Picture this: you’re me, enjoying your whirlwind first-ever trip to the iconic Powell’s Books in Portland, and you spot a staff recommendation tag with the words “asexual lesbian” prominently featured. You are, in fact, an ace lesbian, so you’re certainly not used to accidentally finding representation in the bookstore. Naturally, you immediately pick up the book inRead More
An Emotional, Innovative, and Essential Queer Memoir: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Review
When I first picked up Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir, In the Dream House, I was unsure of how I would feel about reading it. I have never been a huge fan of anything nonfiction, and I knew it would be a tough book to get through. Even so, I began reading it and was quickly pulledRead More
Family Matters: Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q Sutanto
Next Time Will Be Our Turn was the perfect book to read on an airplane, because so much of it involves characters travelling from one country to another, reflecting on what makes a home a home and what it means to live somewhere that doesn’t have room for their whole self. Fair warning, though: itRead More
A Claustrophobic Sapphic Gothic: The Salvage by Anbara Salam Review
Before I get into it, I will say that my favourite part of this book was how information was slowly revealed, so I recommend going into this without knowing much about it. If you’re in the mood for a claustrophobic gothic novel set on a small, frozen-over island, pick this one up and skip overRead More
A Bloody Gothic Love Story: My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen
Roos has been kept small her whole life. First, when she was five years old, hiding under the floorboards to help her mother fake seances. Then, when she got older and began participating in these seances herself, she was kept underfed to appear younger and more delicate. But while her abusive mother kept her isolated,Read More
Horrifyingly Heartwarming and Wholesome: Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell
If you’re in search of the perfect Sapphic read for spooky season, look no further. Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell (he/him) is equal parts gruesome, heartwarming, and hilarious. It’s been on my TBR for the past year, and my only regret after reading it is that I didn’t pick it up sooner. SomeoneRead More
A Rabble-Rousing Girl Reporter: Renegade Girls by Nora Neus Review
Renegade Girls tells the story of Nell, a girl from Chicago who spends summers with her aunt and uncle in New York. This year, at 17, Nell is eligible to marry… and more importantly, she’s working as a reporter! The story explores life as a late-nineteenth-century “stunt girl”, an undercover reporter, alongside a sweet story ofRead More
These Books Can Kil: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs Review
Emma Törzs’ Ink Blood Sister Scribe (William Morrow 2023) is a unique and propulsive novel about magic and family, and it was one of my biggest surprises of the year! Ink Blood Sister Scribe follows Joanna and Esther, the most recent generation of the Kalotay family, who are tasked with their family’s mission: guarding a collection of rareRead More
Embracing the Absurd Jackpot of Existence: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle Review
If the universe proves itself to be utterly meaningless, what do you do next? For Vera, the narrator of Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle, the answer is: rot in your dead mother’s house for four years in a general nihilistic malaise until a government agent bursts through your door because he needs your help takingRead More
Chasing the Impossible: A Girl Can Dream by A. Goswami Review
A. Goswami’s A Girl Can Dream: A Spicy Sapphic Fiancé’s Sister Forbidden Romance is an absolute triumph that manages to make the deeply complicated feel ultimately inevitable. As a writer who thrives on raw character vulnerability, I was immediately hooked by the high emotional stakes of this story. This book is a delicious exploration of self-discovery, breakingRead More
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