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“Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you’ve just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can – I’m surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK.” Lily Evans, HP5

James after a Quidditch match. 

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AU where Ronan Lynch doesn’t actually hate his phone and uses Snapchat like the gay fucker he truly is

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These librarians sure as hell do have some sense of humour …

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shoutout to all the books i’ve started………… its not u, its me i have commitment issues i still love u 

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I loved this SO much I had to scribble it.

Based on @askthegirlwhowaited‘s  post - which is here!

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Would you rather be snowed in alone in a library, aquarium, or history museum?

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I saw a sad facebook post from the gay bookstore back in Ann Arbor where I used to live about how they hadn’t sold any books that day so I went on their online store and bought a couple, and while you don’t get #deals like elsewhere online, I’d love it if y’all would consider buying your next gay book from them instead of like, Amazon.

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I don’t understand how I can read some books within a couple of hours but then others I barely pick it up in weeks… IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE

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Book covers x Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe for anon

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Brotherhood. Regulus and Sirius.

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Rachel Weisz talking about her persuit of finding a script with ‘two good female parts’ 

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ya  books with romance & asian protagonists

bc asians can have love stories too okay

bolded = ownvoices; mc = main character; li = love interest; * = to be released; *** = romance is side plot

contemporary:

to all the boys i’ve loved before by jenny han (half-korean mc)

when dimple met rishi by sandhya menon (indian-american mc’s/ship)

i believe in a thing called love by maurene goo (korean-american mc)

saints and misfits by s.k. ali (half-indian/half-egyptian mc) (tw: rape)

something in between by melissa de la cruz (filipina-american mc)

prom queen perfect by clarisse david (filipino mc/li)

keeping the distance by clarisse david (filipino mc/li)

ink and ashes by valynne e. maetani (japanese-american mc)***

noteworthy by riley redgate (chinese-american mc, japanese-american li)***

girl on the verge by pintip dunn (thai-american mc)***

the lines we cross by randa abdel-fattah (afghan-australian mc)

queens of geek by jenn wilde (chinese-australian mc also bi!)

cloudwish by fiona wood (vietnamese-australian mc)

the lost & found by katrina leno (half-indian mc)

the sun is also a star by nicola yoon (korean-american mc)

tiny pretty things by sona charaipotra and dhonielle clayton (half-korean mc, korean-american li)***

american panda by gloria chao (taiwanese -american mc, japanese-american li)*

starfish by akemi dawn bowman (half-japanese mc)* ***

love, hate, & other filters by samira ahmed (indian-american mc)* ***

historical:

outrun the moon by stacey lee (chinese-american mc and li)***

sci-fi/fantasy:

the girl from everywhere by heidi heilig (half-chinese mc, persian li)***

not your sidekick by c.b. lee (half-chinese/half-vietnamese mc also bi) (trans rep in side character who will be mc in sequel)

want by cindy pon (taiwanese mc and li)***

a crown of wishes by roshani chokshi (indian mc’s/ship)***

warcross by marie lu (chinese mc, japanese li)***

when the moon was ours by anna-marie mclemore (pakistani mc also trans!)

legend by marie lu (mongolian mc)***

the lynburn legacy by sarah rees brennan (part-japanese mc)***

the epic crush of genie lo by f.c. yee (chinese-american mc and li)* ***

rebel seoul by axie oh (korean mc, korean li)* ***

note: i haven’t read all of these, and i’m not sure of how much romance are in some of these, especially some of the ones that are to be released

also note: @asianya​ is a good resource for books with asian protagonists and has more recs

last note: you may have noticed that i didn’t include some of the popular ones; that was probably on purpose :)

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I’ve bought so many LGBTQIA+ books this week…or at least books that claim to have lgbt characters and I can’t wait to get into them.

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“Did you buy ANOTHER book? Have you even read the last one yet?”

Me:

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The 100 Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg I recently picked up The 100 Nights of Hero after seeing it highly recommended around the internet and pretty much instantly fell in love with it. The 100 Nights of Hero is a graphic novel about what happens when a woman’s husband places a bet with a friend that he won’t be able to seduce his wife while he is away. This is not something the wife, Cherry, wants to happen, especially since she is in love with her maid, Hero. To prevent the husband’s friend from forcing himself on Cherry she and Hero come up with a plan to tell him a story every night to distract him, a la 1,000 Nights. I was captivated by both the story telling and artwork of Isabel Greenberg. The artwork was simple and in black and white, but was still beautifully done in a way that supported the story. While reading I felt like I was reading an entirely new fairy tale while noticing the nods and homages to well known fairy tales. Something I really appreciated as a lover of fairy tales. The 100 Nights of Hero also had a completely enchanting underlying theme of loving and praising women which leaves you feeling very empowered when you finish the book. I would highly recommend The 100 Nights of Hero, it is a captivating and engrossing read, that is also fairly short if you are looking for a quick read. It’s by far the best graphic novel I have read in a long time and I’m sure is going to become a lifetime favorite of mine. Rating: 5/5 stars

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Books About Queer Ladies I Wish to Read in the Near Future

I’ve just somewhat recently started to read some books featuring queer ladies as the main characters and am, unsurprisingly, loving it. So of course naturally I’ve been looking for more and more books about lesbians to read and below is a short list of a few books that have caught my eye lately. Of course there are more books out there about lesbians that I can read so this list isn’t supposed to be extensive. If you have any suggestions for books to read I’m all for it!

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

The Tiger’s Daughter is the book that I’m currently reading (though I’m only a chapter in) and I find the premise super intriguing and awesome. The Tiger’s Daughter is the start of a fantasy series and is about a two warrior women, one who becomes the empress of the kingdom, and the other one is her general I believe. And they fall in love, which I am all for! The world is based on I think Chinese and Mongolian history, though it does not take place in our world, which I think will be really cool if done well. I’ll definitely give updates the farther I get into the book.

Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

I have a feeling that Oranges are Not the Only Fruit is going to be one of those really emotional books that will also be really important. The book is a semi-autobiographical story about a girl growing up in a strict religious household, while also coming to terms with her sexuality as she grows up. This one I think is going to be the most hard hitting of all the books that I have on the list, but I think it will be a book that will cause me to really think about things in the world. And probably cry a few times.

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

I think Fingersmith is the book that I am most excited about to read on this list. Mostly because 1) I’ve already read Tippig the Velvet by Sarah Waters and loved it 2) the movie The Handmaiden is based on this book and The Handmaiden was my favorite movie I saw last year. Fingersmith takes place in Victorian England and is about a girl who becomes a servant in the house of a rich woman as the part of a huge scheme to rob the rich woman. It’s fun it’s anything like the movie, I’m going to love it. I’m also very interested in seeing the change from Japanese occupied Korea to Victorian England. I’m so excited for this book honestly.

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Technically this book is more of a story about a gender neutral character, or at least that’s what the synopsis sounds like on goodreads, but I am very excited to read it. Orlando follows a person who is reborn several times throughout the centuries and every time they are reborn they are a different gender. This book was written in the 1920s and is considered a really revolutionary piece of fiction, and I’m personally excited to see what it’s going to be like. It’s also going to be my first Virginia Woolf book, so if I end up loving it I’ll definitely check out her other works.

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“Lesbianism is at the top of the agenda for my books because it’s at the top of the agenda for my life. It would be bizarre not to write about it.”

— Sarah Waters