We started buddy reading Nalo Hopkinson's Skin Folk for #Pride and #readcaribbean month (not that we ever need an excuse to read Nalo Hopkinson). We are really enjoy the unique world of each story, and the discussion on sexuality, ingenerational trauma, & the magic the double click Hopkinson's writing inspired. We are really excited to read Tan-Tan and Dry Bone because Midnight Robber continues to be one of our favorite books! Reposted from @g.tea.reader As we close #pridemonth and #readcaribbean month, I would like to highlight a fave writer whose writing intersects these two identities: Nalo Hopkinson. I'm such a fan of her writing. She gives me all that I need: speculative, queer fiction with a heavy heavy influence of Caribbean history and lore. I love that she treats her queer characters as full and complete human beings, not just vehicles for trauma, or means to encourage growth and gratitude in a main character (looking at you Love After Love 👀). In Skin Folk, a collection of speculative fiction short stories, there's a story entitled Fisherman. A quick read that leaves an impression. The main character is a shy, sexually inexperienced, transmasculine fisherman who goes to a brothel for his first sexual encounter. Honestly, Nalo has set the bar for writing eroticism. Besides the erotic elements, the story is such an affirming one. And with her roots in Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad...she is truly a Caribbean treasure. Other Nalo books I recommend: - Midnight Robber - Brown Girl in the Ring - Falling in Love with Hominids Finally, keep your reads queer and Caribbean beyond June! . . . . . . [ID: Salima holds a copy of Skin Folk outdoors. In the background are some blooming heliconias. The books cover features the face of a Black woman in profile looking up from the bottom of the book. There's also her hand reaching towards a vine with purple flowers that floats in the center of the cover] . . . . . . #Pride #caribbeanlit #caribbeanreads #nalohopkinson #skinfolk #queerreads #readdiversely #speculativefiction #specfiction #caribbeanwriters #supportblackwomenwriters #blackwomenwriters https://www.instagram.com/p/CgXRp-Cpii6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
