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a screencap of three books from the newsletter. The recommendation for A Gentleman's Gentleman says: “A rich, tender portrayal of a ‘man of unusual make’ who meets his unexpected (in more ways than one *winks*) match in a very handsome vest.”

A Gentleman's Gentleman was one of the editorial book club picks from @bookshop.org this weekend

I'm chuffed, obviously, but if you were born before 1999 do you see something interesting?

The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara A snakelike dragon with long wings curls around a deer's antlers, hanging down to face it. The deer seems young and quiet in contrast to the dragon's malice. The background is shades of cream hinting at shadows.

The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara

Both Ashoka and Shakti are convinced of their own righteousness in this. There's a theme of slow corruption, and how to deal with power and vengeance and morality. Saṃsāra and cycles of Karma are embedded in the world -

🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫

The cover of The Keeper of Magical Things. It features two women standing in front of a picturesque country town with a catdragon flying above them

I finished The Keeper of Magical Things today and it was such an utter delight! Just an absolutely lovely slice of cozy fantasy with an adorable romance. Themes of self-worth and the importance of community, oh, this felt tailor-made for me! 💛

Book cover showing Klytemnestra (flowing red curls) and Lady MacBeth (black hair fading into the night) holding daggers on each other, expressions imperious and longing. Title: Vile Lady Villains Author: Danai Christopoulou Quote: "A stunning tale of vengeance and redemption. Vile Lady Villains is here to reclaim the narrative. I loved it!" -Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

Best day ever because I get to post the COVER REVEAL for my amazing CP @danaiwrites.bsky.social's sapphic fantasy VILE LADY VILLAINS!

Cover artist: Audrey Benjaminsen
Publisher: Penguin Michael Joseph
Pub date: April 02, 2026

Preorder: www.penguin.co.uk/bo...

To retell is to rebel 🔪🩸👀

Graphic 1 of 3. Text and ten book covers on the background of the Transgender Pride Flag. The text reads: 34 Trans Books for Trans Week We Love. The books are: Watson's Sketchbook by Lee Knox Ostertag; Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane; Wildforged by A.C. Bauer; A Quiet Universe by Kay F. Atkinson; Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku; Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act by Kit Walker; Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao; Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen; Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore; An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows.

Graphic 2 of 3. Twelve book covers on the background of the Transgender Pride Flag. The books are: Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders; The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas; Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel by Lewis Hancox; The Pairing by Casey McQuiston; Nimona by ND Stevenson; Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans ed. by Hazel Newlevant; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey; The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics ed. by The Kao, Min Christensen & David Daneman; Lucy, Uncensored by Mel Hammond & Teghan Hammond; Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White; The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White.

Graphic 3 of 3. Twelve book covers on the background of the Transgender Pride Flag. The books are: The Science of Ghosts by Lilah Sturges; Peter Darling by S.A. Chant; The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon; A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander; Dreadnought by April Daniels; May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor; Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters; Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman; Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa; Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor; The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck; No Better Than Beasts by Z.R. Ellor.

Happy Transgender Awareness Week! Here are 34 of our favorite books with trans characters by trans authors (to the best of our knowledge, including nb identities under the trans umbrella). Celebrate trans awareness by getting your read on!

Text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/14/q...

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🏳️‍⚧️ it's transgender awareness week 🏳️‍⚧️ which means I have to remind you about my trans main characters

Alan and jack from the last binding trilogy Alan is sitting in an armchair with a notebook and pencil and Jack is sitting on the side of the armchair holding a cane under Alan's chin and taking off his hat.

Alan and Jack from
@freyamarske.bsky.social's the last binding trilogy. I love their whole dynamic.🥰
(sorry for the repost I found a mistake 😭)
#thelastbindingtrilogy #apowerunbound

I’m floating outside your window at night like a vampire, tapping on the glass, but it’s just so I can ask if you remembered to leave a review for the indie book you just read

Grace Hill's review of After Hours at Dooryard Books 5/5: One of the best romance authors working today, writing one of the best books of the year. Cat Sebastian takes small stories—a bookstore clerk, a midlife crisis, the stinky glory of 1960s New Yor...

I don't write book reviews very often, but I was lucky enough to get an ARC of Cat Sebastian's After Hours at Dooryard Books. One of the best books I've read this year, by a great author at the top of her game.

Need to be reminded about finding joy when the world is on fire? this is for you

Glitterland, by Alexis Hall

Richly detailed with striking imagery, this romance between a posh bipolar writer and a working class would-be-model "glitter pirate" is full of warmth, wit, and compassion. Simple and beautifully told.

#🌈📚 #Authors #books #reviews #lgbtqromance #booksky #queerbookworms

LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of bookish respite, you can fill out this form to be matched with a bookish donation from one of many contributing authors and agents!

LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive

The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…

convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. share yours if you want!

(The Gentleman and His Vowsmith)

Queer books (that I've read) that I'm happy to see in the Goodreads Choice Awards: When the Tides Held the Moon (Debut), Hazelthorn (YA SFF), A Drop of Corruption (Fantasy), The River Has Roots (Fantasy), And They Were Roommates (YA)

Queer books that should have been nominated in the Goodreads Choice Awards: Futbolista, A Gentleman's Gentleman, All of Us Murderers, The Entanglement of Rival Wizards, Lady Like, and Ladies in Hating.

It’s okay if all you feel like reading is things you’ve already read and know you love.

Rereading is wonderful, actually and people should do it more often.

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

K.J. Charles's review of By Marsh and by Moor (Marsh and Moor, #1) That rare thing (except for Annick Trent, whose speciality this is), a historical romance starring only working people. This one has an ostler on the run from London, and a carter who's done five year...

I read By Marsh and by Moor (Marsh and Moor, #1) by Annick Trent

A copy of The Wolf and His King open to the first page of chapter 1, with another copy holding it open. If you click the link in the post, you can find a screenshot of the full text (with alt text) for greater readability.

Over on Tumblr (and Instagram, in abbreviated form), I'm introducing the different narrative POVs in THE WOLF AND HIS KING and why I chose them.

First up is Bisclavret-the-man's perspective, in third person, with a strong emphasis on the body: finnlongman.tumblr.com/post/7997493...

A trope arrow book promo for Jingle Jingle Kill by C. Quince It features: - M/M Romance - Action Thriller - Second Changes - Spies - Christmas The book cover features an illustration of a blonde man with a mustache drinking a martini and a dark-skinned man with dark brown hair wearing a coat and green scarf

A promo image with a Christmas tree that says: Pre-Order Now: ninestarpress.com/product/jingle-jingle-kill

I'm happy to promote Jingle Jingle Kill by @cquince.bsky.social ! If you're in need of a holiday read this December, check it out!
It's available to pre-order at ninestarpress.com/product/jingle-jingle-kill 🎄🔔❄️

Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.

A face-out US paperback ARC of THE WOLF AND HIS KING on a shelf next to two UK proofs of the same book. The cover shows a golden wolf and crown against a backdrop of a forest; the bright colours evoke medieval stained glass windows or manuscripts.

US readers! There are 100 ARCs of THE WOLF AND HIS KING, my retelling of the medieval werewolf tale, 'Bisclavret', up for grabs in this Goodreads giveaway. The book comes out Jan 27 2026, but this is a great chance to nab it early!

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Coming soon: Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling A collection of 16 erotica tales about monsters and the partner(s) of their choice engaging in courtship and then getting together!

btw for anyone wondering this is re: our anthology of 16 queer monsterfucking stories, entitled MONSTEROTICA: TALES OF UNUSUAL COURTSHIP AND COUPLING. You can follow our pre-launch page. Just sayin'. I ain't lettin no fuck-ass payment processor stop us. www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

Screencapture of an e-mail from Kickstarter. The text reads, Hi Claire, Thanks for sharing your project with us. IMPORTANT: We noticed that your project contains adult/NSFW content. While your project has been approved by Kickstarter, all projects are subject to our payment processor, Stripe’s Rules (https://stripe.com/en-th/legal/restricted-businesses). Stripe performs their own reviews and may determine that they are unable to support your project. This can occur before your project launches, while it is live, or after it is successful. If this happens, you will be notified by our Trust & Safety team. In the event Stripe cannot support your campaign, Kickstarter will do its best to request that Stripe pay out any funds owed to you, however this is not guaranteed. We encourage you to be transparent with your backers about this risk.

greeted by absolutely ~charming~ (/s) news in my e-mail this morning.

anyone else try to launch an NSFW project on Kickstarter recently?

myth of consensual sex, ffs.

(good news is, they approved the project, sigh.)

Election Day 🤝 New Book Tuesday

Few things beat treating yourself to a new book after voting to save democracy ✊

In this hilarious gay fantasy romance, a reclusive sorcerer is forced to protect a cowardly knight after a prophecy ties their fates together...💘

APPARENTLY, SIR CAMERON NEEDS TO DIE by Greer Stothers hits shelves in exactly 3 months! 🏹

https://tinyurl.com/4nu3d49j

Happy Native American Heritage Month 2025! Happy Native American Heritage and Indigenous History Month! We're celebrating, as we do, with books by Indigenous authors, starring Indigenous characters. (Note: Despite the title of the post, these books include indigenous characters from all over.) While the usual affiliate links are included, you’re strongly encouraged to order from the Native-owned Birchbark Books where available! Picture Books Phoenix Ani' Gichichi-I'

Happy Native American Heritage Month 2025!

Happy Native American Heritage and Indigenous History Month! We're celebrating, as we do, with books by Indigenous authors, starring Indigenous characters. (Note: Despite the title of the post, these books include indigenous characters from all over.)…

A graphic with a background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow. In the middle is a white square with a thin outline and text that reads "213 queer books coming out in November!". The 213 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and November is in red text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font.

Check out our November queer new release list which is posted on our website this month! 🧵

The cover for the book The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur. Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword.

COVER REVEAL for @applesncinnamon.bsky.social's MM fantasy romance A NEED FOR DANDELIONS, coming March 26th 2026 ✨🌿⚔️💛

[ #booksky #art ]

🌈🩷 Cover reveal! I’m so excited to share the cover for my queer romantic murder mystery, BE STILL MY UNBEATING HEART. Published by Penguin RH August 2026 in the US/UK/Canada/Australia. Next summer, LOVE SUCKS! #coverreveal #lgbtauthor #lgbtbooks

This book is as delightful as it is delicious! If you need a cozy read this Fall I highly recommend this one.