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Reader's Guide: World AIDS Day 2023
Young Adult
Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo
In 1986, Tommy Gaye is in love with his best friend, budding teen poet Renaldo Calabasas. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amidst the homophobia running rampant across America, Tommy can never share his feelings. Then, one terrible night, Renaldo is struck by lightning. And he emerges from the storm a very different boy.
In 2044, Heron High…
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Winning rarely changes how people perceive us and almost never soothes our insecurities. Winning, as most of us conceive it, is external and public. I didn’t yet know that the most rewarding activities of my life would be those done in secret.
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2023 READS (BOOKLIST)
What an incredible year is has been with my adventures in literature. I went from not reading a complete book in years to reading 30+ whole books in less than a year. Pictured above are THE BOATMAN'S DAUGHTER by ANDY DAVIDSON (★ ★ ★ ★ ★) and MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME by RASHEED NEWSON (★ ★ ★ ★ ★), two amazing books I read this year, but didn't get a chance to review. In descending order, here are all the books I read in 2023:
TRUE EVIL TRILOGY by R. L. STINE (1992) ★ ★ ★
JAZZ by TONI MORRISON (1992) ★ ★ ★ ★
SONG OF SOLOMON by TONI MORRISON (1977) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
SIDLE CREEK by JOLENE McILWAIN (2023) ★ ★ ★ ★
MUCKROSS ABBEY AND OTHER STORIES by SABINA MURRAY (2023) ★ ★ ★
TEXAS HEAT: AND OTHER STORIES by WILLIAM HARRISON (2023) ★ ★ ★
BOYS IN THE VALLEY by PHILIP FRACASSI (2023) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
PIRANESI by SUSANNA CLARKE (2023) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BARACOON: THE STORY OF THE LAST BLACK CARGO by ZORA NEALE HURSTON (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
NINETEEN CLAWS AND A BLACKBIRD by AGUSTINA BAZTERRICA (2020) ★ ★
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by BRANDON SLOCUMB (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★
MONSTRILIO by GERARDO SAMANO CORDOVA (2023) ★ ★ ★
THE SHARDS by BRET EASTON ELLIS (2023) ★ ★ ★ ★
HUMAN SACRIFICES by MARIA FERNANDA AMPUERO (2021) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
DEVIL HOUSE by JOHN DARNIELLE (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★
FLUX by JINWOO CHONG (2023) ★ ★ ★
THE TROOP by NICK CUTTER (2014) ★ ★ ★
MY DARKEST PRAYER by S. A. COSBY (2019) ★ ★ ★ ★
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by SHIRLEY JACKSON (1962) ★ ★ ★ ★
BELOVED by TONI MORRISON (1987) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by SHIRLEY JACKSON (1959) ★ ★ ★
THE VANISHING HALF by BRIT BENNETT (2020) ★ ★ ★ ★
DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD by OLGA TOKARZUK (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
THE BURNING GIRLS by C. J. TUDOR (2021) ★ ★ ★
HIDDEN PICTURES by JASON REKULAK (2022) ★ ★ ★
THE BOOKS OF JACOB by OLGA TOKARZUK (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
THE BOATMAN'S DAUGHTER by ANDY DAVIDSON (2020) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
SACRIFICIO by ERNESTO MESTRE-REED (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
SUPERSTITIOUS by R. L. STINE (1995) ★ ★ ★
THE WRONG GIRL by R. L. STINE (2018) ★ ★ ★
MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME by RASHEED NEWSON (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BEST BARBARIAN: POEMS by ROGER REEVES (2022) ★ ★ ★
THE THORN PULLER by ITO HIROMI (2007) ★ ★ ★ ★
NOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE by DANA LEVIN (2022) ★ ★ ★
THE HOLLOW KIND by ANDY DAVIDSON (2022) ★ ★ ★ ★
A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES by T. KINGFISHER (2022) ★ ★
A DELUSION OF SATAN: THE FULL STORY OF THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS by FRANCES HILL (1995) ★ ★ ★ ★
#books & libraries#currently reading#booklover#booklr#booksbooksbooks#bookworm#fiction#literature#book review#reviews#nonfiction#book list#2023#my government means to kill me#rasheed newson#the boatmans daughter#andy davidson#5 stars
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It is difficult for the young to understand the strictures of the past. You want your elders to have fought every slight and grievous offense that came our way. But remember, at all times--even yours, even now--there are unjust laws we abide...We have to be calculating about when to bend and when to rebel.
Rustin, My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
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My Government Means to Kill Me: A Novel
By Rasheed Newson.
Design by Keith Hayes.
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march roundup!
since my last post i have finished:
blitz - daniel o'malley
goliath - tochi onyebuchi
just like home - sarah gailey
the three-body problem - cixin liu
the change - kirsten miller
my government means to kill me - rasheed newson
when we were magic - sarah gailey
the all-consuming world - kassandra khaw
upgrade - blake crouch
and i finished upgrade last night so nothing is in progress at the moment! <3
#reading progress update#bookblr#original post#blitz#daniel o'malley#the checquy files#goliath#tochi onyebuchi#just like home#sarah gailey#when we were magic#the three-body problem#cixin liu#the change#kirsten miller#my government means to kill me#rasheed newson#the all-consuming world#kassandra khaw#upgrade#blake crouch
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Closed out the Palm Springs Readers’ Festival by interviewing Justin Torres on stage about his sensational novel, “Blackouts.”
The audience ate it up!
#booksbooksbooks#queer books#gay books#lgbtq books#gay fiction#justin torres#rasheed newson#book festival
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Currently Reading
Rasheed Newson
MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME
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Rasheed Newson, author, screenwriter, and co-showrunner for the new Peacock original series, “Bel-Air,”
#prideindexdotcom#black gay writers#black gay authors#blackgayauthors#rasheed newson#black queer#black lgbt
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Two quick book blurbs
I swear to you that I did not read these two books back-to-back as part of any sort of June/Pride Month … thing, but once I realized what I had done I decided that the Mark Oshiro book on my shelf had to be next, and I’ve got a book about the Stonewall uprising that is probably going to get moved up in the queue. At any rate, let’s talk.
TJ Klune has written three books for adults so far, with a…
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#AIDS#books#history#in the lives of puppets#lgbtqia+#my government means to kill me#pride month#Rasheed Newson#reading#reviews#tj klune
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Reader's Guide: World AIDS Day 2022
Reader’s Guide: World AIDS Day 2022
Young Adult
Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg
The first thing I noticed about C.J. Gorman was his plexiglass bra.
So begins Destination Unknown — it’s 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he’s more out and outgoing than he really is. C.J. isn’t just out — he’s completely out there, and Micah can’t help but be both attracted to and afraid of someone who…
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🖤 Black History Month ❤️
💛 Queer Books by Black Authors 💚
[ List Under the Cut ]
🖤 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
❤️ Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
💛 Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
💚 I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz
🖤 Real Life by Brandon Taylor
❤️ Ruthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise Mitchell
💛 The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
💚 Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
🖤 Skin Deep Magic by Craig Laurance Gidney
❤️ The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
💛 That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole
💚Work for It by Talia Hibbert
🖤 All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
❤️ The Deep by Rivers Solomon
💛 How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
💚 Running With Lions by Julian Winters
🖤 Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
❤️ This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
💛 The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
💚 This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
🖤 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
❤️ Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia
💛 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
💚 The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
🖤 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
❤️ You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
💛 Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
💚 Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
🖤 Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
❤️ A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney
💛 Power & Magic by Joamette Gil
💚 The Black Veins by Ashia Monet
🖤 Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon
❤️ The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
💛 Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
💚 Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
🖤 The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
❤️ Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
💛 A Phoenix First Must Burn (edited) by Patrice Caldwell
💚 Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
🖤 Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles
❤️ Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad
💛 Darling by K. Ancrum
💚 The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode
🖤 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
❤️ Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
💛 Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
💚 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
🖤 How to Dispatch a Human by Stephanie Andrea Allen
❤️ Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans
💛 The Essential June Jordan (edited) by Jan Heller Levi and Christoph Keller
💚 A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
🖤 A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
❤️ Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
💛 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
💚 Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome
🖤 Masquerade by Anne Shade
❤️ One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
💛 Soulstar by C.L. Polk
💚 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
🖤 Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
❤️ Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
💛 Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair
💚 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
🖤 If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
❤️ Sweethand by N.G. Peltier
💛 This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
💚 Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
🖤 Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett
❤️ Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
💛 Memorial by Bryan Washington
💚 Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
🖤 Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
❤️ How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
💛 Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackosn
💚 Mouths of Rain (edited) by Briona Simone Jones
🖤 Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
❤️ Love's Divine by Ava Freeman
💛 The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr
💚 Odd One Out by Nic Stone
🖤 Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden
❤️ Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
💛 The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
💚 Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
🖤 Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
❤️ My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
💛 Pleasure and Spice by Fiona Zedde
💚 No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
🖤 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
❤️ Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
💛 The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
💚 Peaces by Helen Oyeyem
🖤 The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
❤️ Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
💛 Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, Joy San
💚 The Heart Does Not Bend by Makeda Silvera
🖤 King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
❤️ By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
💛 Busy Ain't the Half of It by Frederick Smith & Chaz Lamar Cruz
💚 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
🖤 Sin Against the Race by Gar McVey-Russell
❤️ Trumpet by Jackie Kay
💛 Remembrance by Rita Woods
💚 Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo
🖤 You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour
❤️ The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
💛 Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
💚 Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyem
#black history month#queer romance#queer books#queer community#queer#book list#book blog#booklr#bookstagram#book lovers#book reader#book reading#books to read#reading#batty about books#battyaboutbooks
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Devils grow old, and the world around them eventually exceeds their understanding and control. Never forget that. Never let them forget it.
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Another crosspost from my Instagram! Full titles under the cut
Nervous Conditions by Tsiti Dangarembga
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala translated to English by Anna Kushner
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
The Earthseed Duology by Octavia Butler
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson
Static: Season One by Vita Ayala and Nikolas Draper-Ivey
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I hadn't spent much time in the city's fabled gayborhood...It was in Chelsea that I finally got to experience the minor freedoms that should imbue every life. At dinner, Erik and I held hands and stole kisses from one another. Our waiter told us we were a cute couple and didn't charge us for a round of drinks. On the way back to his place, Erik and I walked the streets arm in arm.
Trey Singleton, My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
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What your favorite book? I need some new book recommendations!!!
I recently updated my Good Reads so here’s a whole ass list!
All boys aren’t blue - George Johnson
The girl with the dragon tattoo series - Stieg Larsson
All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doer
Little fires everywhere - Celeste Ng
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
Gone girl - Gillian Flynn
Conversations with friends - Sally Rooney
My government means to kill me - Rasheed Newson
The lesbianas guide to catholic school - Sonora Reyes
The vanishing half - Britt bennet
You need to know - Nicole Moriarty
Nine perfect strangers - Liane Moriarty
Truly, madly, guilty - Liane Moriarty
Apples never fall - Liane Moriarty
Big little lies - Liane Moriarty
The girl in the green dress - Jeni Haynes (MAJOR trigger warning)
The perks of being a wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
Women don’t owe you pretty - Florence Given
A slow fire burning - Paula Hawkins
The girl on the train - Paula Hawkins
I’m glad my mom died - Jennette Mccurdy
We were liars - E Lockhart
To the lighthouse - Virginia Wolfe
A room of one’s own - Virgina Wolfe
The good son - Jacquelyn Mitchard
The bell jar - Sylvia Plath
Watching women and girls - Danielle Pendar
A little life - Hanya Yanagihara (also a trigger warning!)
The prettiest horse in the glue factory- Corey White (also a trigger warning)
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