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wherefeelingsland · 9 months

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Hi there! About five years ago, you provided reading recommendations for me in the “weird western” genre. It took me on a journey that exposed me to many incredible, diverse authors and reignited my love of reading. Would you be willing to share some more book recommendations? Doesn’t have to be weird western - I like your taste and am always happy to expand my horizons.

Thank you so much for your time and I hope you’re doing well!

Hello!

I haven't been reading that many English novels lately... I fell into the hole of reading Chinese danmei novels and with all its popcorn bloody drama it's been hard to turn back. If you're willing to try danmei, I rec:

Qiang Jin Jiu (officially licensed, or you can look up the English fan translation). Probably my fave danmei of all time and my fave book of the year from a couple of years back. Incredible read. Alt history novel.

Scum Villain's Self Saving System (same as above)

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (same as above). Has been adapted into an animation and a tv show that is on Netflix (The Untamed).

Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know (x)

The Demon Venerable's Wistful Desire (x)

Peerless (x)

Books by priest (Guardian, Mo Du, etc). For priest if you're unfamiliar with her work I rec starting with the tv adaptation of Tian Ya Ke (Word of Honour) that is on Netflix

For English/English Translated novels, I've always loved:

Jin Yong (The Legend of the Condor Heroes is deservedly one of the most-read books in the world. I grew up with this, as did many people across the Chinese diaspora. On the official translation it's billed as the "Chinese Lord of the Rings", but it's nothing like Lord of the Rings--it's wuxia. Hell, it's probably more read than Lord of the Rings by sheer reader volume. tbh the official English translation annoys me because of the random name translations, so I rec the fan translation here)

NK Jemisin (Fifth Season series etc, incredible books, fantasy)

Liu Cixin (Three Body Problem etc: now adapted into several tv shows, including one on Netflix. I haven't watched any of them yet but you can try those first if you don't want to commit to the books)

Claire G Coleman (Terra Nullius, The Old Lie)

Saad Z Hossain (The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday etc)

Nnedi Okorafor (Akata Witch etc)

Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit etc)

Nahoko Uehashi (Moribito, Beast Player etc)

SA Chakraborty (City of Brass etc)

Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians etc)

... and more :) Hope that helps as a starting point!

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are there any books with queer pakistani characters? and if not, so other south asian characters (indian or bengali)? preferably muslim but anything is okay

Absolutely there are!

The Disasters by MK England (bi YA)

Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan (bi YA)

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (trans YA)

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman (upcoming Adult - out in December)

Other Names for Love by Taymour Soomro (Adult)

Running With Lions by Julian Winters (love interest in an m/m YA romance)

For Bengali Muslim rep, definitely check out Adiba Jaigirdar's books, and for Indian Muslim rep, try The Loophole by Naz Kutub and Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed.

#LGBTQReads #Muslim #Pakistani #Desi #Indian #Bengali

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igotopinions · 4 months

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Books I Read in 2023

* = Re-read

Check out past years: 2012, 2013 (skipped), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Follow me on Goodreads to get these reviews as they happen. 1) A Book of Blades: Rogues in the House Presents edited by L.D. Whitney This book, assembled by the great guys behind the premier podcast in the genre, is an excellent way to sample a breadth of contemporary Sword & Sorcery fiction! My favorite story was "The Blood of Old Shard" by John R. Fultz, with Scott Oden and Howard Andrew Jones' tales close behind, and there were no duds in the mix. "The Blood..." really surprised me with a heart and inventiveness which the opening doesn't give away yet, you realize upon finishing, deftly sets up. 2) Fires of Azeroth by C.J. Cherryh Left my big ol’ spoiler-laden review on Goodreads for ya. 3) Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole 4) The Citadel of Forgotten Myths by Michael Moorcock *5) Neuromancer by William Gibson 6) The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky 7) The Expert System’s Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky I confess I finished the first book in this series having enjoyed myself, but wondering if I'd remember what I'd read a year from now. I don't have that concern with its follow-up. Tchaikovsky has enriched the world he set up in the first installment quite nicely, and I hope I get to explore it further in a third. 8) Old Moon Quarterly: Issue 3 9) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner 10) The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain 11) The Dreamthief's Daughter: A Tale of the Albino by Michael Moorcock 12) Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino Do you think you’d enjoy hearing Tarantino discuss mainly his childhood and adolescence re: movies that meant a lot to him during that period? Congrats, this is extremely that. It could not be more that. 13) The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe 14) Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk Roughly 70/30 instructional / biographical. Has a lot of good advice, focusing on a more literary mode than classic genre stylings, all in a voice and coming from a place any Palahniuk fan will be familiar with (I would have been stunned NOT to find something like the "Voice of Authority" snippet in a writing book by Palahniuk). Entertaining and providing what mostly felt like useful, actionable advice, I'd say it can be handy for writers who aren't knowledgeable of the author's works, but knowing at least a couple of his books can help contextualize his advice so you can determine which parts are right for you or not. 15) Death Angel's Shadow by Karl Edward Wagner 16) Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner 17) Wyngraf Issue #1 Edited by Nathaniel Webb 18) Rakefire and Other Stories by Jason Ray Carney 19) The White Lion by Scott Oden 20) Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts by Patrick Syme, Abraham Gottlob Werner (Illustrator) 21) Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin 22) Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones *23) Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 24) Authority by Jeff VanderMeer 25) Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer *26) The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock 27) Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain 28) Swords in the Shadows, Edited by Cullen Bunn 29) The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi 30) Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein 31) The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors from Antiquity to the Modern Era by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 32) New Edge Sword & Sorcery #1, Edited by Oliver Brackenbury 33) New Edge Sword & Sorcery #2, Edited by Oliver Brackenbury 34) A Book of Blades: Volume II: Rogues in the House Podcast Presents, Edited by L.D. Whitney 35) Old Moon Quarterly: Issue 4, Spring 2023: A Magazine of Dark Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery, Edited by OMQ 36) The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joe Koch 37) The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett 38) Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 39) Old Moon Quarterly: Issue 5, Edited by OMQ STATS Non-Fiction: 6 Fiction: 33 Poetry Collections: 0 Comic Trades: 0 Wrote Myself: 2

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npdclaraoswald · 2 years

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Another crosspost from Instagram!

[Image: several edits over a photo of a fiber optic lamp with a pink base and blue tips, casting pink, purple, and blue light. The first image has text reading "Bi Books for Bi Visibility Day."

The second image has text reading "YA Contemporary," and images of the covers for Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan, I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee, and You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson.

The third image has text reading "YA SF/F," and covers for Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee, The Rise of Kyoshi by FC Yee, and In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan.

The fourth image has text reading "Adult/New Adult SF/F pt 1," and covers for One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby, and The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson.

The fifth image has text reading "pt 2," and covers for Borderline by Mishell Baker, Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant, and Dread Nation by Justina Ireland.

The sixth image has the cover for The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo with accompanying text reading "Adult Historical Fantasy," and the cover for Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibert with text reading "Adult Romance." End.]

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rg060295 · 8 months

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This list includes a list of 5 anthologies coming out between now, and the end of the year! I am based in the UK and therefore all dates and relevant links I have found reflect this!

In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Published by Titian Books on September 12th

Look I have not really enjoyed any dark academia I have read, nor have read from any of these authors so this is a risky choice. However, this is the season for dark academia and I am intrigued. This collection of 12 stories includes well known authors of the genre (sub genre?) Olivie Blake & M.L. Rio as well as David Bell, Susie Yang, Layne Fargo, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kelly Andrew, Phoebe Qynne, Kate Weinberg, Helen Grant & Tori Bovalino.

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Peach Pit

Published by Dzanc Books on September 12th

A collection of 16 stories about and following unlikeable, unhinged and monstrous women. Which basically sums up some of my favourite types of short story collections. With story description makes it sound similar to other collections such as Out There with a bit of Cursed Bunny. Edited by Molly Llewllyn and Kristel Buckly featuring stories from; Lauren Groff, Deesha Philyaw, K-Ming Chang, Megan Giddings, Sarah Rose Etter, Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Alicia Elliott, Chana Porter, Alice Ash, Maisy Card, Vanessa Chan, Chantal V. Johnson, Amada Leduc, Alison Rumfitt, Yah Yah Scholfield & Aliya Whitely.

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Mermaids Never Drown

Published by Titian Press (UK) / Feiwel & Friends (US) on September 26th

From the team behind Vampires Never Get Old (which you may know about from the Story ‘First Kill’ which became a Netflix show) comes a second Young Adult collection exploring mermaids. Edited again by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker and featuring many well known and beloved YA authors such as Darcie Little Badger, Kalynn Bayron, Preeti Chhibber, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Julie C. Dao, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Adriana Herrera, June Hur, Katherine Locke, Kerri Maniscalco, Julie Murphy, Gretchen Schreiber, and Julian Winters. I am particularly excited to see Darcie Little Badger who I have loved both their long work (Elatose) and their short fiction (in Love Beyond Body Space and Time) and also I am intrigued by June Hur who I have only read Historical mystery work from so this will be a different spin.

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Published by Random House on October 3rd

An anthology I surprisingly only found out about when putting together this list. Out There Screaming is a collection of stories edited by writer and director Jordan Peele. It is an anthology of ‘all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. Alongside an introduction from Jordan Peele it also features stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

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The Book of Witches

Published by HarperVoyager on August 1st (US) and October 26th (UK)

Edited by Jonathan Strahan the editor from The Book of Dragons and featuring art from artist Alyssa Winans throughout This is large collection focusing around witches featuring 29 stories and poems from well known contemporary SFF authors; Linda Addison, C.L. Clark, P Djeli Clark, Indrapramit Das, Amal El Mohtar, Andrea Hairston, Millie Ho, Saad Hossain, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Fonda Lee, Darcie Little Badger, Ken Liu, Usman T. Malik, Maureen F. McHugh, Premee Mohamed, Garth Nix, Tobi Ogundiran, Tochi Onyebuchi, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Kelly Robson, Angela Slatter, Andrea Stewart, Emily Teng, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tade Thompson, and E. Lily Yu. This is a must pick up for me for two reasons, I enjoyed reading The Book of Dragons last year, and found some new favourite short stories, and two it includes some of my favourite authors. So even if I only enjoy their stories this would be a win for me!

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ehlersdalton · 2 years

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equipo de campamento No Further a Mystery

También es importante ir preparado con los utensilios necesarios de cocina. Hay paquetes en los que ya te viene todo incluido y también tienen un modo especial para poder transportarlos. Al navegar en nuestro sitio aceptas que usemos cookies para personalizar tu experiencia según la Declaración de Privacidad. ¿Cuáles son sus dificultades como usuario de silla de ruedas que realiza actividades al aire libre como acampar? ¿Qué debo empacar en una mochila para un viaje de fin de semana? ¿Qué suministros se necesitan para un viaje de campamento? Los Browns de Cleveland desconocen todavía cuántos partidos estarán sin Deshaun Watson, quien espera todavía que la jueza retirada Sue L. Robinson emita un fallo tras una audiencia disciplinaria concluida hace casi cuatro semanas. Disfruto usar botas donde hago la mayor parte de mis caminatas y mochileros, aunque los zapatos de trail resistentes serán suficientes en la mayoría de los lugares. La comodidad y el descanso son necesarios luego de un día de travesías en la naturaleza y como por fortuna o lamentablemente según sea el caso, aún no podemos hospedarnos en un lodge al ir de tenting, un saco de dormir o colchón inflable seria su equivalente a un hospedaje cinco estrellas en el mundo moderno que nos permitirá recobrar fuerzas. Más 20 diferentes sitios Net de Camping Equipment Jakir Hossain Tener los suministros y equipos necesarios puede marcar la diferencia en su disfrute y experiencia en common. Las listas de verificación son una gran herramienta para ayudar con su organización. Su lista de campamentos variará según el tipo de campamento y las actividades que haya planeado, los lugares a los que va, la época del año y la duración de su viaje. Solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento para Tenting Excursions estos seven dias han sido maravillosos , tienen muy buen servicio y los guias son exelentes , hemos conocido muchas ruinas y lugares arqueologicos que han sido fabulosos como tambien hemos acampado y fue la mejor experiencia que haya tenido, desde el primer momento que llegue a Camping Tours me trataron Tremendous bien me senti como en familia , y la explicacion que hace el guia es Tremendous entendible y sencilla . Gracias Tenting Tours por su hospitalidad me llevo los mejores recuerdos .. Si tienes pensado hacer caminatas en la noche te recomendamos una linterna de cabeza, muy práctica para este cometido. Lleva botellas de agua para rellenar, y rellénalas en cada oportunidad. Los productos para purificar el agua son necesarios en el campo. Destaco especialmente la labor del guía Nilton Rodríguez, quien nos acompaño a realizar el Camino del Inca. equipo de campamento cusco , que conocía mucho sobre la cultura Inca y que en todo momento respetó nuestros tiempos y nos brindó ayuda para lo que necesitamos. Recomiendo 100% esta empresa por su profesionalismo y a Nilton por su calidez humana y formación. Uno de los factores esenciales para ir de campamento es tener un buen equipo con aquellos elementos imprescindibles. Hay que recordar que no es lo mismo acampar en la playa que en el bosque o en algún lugar inclinado. ) Tabletas de tratamiento : Botas de senderismo o zapatos : Mapas de papel Kit de primeros auxilios Jakir Hossain Herramientas esenciales para acampar y senderismo: Tiendas de campaña, lonas, postes, enlaces descendentes y estacas: necesitarás algo para dormir, por lo que una tienda de campaña debe estar en la parte exceptional de tu casa. Su lista de preocupaciones. Sin embargo, no existe una tienda de campaña de talla única. Las tiendas de campaña están disponibles en una variedad de tamaños y en una variedad de tipos. Algunas carpas ultraligeras son las más adecuadas para mochilear, mientras que otras carpas más pesadas vienen con espaciosas terminaciones de alta gama, mejor combinadas para pasar el rato cerca de un automóvil. Sacos de dormir y también almohadillas para dormir: al igual que las tiendas de campaña al aire libre, los sacos de dormir han estado disponibles en diferentes pesos y se ocupan de varios niveles de temperatura, por lo que debe realizar un estudio de investigación para encontrar el que mejor se adapte a usted, donde se prepara para acampar , cuando. Botas o zapatos de senderismo: confiando en el tipo de viaje que está haciendo, tendrá la intención de tomar algunas botas de trekking o calzado. También puede visitar este sitio para obtener equipo de campamento más esencial: . ¿Sigue buscando el regalo perfecto para su amigo aficionado al tenting? Hemos seleccionado las mejores Suggestions para ti.

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espanolnews · 2 years

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Fue la primera vez que Nueva Zelanda fue expulsada en un partido de más de 50 desde marzo de 2020. Fue la primera vez que Nueva Zelanda fue expulsada en un partido de más de 50 desde marzo de 2020. Shamarh Brooks anotó 79 y compartió una asociación de 75 carreras con el capitán Nicholas Pooran que guió a las Indias Occidentales a una victoria de cinco terrenos sobre Nueva Zelanda, el mejor clasificado, en la apertura de la serie internacional de cricket de un día.Brooks alcanzó su cuarto ODI medio siglo de 58 balones y se había enfrentado a 91 entregas cuando estaba fuera en el 34 con las Indias Occidentales acercándose al inadecuado total de 190 de Nueva Zelanda.Jason Holder (13) y Jermaine Blackwood (12) estaban en el pliegue cuando el equipo local alcanzó su objetivo con 11 overs de sobra.Más temprano, Akeal Hossain tomó 3-28 y Alzarri Joseph regresó 3-36 cuando las Indias Occidentales derrotaron a Nueva Zelanda por 190 en 45.2 overs después de elegir lanzar en el primero de tres ODI en el Kensington Oval.Fue la primera vez que Nueva Zelanda fue expulsada en un partido de más de 50 desde marzo de 2020.“Al ver batear a los Kiwis me di cuenta de que era un poco difícil ir temprano para ellos”, dijo Brooks en una entrevista televisiva. "Supongo que el crédito debe ir a nuestros jugadores de bolos por reducirlos a una puntuación de 190.“Solo estaba enfocado en salir, obtener algunas asociaciones y obtener ese total”. Las pausas por lluvia marcaron las entradas de las Indias Occidentales, pero no pudieron perturbar el impulso constante establecido por Brooks. El primero llegó en la apertura de las entradas y el segundo en el 29 cuando las Indias Occidentales estaban a solo 42 carreras de la victoria. En ese momento, las Indias Occidentales ya estaban muy por delante de un total ganador bajo el sistema Duckworth-Lewis.Pooran estuvo fuera por 28 inmediatamente después de la segunda pausa por lluvia, pero Brooks mantuvo una fuerte mano guía en la persecución de la carrera.Hosein, Joseph y los spinners debutantes Kevin Sinclair y Yannic Carriah cambiaron el rumbo de las entradas de Nueva Zelanda con bolos precisos en los intermedios en un lanzamiento que recompensó a los spinners con rebotes.Nueva Zelanda tuvo un comienzo sólido con una asociación de 41 carreras entre Martin Guptill y Finn Allen, quien anotó dos seises y un cuatro desde los bolos de Holder en el séptimo over.Un breve descanso por lluvia siguió al final del octavo y Allen estuvo fuera por 25 cuatro bolas después de la reanudación. A partir de entonces, Nueva Zelanda perdió terrenos regularmente y luchó por construir las asociaciones que eran necesarias para alcanzar un total más desafiante.Allen fue el primer wicket de Hosein, atrapado por Pooran, quien tuvo que correr hacia atrás y agarrar la pelota cuando le pasó por el hombro.Guptill cayó en el siguiente over de Hosein, atrapado por Kyle Mayers en el desliz por 24 cuando Nueva Zelanda estaba 53-2.El capitán Kane Williamson intentó liderar la recuperación de Nueva Zelanda con 34 entradas de 50 bolas. Pero le faltó apoyo: Devon Conway (4) Tom Latham (12) quedaron fuera por poco dinero cuando Nueva Zelanda cayó a 88-4.La asociación de Williamson con Daryl Mitchell era prometedora y la pareja había agregado 28 para el quinto terreno antes de que ambos quedaran fuera de Joseph en el 30.Mitchell había hecho 20 de 32 bolas cuando estaba atrapado lbw y Williamson lo siguió de la misma manera.Los versátiles Michael Bracewell y Mitchell Santner agregaron 40 para el séptimo terreno, pero no pudieron inclinar el partido a favor de Nueva Zelanda. Bracewell estuvo fuera por 31 de 33 bolas, atrapado lbw para darle a Carriah su primer terreno en partidos internacionales de un día. El jugador de Trinidad terminó con marca de 1-49 en nueve overs.El orden inferior de Nueva Zelanda a menudo viene al rescate del equipo, pero en esta ocasión no hubo contraataque. Santner estuvo fuera por 25 con un total de 189-8 y los dos últimos terrenos cayeron rápidamente.

“Obviamente fue un reto conseguir algo de ritmo y algo de impulso”, dijo Williamson. “Crédito a la forma en que las Indias Occidentales jugaron a los bolos. Sacaron mucho provecho de esa superficie y ejecutaron bien sus planes y finalmente jugaron un muy buen partido de cricket”. El segundo partido se jugará el viernes en la misma sede.

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aroaessidhe · 2 years

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2022 reads // twitter thread

Zara Hossain Is Here

YA contemporary about a bisexual Pakistani girl living in Texas dealing with islamophobia at school, which starts to threaten her families' green card application

racism, activism, & immigrant experiences

#Zara Hossain Is Here #aroaessidhe 2022 reads #this is good i enjoyed it!

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richincolor · 3 years

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QPoC Reads of 2021

It's June! Which for me means Pride Month, staying cool with endless smoothies, and posting a round-up of LGBTQ PoC young adult reads. This year, let's take a look at some YA books centering QPoC characters that came out in 2021 so far... plus a couple launching this summer! Of course, this is by no means a comprehensive list. With that said, here we go!

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare.

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore When two teens discover that they were both sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her family's possibly magical pastelería, his secret forest of otherworldly trees, and the swallows returning to their hometown, in Anna-Marie McLemore's The Mirror Season... Graciela Cristales's whole world changes after she and a boy she barely knows are assaulted at the same party. She loses her gift for making enchanted pan dulce. Neighborhood trees vanish overnight, while mirrored glass appears, bringing reckless magic with it. And Ciela is haunted by what happened to her, and what happened to the boy whose name she never learned. But when the boy, Lock, shows up at Ciela's school, he has no memory of that night, and no clue that a single piece of mirrored glass is taking his life apart. Ciela decides to help him, which means hiding the truth about that night. Because Ciela knows who assaulted her, and him. And she knows that her survival, and his, depend on no one finding out what really happened.

Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she’s in a relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate—Ishita "Ishu" Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She’s an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college. But Ishita agrees to help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl.Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real feelings for each other. But relationships are complicated, and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after.

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships.

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Out now, as of yesterday! (or June 10th in the UK!) Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura Out June 8th! When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn’t what she had in mind. That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and…heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Nozomi is a willing volunteer. Because Nozomi has a master plan of her own: one to show Willow she’s better than a stand-in, and turn their fauxmance into something real. But as the lies pile up, it’s not long before Nozomi’s schemes take a turn toward disaster…and maybe a chance at love she didn’t plan for.

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta Out June 29th Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they're fighting for a common purpose--and falling for each other--in Zoe Hana Mikuta's high-octane debut Gearbreakers, perfect for fans of Pacific Rim, Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga, and Marie Lu's Legend series.

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson Out July 6th! Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival. Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she’s determined to turn over a new leaf. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music and Arts Festival with her best friend is just what she needs to get her mind off the senior year that awaits her. Toni is one week away from starting college, and it’s the last place she wants to be. Unsure about who she wants to become and still reeling in the wake of the loss of her musician-turned-roadie father, she’s heading back to the music festival that changed his life in hopes that following in his footsteps will help her find her own way forward. When the two arrive at Farmland, the last thing they expect is to realize that they’ll need to join forces in order to get what they’re searching for out of the weekend. As they work together, the festival becomes so much more complicated than they bargained for, and Olivia and Toni will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined.

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#lgbtq ya #qpoc ya #we need diverse books #last night at the telegraph club #gearbreakers #the mirror season #zara hossain is here #hani and ishu's guide to fake dating #meet cute diary #ace of spades #love and other natural disasters #rise to the sun

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Zara Hossain is Here Excerpt

Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to stir up any trouble and jeopardize their family's dependent visa status while they await their green card approval, which has been in process for almost nine years.

But one day her tormentor, star football player Tyler Benson, takes things too far, leaving a threatening note in her locker, and gets suspended. As an act of revenge against her for speaking out, Tyler and his friends vandalize Zara's house with racist graffiti, leading to a violent crime that puts Zara's entire future at risk. Now she must pay the ultimate price and choose between fighting to stay in the only place she's ever called home or losing the life she loves and everyone in it.

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wherefeelingsland · 3 years

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rose-tea-books · 3 years

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my tbr:

please please please recommend more books! i literally don’t care about the genre just give me recs

(for some reason it’s mainly newly published ya books which is cool but not most of the type of books i read and it’s in random order)

The Hawthorne Legacy

The Gilded Ones

Little White Lies

Not My Problem

The Girl Least Likely

It All Comes Back To You

All These Bodies

Loveboat Reunion

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Every Heart a Doorway

Middlegame

Accidental Turn series

I Killed Zoe Spanos

Snowed In

Six Angry Girls

The Once and Future Witches

Between Shades of Gray

Hunting Prince Dracula

Love and Other Train Wrecks

Heiress Apparently

The Truth Project

Crown Chasers

Geekerella

Cinder

Save Steve

Neverworld Wake

What I Like About You

Girls Save the World on This One

The Gilded Wolves

13 Little Blue Envelopes

The Last Little Blue Envelope

This Will Be Funny Someday

The Box in the Woods

The Key to the Firebird

All the Light We Can Not See

Beautiful Wild

Roman and Jewel

Sources Say

The Best Lies

The Companion

None Shall Sleep

Instant Karma

I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You

Faith

The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss

Like Home

Yolk

Once Upon a Quinceañera

The Cost of Knowing

Zara Hossain is Here

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

Witches Steeped in Gold

What’s Not to Love

Where Secrets Lie

The Forest of Stolen Girls

Down With This Ship

The Ivies

Of Curses and Kisses

The Jewel

The White Rose

The Black Key

The Stars We Steal

Let Me Hear a Rhyme

Fireworks

The Girl with the Red Balloon

Redemption Prep

Punching the Air

Lobizona

This Train is Being Held

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From

This is All Your Fault

The Mall

Clique Bait

Butterfly Yellow

Lies Like Poison

We Are Still Tornadoes

The How and the Why

A Constellation of Roses

The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats and Piracy

The Yearbook Committee

Sisters of Sword and Song

Passenger

A Song Below Water

The Bone Witch

Chain of Gold

Frozen Beauty

A Phoenix First Must Burn

Moment of Truth

I Believe In a Thing Called Love

Pride

Don’t Date Rosa Santos

By Your Side

Every Other Weekend

Starry Eyes

Honor Among Thieves

Tweet Cute

A Thousand Splendid Suns

And The Mountains Echoed

Lucky Caller

The Betrothed

On the Come Up

Mexican Gothic

Deadpool

Time of Our Lives

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Unpregnant

Red Hood

Illuminae

Jane Anonymous

Gone by Nightfall