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Adorable YA Romance in “A Bánh Mì for Two”

A Bánh Mì for Two, by Trinity Nguyen, is an adorable sapphic YA, set in Vietnam. Two foodies, Vietnamese-American Vivi…

2 months ago

Commencement

I got Commencement, by J. Courtney Sullivan, in a mystery book purchase. I was able to see a little description…

11 months ago

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

After the end of The Mimicking of Known Successes, Mossa and Pleiti discover another strange disappearance to solve in The…

1 year ago

Nerd Friends and Wild Creatures in “The Kaiju Preservation Society”

I originally noped out of the first scenes of The Kaiju Preservation Society, because they were about a shady startup…

1 year ago

Sapphic & Supernatural in “Even Though I Knew The End”

Even Though I Knew The End, by C. L. Polk, is a sapphic romance and a supernatural thriller, all with…

2 years ago

Legends & Lattes: The High-Fantasy Coffeeshop AU We All Need

Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree, is a sweet and gentle story about what happens after your orc heroine kills…

2 years ago

Every Body Shines: Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat

Every Body Shines: Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat, is edited by Cassandra Newbould, with a intro by Aubrey Gordon…

2 years ago

Gaslamps Gas Giant in “The Mimicking of Known Successes”

The Mimicking of Known Successes, by Malka Older, was the kind of book where I wanted to read faster to…

2 years ago

Book Review: Unnecessary Enemies: Finding a Place for Mayson

In Unnecessary Enemies: Finding a Place for Mayson, by Dawnn B. Sommerville, Mayson knows he's different from other boys and…

2 years ago

Flight Patterns by Jana Williams

Flight Patterns, the new novel by Jana Williams, is a story of women pilots training in Texas to join the…

2 years ago

Last Tang Standing, by Lauren Ho

In Last Tang Standing, by Lauren Ho, Andrea's in her thirties, and she's just split up with her long-term boyfriend.…

3 years ago

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

I've been on the library waitlist for Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club for ages, and finally got…

3 years ago

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

The City Beautiful, by Aden Polydoros, is a queer, Jewish historical fantasy. In this world, the question isn't about whether…

3 years ago

The Very Nice Box

At the beginning of The Very Nice Box, by Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett, Ava, feels a bit like The…

3 years ago

Dial A for Aunties

In Jesse Q. Sutanto's upcoming novel "Dial A For Aunties", Meddy's well-meaning aunties, their surprising resources in a crisis, and…

3 years ago

Knit, Purl, A Baby and A Girl

Knit, Purl, A Baby and A Girl, by Hettie Bell, is a charming queer romance novel, about a knitting club…

4 years ago

The Five Acts of Diego Leon

In The Five Acts of Diego Leon, Leon was born in a small Mexican town, but quickly makes his way…

5 years ago

The Paying Guests

The Paying Guests was on my library requests list so long that I forgot who recommended it or why, so…

5 years ago

The Wolf on Lowre Few Lane

The Wolf on Lowre Few Lane is a middle-grades adventure that begins in a small Irish town, and takes readers…

6 years ago

Silent Women of “Vox”

I read Vox, by Christina Dalcher, in one sitting, because the first 98% of this book was just so amazing.  In…

6 years ago

Went To A Reading / Signing The Other Night

Went to a reading/signing the other night. Mackenzi Lee: Sometimes people on Tumblr would ask if #gentlemansguidetoviceandvirtue was another tragic…

7 years ago

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

When The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue opens, wealthy dilettante Henry Montague and his best friend Percy are setting off…

7 years ago

Queerly Loving

Queerly Loving is a new collection of queer, genderqueer and/or polyamorous stories.  No tragic love stories here, no building up…

7 years ago