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Select Books with LGBTQ Themes for 2017
Adult Fiction & Poetry
Barbary Station
R.E. Stearns. Saga, Nov.
Saga Press editor Navah Wolfe has described this debut and series launch, in which two newly minted engineers hijack a spaceship, as a “queer WOC pirate space opera.”
The Book of Devote and Hate
Lauren Sanders. Akashic, Oct.
Sanders, whose first novel, Kamikaze Lust, won a 2000 Lambda Literary Award, offers an international espionage thriller in which a failed Olympic speed skater falls for her father’s girlfriend, a former Israeli army pilot turned corporate spy.
Gay Zoo Day
Mike McClelland. Charming Dreamer, Sept.
McClelland’s debut fiction collection follows LGBTQ people in diverse settings, including Edwardian England, colonial Kenya, and the International Space Station.
Hanging on Our Hold Bones
Judy Grahn. Arktoi, Aug.
This collection of verse by poet, activist, and scholar Grahn will be the final launch from Red Hen imprint Arktoi, which publishes literary fiction and poetry by lesbian writers.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies “For, as we know, we have already survived the apocalypse—this, right here, right now, is a dystopian present. What better way to imagine survivability than to think about how we may flourish into being joyously animated rather than merely alive?” -Joshua Whitehead Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction, edited by Joshua Whitehead, presents a series of utopian stories about care for and survival. Featuring AI, cyborgs, floating cities and newly terraformed planets, the authors in this anthology imaginatively show us futures that center queer Indigenous communities while discussing topics like kinship, ethics and colonialism. Most of these stories are set after an apocalyptic event, but the apocalypse is not the focus, neither are the speculative elements. The concentrate is connection. It’s about loving the land and respecting the earth. It’s about every type of love. It’s about connecting to ancestors and trusting their wisdom. It’s about staying true to yourself and what you have faith in. Every single story is full of affection and hope as the characters resist and endure, showing us that affection and community will store us together and aide us We are becoming increasingly alarmed at the number of books being banned by school districts across the country, especially those that analyze and portray histories that tell of racism, bigotry, genocide, cultural identity and white supremacy. It should frighten us all that in the United States today, there are states and schools wanting to shield students from teaching about the nature through books. So we are vowing to do our part to thrust back against this ugly trend, and use our platform to promote authors books and content that don’t timid away from uncomfortable truths, and additionally, books that center marginalized voices and stories in a way that allows minorities especially to see themselves represented. Whether fiction or non-fiction, GirlTalkHQ will always remain a space dedicated to books that hire and expand our understanding of the world and unlike cultures. Today we’re sharing 4 unused YA fantasy books you need to add to your booklist immediately! Written by women of color and lgbtq+ women, these books are sure to ignite your wildest YA fantasies in ways that you never expected. The first is Akshaya Raman‘s ‘The Ivory Key’ I’m a queer woman of color. I’m also a comic book fan. Sometimes, those things feel incompatible. It’s easy to understand why it often feels enjoy comic books are written for fifteen-year old boys (or gross man-children) who spend too much moment in their basements. I mean, how is an exposed stomach and a bra two sizes too small practical superheroing gear? Spoiler: it’s not. And don’t get me wrong, I can appreciate a woman’s body as well as the next lady-loving gal, but when it seems like the storyline is more focused on butts that butt-kicking, more delighted about boob-windows than breaking windows, there’s a problem. So, how did I acquire around this obstacle of objectification? I found comic books produced/written/illustrated by women who were like me. Queer women, women of color, women who get the importance of intersectional feminism. Marjorie M. Liu’s graphic novel, Monstress is probably my favorite offering of the past year or so. It’s dark, violent, and beautiful. Published by Image comics, Liu brings forth a haunted, matriarchal earth, inspired by 1900s Asia. It’s heavy on mythology and feat
John Boyne. Hogarth, Aug.
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