There’s so much to like about this book. It’s just phenomenal fantasy from a queer and Indigenous (Cherokee) perspective. If you like fantasy, you really cannot go wrong with Kynship. Although it’s published by a small Native press in Ontario, I found the whole series at the public library in Vancouver, so it’s not even hard to get a hold of! It’s the imaginative world-building, action, and suspense you can usually expect from fantasy, except with queer people, women, and (implicitly) Native folks at the forefront. There are also two-spirit / non-binary trans characters that straddle the gender worlds. What is not to love, I ask you?
– Review of Daniel Heath Justice’s Kynship: The Queer, Indigenous, Feminist Fantasy Novel You Never Knew You Wanted So Bad by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian
Casey has been reading all queer authors of colour this year, and I’ve been discovering such great books through her recommendations! This fantasy novel with a bisexual Native woman protagonist definitely shot to the top of my TBR after this review.
Booktube needs more queer voices. This is a subset of the bookish internet that is just starting to get noticed, and it’s growing. It needs a greater variety of voices, and one aspect of that is definitely queer readers. . . . So join the booktube party, and give queer books a louder voice!
– Booktube Needs You! at Gay YA
Gay YA has been doing a month of guest posts from bloggers, authors, and other interesting people on the topic of YA. There’s a lot of great stuff there with more on the way, and I was able to contribute! I talked about why I fell in love with Booktube (bookish Youtube) and why it needs more queer voices.
Autostraddle posted Read A F*cking Book Review: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is Living Her Truths in “Bodymap” and “Fun Home” the Musical is Messy, Hilarious, Nostalgic, and Totally Worth It.
Gay YA posted Have You Ever Considered Writing About Straight People? by Robin Talley.
Lambda Literary posted New in May: Christopher Bollen, Neil Smith, Hilary McCollum, Maggie Nelson, and Clive Barker.
Women and Words posted
Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler was reviewed at LGBT YA Reviews.
The Sapphire and the Tooth by Ellis Avery was reviewed at C-Spot Reviews.
The Devastation by Melissa Buzzeo was reviewed at Lambda Literary.
The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea) by Fletcher DeLancey was reviewed at The Rainbow Hub.
Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall was reviewed at Diverse Media.
The Paths of Marriage by Mala Kumar was reviewed at Lesbian Reading Room.
Deceptions by Lauren Maddison was reviewed at Curve Mag.
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Reblogged this on Librarian Dreams and commented:
With graduation only a few days away, perhaps joining booktube is something I can finally do.
Thanks for the big shout-out Danika!
No problem! Thanks for letting me know about that book!
I’m trying out a new link round up format. I think I like it better.