HOW SAME-SEX LOVE became seen as "sinful" in the West, from Ancient Greece and Rome to Europe and the present day: a Classics scholar's tracing of the concept through history, and his intriguing theory that homophobia aligns with cultural crisis. B PLUS
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#GeneralAdvice 05-25-2026
For everyone. I just want to be more inclusive with my readings. I won't do this all the time (1-12 type of readings)
Pick a number between 1-12
Check below ⤵️ If not that, maybe another. If not now, maybe another time. Don't force it. Take what resonates.
INTRICATE, TERRIFYING, DREAMLIKE novel of alienated despair weaves together the stories of two young trans women who look exactly alike, caught in the horrors of modern life and something deeper. Kafkaesque yet fresh. B PLUS
https://www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/persona-pb-chariot-marketing-solutions-biometric-initializedotexe
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A trans woman discovers pornography of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil. “The year’s great work of literary horror.” —Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Cuckoo and Manhunt “THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOU! We are all doomed.” —Sybil Lamb, a
A STARFARING COZY MYSTERY combines echoes of Golden Age detective fiction, queer sensibility, a touch of screwball comedy, and a far-future generation ship on its way to settle New Earth. Lots of fun, some sharp insights about tech and ethics. B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nobodys-baby-olivia-waite/1147243822?ean=9781250342263
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CANDID FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS from LGBTQAI2S people who experienced conversion “therapy” are infuriating, heartbreaking, sometimes witty, always inspiring. Thoughtfully curated and respectfully presented, this is an important collection.
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(no letter grade; that felt inappropriate for a collection of such personal work)
A TENSE SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLER with the swashbuckle and spice of fine romantasy. A battle-hardened warrior finds herself on a mission with the royal heiress who broke her heart, but bigger things than love are at risk. Gorgeous worldbuilding! B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-gilded-abyss-rebecca-thorne/1143299450?ean=9781250422125
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SUBTLE AND POWERFUL NOVEL, set at an “alternative” boys’ boarding school in 1976 England, tells a story as much of loneliness and alienation as of queer love and loss. Rich details of nature and of young, beautiful, blundering bodies hit hard. B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jean-madeleine-dunnigan/1147402771?ean=9781324105640
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A SLEEK THRILLER OF MANNERS follows a young man’s spiral after his best friend’s mysterious death. From New York parties with privileged heirs and heiresses to his family’s roots in Atlanta’s Black elite, Smith chases leads and redemption. B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/great-black-hope-rob-franklin/1146384402?ean=9781668077436
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AN ERITREAN REFUGEE IN LONDON finds solace in her own anger, in wandering the city, in reading her late mother’s diary, especially in literature and transgressive sexuality. Beautifully erudite, shocking in its frankness. B PLUS
https://coffeehousepress.org/products/the-seers?_pos=1&_psq=The+Seer&_ss=e&_v=1.0
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SLEEK PARANORMAL NOIR is bluesy, queer, and unapologetically Black. Set in a magical city where detective summons the dead and angels, demons, vampires and ghosts rub shoulders with the living; richly engaging. B PLUS
https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/the-dead-withheld
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Publication date: June 30 2025. An 8” x 5” novella. Items ordered with a pre-ordered title will ship when the pre-order becomes available. Meet Dizzy Carter: private investigator/blues enthusiast/deadwalker witch. In this sapphic paranormal neo-noir, we follow her exploits in the neon-drenched des
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