What's something besides books that you are weirdly nerdy about? 🚀 I don't talk about it a lot here, but I am a huge nerd about space, specifically NASA and manned missions to space. When I used to work in TV news, my favorite thing was covering the space shuttle missions. I always held my breath during every take-off and landing, as yesterday's anniversary of the Challenger disaster reminds us that space travel can still be extraordinarily dangerous. But it can also be truly wondrous. I loved watching the live feeds from NASA, and seeing the camera shot from the outside of the shuttle show the ground getting smaller and smaller, until suddenly you see the curvature of the Earth, and then the vast blackness of space. Ah. It gives me chills just thinking about it now! . . Anyway, that's probably part of why I loved @stampepk's THE GRAVITY OF US so much. Not only is it a delightfully charming LGBTQ coming of age story, but it also pays tribute to the wonder of space travel, and the brilliant minds behind exploring space and other planets. In a lot of ways, it felt like a love letter to NASA. . . The concept of this book is what hooked me (and I'll post the synopsis in the comments below), but it was the characters and the heart of the story that really won me over. Look for THE GRAVITY OF US in stores next week. . . #Bookreview #bookrec #thegravityofus #philstamper #yabooks #yabookstagram #yabookblogger #booksilove #booksiread #whatiread #bookflatlay #lgbtqreads #lgbtqbooks #diversebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B76v0lsAkwQ/?igshid=101v82e7jueag
