Taiwan Travelogue by Shuāng-zǐ Yáng, translated by Lin King, won the National Book Award for Translated Literature as well as the 2026 International Booker Prize, two of the largest literary prizes for books in translation. It was also my queer book club’s most recent pick, and it inspired the most passionate discussion we’ve had yet:Read More
A Beautifully Melancholic Read: Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
Briefly, A Delicious Life has been on my radar for years—a literary novel with a sapphic ghost main character? I’m listening. But it made its way to the top of my TBR after I read and loved Nell Stevens’s 2025 release, The Original. This one follows Blanca, who died when she was 14 years oldRead More
A Con Artist at Grief Counselling: The Fake by Zoe Whittall
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Zoe Whittall is a master at writing broody queer novels, and ever since reading Bottle Rocket Hearts, I just can’t resist them. The description and first chapter of this might lead you to believe that it’s an action book or at least a mystery. Befriending a con artistRead More