#transbooks — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #transbooks, aggregated by home.social.
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A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton) – 1998, three teenagers are coding a game over IRC, never seeing each other. It is never completed. 19 years later with no contact, the three are now trans women unknowingly living within a few blocks of each other. One working at a bank, another as a webcam dominatrix, and the other crashing on the floor of a friend. The game sits on old drives, but the three have not forgotten their unfinished quest.
I loved the 90s internet nostalgia and those early chatroom communities; the way many of us discovered ourselves in those chaotic spaces and dared to dream big with our art. The way Thornton presents the interplay of characters was fascinating and real. Central to this I found Sash as the original 'leader' and writer seemingly to be the most put together yet messy of the three. Following her POV kept captivating me along with the books use of second person. I am half and on the frequent use of chat logs; I find - like scripts - that it is distancing to just have dialogue by itself. Yet that distance also seems an essential part of the nature of those chats, the screen being both a facilitator to communication and a barrier to understanding.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans -
A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton) – 1998, three teenagers are coding a game over IRC, never seeing each other. It is never completed. 19 years later with no contact, the three are now trans women unknowingly living within a few blocks of each other. One working at a bank, another as a webcam dominatrix, and the other crashing on the floor of a friend. The game sits on old drives, but the three have not forgotten their unfinished quest.
I loved the 90s internet nostalgia and those early chatroom communities; the way many of us discovered ourselves in those chaotic spaces and dared to dream big with our art. The way Thornton presents the interplay of characters was fascinating and real. Central to this I found Sash as the original 'leader' and writer seemingly to be the most put together yet messy of the three. Following her POV kept captivating me along with the books use of second person. I am half and on the frequent use of chat logs; I find - like scripts - that it is distancing to just have dialogue by itself. Yet that distance also seems an essential part of the nature of those chats, the screen being both a facilitator to communication and a barrier to understanding.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans -
A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton) – 1998, three teenagers are coding a game over IRC, never seeing each other. It is never completed. 19 years later with no contact, the three are now trans women unknowingly living within a few blocks of each other. One working at a bank, another as a webcam dominatrix, and the other crashing on the floor of a friend. The game sits on old drives, but the three have not forgotten their unfinished quest.
I loved the 90s internet nostalgia and those early chatroom communities; the way many of us discovered ourselves in those chaotic spaces and dared to dream big with our art. The way Thornton presents the interplay of characters was fascinating and real. Central to this I found Sash as the original 'leader' and writer seemingly to be the most put together yet messy of the three. Following her POV kept captivating me along with the books use of second person. I am half and on the frequent use of chat logs; I find - like scripts - that it is distancing to just have dialogue by itself. Yet that distance also seems an essential part of the nature of those chats, the screen being both a facilitator to communication and a barrier to understanding.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans -
A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton) – 1998, three teenagers are coding a game over IRC, never seeing each other. It is never completed. 19 years later with no contact, the three are now trans women unknowingly living within a few blocks of each other. One working at a bank, another as a webcam dominatrix, and the other crashing on the floor of a friend. The game sits on old drives, but the three have not forgotten their unfinished quest.
I loved the 90s internet nostalgia and those early chatroom communities; the way many of us discovered ourselves in those chaotic spaces and dared to dream big with our art. The way Thornton presents the interplay of characters was fascinating and real. Central to this I found Sash as the original 'leader' and writer seemingly to be the most put together yet messy of the three. Following her POV kept captivating me along with the books use of second person. I am half and on the frequent use of chat logs; I find - like scripts - that it is distancing to just have dialogue by itself. Yet that distance also seems an essential part of the nature of those chats, the screen being both a facilitator to communication and a barrier to understanding.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans -
A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton) – 1998, three teenagers are coding a game over IRC, never seeing each other. It is never completed. 19 years later with no contact, the three are now trans women unknowingly living within a few blocks of each other. One working at a bank, another as a webcam dominatrix, and the other crashing on the floor of a friend. The game sits on old drives, but the three have not forgotten their unfinished quest.
I loved the 90s internet nostalgia and those early chatroom communities; the way many of us discovered ourselves in those chaotic spaces and dared to dream big with our art. The way Thornton presents the interplay of characters was fascinating and real. Central to this I found Sash as the original 'leader' and writer seemingly to be the most put together yet messy of the three. Following her POV kept captivating me along with the books use of second person. I am half and on the frequent use of chat logs; I find - like scripts - that it is distancing to just have dialogue by itself. Yet that distance also seems an essential part of the nature of those chats, the screen being both a facilitator to communication and a barrier to understanding.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans -
Stag Dance (Torrey Peters) – Torrey gives us four amazing stories here: a hormone apocalypse caused by your toxic ex girlfriend; a boarding school romance leading to bullying and heartbreak; a lumberjack winter dance where the gruffest axeman ends up volunteering to play a woman to be wooed; and a Las Vegas masquerade party turned dark.
Each explores aspects of transition with some powerful narratives. My engagement varied through them but there were many absolute gem moments and powerful vibes. Its a strong collection to inspire, or to unsettle you from your comforts. Much seemed deeply personal to me, notably sections in the apocalypse and lumberjack stories. I also very much enjoyed the appropriate shift in voice as Torrey switches genres which helped bookend the narratives as I flowed through them.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Stag Dance (Torrey Peters) – Torrey gives us four amazing stories here: a hormone apocalypse caused by your toxic ex girlfriend; a boarding school romance leading to bullying and heartbreak; a lumberjack winter dance where the gruffest axeman ends up volunteering to play a woman to be wooed; and a Las Vegas masquerade party turned dark.
Each explores aspects of transition with some powerful narratives. My engagement varied through them but there were many absolute gem moments and powerful vibes. Its a strong collection to inspire, or to unsettle you from your comforts. Much seemed deeply personal to me, notably sections in the apocalypse and lumberjack stories. I also very much enjoyed the appropriate shift in voice as Torrey switches genres which helped bookend the narratives as I flowed through them.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Stag Dance (Torrey Peters) – Torrey gives us four amazing stories here: a hormone apocalypse caused by your toxic ex girlfriend; a boarding school romance leading to bullying and heartbreak; a lumberjack winter dance where the gruffest axeman ends up volunteering to play a woman to be wooed; and a Las Vegas masquerade party turned dark.
Each explores aspects of transition with some powerful narratives. My engagement varied through them but there were many absolute gem moments and powerful vibes. Its a strong collection to inspire, or to unsettle you from your comforts. Much seemed deeply personal to me, notably sections in the apocalypse and lumberjack stories. I also very much enjoyed the appropriate shift in voice as Torrey switches genres which helped bookend the narratives as I flowed through them.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Stag Dance (Torrey Peters) – Torrey gives us four amazing stories here: a hormone apocalypse caused by your toxic ex girlfriend; a boarding school romance leading to bullying and heartbreak; a lumberjack winter dance where the gruffest axeman ends up volunteering to play a woman to be wooed; and a Las Vegas masquerade party turned dark.
Each explores aspects of transition with some powerful narratives. My engagement varied through them but there were many absolute gem moments and powerful vibes. Its a strong collection to inspire, or to unsettle you from your comforts. Much seemed deeply personal to me, notably sections in the apocalypse and lumberjack stories. I also very much enjoyed the appropriate shift in voice as Torrey switches genres which helped bookend the narratives as I flowed through them.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Stag Dance (Torrey Peters) – Torrey gives us four amazing stories here: a hormone apocalypse caused by your toxic ex girlfriend; a boarding school romance leading to bullying and heartbreak; a lumberjack winter dance where the gruffest axeman ends up volunteering to play a woman to be wooed; and a Las Vegas masquerade party turned dark.
Each explores aspects of transition with some powerful narratives. My engagement varied through them but there were many absolute gem moments and powerful vibes. Its a strong collection to inspire, or to unsettle you from your comforts. Much seemed deeply personal to me, notably sections in the apocalypse and lumberjack stories. I also very much enjoyed the appropriate shift in voice as Torrey switches genres which helped bookend the narratives as I flowed through them.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan) – Max is a once-published poet who spends most of her days signing off emails pretending to be an AI. After falling down the stairs at a new years party and waking up alone, Max reassesses her life and give heteronormativity a try. While Vincent's trad friends may not be the best fit and his Chinese parents never pictured him dating a trans woman, Max feels he cares for her deeply. Yet he carries his own secrets that could upset their idyllic future.
I had trouble getting into this at the start as there was only a few times I felt a hook during the relatively slow pacing. But I really started to enjoy it by the second half. Particularly as Vincent's backstory was unfolding, giving me the feeling I was holding onto a piece of gossip Max really needed to know. Beyond that, it certainly tapped into my own fears a great deal and made it deeply personal.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan) – Max is a once-published poet who spends most of her days signing off emails pretending to be an AI. After falling down the stairs at a new years party and waking up alone, Max reassesses her life and give heteronormativity a try. While Vincent's trad friends may not be the best fit and his Chinese parents never pictured him dating a trans woman, Max feels he cares for her deeply. Yet he carries his own secrets that could upset their idyllic future.
I had trouble getting into this at the start as there was only a few times I felt a hook during the relatively slow pacing. But I really started to enjoy it by the second half. Particularly as Vincent's backstory was unfolding, giving me the feeling I was holding onto a piece of gossip Max really needed to know. Beyond that, it certainly tapped into my own fears a great deal and made it deeply personal.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan) – Max is a once-published poet who spends most of her days signing off emails pretending to be an AI. After falling down the stairs at a new years party and waking up alone, Max reassesses her life and give heteronormativity a try. While Vincent's trad friends may not be the best fit and his Chinese parents never pictured him dating a trans woman, Max feels he cares for her deeply. Yet he carries his own secrets that could upset their idyllic future.
I had trouble getting into this at the start as there was only a few times I felt a hook during the relatively slow pacing. But I really started to enjoy it by the second half. Particularly as Vincent's backstory was unfolding, giving me the feeling I was holding onto a piece of gossip Max really needed to know. Beyond that, it certainly tapped into my own fears a great deal and made it deeply personal.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan) – Max is a once-published poet who spends most of her days signing off emails pretending to be an AI. After falling down the stairs at a new years party and waking up alone, Max reassesses her life and give heteronormativity a try. While Vincent's trad friends may not be the best fit and his Chinese parents never pictured him dating a trans woman, Max feels he cares for her deeply. Yet he carries his own secrets that could upset their idyllic future.
I had trouble getting into this at the start as there was only a few times I felt a hook during the relatively slow pacing. But I really started to enjoy it by the second half. Particularly as Vincent's backstory was unfolding, giving me the feeling I was holding onto a piece of gossip Max really needed to know. Beyond that, it certainly tapped into my own fears a great deal and made it deeply personal.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan) – Max is a once-published poet who spends most of her days signing off emails pretending to be an AI. After falling down the stairs at a new years party and waking up alone, Max reassesses her life and give heteronormativity a try. While Vincent's trad friends may not be the best fit and his Chinese parents never pictured him dating a trans woman, Max feels he cares for her deeply. Yet he carries his own secrets that could upset their idyllic future.
I had trouble getting into this at the start as there was only a few times I felt a hook during the relatively slow pacing. But I really started to enjoy it by the second half. Particularly as Vincent's backstory was unfolding, giving me the feeling I was holding onto a piece of gossip Max really needed to know. Beyond that, it certainly tapped into my own fears a great deal and made it deeply personal.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante – As a queer trans woman sits in the wake of her friend's death, she recounts her memories of and grief for Vivian amongst encyclopedic entries of the niche TV show they enjoyed together.
As someone who has all too often forged close relationships with people in the glow of a shared fandom, I was deeply touched by this narrative. The story weaves through the meaning of various elements of the show to Vivian and the narrator, along with the narrator's unrequited love and the particular intimacy shared among close trans women. To me, it felt like a deep love letter to grief itself.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante – As a queer trans woman sits in the wake of her friend's death, she recounts her memories of and grief for Vivian amongst encyclopedic entries of the niche TV show they enjoyed together.
As someone who has all too often forged close relationships with people in the glow of a shared fandom, I was deeply touched by this narrative. The story weaves through the meaning of various elements of the show to Vivian and the narrator, along with the narrator's unrequited love and the particular intimacy shared among close trans women. To me, it felt like a deep love letter to grief itself.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante – As a queer trans woman sits in the wake of her friend's death, she recounts her memories of and grief for Vivian amongst encyclopedic entries of the niche TV show they enjoyed together.
As someone who has all too often forged close relationships with people in the glow of a shared fandom, I was deeply touched by this narrative. The story weaves through the meaning of various elements of the show to Vivian and the narrator, along with the narrator's unrequited love and the particular intimacy shared among close trans women. To me, it felt like a deep love letter to grief itself.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante – As a queer trans woman sits in the wake of her friend's death, she recounts her memories of and grief for Vivian amongst encyclopedic entries of the niche TV show they enjoyed together.
As someone who has all too often forged close relationships with people in the glow of a shared fandom, I was deeply touched by this narrative. The story weaves through the meaning of various elements of the show to Vivian and the narrator, along with the narrator's unrequited love and the particular intimacy shared among close trans women. To me, it felt like a deep love letter to grief itself.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante – As a queer trans woman sits in the wake of her friend's death, she recounts her memories of and grief for Vivian amongst encyclopedic entries of the niche TV show they enjoyed together.
As someone who has all too often forged close relationships with people in the glow of a shared fandom, I was deeply touched by this narrative. The story weaves through the meaning of various elements of the show to Vivian and the narrator, along with the narrator's unrequited love and the particular intimacy shared among close trans women. To me, it felt like a deep love letter to grief itself.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Queen of Faces (Petra Lord) – While the rich swap bodies like designer clothes, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a a basic-model male body that will kill her within a year. With the wait list for another body too late for her to live, her one hope is to get into the magical school, Paragon Academy, where the asshole rich kids there are all given a free body on admission. When she fails her third attempt at the entrance exam, she attempts to use her basic magic to steal a new body instead but is caught and given a way out by the school's headmaster: work for him as a mercenary assassin to take down the women leading a rebellion.
I have to say, I was caught off guard by exactly how good this got. I enjoyed the characters a lot and I felt quite invested in the world - or at least wanting someone to burn down the dickheads in charge. Maybe that's for personal reasons given how clear a lot of the parallels are. Some of the world building did come in a bit thick at the start, and the some story beats were telegraphed a little too loudly, but if you're wanting a magical world with an empathetic queer focus and rage at a corrupt elite, then this series will likely be your cup of tea.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Fantasy #TransBooks #Trans
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Queen of Faces (Petra Lord) – While the rich swap bodies like designer clothes, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a a basic-model male body that will kill her within a year. With the wait list for another body too late for her to live, her one hope is to get into the magical school, Paragon Academy, where the asshole rich kids there are all given a free body on admission. When she fails her third attempt at the entrance exam, she attempts to use her basic magic to steal a new body instead but is caught and given a way out by the school's headmaster: work for him as a mercenary assassin to take down the women leading a rebellion.
I have to say, I was caught off guard by exactly how good this got. I enjoyed the characters a lot and I felt quite invested in the world - or at least wanting someone to burn down the dickheads in charge. Maybe that's for personal reasons given how clear a lot of the parallels are. Some of the world building did come in a bit thick at the start, and the some story beats were telegraphed a little too loudly, but if you're wanting a magical world with an empathetic queer focus and rage at a corrupt elite, then this series will likely be your cup of tea.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Fantasy #TransBooks #Trans
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Queen of Faces (Petra Lord) – While the rich swap bodies like designer clothes, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a a basic-model male body that will kill her within a year. With the wait list for another body too late for her to live, her one hope is to get into the magical school, Paragon Academy, where the asshole rich kids there are all given a free body on admission. When she fails her third attempt at the entrance exam, she attempts to use her basic magic to steal a new body instead but is caught and given a way out by the school's headmaster: work for him as a mercenary assassin to take down the women leading a rebellion.
I have to say, I was caught off guard by exactly how good this got. I enjoyed the characters a lot and I felt quite invested in the world - or at least wanting someone to burn down the dickheads in charge. Maybe that's for personal reasons given how clear a lot of the parallels are. Some of the world building did come in a bit thick at the start, and the some story beats were telegraphed a little too loudly, but if you're wanting a magical world with an empathetic queer focus and rage at a corrupt elite, then this series will likely be your cup of tea.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Fantasy #TransBooks #Trans
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Queen of Faces (Petra Lord) – While the rich swap bodies like designer clothes, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a a basic-model male body that will kill her within a year. With the wait list for another body too late for her to live, her one hope is to get into the magical school, Paragon Academy, where the asshole rich kids there are all given a free body on admission. When she fails her third attempt at the entrance exam, she attempts to use her basic magic to steal a new body instead but is caught and given a way out by the school's headmaster: work for him as a mercenary assassin to take down the women leading a rebellion.
I have to say, I was caught off guard by exactly how good this got. I enjoyed the characters a lot and I felt quite invested in the world - or at least wanting someone to burn down the dickheads in charge. Maybe that's for personal reasons given how clear a lot of the parallels are. Some of the world building did come in a bit thick at the start, and the some story beats were telegraphed a little too loudly, but if you're wanting a magical world with an empathetic queer focus and rage at a corrupt elite, then this series will likely be your cup of tea.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Fantasy #TransBooks #Trans
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Queen of Faces (Petra Lord) – While the rich swap bodies like designer clothes, Anabelle Gage is trapped in a a basic-model male body that will kill her within a year. With the wait list for another body too late for her to live, her one hope is to get into the magical school, Paragon Academy, where the asshole rich kids there are all given a free body on admission. When she fails her third attempt at the entrance exam, she attempts to use her basic magic to steal a new body instead but is caught and given a way out by the school's headmaster: work for him as a mercenary assassin to take down the women leading a rebellion.
I have to say, I was caught off guard by exactly how good this got. I enjoyed the characters a lot and I felt quite invested in the world - or at least wanting someone to burn down the dickheads in charge. Maybe that's for personal reasons given how clear a lot of the parallels are. Some of the world building did come in a bit thick at the start, and the some story beats were telegraphed a little too loudly, but if you're wanting a magical world with an empathetic queer focus and rage at a corrupt elite, then this series will likely be your cup of tea.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Fantasy #TransBooks #Trans
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Very cool to be talking The Boy Maeve on Melbourne Naarm's 3rrr Queer View Mirror with Sam Elkin 🔥
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Very cool to be talking The Boy Maeve on Melbourne Naarm's 3rrr Queer View Mirror with Sam Elkin 🔥
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Very cool to be talking The Boy Maeve on Melbourne Naarm's 3rrr Queer View Mirror with Sam Elkin 🔥
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Very cool to be talking The Boy Maeve on Melbourne Naarm's 3rrr Queer View Mirror with Sam Elkin 🔥
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Look what my dad spotted in Brisbane Domestic Airport 🔥🔥🔥
Seall air seo! Chunnaic m' athair an leabhar agam aig Port-adhair Bhrisbane 🔥🔥🔥
#LoveOzYA #TransBooks #QueerBooks #YAbooks #KidLit #OzLit #AusLit #Brisbane #Meanjin #Gaidhlig
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Look what my dad spotted in Brisbane Domestic Airport 🔥🔥🔥
Seall air seo! Chunnaic m' athair an leabhar agam aig Port-adhair Bhrisbane 🔥🔥🔥
#LoveOzYA #TransBooks #QueerBooks #YAbooks #KidLit #OzLit #AusLit #Brisbane #Meanjin #Gaidhlig
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Look what my dad spotted in Brisbane Domestic Airport 🔥🔥🔥
Seall air seo! Chunnaic m' athair an leabhar agam aig Port-adhair Bhrisbane 🔥🔥🔥
#LoveOzYA #TransBooks #QueerBooks #YAbooks #KidLit #OzLit #AusLit #Brisbane #Meanjin #Gaidhlig
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Look what my dad spotted in Brisbane Domestic Airport 🔥🔥🔥
Seall air seo! Chunnaic m' athair an leabhar agam aig Port-adhair Bhrisbane 🔥🔥🔥
#LoveOzYA #TransBooks #QueerBooks #YAbooks #KidLit #OzLit #AusLit #Brisbane #Meanjin #Gaidhlig
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Look what my dad spotted in Brisbane Domestic Airport 🔥🔥🔥
Seall air seo! Chunnaic m' athair an leabhar agam aig Port-adhair Bhrisbane 🔥🔥🔥
#LoveOzYA #TransBooks #QueerBooks #YAbooks #KidLit #OzLit #AusLit #Brisbane #Meanjin #Gaidhlig
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Thank you Good Reading Magazine for giving me the chance to speak about Maeve, masculinity, Scottish Gaelic and the environment! The whole interview is available at https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/read-a-qa-with-kai-ash-on-his-trans-fantasy-debut-the-boy-maeve/
#YAbooks #LoveOzYA #QueerBooks #TransBooks #YoungAdult #SpecFic
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Thank you Good Reading Magazine for giving me the chance to speak about Maeve, masculinity, Scottish Gaelic and the environment! The whole interview is available at https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/read-a-qa-with-kai-ash-on-his-trans-fantasy-debut-the-boy-maeve/
#YAbooks #LoveOzYA #QueerBooks #TransBooks #YoungAdult #SpecFic
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Thank you Good Reading Magazine for giving me the chance to speak about Maeve, masculinity, Scottish Gaelic and the environment! The whole interview is available at https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/read-a-qa-with-kai-ash-on-his-trans-fantasy-debut-the-boy-maeve/
#YAbooks #LoveOzYA #QueerBooks #TransBooks #YoungAdult #SpecFic
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Thank you Good Reading Magazine for giving me the chance to speak about Maeve, masculinity, Scottish Gaelic and the environment! The whole interview is available at https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/read-a-qa-with-kai-ash-on-his-trans-fantasy-debut-the-boy-maeve/
#YAbooks #LoveOzYA #QueerBooks #TransBooks #YoungAdult #SpecFic
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Thank you Good Reading Magazine for giving me the chance to speak about Maeve, masculinity, Scottish Gaelic and the environment! The whole interview is available at https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/read-a-qa-with-kai-ash-on-his-trans-fantasy-debut-the-boy-maeve/
#YAbooks #LoveOzYA #QueerBooks #TransBooks #YoungAdult #SpecFic
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Earlyfate (Nat Reeve) – Nettleblack's dandy genderless cravat designer extraordinaire very much takes centre stage in this sequel full of hilarious criminal delights in the rural town of Dallyangle, 1890s. A few necessary spoilers for Nettleblack ahead. Read no further for the uninitiated.
Okay, are the uninitiated gone? Good. So after our roguish cravat fiend had a comeuppance in their mildly criminal scheming and eloped to the country with a certain Welsh tongued darling, we join them in a moment of regret. Naturally, a redemption arc requires a degree of apology which Pip is prepared to proffer - though let's be honest, I'd had let them off regardless. Alas, before you can say figs new peril strikes (mild peril, this is Surrey after all) and Pip finds that after lying through their teeth, the old Divisioners are not exactly taking them at their word. How will Pip save their love and defeat toffish machinations with just their impeccable style and a sword stick?
As with Nettleblack, Earlyfate is utterly charming and beautifully queer af. The returning cast kept me grinning throughout and I loved setting Pip in a more rounded light. I'd love to see some smaller shorts set in this town focusing on more of the Divisioners and life in the surrounds.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Earlyfate (Nat Reeve) – Nettleblack's dandy genderless cravat designer extraordinaire very much takes centre stage in this sequel full of hilarious criminal delights in the rural town of Dallyangle, 1890s. A few necessary spoilers for Nettleblack ahead. Read no further for the uninitiated.
Okay, are the uninitiated gone? Good. So after our roguish cravat fiend had a comeuppance in their mildly criminal scheming and eloped to the country with a certain Welsh tongued darling, we join them in a moment of regret. Naturally, a redemption arc requires a degree of apology which Pip is prepared to proffer - though let's be honest, I'd had let them off regardless. Alas, before you can say figs new peril strikes (mild peril, this is Surrey after all) and Pip finds that after lying through their teeth, the old Divisioners are not exactly taking them at their word. How will Pip save their love and defeat toffish machinations with just their impeccable style and a sword stick?
As with Nettleblack, Earlyfate is utterly charming and beautifully queer af. The returning cast kept me grinning throughout and I loved setting Pip in a more rounded light. I'd love to see some smaller shorts set in this town focusing on more of the Divisioners and life in the surrounds.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Earlyfate (Nat Reeve) – Nettleblack's dandy genderless cravat designer extraordinaire very much takes centre stage in this sequel full of hilarious criminal delights in the rural town of Dallyangle, 1890s. A few necessary spoilers for Nettleblack ahead. Read no further for the uninitiated.
Okay, are the uninitiated gone? Good. So after our roguish cravat fiend had a comeuppance in their mildly criminal scheming and eloped to the country with a certain Welsh tongued darling, we join them in a moment of regret. Naturally, a redemption arc requires a degree of apology which Pip is prepared to proffer - though let's be honest, I'd had let them off regardless. Alas, before you can say figs new peril strikes (mild peril, this is Surrey after all) and Pip finds that after lying through their teeth, the old Divisioners are not exactly taking them at their word. How will Pip save their love and defeat toffish machinations with just their impeccable style and a sword stick?
As with Nettleblack, Earlyfate is utterly charming and beautifully queer af. The returning cast kept me grinning throughout and I loved setting Pip in a more rounded light. I'd love to see some smaller shorts set in this town focusing on more of the Divisioners and life in the surrounds.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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Earlyfate (Nat Reeve) – Nettleblack's dandy genderless cravat designer extraordinaire very much takes centre stage in this sequel full of hilarious criminal delights in the rural town of Dallyangle, 1890s. A few necessary spoilers for Nettleblack ahead. Read no further for the uninitiated.
Okay, are the uninitiated gone? Good. So after our roguish cravat fiend had a comeuppance in their mildly criminal scheming and eloped to the country with a certain Welsh tongued darling, we join them in a moment of regret. Naturally, a redemption arc requires a degree of apology which Pip is prepared to proffer - though let's be honest, I'd had let them off regardless. Alas, before you can say figs new peril strikes (mild peril, this is Surrey after all) and Pip finds that after lying through their teeth, the old Divisioners are not exactly taking them at their word. How will Pip save their love and defeat toffish machinations with just their impeccable style and a sword stick?
As with Nettleblack, Earlyfate is utterly charming and beautifully queer af. The returning cast kept me grinning throughout and I loved setting Pip in a more rounded light. I'd love to see some smaller shorts set in this town focusing on more of the Divisioners and life in the surrounds.
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Earlyfate (Nat Reeve) – Nettleblack's dandy genderless cravat designer extraordinaire very much takes centre stage in this sequel full of hilarious criminal delights in the rural town of Dallyangle, 1890s. A few necessary spoilers for Nettleblack ahead. Read no further for the uninitiated.
Okay, are the uninitiated gone? Good. So after our roguish cravat fiend had a comeuppance in their mildly criminal scheming and eloped to the country with a certain Welsh tongued darling, we join them in a moment of regret. Naturally, a redemption arc requires a degree of apology which Pip is prepared to proffer - though let's be honest, I'd had let them off regardless. Alas, before you can say figs new peril strikes (mild peril, this is Surrey after all) and Pip finds that after lying through their teeth, the old Divisioners are not exactly taking them at their word. How will Pip save their love and defeat toffish machinations with just their impeccable style and a sword stick?
As with Nettleblack, Earlyfate is utterly charming and beautifully queer af. The returning cast kept me grinning throughout and I loved setting Pip in a more rounded light. I'd love to see some smaller shorts set in this town focusing on more of the Divisioners and life in the surrounds.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #TransBooks #Trans
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I know Pride Month is almost done, but if you're still looking for some queer books to add to your TBR pile, pop over here for a collection of Trans books on discount, including my own: https://books.bookfunnel.com/transbooksforpride/myxe4mxzw3
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I know Pride Month is almost done, but if you're still looking for some queer books to add to your TBR pile, pop over here for a collection of Trans books on discount, including my own: https://books.bookfunnel.com/transbooksforpride/myxe4mxzw3
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I know Pride Month is almost done, but if you're still looking for some queer books to add to your TBR pile, pop over here for a collection of Trans books on discount, including my own: https://books.bookfunnel.com/transbooksforpride/myxe4mxzw3
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THE BOY MAEVE is available for purchase in hard copy + ebook forms in Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
It's also available for purchase in ebook form in the UK and USA 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇺🇸
Tha mi cho sona ri bròg a ràdh gu bheil sin a' ciallachadh gum faodaidh tu a cheannach ann an Alba cuideachd mar leabhar-d!
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THE BOY MAEVE is available for purchase in hard copy + ebook forms in Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
It's also available for purchase in ebook form in the UK and USA 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇺🇸
Tha mi cho sona ri bròg a ràdh gu bheil sin a' ciallachadh gum faodaidh tu a cheannach ann an Alba cuideachd mar leabhar-d!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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THE BOY MAEVE is available for purchase in hard copy + ebook forms in Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
It's also available for purchase in ebook form in the UK and USA 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇺🇸
Tha mi cho sona ri bròg a ràdh gu bheil sin a' ciallachadh gum faodaidh tu a cheannach ann an Alba cuideachd mar leabhar-d!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#YAbooks #YoungAdult #YA #LoveOzYA #AusLit #TransBooks #Pride #QueerBooks #LGBTbooks #bookstodon #Australia #NewZealand #Aotearoa #USA #UK #England #Wales #Scotland #Alba #Gàidhlig
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THE BOY MAEVE is available for purchase in hard copy + ebook forms in Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
It's also available for purchase in ebook form in the UK and USA 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇺🇸
Tha mi cho sona ri bròg a ràdh gu bheil sin a' ciallachadh gum faodaidh tu a cheannach ann an Alba cuideachd mar leabhar-d!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#YAbooks #YoungAdult #YA #LoveOzYA #AusLit #TransBooks #Pride #QueerBooks #LGBTbooks #bookstodon #Australia #NewZealand #Aotearoa #USA #UK #England #Wales #Scotland #Alba #Gàidhlig
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THE BOY MAEVE is available for purchase in hard copy + ebook forms in Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
It's also available for purchase in ebook form in the UK and USA 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇺🇸
Tha mi cho sona ri bròg a ràdh gu bheil sin a' ciallachadh gum faodaidh tu a cheannach ann an Alba cuideachd mar leabhar-d!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#YAbooks #YoungAdult #YA #LoveOzYA #AusLit #TransBooks #Pride #QueerBooks #LGBTbooks #bookstodon #Australia #NewZealand #Aotearoa #USA #UK #England #Wales #Scotland #Alba #Gàidhlig
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What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
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What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
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What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
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What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
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What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
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Persona (Aoife Josie Clements) – The start of the blurb certainly caught my attention; "A trans woman discovers pornography of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil."
From that, I had to jump into this. I found the protagonist engaging even in her darkest psychosis, as if I was spiralling with her. The journey it takes you on is deeply unsettling and disassociative with interesting insights on identity.
Reading through I had a dozen odd theories of where it was snaking. Which did lead me to be a bit dissapointed by the ending. I felt there was a lot of unexplored potential from the first two parts that seemed underserved by the resolution. Not entirely so, but it seemed to me as an amazing concept that struggled for a satisfying conclusion.
It's not for everyone, but I did enjoy it greatly and would love to see more from the author.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Horror #TransBooks #Trans
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Persona (Aoife Josie Clements) – The start of the blurb certainly caught my attention; "A trans woman discovers pornography of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil."
From that, I had to jump into this. I found the protagonist engaging even in her darkest psychosis, as if I was spiralling with her. The journey it takes you on is deeply unsettling and disassociative with interesting insights on identity.
Reading through I had a dozen odd theories of where it was snaking. Which did lead me to be a bit dissapointed by the ending. I felt there was a lot of unexplored potential from the first two parts that seemed underserved by the resolution. Not entirely so, but it seemed to me as an amazing concept that struggled for a satisfying conclusion.
It's not for everyone, but I did enjoy it greatly and would love to see more from the author.
#Bookstodon #Books #QueerBooks #Queer #LGBTQ #Horror #TransBooks #Trans