I read To Broadway by Maurane Mazars, a #GraphicNovel with images that made me think of Jules Feiffer's passionate modern dancers. That's apt because it's set in the late 1950s.

Uli is a young gay man studying dance at a prestigious studio in Germany. But no one there understands his love for popular dance. (One of my favorite scenes is of him alone in a theater, entranced by what I recognized as an impressionistic watercolor vision of "An American in Paris.")

He decides to pursue his Broadway dream, but nothing is as he expected; his new friends mock pop culture too, and the Black American dancer he fell for in Germany won't pursue a relationship with him.

There's not a lot of text in this--it's mainly images and atmosphere and you have to work a bit to follow the story. I found it very relatable and often beautiful.

(Thanks to the #QueerLiberationLibrary for making the book available)

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My third #TransRightsReadathon book was The Left Hand of Dog, an excellent recommendation from @Knien . It's just the kind of audiobook I like -- lots of distinct voices, and all British as a plus. 😂 The story is good silly fun, full of geeky references -- Spock's brain, I about died! -- but also has a lot of humanity, as femme-agender-asexual-disabled Lem finds herself feeling home at last with the motliest crew of silly aliens imaginable.

I think it might have felt too twee for my tastes in print, but the audio really sells it. First in a series.

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Hello again! I'm brewing up a cup of Lesbians in Space: the tea to go along with Lesbians in Space: the audiobook, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal herself!
Go find our new addons!

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https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-wizard-science-fantasy/lesbians-in-space-comes-to-audiobook

I tried The Burnt Toast B&B for the #TransRightsReadathon but it's not really my cuppa so I'm DNFing. I think I originally bought it because I wanted to support including a trans character in an m/m romance series, so I guess my work there is done. 😂

Still reading Pretty by KB Brookins, which is really powerful writing.

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Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment

https://murica.website/2026/03/why-libraries-matter-in-a-fascist-moment/

I'm back with my sister anthology this time. But y'all can't just listen in on private conversations! Go back Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before on audiobook with Mary Robinette Kowal narrating!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-wizard-science-fantasy/lesbians-in-space-comes-to-audiobook
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My first book for the #TransRightsReadathon was Beyond They/Them by em dickson and illustrated by Cameron Mukwa. It's short profiles of people in entertainment, politics and sports who identify as nonbinary, genderqueer, two-spirit or otherwise gender-diverse. Feels a little written down to kids at times, but the author's passion for the work of the subjects shines.

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Oh, hello! I didn't see you there. Don't mind me, I'm just Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, ready to be narrated for audiobook by Mary Robinette Kowal herself!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-wizard-science-fantasy/lesbians-in-space-comes-to-audiobook

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