Casey PeelI've got something like 10 weeks to find and read 9 more good queer books for June's queer books for pride.
No pressure. đŹ
Andrew Howe@gairdeachas Jeez, that sounds like wayyy more pressure than enjoyment đ
(Unless you're a super fast reader!)
@xanadu Reading 9 books in 10 weeks is easy (Sanderson books notwithstanding) it's more about finding them and having them available at the library.
Luckily since posting this I have 3 from my to-read list on hold for immediate pickup so I'm off to a good start.
Now let's just hope they are good!
Ben@gairdeachas Iâm about half way though âColin Gets Promoted and Dooms the Worldâ and itâs been a fun dark comedy with a queer main character who gets a boyfriend during the story.
@Dbenhg oohh, thanks for the rec! It's available from the Seattle Public Library and I'll pick it up at my local branch in a couple of days.
usspacenut@gairdeachas ohh Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers! Thereâs two in the series even!
@usspacenut Yes!
I _love_ Becky Chambers and the Monk and Robot books are my comfort re-reads.
@gairdeachas Same. I love them. And her other series too, the Wayfinders. They write the best chill Sci Fi
Jorge
@motoridersd Thanks, I've added it to my list!
I'm a little over-subscribed with female authors right now so it may not make QBFP this year, we'll see.
garland@gairdeachas I hope I can assume recommendations are welcome?
The Summer War by Naomi Novik is quick and excellent. Although now that I think of it, I might have read it because you recommended first. I know someone in my feed recommended it recently.
The Daughtersâ War by Christopher Buehlman is epic.
@garland recommendations are very welcome!
I loved The Summer War!
And I will check out the Daughters' War, thanks for the req!
SonicAlligator@gairdeachas youâve probably already read these, but if youâre into historical queer detective stories, the Evander Mills series by Lev AC Rosen is super good, and there are 4 of them: Lavender House, The Bell in the Fog, Rough Pages, and Mirage City. đ
@SonicAlligator I recently read Lavender House and it was ... tough. Good, but tough. I've yet to decide if I'm going to read more in the series.
@gairdeachas fair! It does bring up a lot of things, I enjoy it as someone whoâs managed a queer archive for years, a lot of his research is spot on, especially as he gets farther in the series.
bill (pliny the older)@gairdeachas If you want some recent recs:
Sharang Biswasâs The Iron Below Remembers is probably my favorite queer sf novella from last year: a cute queer archaeologist with a famous horny superhero boyfriend in an alt-history where it was India that had a world empire
Sam J Miller Red Star Hustle, short space opera about a gay hustler/spy who has information that he shouldnât have
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz â my other favorite queer sf novella, a bunch of robots secretly take over a noodle shop ghost kitchen in a San Francisco a few years after California fought a successful war of independence against the federal government
A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeffers â gorgeous little queer novella about a grieving son who decides to make a coat in honor of his late father
Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell â loved this re-imagining of the relationship between Heracles and Hera (but Iâm a classics nerd)
@PlinyTheOlder Fantastic, thank you for those! The first two are totally my jam and I've added them to my to-read list.
I read Automatic Noodle earlier this year. TBH I wanted more from it than it gave me.
A Mourning Coat sounds really interesting but I tend to avoid father-centric books due to some family trauma. I'll have to figure out if I'm up for that one at some point.
Appreciate the recs, thank you!
@gairdeachas looking forward to your final list. (I also read Blair Fellâs Disco Witches and enjoyed it)