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Books By Trans Authors Of Color You Should Read - Part 2

My first post about this topic was pretty popular, so here's another (non-exhaustive) list of amazing books by trans authors of color you should read/pre-order!

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás Keep Me Close by R.M. Virtues

Moonflower by Kacen Callender The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee With a Vengeance by Freydís Moon The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao Supporting Trans People of Colour by Sabah Choudrey Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore Tell Me How It Ends by Quinton Li Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

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Read These Sapphic Books by Trans Authors During the Trans Rights Readathon!

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The Cybernetic Tea Shop has been one of my comfort reads for years now, one of those stories I can reread over and over.

I read this book for the first time a few years ago, when there were even fewer books with asexual protagonists than there are now. I likely would have enjoyed the story even if the protagonists were not both explicitly asexual (while the word is not used, they both describe themselves as not feeling sexual desire), but their asexuality is definitely one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this book. As with the use of the story to cover difficult topics in ways that make you think, the presence of asexual characters also makes me feel seen, as if I am also a part of the world.

I know I’ll come back to The Cybernetic Tea Shop many times in the future, as I have many times in the past, and I look forward to it every time.

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz was reviewed at the Lesbrary

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Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old nonbinary hopeful knight battles for the heart of their kingdom. A thrilling middle-grade series opener that explores identity and gender amid sword fights and magic, and proves anyone can be a hero. When their ex-hero dad is summoned back to the royal capital of Helston to train a hopeless crown prince, Callie lunges at the opportunity to finally prove themself worthy to the kingdom’s "great and powerful." Except the intolerant great and powerful look at nonbinary Callie and only see girl. But Callie has always known exactly what they want to be, and they’re not about to let anything stand in their way. Trapped in Helston’s rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, Callie discovers they aren’t alone—there’s Elowen, the chancellor’s brilliant daughter, whose unparalleled power is being stifled; Edwyn, Elowen’s twin brother desperate to win his father’s approval; and Willow, the crown prince who was never meant to be king. In this start to an epic series packed with action, humor, and heart, Callie and their new friends quickly find themselves embedded in an ancient war—and their only hope to defeat the threats outside the kingdom lies in first defeating the bigotry within.

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Reaper Man / The Shepherd’s Crown / Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

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HEY FRIENDS DO YOU LIKE QUEER BOOKS

We're officially setting up a Tumblr account (for cough cough other-social-media-having-problems-reasons) though you'll have seen Meredith around at @king-of-katz ♥

We're indie authors that rely heavily on word-of-mouth to get our stories out there, so reblogs and shares are always super helpful.

Check out our full list of books on our site! Here's a few:

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz Genre: Retrofuture sci-fi, romance, asexual homoromantic F/F

A mechanic with a bad case of wanderlust meets a homebound robot stuck in the past. In accepting the things they cannot change and finding the courage to change the ones they can, both of them need to understand what it means to ‘move on’. Tea, AI, and kindness. Soft and warm.

Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz Genre: Paranormal, urban fantasy, romance, M/M/M, polyamorous

A psychic young man knows he has to overcome his anxieties to protect the local monsters from something terrifying lurking in the night. Along the way, he finds romance in unlikely places, between the ghost that keeps him company and the deer-antlered man running the mysterious antique shop. Monster kissing, flirty horned boys, mindscapes, and creepy dolls.

Smoke Signals by Meredith Katz Genre: Urban fantasy, romance, M/M, dragon, billionaire

A harried CSR for a games distributor gets put in charge of the video game collection of a grumpy and self-centered billionaire who is a literal dragon. At least the dragon is cute… in an apex predator sort of way. Includes soft cats, cooking shows, and knitting! Fun and upbeat.

All books available here. Hopefully you'll find your next read! xoxo

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The Cybernetic Tea Shop has been one of my comfort reads for years now, one of those stories I can reread over and over.

I read this book for the first time a few years ago, when there were even fewer books with asexual protagonists than there are now. I likely would have enjoyed the story even if the protagonists were not both explicitly asexual (while the word is not used, they both describe themselves as not feeling sexual desire), but their asexuality is definitely one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this book. As with the use of the story to cover difficult topics in ways that make you think, the presence of asexual characters also makes me feel seen, as if I am also a part of the world.

I know I’ll come back to The Cybernetic Tea Shop many times in the future, as I have many times in the past, and I look forward to it every time.

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz was reviewed at the Lesbrary

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while this is completely true, last night i wrote down "four friends with the ability to travel time due to magic butter" so like

you win some you lose some

when you're thinking about writing as you fall asleep, and you hear a voice say "that idea is so good you'll surely remember it in the morning," don't listen. that's the devil talking. write that shit down.

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HEY FRIENDS DO YOU LIKE QUEER BOOKS

We're officially setting up a Tumblr account (for cough cough other-social-media-having-problems-reasons) though you'll have seen Meredith around at @king-of-katz ♥

We're indie authors that rely heavily on word-of-mouth to get our stories out there, so reblogs and shares are always super helpful.

Check out our full list of books on our site! Here's a few:

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz Genre: Retrofuture sci-fi, romance, asexual homoromantic F/F

A mechanic with a bad case of wanderlust meets a homebound robot stuck in the past. In accepting the things they cannot change and finding the courage to change the ones they can, both of them need to understand what it means to ‘move on’. Tea, AI, and kindness. Soft and warm.

Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz Genre: Paranormal, urban fantasy, romance, M/M/M, polyamorous

A psychic young man knows he has to overcome his anxieties to protect the local monsters from something terrifying lurking in the night. Along the way, he finds romance in unlikely places, between the ghost that keeps him company and the deer-antlered man running the mysterious antique shop. Monster kissing, flirty horned boys, mindscapes, and creepy dolls.

Smoke Signals by Meredith Katz Genre: Urban fantasy, romance, M/M, dragon, billionaire

A harried CSR for a games distributor gets put in charge of the video game collection of a grumpy and self-centered billionaire who is a literal dragon. At least the dragon is cute… in an apex predator sort of way. Includes soft cats, cooking shows, and knitting! Fun and upbeat.

All books available here. Hopefully you'll find your next read! xoxo

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In 2021, I was in a creative slump and struggling to make premade book covers. Then the idea came to me: a beautiful, buff orc princess. I wasn’t sure if any author would have a story for the character, but I had to create a cover for her. Thanks to author Lila Gwynn, this orc princess now has a story – and it’ll be the first in a series of f/f fantasy romances. It releases on February 21st and is now up for pre-order! You can find it on Goodreads here.

Keep reading

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psa: if you’re an artist/writer/creator of any kind who posts their work on social media, you will sometimes go a while without posting something new. and you will think, “oh no, I haven’t ceated content for my followers in (x amount of time)! i’m letting them down/will lose followers!”

that’s the devil talking, and you have to punch him and then go about your day

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Let’s pump the brakes a bit

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The Cybernetic Tea Shop has been one of my comfort reads for years now, one of those stories I can reread over and over.

I read this book for the first time a few years ago, when there were even fewer books with asexual protagonists than there are now. I likely would have enjoyed the story even if the protagonists were not both explicitly asexual (while the word is not used, they both describe themselves as not feeling sexual desire), but their asexuality is definitely one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this book. As with the use of the story to cover difficult topics in ways that make you think, the presence of asexual characters also makes me feel seen, as if I am also a part of the world.

I know I’ll come back to The Cybernetic Tea Shop many times in the future, as I have many times in the past, and I look forward to it every time.

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz was reviewed at the Lesbrary

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Exciting to see The Cybernetic Tea Shop included on this list of cozy SFF books! It's a retro-future asexual sapphic sci-fi novella about a wandering mechanic, Clara, who meets Sal—a fully autonomous robot running a tea shop who is struggling to let go of the past.

If you enjoyed Legends and Lattes or the Monk and Robot series, Tea Shop might be your next cozy read!

(Also, if you've already read and enjoyed Tea Shop, there are a lot of great books on this list. We particularly love The Goblin Emperor series, A Marvellous Light, and The Murderbot Diaries!)

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@cataxa’s art of Cinnamon Blade and Soledad Castillo from my new super hero/damsel-in-distress f/f romance Cinnamon Blade: Knife in Shining Armor. This book has a cute dog, a tight-knit super hero found-family who all survive the book, and enough lady love scenes to stop traffic. Also, it’s only $1.99 🌸🐾

This art is from the part of the book where they’re just about to have their first kiss after flirting thru rescue after rescue.

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Exciting to see The Cybernetic Tea Shop included on this list of cozy SFF books! It's a retro-future asexual sapphic sci-fi novella about a wandering mechanic, Clara, who meets Sal—a fully autonomous robot running a tea shop who is struggling to let go of the past.

If you enjoyed Legends and Lattes or the Monk and Robot series, Tea Shop might be your next cozy read!

(Also, if you've already read and enjoyed Tea Shop, there are a lot of great books on this list. We particularly love The Goblin Emperor series, A Marvellous Light, and The Murderbot Diaries!)

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Willow lovers, here’s some high fantasy WLW book & graphic novel recs.