#lgbtqia literature

[x-lulu]

lu’s reading list in 2022 - hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar she smiles for real this time. that smile that I’m sure is what made me fall for her in the first place / Ishu smiles, and my breath hitches at the sight of it. she smiles so rarely that each one - the genuine ones that light up her entire being - feels like a gift. like something private she has only reserved for me / because as long as Hani and I are side-by-side, everything will be alright

#bmb22 #aesthetic #edits #moodboards #mine #hani and ishu's guide to fake dating #litedit #lgbtqia literature #lgbtqia+ #adiba jaigirdar #storyseekers #booksociety

[desdasiwrites]

– Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

#book quote of the day #isaac fitzsimons #the passing playbook #transgender protagonist #ya #soccer #romance #diverse reads #just a really good book #lgbtqia literature #mlm romance #book recommendations #lgbtq #trans

[paperbackbtch]

jason haaf, harsh cravings

#memoir #lgbtqia literature #jason haaf #harsh cravings #quotes #words #I liked this a lot hi #by me

[laurenfoxmakesthings]

So, for the tumblr followers who don't know (I brought up this journey a lot more on twitter), I've been developing a collaborative and intersectional LGBTQIA+ charity ebook series that's a spin-off of the 1960s gay pulp series 'The Man From C.A.M.P.', called Agents of C.A.M.P.

Part of that was to find out what's happened to the copyright since the original author has been dead for a few years, and ask permission to use elements from the series. I asked about this to the most recent publisher of the reprints, and turns out they have the rights. They were all for my project idea, though asked me to make a formal proposal, mainly so the original author's niece (who they got the rights from) could give her input.

It took a while to complete a proposal, but I did it. It took an even longer while for the emailing back-and-forth to reach an end point. Especially since at one point an email I must've gotten from the niece ended up in the spam folder and then got automatically deleted, basically creating the impression that I didn't respond to the email, even though I was waiting and thought the email just didn't arrive yet.

Anyway, I'm now finally at the point where I'm now in communication with the niece and the grand niece to progress. They liked the proposal and are interested, they just want to do a phone call to ask questions first.

I was a bit nervous about that at first, until I learned today why. The timing was serendipitous, the nieces have been developing a non-profit foundation in the original author's memory, and want Agents of C.A.M.P. to be a program/project that's part of the foundation.

I'm giving all of this context for you all to understand that what I initially thought was just going to be a very indie charity project with just me running it, in the vein of online charity fanzines, could become bigger than that.

I am very excited. And nervous. But mostly excited.

#Agents of C.A.M.P. #The Man From C.A.M.P. #charity books #queer fiction #gay pulp #spy-fi #queer pride #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqia positivity #lgbtqia literature #queer literature

[realizing-myself]

Heyyy

finally started a story for the wlws, leetttttt's goooo

It's self indulgent as hell, really gay, slightly horny, and a little over 600 words

basically just about two indian high school girlfriends against the world and the catholic church and their friends(who have yet to be developed, but likely mostly asian and/or queer)

very much experience based except for the fact i still lack a girlfriend, ugh.

#writer #that wlw story #that's my tag for any future updates #once i finish maybe 5-10 chapters i might start putting it up on ao3 or something #lesbian #wlw #gayyyy #queer #lgbtqia #lgbtqia literature

[thearoacemoon]

It is just my impression or some writers think in order to have an a-spec character a romance story they must be demiromantic and/or demisexual?

I hope it's just my impression.

Please, tell me it's just my impression!

FYI: you can have an a a-spec character of any label and have a romance plotline with them. Trust me. Or even better: you can do a non-traditional relationship and I'll be forever grateful to you.

#queer books #queer fiction #queer representation #lgbtqia literature #lgbtqia #aspec #aspec character #Aspec literature #Aspec books #Aspec fiction

[iamthesineater]

If you haven't read The First Sister Trilogy by Linden A. Lewis you should. I just finished the second book The Second Rebel a few hours ago and I can't stop thinking about it.

#the first sister #things to read #queer fiction #thembos #queer scifi #lgbtqia fiction #lgbtqia literature #gays in space

[book-rants2]

Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

I really enjoyed it. I read it in, I think, 3 days? It really spoke to me, especially when explaining why Simon didn't want to come out. He wasn't afraid of being judged or anything, but rather that people had this idea of him which he didn't want tarnished. For a 30-something year old lady, Becky Albertalli wrote an amazing gay teenager. It was every part the story I wanted. I own a lot of LGBTQIA+ literature, but this is quite high up on my list. Simon Spier was an amazing relatable character, who gave me second hand embarrassment and made me laugh and everything I could ever want from a character. I can usually judge how good of a book was if I cried, but I didn't cry at this book and still loved every minute (that's probably a first). I fell in love with Simon and Blue's emails, and I fell in love with Blue along the way. If you enjoy LGBTIA+ high school romance, this is definitely the book for you. 'Straight people really should have to come out, and the more awkward it is, the better. Awkwardness should be a requirement.' - Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, 2015.

#simon vs the homosapiens agenda #love simon #young adult romance #book review #becky albertalli #book recommendations #lgbtqia #lgbtqia literature

[gn349]

THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END

[Original cover art for the novel]. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Both_Die_at_the_End

AWARDS:

Flicker Tale Children's Book Award for Older Readers, 2021

Watch Adam Silvera discuss the inspiration behind his third novel!

#they both die at the end #adam silvera #young adult literature #young adult fiction #lgbtqia literature #Youtube

[floral-ashes]

Remember when I published this in a serious journal and everyone thought it was very funny?

Well, Gender/Fucking: The Pleasures and Politics of Living in a Gendered Body is basically where I stake my claim at being a depraved freak. 😉

Don’t wait! Get your copy now! Available on Bookshop and plenty more.

#transgender #trans #trans lit #trans literature #gender #genderqueer #gender identity #nonbinary #transfem #queer #lesbian #sapphic #wlw #bisexual #gay #books #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt #bookish #booklr #bookblr #books & libraries #reading #books and reading #booklover

[bi4bihankking]

The Locked Tomb Series Summary:

The “Lesbian Necromancers in Space” book series

The Murderbot Diaries Summary:

In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid--a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, Murderbot wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is, but when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.

#the locked tomb #tlt #gideon the ninth #locked tomb series #tamsyn muir #the murderbot diaries #murderbot diaries #murderbot #martha wells #lgbt books #lgbt literature #queer books #queer literature #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #poll #bookblr #booklr #books #literature #queer lit

[desdasiwrites]

#book quote of the day #mark lawrence #red sister #book of the ancestor #Nona grey #Arabella Jotsis #book recommendations #favorite books #fantasy books #disability representation #lgbtqia literature #lgbtqia+ #sapphic

[kwojciechowicz]

Hello, everyone!

I’m writing ✍️ to you concerning the campaign of “Mara and the Bad Wolf”.

The good news is: we already have over 3500 CAD collected !

The other news is: we still need 9500 CAD for the campaign to succeed.

Here's a short excerpt from the book to give you a taste: [Mara and Seth have just arrived on the island, and Seth is looking for directions.]

Seth walked over to a turtle who was sitting at a small table a little ways away, drinking a martini and reading a large, leather-bound book.

“How do you get to the Valley?” he asked the turtle.

The turtle looked up with a bored expression. He wore thick-rimmed tortoise-shell glasses and a white bow tie with pink polka dots.

"You know the rules,” he drawled.

“What rules?” Mara asked.

The turtle slowly and disdainfully raised one eyebrow and said: “I see the kit has no understanding of this place.”

“I’m not a kit!” Mara exclaimed indignantly. “I’ll be eleven tomorrow.”

The turtle snorted.

“Pert as a prince, this one,” he said, before turning back to Seth. “To get something, one must give something. What are you prepared to give?”

“The bike,” the wolf said quickly.

“WHAT?!” Mara yelped.

“Don’t worry, you’ll get it back,” Seth said. He looked at the turtle. “If I bring you something from the Valley, the bike’s ours again, right?”

The turtle considered this for a long moment.

“I might be persuaded to exchange it for a certain rare, purple-spotted mushroom.”

Seth sighed.

“Fine.”

Mara crossed her front paws and glared as the turtle patted the handlebars of her bicycle. She couldn’t imagine what he wanted with it—he certainly wouldn’t fit on the seat!

“You do not find the Valley, it finds you,” the turtle intoned, as though reciting a very dull poem. He gestured to a small gap in the woods. “Follow that path until it becomes another. What goes down must rise up. There are no shortcuts, only breakthroughs. If you find yourself at the Cave of Many Doors, the only way through is within. And lastly,” he said wearily, “if you come to a fork in the road, try not to make the obvious choice.”

At that moment, a small, pink-and-turquoise bird flew over their heads and loudly squawked “Don’t make the obvious choice!”

What Will These Funds Pay For?

The majority of the funds will go towards illustrating the book, which will take roughly 6 months. The remainder will go towards covering the costs of self-publishing or hybrid publishing. If I am offered and accept a traditional publishing contract, the remaining portion will be reallocated to cover additional illustrations (including a $1,200 cover) and marketing costs.

Cost Breakdown:

$8,500 —> 25 full-colour illustrations (to be completed by April 2023)

$4,500 —> hybrid publishing or self-publishing costs and/or additional illustrations, cover & marketing costs

#kamaarts #kamilawojciechowicz #k kampeas rittenhouse #LGBTQIA’s #lgbtqia books #lgbtqia literature #childrens books #books #book illustration #book illustrator #kamila wojciechowicz krauze #Polish illustrator #Canadian writer #Mara and the bad wolf #fox #animals #gender #gender identity

[laurenfoxmakesthings]

Knock on wood, I feel good about this new year. My silly little charity spin-off book series idea might actually be going somewhere and becoming bigger than I thought was possible, with support and resources. And I'm going to dedicate this year to writing the first book to make sure that happens.

#Agents of C.A.M.P. #happy new year #writing #lgbtqia literature #and potentially getting paid to run a fictional universe and earn royalties from the print version is a nice bonus

[homo-ousios]

Dear Tumblr, come read about ancient lesbians! This is a free anthology of Ancient Greek and Latin works by/about wlw (translated into English), and it’s the first sourcebook specifically dedicated to wlw!

The translations and commentaries are done by queer scholars, but it’s inclusive toward a non-scholarly audience. And the project director hopes that “new creations, texts, films, video, may emerge […] and contribute to forging a new LGBTQI+ mythology that would - finally - not be based on shortcuts and reductive views about women in ancient society” (issue 1 p. 6).

So please come check it out and then make a bunch of art or stories about it (and show us!)

#classics #wlw #lesbian literature #lesbians #sappho #literally lol #lgbtqia #ancient lgbt #🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️

[drchucktingle]

when someone asks if you trot with the classics. by the way most of these titles are included in POUNDED BY THE CLASSICS and THE LESBIAN CLASSICS GET ME OFF

#love is real #chuck tingle #tingleverse #buckaroo lifestyle #queer #lgbtqia #classics #literature #classic literature #books