos Quadrinhos |  Mulheres brasileiras nos quadrinhos: esse clube não é só para homens |  Autoras brasileiras ganham espaço na produção de quadrinhos |  Essas Garotas Estão Mostrando O Poder Das Mulheres Nos Quadrinhos  lists that focus on international creators (hopefully you can find something interesting!)

The rich, international world of comic books by women  |  Female Comic Book Writers and Artists |  The women in Scotland championing comic books |  How small publishers are boosting female talent in comics |  Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics  |  Women In Comics Wiki a grab bag of lists Graphic Novels By Women That You Should Read Now (Seriously) |  9 Amazing Female Graphic Novelists, Illustrators And Cartoonists You Should Read | Comics & Graphic Novels by Women | 25 Graphic Novels Written By Women, A Guide For Beginners | 5 Chicago Comics By Women | 75 Best Comics By Women |  Comic Books Written By Women That Prove The Medium Isn't Just For Teenage Boys |  9 Feminist Comics Everyone Should Read |  Teaching and Library Resources for Comics by Women | Fourteen Banned and Challenged Comics by Women | Comics About Women By Women |  15 Fantastic Female-Fronted Comic Books For Your Kids |  9 Female-Authored Comic Books You Need To Read |  Top Graphic Novels by Women | Add These 6 Graphic Novels Written by Women to Your Must-Read List ASAP |  ANYA TO ZOMBIES: AN ALPHABET OF 26 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY WOMEN | Teens, Shape-shifters, Ghosts: Great Graphic Novels by Women |  10 great cartoonists you need to know: Celebrating International Women’s Day |  5 badass female comics writers totally upending stereotypes | Women Quietly Become a Force in Comic Book World | 7 Female Comic Authors You Should Be Following | 9 Up and Coming Women Comic Writer/Artists You Should Know

If you have any question or need help finding a book, just ask and we’ll do the best we can to help you.

And that’s it, HAVE FUN!!!

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WELCOME TO MONTH THREE!

With International Women’s Day just around the corner, this month couldn’t be anything other than a celebration of women’s accomplishments. 

We’ll honor them all, from the trailblazers who changed the landscape of the world, to the women whose mere existence are the biggest acts of resistance imaginable.

Let’s honor, in special, the ones who are so often dismissed and forgotten, our trans sisters and women of color. We’ll never know what defiance truly means, while we remain ignorant of their voices and experiences.

For most of history anonymous was a woman, no more. This month, we learn.

RECS:

radium girls | wonder women | bygone badass broads | women aviators | i am malala | angela davis | redefining realness

~*~ REC LISTS ~*~

the overlooked women of history | women’s labor histories | women in focus | feminist books for international women’s day | Herstory |  15 Books Feminists Should Read in March |  10 Must-Read Books By Immigrants About Their Experience |  10 Books To Add To Your Women’s History Month Reading List |  15 Books About Badass Women From History |  100 Must-Read Titles About Women’s History |  If You Liked Agent Carter, Try... |  Books About Forgotten History - People and Events That Don't Get Taught in History Class |  Women In World War II Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction About Women in the Military |  11 Essential Reads for Women’s History Month |  The Best Feminist Books To Spark Your Awakening |  Popular Womens Rights Books | 11 feminist books to read in honor of the 2018 Women's March | 10 must-read books on women’s rights, history and achievements for International Women’s Day | Popular Historical Women Nonfiction Books | Popular To Read Womens History Books |  50 Great Books About 50 Inspiring Women | 14 Historical Fiction Books About Real-Life Women |  25 History Books Written By Women |  Women's History Month |  11 Books on How Women Have Made (and Continue to Make) History |  Bibliograhpy & Bookstore: Women and Judaism |  Tired Of Living In a Man’s World? Read These 8 Books |  11 Books about Remarkable Women Often Overlooked by History |  10 Books About Female Space Pioneers, Because Women Have Always Shot For The Stars |  6 Inspiring Books by Women in Tech | 6 Books About Female Artists You Should Read Right Now 

BIOS & MEMOIRS

memoirs by women | Women's Journals and Diaries in History |  12 Amazing Memoirs by Women |  Memoirs of Badass Ladies | 11 Must-Read Biographies About Incredible Women | 14 Biographies About Women That Need To Be On Every Woman's Bucket List | Feminists & Women's Rights Activists - Biography: Books |  Women Athletes - Biography: Books |  13 Gripping Memoirs by Women Who Overcame the Impossible | 11 Beautifully Written Memoirs By Women |  7 New Memoirs by Women Around the World |  16 Must-Read Memoirs About Health Written by Women |  5 travel memoirs by women that will inspire you to hit the road | 12 Powerful Autobiographies and Memoirs About Badass Women  

TRANS WOMEN

An Incomplete List of Books by Black Trans Women |  5 Transgender Authors That Are Breaking Through Boundaries |  5 Books Written by Queer and Trans Women That Set Me Free |  8 Memoirs From Black Trans Writers |  7 Books to Read During Trans Awareness Week |  15 trans women and non-binary activists you should be learning about in history class |  Best Non-Fiction Transgender Books |  10 Trans Women Pioneers They Definitely Didn’t Tell You About In History Class (not books, but can give you a guide on what to look for) |  Transgender Memoirs and Biographies  | Six Canadian Trans Women Writers You Should Know  

QUEER WOMEN

25 Great Memoirs by Lesbian Women | 11 Must-Read Memoirs from Lesbian and Bi Women released this year |  10 Novels & Memoirs By and About Black Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women |  11 Books Every Queer Woman Should Read To See All Different Versions Of The Female-Identified Queer Experience |  Lesbian Memoirs | 10 Recent Queer Memoirs That Are Essential Reading |  20 LGBT Memoirs And Biographies For A Summer Read |  5 Books by Queer Women | Historical Queer People (not books, but great ideas) |  ‘Writing in the Light’: Roundup of Queer/Lesbian Australian Women Writers | 7 Books That Put the Fierce Into Black Queer History | The Best Bisexual Women’s Literature |  Lesbian Herstory |  8 Books About LGBT and Feminist History That Every Lesbian and Bi Woman Should Read |  The Ultimate LGBT Pride Book List |  100 Best Gay and Lesbian Non-Fiction Books |  45 Queer and Feminist Books You Need To Read in Early 2017 |  100 Must-Read Bisexual And Lesbian Books |  25 LGBT History Books to Add to Your Epic Queer History Reading List |  25 Essential Works of LGBT Non-Fiction 

WOMEN OF COLOR

Non Fiction/Memoirs by Women of Color |  Indigenous Australian memoir & biography |  14 Aboriginal Women Writers to Read this Summer | 13 Nonfiction Books About Race, Written By Women Of Color |  15 books about black women's history everyone should read |  Feminist Books by Women of Color |  30 books by women of color to read on International Women’s Day |  Bitchreads: The Best Black Women’s History Books of 2017 |  27 things to read if you care about women of color |  10 Notable Books Of 2016 On Black Women’s History | 11 Books About Black Women’s History | Books About Muslim Women |  Best Books by Muslim Women |  Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World |  5 iconic books by black women you must read this Women’s History Month | 12 Excellent Memoirs by Women of Color | Travel Memoirs By Black Women Writers  |  10 Memoirs And Self-Help Books Every Black Woman Could Benefit From Reading For Women’s History Month |  46 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2018 |  Six Asian-American Memoirs to Read for Women's History Month

WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

10 Essential Latin American Feminist Writers |  Women in Latin America |  5 Latin American Women Authors to Read Right Now |  Women Writers from Central & Eastern Europe in English Translation | Women In Irish History |  Yo Soy Latina! Recommended Reads |  10 Must Read Women Writers From The Middle East | American Women's History |  Women in China |  Women in Japan | 11 Books Every Latina Feminist Should Read | 50 Books by African Women That Everyone Should Read  |  South Asian Writers to Watch Out For |  6 Must-Read Books By South Asian Authors That Break Barriers And Question Norms | Books By and About South Asian Women |  23 Books By African Women That You Should Absolutely Be Reading  |  7 non-fiction books African feminists should read |  50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read |  6 West African Books with Unconventional Approaches to Gender and Power | International Women’s Day: seven African woman writers you should have read by 2017 |  8 best books on South-east Asia  

We always try to be as inclusive and creative with our recs as we can possibly be, but if we’re still missing ideas or if there’s any glaring mistake feel free to add to the list or to (gently) correct us!  Promise we’re done, but before we go, don’t forget you can always ask for help if you have difficulty finding a book and, as always, HAVE FUN!!!

[purple-summering]

okay so i haven’t finished this book yet? but for this month’s @dragoonthechallenge theme of GET POSITIVE, i started reading nisi shawl’s everfair. it’s a steampunk reimagining of how belgium’s attempt to colonize the congo might’ve played out if the indigenous population had known about steam power already, which. AH!!!!!!

tbqh i’m a bit out of my depth with this book – it’s MASSIVE in scope (it spans multiple characters and continents, and it takes place from, like, 1880 to at least 1940) – but i believe it’s challenging me in really productive ways. also, again – this pREMISE. 

tl;dr would def recommend to folks who love sci-fi and steampunk!!

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WELCOME TO MONTH ONE!

This month is all about seeing things from a new perspective, It's time to challenge an idea, concept or long held belief. Be that your body image, mental illness or even death. Why not? 

 The goal here is to better yourself, so the challenge is definitely open for books with harsher takes, tackling difficult themes without positivity in mind, necessarily. Let’s change our minds and be beautiful contradictions, my people!  

Btw, don’t forget to tag us once you choose your read!

And now, recs:

BODY POSITIVE POWER |  FROM HERE TO ETERNITY | COME AS YOU ARE | MARBLES

REC LISTS:

Quick reminder the lists are meant to be resources, not endorsements. Do read each description carefully before choosing what to read!)

Body Positive Books | Body Positive Books to Change Your World | Fat Acceptance and Fat Activism | Body Positive | 7 Must Read Body Positive Books | Best Body Positive Books 2016 |  5 Body Positive Books You Need to Read | Body Positive Books to Read this Summer | Celebrating Every Body | 13 Books Every Body Pos Woman Should Read | Body Positivity Books | Body Positive Books | Size Matters: Your Big Fat Reading List | Fat Acceptance 

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Death Acceptance Reading List | Death Positive | Death Postive (2) | The Best Books About Death and Dying |  Thanatopsis: Death, Dying, and Mortality

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Funny Books About Depression, Anxiety and Mental Illness | 100 Best Books About Mental Illness | 14 Books for Mental Health Awareness | The Best Books About Mental Health/Mental Illness | 24 Books that are Straightfoward About Mental iIlness | 11 Books That Will Change Your Perspective on Mental Illness | The AACAP Reading List | 20 Compelling Books About Mental Illness 

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Popular Sex Positive Books | 7 Best Sex Positive Books from 2015 | 10 of the Best Sex Positive Books for Teens | 100 Must Read Sex Education Books | Sex Positive Books | Sex Positive Alternative Lifestyles Books | Books About Sex Work | 10 Sex Positive Books by Women | Sex Postive Gift Guide (has interesting recs!)

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GRAB BAG OF IDEAS

Women and Gender Studies | Books About Hair | Butch Women and Female Masculinity |  Books Written by Members of SWS (Sociologists for Women in Society) |  Peace and Human Rights Books for Young People | Gender and Globalization | Popular Gender and Sexuality Books | Gender Identity | 10 Books to Change the Way You Think | Challenge The Way You Think About Thinking | Books White People Need to Read 

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PAST MASTERPOSTS FROM OUR BLOG WITH USEFUL RECS:

Feminist as Fuck | Hella Queer (comprehensive list with queer themes) | These Ladies Are Not White 

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If you have any question or need help finding a book, just ask and we’ll do the best we can to help you.

My eternal thanks to @purple-summering, who’s always ready to help and support this project. You’re the best!

And that’s it,

HAVE FUN!!!

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books i read this month (rapidfire edition)

for the @dragoonthechallenge monthly theme of HELLA QUEER LIT(!!!!) 

....obvs :*

westerfeld’s afterworlds // ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ // really interesting structural concept that sometimes felt – dare i say it – gimmicky, at times? i will say, though, i really loved the way the darcy/imogen relationship was written. just. super rich and fulfilling and real. :’)

yoshino’s speak now // ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ // dense for a nonfiction book but actually pretty accessible for a constitutional law book, so... split the difference? i really feel like i learned a lot from this one. (tbh it’s also good to know that my high school mock trial experience was good for something)

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WELCOME TO MONTH SIX!

Are you ready to feel the power of the rainbow? June is the month of pride, pride for everything we’ve accomplished, for those who gave their lives for a better tomorrow and for those who are still here fighting. We’re goddamn born this way and we won’t let the assholes take us down.

Let’s celebrate the queerest of months in all its glory by reading hella queer things!

💪🏽 💪 💪 🌈 🌈 🌈

RECS:

redefining realness | juliet takes a breath | i’ll give you the sun | beauty queens | tell me again how a crush should feel | george | brown girl dreaming |  and the band played on | afterworlds | jem and the holograms | ask the passengers | spectacles | queering the color line | annabel | beyond: the queer sci-fi & fantasy anthology

the miseducation of cameron post | crush | ash | stonewall | some of us did not die | zodiac starforce: by the power of astra | georgia peaches and other forbidden fruit | boy erased: a memoir | bone | radio silence

REC LISTS:

L | 100 best lesbian fiction and memoirs | lesbian teen fiction | 8 lesbian romances that will get you hooked | bella books’ list of award winning authors | uk lesbian authors | the black lesbian writers you need to be reading | lesbian sci-fi (authors and books) | latina lesbian books | gayya’s lesbian masterlist | asian lesbian/queer fiction | non american lesbian fiction/non fiction | 15 books every gay woman should read | lesbian online stories | lesbian books/movies | fuck yeah lesbian literature

G | gayya’s gay masterlist | 21 books every gay man needs to read | best fantasy with gay main characters | the gay fiction booklist that doesn’t suck | gaybros’ reddit thread | a gayish list of gay (male) novels | 5 authors to get you started in m/m romance | m/m rec list | top 10 gay novels past and present | 10 must read m/m romances | m/m (and m/m/m) fantasy and sci-fi recs | 10 great gay novels for guys | 50 best gay books | 10 formative books every gay man should read | popular gay nonfiction books | the 10 best gay non fiction books

B | gayya’s bisexual masterlist | 10 books every bisexual should read | bisexual books tumblr | bisexual fiction in ya | 37 books by, for and about bisexual people | bisexuality in ya | 15 ya novels celebrating bisexuality | bi writers association | best books on bisexuality  | 7 bisexual characters in fiction | bisexual books (so cute) | best bi books of the past year | best bisexual women literature | novels with bisexual protagonists | bisexual boys in ya | fantasy books with bisexual male leads | favorite bisexual fiction | books for bisexuals | bi characters in romance | 10 bisexual women of color to celebrate

T | booklist for trans teens | trans SFF by trans authors  | trans sword and sorcery | trans books by trans authors | 10 best non fiction transgender books | 15 books by transgender women | books about trans issues for teens | ya books by and about trangender people | 21 books about transgender and gender non conforming people for kids | ya books starring trans characters | reddit thread with interesting recs | 6 must read books featuring transgender protagonists | transgender books | pintetest board with interesting recs | recommended books on trangender lives | super cool article on trans characters in comics that can give you recs! | top 10 books by trangender authors featuring transgender characters | trans positive literature

Q |  queer poc protags | 25 queer authors you should be reading | more than 50 books by queer poc | 10 fantastic examples of queer poc literature | queer authors select their favorite queer books | 35 queer writers of color you need to know about | popular queer characters books | novels about queer people | a guide about queer comics creators | queer book characters i’d totally date | best characters in queer lit | 6 of the scariest queer horror books ever | casually queer books | 

I | popular intersex books | gayya’s intersex masterlist | ya books with intersex teens

A | 5 books with asexual protags | gayya’s asexual/aromantic masterlist | asexuals in fiction  | books with asexual spectrum f/f romances | ace is the place fiction | ace is the place non fiction | ace canon smash | ace literature tumblr | asexuality in ya fiction | asexy book list | 3 ya books featuring asexual characters | fiction with asexual characters masterlist | asexuallity in ya | asexual authors | asexual lesbians/asexual women in fiction | resources for asexual/aromantic books | asexual characters in comic books | asexual outreach resources | fuck yeah asexual books tag

+ | rainbow book covers | graphic novels featuring lgbtqia+ themes | the lesbrary | 10 novels/memoirs by and about black les/bi/queer women | fiction about lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of color | famous black lgbt writers | 9 books about the latino lgbt experience | bitch media’s book session | lesbian/queer australian writers | 78 lgbt books for adult readers | 25 lgbt non fiction books | 68 lgbt books for adult readers | ya books about les/bi girls | lgbt+ fantasy books | 16 lgbt books that will change your life  | gay and lesbian protags in ya | lgbtqia+ characters in fantasy and sci-fi | stonewall book awards | lgbt non ficiton resources for teens | best lgbt non fiction | lambda winners | 14 must-read novels by bisexual and lesbian writers | 100+ lgbtq black women you should know | lgbt comic book characters | lgbt comic characters info | books i wish i’d read as a lgbtqia+ teenager (super cool) | gender non binary fantasy and sci-fi | diversity in ya | ya books with crossdressing, genderqueer, and intersex characters | books that play with gender |  LGBTQIAP+ books by and about people who identify as LGBTQIAP+ | pansexual themed books | books with neuter gender and asexual characters 

Wow this got long, but there is more! HERE is the masterpost for last year’s hella queer theme.

As usual, read carefully before choosing a book, we can’t vouch for all the rec lists posted here, which will requiere constant vigilance on your part. You can always switch books or do whatever the hell you want with your book of choice, set it on fire, hug it forever, etc etc. You’re the boss of you. 

(I apologize if anything turns out to be very questionable, I’m a tiny idiot trying her best, so do call me out if things are fucked up and I’ll fix it right away! - I also apologize for the ridiculously small intersex list, but google gave me very little to work with. :/)

Our goodreads group already has a topic open and you can check that HERE

If you have any question or need help downloading a book, just ask.

And, finally, let us know which book you’ll be reading! Take a selfie, make a cool post, instagram it, tweet about it, I don’t know, but you do! So let us know what you decided so we can reblog it.

My eternal thanks to @purple-summering, who was responsible for half of the recs! TORI, YOU’RE THE BEST EVER EVER EVER.

And that’s it,

HAVE FUN!!!