25 Books for Pride | June 2024
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Published 2024-06-13
*Twenty books I’ve read, five books I want to read very soon.
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All Comments (21)
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So many of these are already on my TBR! Thanks for the push to get to them.
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You may have read this one, but A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood is a very good short read. It’s a Picador Modern Classic and can be found in their really cool mini book format.
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I really enjoyed how happy and excited you looked talking about all these books. My reading this year is mostly escapism fantasy and it's so much easier to find queer joy there, as the focus of the characters is not queer struggles but the adventure. This sounds strange, but I hope oyu know what I want to say.
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so many i have on my tbr and your recommendations are making me want to read them yesterday! loved pity it was so clever and would definitely rec bellies. if you haven't read anything by matt cain then you need to get on that, i love them so much they're emotional and make you feel so seen but he infuses great humor into them with a lovely northern characters
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Jan Morris, trans English travel writer is brilliant. She transitioned decades ago. Passed away in 2020 in her 90’s. She wrote Manhattan ‘45 a non-fiction account of the big apple way back when. I loved it. Also loved her memoir Conundrum.
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Great list! Just started listening to Mrs S on audio (available on Everand) and am very intrigued. P.s. I love the genre of books that you call 'heartbreaking but hopeful', a possible video idea? 💖
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I totally agree with you regard the read of the new life by Tom Crewe, I thought this was one of my best reads! if you do find any more books and authors that are writing off this era I would be grateful if you could forward. A big thank you for your recommendations! just order Blackouts and the in between, looking forward to these reads. have a great weekend.
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I read I will Greet the Sun again last month and very much enjoyed it although was quite a difficult read. Just finished Small Joys tonight and loved it. I got Brother & Sister Enter the Forest from the library so must be out in the uk now?
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Omg i loved bellies so much. The folks who made normal ppl are adapting this as well. And Cinema love is brill. On the nonfiction front, pretty by kb Brookins is quite powerful.
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I loved Rosewater and it was refreshing to read something in this genre that didn't leave me feeling miserable. (But, I must confess that I didn't notice what was on the cover 🤣🤣🤣🤣!)
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Coexistence by BRB is absolutely beautiful. I hope you love it!
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Autumn is my fave too!
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The great writer 'Toni Morrison' once said, "If there is a book you want to read, and it is not yet written, then you must write it yourself." Sounds like you have to write it, Simon. You can't go against the word of the lit-god TM!
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bellies is one of my favourites books of all time simon !!! please read it i'm soooo serious😭😭😭 the rights have been sold for tv adaptation by the creators of normal people :)
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New hair? Looks great 😊
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I just finished Neon Roses by Rachel Dawson, would definitely recommend it as a more joyful queer read. It's set in the 80s and follows a girl from South Wales who goes on this journey of queer self discovery after a group of people from Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners come down from London to help with fundraising for the striking miners in her community. It was joyous and filthy and a lot of fun
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You've made me realize I also need to read more queer non-fiction when I went to think of recommendations! However I do recommend Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House as well as We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib, both excellent memoirs. I've added A Good Year and Experienced to the ever-growing list, thank you!
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Small Joys is a lovely book. One of the best books I read in December 2023..
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Hi 👋🏻 I’ve got Pity on library loan waiting to be read (due to your recommendation 👍) 😌 x
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I am reading Mrs S next and A Place Called Winter.
