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thrifted bookish finds 15.apr.24
today's book haul is made up of murder mysteries, irish fiction, contemporary fiction, historical fiction and fantasy.
book titles:
The Battersea Park Road to Paradise by Isabel Losada - memoir, self help.
The Appeal by Janice Hallett - murder mystery, thriller.
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - murder mystery, cozy mystery.
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan - romance, chick lit.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - historical fiction, dark academia.
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse - historical fiction, dark academia.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood - literary fiction, mystery.
The Soil by Yi Kwang Su - translated lit, classic lit, Asian lit.
Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs - myths & legends, classic lit.
The Oxford Book of Ireland edited by Patricia Craig - Irish lit, anthology of short stories & poetry, classic lit.
The Winter Road by Adrian Selby - epic fantasy, dark fantasy.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James - sci fi, mythology, African lit.
taking the education of irish history and culture into my own hands. I'm still conflicted over my identity as someone with parents from two different countries and cultures while having been born and raised in a third country. time to stop wondering and get educated on the things, people and places that made me.
I took these pictures myself. Some of these books are old, some were just poorly handled over the years, and all were thrifted across the second-hand stores of Dublin. Find more bookish content under the 'nejj bookblr tag'.
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Swamp Thing is one of the DC characters that I didn’t know a single thing about. But I really enjoyed the plants and the nature and the southern summer vibes that I got from this. So now I kind of want to do a deep dive into his character/background. Another thing I really liked about this graphic novel was the twins dynamic. They were yearning for stronger connections but were having trouble relating to each other after some family drama. In the end they were able to overcome that, if not in the way they or I thought they would. So. This is getting a solid four stars and now I have some researching to do.
#swamp thing twin branches#booklr#reading#books#read#book#bookish#bookworm#book review#graphic novels#graphic novel review#dc comics#books and (fake) plants#books and plants#diabetic representation#diabetic rep#type 1 diabetic rep
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I’m bored and nosy. Please reblog this with the book you’re currently reading.
#booklr#aftg#the king’s men#swamp thing twin branches#proficiency bonus#so many books going at once! 😵💫
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Wait what did Freydis Moon do? :( I've read their books and really liked them, but I don't follow them anywhere online, so that last ask you got worried me
Freydis Moon has been exposed to be Taylor Barton, a white person from the state of Oregon, someone who had a history of faking their race, being racist, and general abusive behavior. You can read more here about this Taylor person here, and you can find an incredibly long thread here.
Freydis was a colleague of mine, and they took me under their wing when I entered the indie book scene. They presented themselves as a Latine, mystic, queer trans author — who was older than me, I should add — so I deeply admired them and confided in them. I don't think ABM would have ever gotten much attention if I hadn't received their guidance.
There had been some whispers that Freydis was really Taylor, but I'd seen Frey's seemingly darker-skinned hands and heard their real name, which was supposedly Daniela.
Two things I should say before the big reveal: Freydis briefly hired a publicist named Cordi, who was also an agent with their own agency, named The Lynne Agency. Cordi, very randomly, decided to leave the industry and left their clients, and Freydis, hanging. Someone else to mention is Saint Harlow, an author of gay, cannibal erotica. On twitter, Saint was known for peddling a lot of drama — sometimes, he was on the good side of things and sometimes the bad, but he tended to be a massive bully. Freydis allegedly comforted some of Saint's victims.
And the reveal:
Freydis is the race faker Taylor Barton. The evidence is substantial, but most notably, some of the files they shared with other authors, including me, had metadata with the names of Taylor Barton's other identities. I was able to check the files myself to confirm.
They were also Saint Harlow. Meaning Freydis was bullying people secretly on one account and comforting them on another. And the bullying was a lot more disgusting than you might think, but for the sake of the victim, I won't share details.
They were also the publicist/agent Cordi. Why did they pretend to be an agent at all? I'm not sure but they wasted a lot of authors' times, that's for sure. Were they just looking to plagiarize off manuscripts sent to them? Who knows. (A friend of mine who sent their manuscript to them fears so).
There were a lot of interactions between Taylor and I that are much much weirder in retrospect. They critiqued the industry use of #ownvoices, which I agreed about, but blew the issue out of proportion, like thinking #ownvoices gay-trans author book lists shouldn't exist because of potential outing, mlm books by mlm authors lists shouldn't exist because of potential outing, and that lists of books by people of color about people of color also shouldn't exist because... potential outing? Taylor was, to me, oddly sympathetic toward certain authors accused of racism and shot down my concerns of a certain book with what I felt to be pro-colonizer themes inconsistently — their response to racism seemed to depend on whether they already disliked a person or not.
I could say a lot more but as someone who spoke to Taylor in private at times, there were a lot of things I was unsure about even when I was on their side of things. To some people, apparently, Freydis had said they were part Mexican, but only ever told me they were Peruvian (they might've known I'd clock them as a faker). Regardless, when this all came to light, their response was shockingly dismissive.
This may be more info than you asked for but TLDR:
Freydis Moon faked their race and ethnicity, bullied and manipulated many readers and authors using various fake identities, took advantage of latine author resources, and so on.
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04 October 2023: National Cinnamon Roll Day
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I haven't purchased a HP item in close to a decade - I use the books I already had as doorstops or to prop a laptop up for meetings nowadays.
There is NO "death of the author" with JK Rowling - she controls and continues to profit from her IP, and uses that money to fund hate groups.
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I know I’ve said it before, but I love this series so much! Each book keeps getting better and better. And adds more layers to the Mulvaney universe that I want to dive right into.
I loved Avi and Felix! They had such good banter and they would argue, tease, and snipe at each other at every given opportunity. I also loved the fact that everyone around them could see that they were into each other before they did. And I totally agree, Felix is a barbed wire wrapped marshmallow and Avi is a murderous golden retriever. They just fit together so well! Another thing I loved about this book was the little peek we got at Zane and Felix’s queerplatonic relationship. And I can’t leave Aiden out! It was so nice to have his presence more firmly rooted in this book. I can’t wait to see how things turn out for him and Thomas. Mad Man is getting five stars!
Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:
Alphabet Challenge: alliteration in the title
#mad man#necessary evils series#booklr#book review#reading#books#read#book#bookish#bookworm#lgbtq+ books#queer books#necessary evils#dark romance#mm romance
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Currently reading Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
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I’ve got a few and I have a whole bookshelf for aro, ace, and demisexual books over on my goodreads!
My top recs:
The All For The Game series by Nora Sakavic (demisexual rep, please check the trigger warnings before diving in!!)
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker (graphic novel, ace and nonbinary rep)
Vicious by VE Schwab (ace, villain origin story)
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (aro ace agender rep, anxiety rep)
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (ace romance, most books by this author have an asexual character in them)
On The Ice by Amy Aislin (demisexual rep, the whole Stick Side series has a wide array of sexual identities and all the rep is great)
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace (aro/ace rep)
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (ace and trans/ nonbinary rep)
The Charm Offensive (aspec rep, bisexual rep, depression and anxiety rep)
Bite Me! You Know I Like It by Fae Quin (demisexual rep, check trigger warnings)
The Tarot Sequence series by K.D. Edwards (secondary ace character that gets a spin off series, please, please, please check trigger warning on this one before diving in)
Can someone give me aroace (or just aro or just ace) book recommendations please? Because I have only read loveless and while I absolutely love that book (pun intended),especially because it made me realise I was aroace, I want to read more.
#booklr#asexual books#aromantic books#book recs#book recommendations#queer book recs#lgbtq+ book rec#queer books#lgbtq+ books#books#reading
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New dragon book 🔥
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Mexican Gothic ✨✨
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🌈Pride Month Fundraiser Reveal🌈
We are beyond delighted to at last announce that we will be selling All For the Game inspired paperback dust jackets for our Pride Month Fundraiser!
We have worked for almost a year with the incredibly talented Danka in creating beautifully crafted covers for a series that started our nonprofit!
Our Pride Month Fundraiser is our most crucial event of the year in our ability to continue providing free gender affirming care to individuals in need all over the world!
Last year with the overwhelming generosity and support of the AFTG community, we were able to help over 200 people access trans healthcare. This year we are determined to help even more!
DETAILS:
• Covers illustrated by @danka-in-art
• Side flaps illustrated by @prince-peachie
• Title designed with the help of @booksandmorebyamanda
• $45 USD plus s&h
• PRE-SALES go live June 1st at 12pm EST!
• Sales will close June 30th at 12pm EST
• Limitless pre-sales
• Paperback Dust Jackets
We will also be selling All for the Game and The Sunshine Court inspired sticker sheets illustrated by @moonsquil in which all proceeds from these items will be going towards Peach’s top surgery fund.
Back covers and sticker sheets will be revealed next month! Make sure you turn on our post notifications and sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss it!
As we are a small nonprofit, we would greatly appreciate you sharing the exciting news to other aftg fans!
Thank you Foxes!
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The Raven King is one of those books that will leave you emotionally devastated and wrung out, but craving more. It’s one gut punch after another and the roller coaster of emotions this book will put you through is insane. I loved that Neil decided to stay every time he thought about running and trying to make things better for his family teammates. Neil is a goddamned menace to anyone who isn’t his friend or teammate and I love him for it. This is still a solid five stars!
My original review can be found here -> {review}
Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:
Alphabet Challenge: R
#aftg#the raven king#booklr#reading#books#read#book#bookish#bookworm#lgbtq+ books#book review#queer books#sports books#all for the game#the unhinged sports mafia book
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books + peaceful reading destinations. 🌿
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