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Black Fantasy TBR Part 1

It's taking so long to compile all my books that I might as well release my tbr one portion at a time. This isn't really that organized, but here's the first part of my fantasy (and a little bit of scifi) tbr listed out for people who are curious and/or want to see more fantasy books with Black protagonists:

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Abengoni: First Calling by Charles R. Saunders

Across the Broken Tide by Lakase Cousino

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams

Kingdom of Feathers by Deborah Grace White

Priestess of nKu by Milton J Davis

Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Queen of Zazzau by J.S. Emuakpor

Elysium by Nora Sakavic

Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

Dream Country by Ashaye Brown

The Reluctant Sacrifice by Kerr-Ann Dempster

She Steals Justice by J. Clark

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

The Hope of Aferi: The Wolf Queen by Cerece Rennie Murphy

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

The Blazing Star by Imani Josey

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne Brown

Bones to the Wind by Tatiana Obey

Treachery of Water by Angela J. Ford

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Beautiful Nightmare by L.C. Son

Conquest by Celeste Harte

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke

Shadow's Dissident by Ariel Paiement

War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

This was mostly stand-alones and duologies, so the next part of my tbr should be mostly trilogies and longer series.

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

Hello! First of all: love this blog! Second: I read a lot of queer books and as it turns out a lot of them weren’t already on your spreadsheet so uh. Sorry in advance for what I’m about to do to your inbox/queue 😅

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Time Slip Girl by Elizabeth Andre

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

The Queen of Cups by Ren Basel

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

Werecockroach by Polenth Blake

In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard

Wain: LGBT Reimaginings of Scottish Folktales by Helene Boppert and Rachel Plummer

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

Tremontaine: The Complete Season One by Patty Bryant, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Ellen Kushner, Paul Witcover, and Alaya Dawn Johnson

This Other World by AC Buchanan

In Memoriam by Nathan Burgoine

The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Bérubé

Felix Ever After by Karen Callender

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron

Once & Future by AR Capetta and Cory McCarthy

The Brilliant Death by AR Capetta

XX by Angela Chadwick

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

The Vela by Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, and SL Huang

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

The True Queen by Zen Cho

The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho

The Water that Falls on You From Nowhere by John Chu

The Shape of My Name by Nino Cipri

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

Girlhood by Cat Clarke

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Sovereign by April Daniels

Thornfruit by Felicia Davin

Nightvine by Felicia Davin

Shadebloom by Felicia Davin

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson

Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed by Fire by Jules Grant

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

The Outside by Ada Hoffman

The Fallen by Ada Hoffman

The Infinite by Ada Hoffman

Mindtouch by MCA Hogarth

Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

The Beast of Callaire by Saruuh Kelsey

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy

An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle

Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

Goldie Vance Vol. 1 by Hope Larson

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Not Your Villain by CB Lee

Not Your Backup by CB Lee

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

The Fox’s Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha Lee

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Inheritance by Malinda Lo

Natural Selection by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Hand, the Eye, and the Heart by Zoë Marriott

Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald

Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Forbid the Sea by Seanan McGuire

In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

A Tyranny of Queens by Foz Meadows

All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages ed. Saundra Mitchell

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Princess Princess Ever After by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O’Neill

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Stormsong by CL Polk

Soulstar by CL Polk

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera

The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera

The Warrior Moon by K Arsenault Rivera

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Birthday by Meredith Russo

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie

The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

The Traitor’s Tunnel by CM Spivey

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver

Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by KM Szpara

As I Descended by Robin Talley

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

Crier’s War by Nina Varela

Iron Heart by Nina Varela

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

System Collapse by Martha Wells

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang

The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang

The Ascent to Godhood by Neon Yang

Waiting on a Bright Moon by Neon Yang

Taproot by Keezy Young

Phew! Finally got all of these queued! Thank you so much for the list, and for arranging them so neatly, which definitely made it easier to transfer over to a spreadsheet!

[witchyfashion]

With a breathtaking array of original stories from around the world, P. Djèlí Clark, Amal El Mohtar, Garth Nix, Darcie Little Badger, Sheree Renée Thomas, and two dozen other fantasy and science fiction geniuses bring a new and exciting twist to one of the most beloved figures in fiction, witches, in never-before-seen works written exclusively for The Book of Witches, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan and illustrated by award-nominated artist Alyssa Winans.

Witches! Whether you know them from Shakespeare or from Wicked, there is no staple more beloved in folklore, fairy tale, or fantasy than these magical beings. Witches are everywhere, and at the heart of stories that resonate with many people around the world. This dazzling, otherworldly collection gathers new stories of witches from all walks of life, ensuring a Halloween readers will never forget. Whether they be maiden, mother, crone, or other; funny, fierce, light and airy, or dark and disturbing; witches are a vital part of some of the greatest stories we have, and new ones start here!

Bringing together twenty-nine stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today, including three tales from a BIPOC-only open submission period, The Book of Witches features Linda Addison, C.L. Clark, P Djeli Clark, Indrapramit Das, Amal El Mohtar, Andrea Hairston, Millie Ho, Saad Hossain, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Fonda Lee, Darcie Little Badger, Ken Liu, Usman T. Malik, Maureen F. McHugh, Premee Mohamed, Garth Nix, Tobi Ogundiran, Tochi Onyebuchi, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Kelly Robson, Angela Slatter, Andrea Stewart, Emily Teng, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tade Thompson, and E. Lily Yu—and contains illustrations from three-time Hugo award-nominated artist Alyssa Winans throughout. This extraordinary anthology vividly breathes life into one of the most captivating and feared magical sorceresses and will become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales everywhere.

https://amzn.to/48Loftf

[fortunetellersdilettante]

Hoekom dink hierdie meisies soos, ek wil hul kêrels naai? Dit is soos, so nie waar nie Hulle boyfriends like, wil my naai Soos, o my god Ek weet ek is warm en al, maar soos Dit is so verkeerd, jy weet? So soos, ek is nie, ek is nie

[Haak] Ek probeer nie fokken man nie Almal ken hy my nommer een fan Ek was klaar daar, het dit gedoen, teef en Jy wil kwaad word, teef? Ek gee nie 'n verdoemenis nie

[Vers 1] Dit is hoe dit doen, jy is hoe ek nie Talkin' al hierdie kak, maar jy weet jy sal regtig nie Voel onseker as ek om die plek kom Tila kry dit crunk, so ek laat dit val asof dit warm is Ek sien jou in die hoek braai my van daar af "Want jy weet jy hou daarvan om my reguit skaars te slaan Nuttin' tot binne terwyl hy aan my hare trek Haat dit of hou daarvan, die underdog is net daar

Pse mendojnë këto vajza, dua të palloj të dashurit e tyre? Kjo është si, kështu që nuk është e vërtetë Të dashurit e tyre duan, duan të më pallojnë Si, oh zot. E di që jam seksi dhe të gjitha, por si Kjo është shumë e gabuar, e di? Pra, unë nuk jam, unë nuk jam

[Hook] Unë nuk jam tryna fuck ya man Të gjithë e dinë se ai është tifozi im numër një. Kam qenë atje, e kam bërë këtë, bushtër dhe Do të çmendesh, bushtër? Nuk më intereson fare.

[Vargu 1] Kjo është se si ajo bën, ju është se si unë nuk Duke folur për të gjitha këto gjëra, por ti e di që vërtet nuk do ta bësh. Ndihem i pasigurt kur vij përreth vendit Tila merre atë crunk, kështu që unë e hedh atë si ajo është e nxehtë Të shoh në qoshe duke më grirë nga atje Sepse ti e di që të pëlqen të më godasësh rrallë Nuttin'up brenda ndërsa ai tërheq mbi flokët e mi Urreje ose duaje, i nënçmuari është aty.

እነዚህ ሴቶች የወንድ ጓደኞቻቸውን ማጋጨት የምፈልገው ለምንድን ነው? ይኸው ነው እውነት አይደለም የወንድ ጓደኞቻቸው ይወዳሉ, ሊደበዝዘኝ ይፈልጋሉ እንደ ሆ ሆ አምላኬ እኔ ሞቃት ነኝ ሁሉንም አውቃለሁ ግን እንደ ይህ በጣም ስህተት እንደሆነ ታውቃለህ? እንደዚህ አልሆንኩም

[Hook] I in't tryna fuck ya man ሁሉም ሰው እሱ ያውቃል የእኔ ቁጥር አንድ አድናቂ እኔም እዚያ ነበርኩ ያንን አደረግኩ አሻሚ መናደድ ትፈልጊያለሽ? እርግም አልሰጥም

[ቁጥር ፩] እንደዚህ ነው እኔ ያልሆንኩት ይህን ሁሉ ነገር ተናገር, ነገር ግን በእርግጥ እንደማታገኝ ታውቃለህ በስፍራው ስዞር ያለመረጋጋት ስሜት ተሰማኝ Tila ያግኙት, ስለዚህ እንደ ትኩስ እጥለዋለሁ ማዕዘኑ ግራሊን ውስጥ አይቼሃለሁ'' ከዛ ''you know you know ya boos like like to like to hit me like to hit a rare ኑቲን ፀጉሬን እየጎተተ ወደ ውስጥ ጠላው ወይ ውደደው, የበታች ውሃ እዚያው

لماذا تفكر هؤلاء الفتيات ، أريد أن أمارس الجنس مع أصدقائهن؟ هذا مثل ، لذلك ليس صحيحا أصدقائهم مثل ، يريدون أن يمارس الجنس معي مثل ، يا إلهي أعلم أنني حار وكل شيء ، لكن مثل هذا خطأ كبير ، هل تعلم؟ لذا ، أنا لست كذلك ، أنا لست كذلك

[هوك] أنا لا أحاول اللعنة يا رجل الجميع يعرف أنه معجبي رقم واحد فعلت كان هناك ، فعلت ذلك ، العاهرة و تريد أن تغضب ، العاهرة؟ أنا لا أهتم

[الآية 1] هذه هي الطريقة التي تفعل بها ، أنت كيف لا أفعل تحدث عن كل هذا القرف ، لكنك تعلم أنك لن تفعل ذلك حقا الشعور بعدم الأمان عندما آتي على الفور تيلا تجعله مقرمشا ، لذلك أسقطه كما لو كان ساخنا أراك في الزاوية شولين لي من هناك لأنك تعرف يا صيحات الاستهجان تحب أن تضربني بشكل مستقيم نادر نوتين في الداخل بينما كان يشد شعري أكرهها أو تحبها ، حق المستضعف هناك

lamada tufker houlaa al-fatyat ، arred an amars al-genes ma asdakahnes hatha muthall ، lathlek les sahiha usdaqayham muthall ، lerydon an yemars al-genes muay muthall ، ya elahi alam anni har wall shaya ، lucken muthall hatha khatta kabier ، hull talmeb leza ، anne list kethlek ، anne list kethlek

[hooke] anne cerda ahawol al-lana ya umbrella al-jamia yaarof anne maajbi raqam wahid falat kan hannak ، falat delk ، al-ahra and traid an taghdab ، al-ahrab anne cerda ehtem

[alaya 1] hedheh hui el-tureeqa al-tay tufal beha ، ant keefe cerda afel tuhadth an gul hatha guerf ، lekink talam ank linh tufal delk haqqa al-shawar baadem al-aman andama atti ola al-fur tila tajaleh meqremsha ، lathlek askata kama lieuwe kan sakhna arak fe zawiye schoelen lee min hannak lank taref ya sehat al-astahjan tahab an todrebney beshkel mastaqim nadir naughtin fe al-dakhel benma kan yechd saari akraha ou tahbaha ، haq al-mustadaf hannak

Ինչո՞ւ են այս աղջիկները մտածում, ես ուզում եմ իրենց ընկերուհիներին կծել: Որ նման է, այնպես չէ որ ճիշտ չէ Իրենց սիրեկանները սիրում են, ուզում են ինձ ծծել Ինչպես, օ՜, իմ աստված Ես գիտեմ, որ տաք եմ եւ ամեն ինչ, բայց նման Դա այնքան սխալ է, գիտե՞ք: Այնպես որ, ես չեմ, ես չեմ

[Հուք] Ես չեմ ջանում я я я Բոլորը գիտեն, որ նա իմ թիվ մեկ երկրպագուն է Ես այնտեղ եմ եղել, արել եմ դա, բլիթ եւ Ուզում ես խելագարվել, բիչո՞վ: Ես նզովք չեմ տալիս,

[1-ին համար] Այսպես է անում, դու ինչպես ես չեմ Թոլքեն' այս ամենը, բայց դու գիտես, որ իրականում չես Ինձ անվստահ եմ զգում, երբ գալիս եմ այդ վայրից Tila get it crunk, այնպես որ ես նետում եմ այնպես, կարծես տաք է Ես տեսնում եմ քեզ անկյունում' ինձ այնտեղից «Որովհետեւ գիտես, որ ya boos-ը սիրում է ուղիղ հարվածել ինձ Նուտտինը ներս է բարձրանում, երբ քաշում է մազերս Ատում է կամ սիրում է, ստորոգյալը հենց այնտեղ է

এই ছোৱালীবোৰে কিয় এনে ভাবে, মই তেওঁলোকৰ প্ৰেমিকসকলক যৌনসঙ্গম কৰিব বিচাৰো? সেয়া এনেকুৱা, গতিকে সঁচা নহয় তেওঁলোকৰ প্ৰেমিকে মোক যৌনসঙ্গম কৰিব বিচাৰে যেনে, হে ভগৱান মই জানো মই গৰম আৰু সকলো, কিন্তু এনেকুৱা এইটো ইমান ভুল, আপুনি জানেনে? গতিকে যেনে, মই নহয়, মই নহয়

[হুক] মই ট্ৰাইনা ফাক য়া মেন নকৰো সকলোৱে জানে তেওঁ মোৰ এক নম্বৰ অনুৰাগী আমি সেখানে ছিলাম, তা করেছি, কুত্তা এবং তুমি পাগল হ'ব বিচাৰা, কুত্তা? মই একো নিদিওঁ

[শ্লোক ১] এনেদৰেই হয়, আপুনি এনেদৰে নকৰো মই নকৰো টকিনৰ এই সকলোবোৰ বিষ্ঠা, কিন্তু আপুনি জানে যে আপুনি সঁচাকৈয়ে নকৰিব যেতিয়া মই ঠাইখনৰ চাৰিওফালে আহো তেতিয়া অসুৰক্ষিত অনুভৱ কৰোঁ টিলাই ইয়াক ক্ৰংক পাইছে, গতিকে মই ইয়াক গৰম হোৱাৰ দৰে পেলাই দিওঁ মই তোমাক তাৰ পৰা কোণৰ গ্ৰিলিনত দেখিছো 'কারণ তুমি জানো ইয়া বুস আমাকে সোজা বিরল আঘাত করতে পছন্দ করে মোৰ চুলি টানি থাকোতে নুটিন ভিতৰলৈ উঠি ছে ইয়াক ঘৃণা কৰক বা ভাল পাওঁ, আণ্ডাৰডগতা তাত আছে

ae chowalibore kia anne bhabe, mai teonlok premix yaunasangam karib visaro? seya enekuwa, gotike sancha nahay teonlok premic mok yaunasangam karib visar jene, hay bhagwan mai jano mai garam aaru saklo, kintu enekuwa aito iman bhul, apuni janen? gotike jene, mai nahay, mai nahay

[hooke] mai trina fuck ya man nokoro sockloway jaan teon more ek number anuragi ami sekhan chilam, ta karechi, kutta ebong tumi puggle ho'va visara, kutta? mai acco nidion

[sloke ১] enedre hoy, apuni enether nokoro mai nokoro takiner ae saklobore vishtha, kintu apuni jaan ye apuni sanchakaiah nakrib yetia mai thaikhan chariofal aho tetia asurakshita anubhav karon tilai yak krank paise, gotike mai yak garam hower dare pelai deon mai tomak tar para konar grelene dekhiso 'karan tumi jano ya boose amak soja viral aghat karat pasand kare more chuli tanny thakote nutin bhitaralai uthi che yak ghrina karak va bhal paon, underdog taat ash

Bu qızlar niyə belə düşünür, mən onların oğlanlarını sikmək istəyirəm? Bu, belədir, deməli, doğru deyil Onların boyfriends like, məni sikmək istəyirəm Ey mənim tanrım, Bilirəm ki, isti və hamısındayam, amma kimi Bu, çox yanlışdır, bilirsənmi? Yəni, mən yoxam, mən yoxam,

[Huk] mən sınamıram ki, ya kişi sikim Hamı bilir ki, o mənim bir nömrəli fanatımdır Mən orada oldum, bunu etdim, çələnk və Dəli olmaq istəyirsən, çələnk? Mən bir lənət vermirəm

[1-ci ayə] Bu cür edir, sən mən belə etmirəm Bütün bu şıkları danış, amma bilirsən ki, həqiqətən də olmayacaqsan Yeri gələndə özümü inamsız hiss edirəm Tila qırışır, ona görə də isti kimi atıram Səni küncdə görürəm grillin' məni ordan "Çünki bilirsən ki, ya boos məni düz nadir vurmağı xoşlayır Saçlarımı dartarkən içinə nuttin' Nifrət edin və ya onu sevin, underdog's right orada

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This list includes a list of 5 anthologies coming out between now, and the end of the year! I am based in the UK and therefore all dates and relevant links I have found reflect this!

In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Published by Titian Books on September 12th 

Look I have not really enjoyed any dark academia I have read, nor have read from any of these authors so this is a risky choice. However, this is the season for dark academia and I am intrigued. This collection of 12 stories includes well known authors of the genre (sub genre?) Olivie Blake & M.L. Rio as well as David Bell, Susie Yang, Layne Fargo, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kelly Andrew, Phoebe Qynne, Kate Weinberg, Helen Grant & Tori Bovalino. 

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Peach Pit 

Published by Dzanc Books on September 12th 

A collection of 16 stories about and following unlikeable, unhinged and monstrous women. Which basically sums up some of my favourite types of short story collections. With story description makes it sound similar to other collections such as Out There with a bit of Cursed Bunny. Edited by Molly Llewllyn and Kristel Buckly featuring stories from; Lauren Groff, Deesha Philyaw, K-Ming Chang, Megan Giddings, Sarah Rose Etter, Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Alicia Elliott, Chana Porter, Alice Ash, Maisy Card, Vanessa Chan, Chantal V. Johnson, Amada Leduc, Alison Rumfitt, Yah Yah Scholfield & Aliya Whitely.

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Mermaids Never Drown 

Published by Titian Press (UK) / Feiwel & Friends (US) on September 26th 

From the team behind Vampires Never Get Old (which you may know about from the Story ‘First Kill’ which became a Netflix show) comes a second Young Adult collection exploring mermaids. Edited again by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker and featuring many well known and beloved YA authors such as Darcie Little Badger, Kalynn Bayron, Preeti Chhibber, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Julie C. Dao, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Adriana Herrera, June Hur, Katherine Locke, Kerri Maniscalco, Julie Murphy, Gretchen Schreiber, and Julian Winters. I am particularly excited to see Darcie Little Badger who I have loved both their long work (Elatose) and their short fiction (in Love Beyond Body Space and Time) and also I am intrigued by June Hur who I have only read Historical mystery work from so this will be a different spin.

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror 

Published by Random House on October 3rd 

An anthology I surprisingly only found out about when putting together this list. Out There Screaming is a collection of stories edited by writer and director Jordan Peele. It is an anthology of ‘all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. Alongside an introduction from Jordan Peele it also features stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull. 

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The Book of Witches 

Published by HarperVoyager on August 1st (US) and October 26th (UK)

Edited by Jonathan Strahan the editor from The Book of Dragons and featuring art from artist Alyssa Winans throughout This is large collection focusing around witches featuring 29 stories and poems from well known contemporary SFF authors; Linda Addison, C.L. Clark, P Djeli Clark, Indrapramit Das, Amal El Mohtar, Andrea Hairston, Millie Ho, Saad Hossain, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Fonda Lee, Darcie Little Badger, Ken Liu, Usman T. Malik, Maureen F. McHugh, Premee Mohamed, Garth Nix, Tobi Ogundiran, Tochi Onyebuchi, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Kelly Robson, Angela Slatter, Andrea Stewart, Emily Teng, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tade Thompson, and E. Lily Yu. This is a must pick up for me for two reasons, I enjoyed reading The Book of Dragons last year, and found some new favourite short stories, and two it includes some of my favourite authors. So even if I only enjoy their stories this would be a win for me!

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its about a third or so through the year now so i thought i’d do a little reading check in! the covers above are all the books i’ve so far this year (for fun! i’ve read 8 or so books for school this semester, mostly poetry collections and some young adult novels for an education course, but i dont really care enough about them to talk about lol!)  

here’s a little run down, not really in any order:

her body and other parties by carmen maria machado — read probably two thirds of this last fall, but took a break from reading when the semester got too crazy. finishing this was so great!!! i think machado’s writing is phenomenal and her stories are so moving. it makes me want to read more short story collections, because i dont really seek them out! 

persuasion by jane austen — reread! i listened to the cynthia erivo audiobook from spotify over the weekend before valentines day and it was very lovely 🥰

my name will grow wide like a tree by yi lei — i’m so glad yi lei’s work has been translated so that i got an opportunity to experience her brilliant poetry. i read and reread the lines like 🤯🤯🤯! tracy k. smith has also done something really cool with the translation here. she talks in depth about her process in the introduction, which was excerpted in lithub if youre curious! 

deerskin by robin mckinley — one of my new favorite books! strange, propulsive, essential!! 

phantom of the opera by gaston leroux — this was fine lol the musical is definitely more fun

pachinko by min jin lee — didnt have this on my list of books to read this spring but i got so excited by trailer for the tv show adaptation and the opening title sequence (!!!!!) that i just had to :) it was amazing! if you’re intimidated by the length, honestly dont be! i flew through it 

trouble the saints by alaya dawn johnson — another one i picked up again after dropping it last fall. this was so lush and atmospheric, but i found it hard to follow all the threads of this one, partly because of the way it’s plotted, partly because the fantasy elements are so nebulous

the moonstone by wilkie collins — randomly a new favorite! i love detective novels, so it shouldnt be a surprise, but i guess i wasnt expecting The Literal First One to be so compelling and fun! it felt like sinking into a hot bath every time i opened the book 

the low low woods by carmen maria machado — i must be a machado completist!!! this rocked! as a PA native, i was especially tickled by the fact that she’s writing what she calls “pennsylvania horror” here :) centralia is such juicy inspo for a creepy graphic novel like this one.

2022 has been a good year for books so far! it doesn't really feel like it, because i haven’t been reading super regularly. but looking back, i found some new favorites and havent really disliked anything!

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Avengers Campus

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The Wrong Stepfather

Story by Jeffrey Schneck and Peter Sullivan Written by Adam Rockoff Directed by David DeCoteau Premiered July 31, 2020, on Lifetime Movie Channel

It’s been a while since I’ve watched a good “Woman In Danger” film, which Lifetime specializes in, but I had to check out this one because of cast. This film features leading roles by Vivica A. Fox, whom I’ve been a fan off ever since the soap opera Gen…

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Bisexual YA Books around the world

It's Bisexual Visibility Month!! 💗💜💙 So I thought I would put together some Bi rep books that take place in, or are inspired by, non-anglo-US cultures. I'm going by reviews and labels since I have not read any of these yet! Please reblog and feel free to add more titles!

Ida by Alison Evans (🇦🇺Australia) Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (🇧🇩🇬🇧 Bengali-British) The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (🇧🇷Brazil) Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (🇨🇳China) Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee (🇨🇳🇻🇳Chinese-Vietnamese) All the Invisible Things by Orlagh Collins (🇬🇧England) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (🇪🇺 Europe) Last Night in Nuuk by Niviao Korneliussen (🇬🇱 Greenland)* Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova (🇺🇸Latinx-American) Kynship by Daniel Heath Justice (🌎Native American)* Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (🇳🇱Netherlands) For Sizakele by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene (🇳🇬🇨🇲Nigeria / Cameroon)* Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley (🇲🇽Mexico) Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (🇮🇷Persia) Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins (🇬🇧Scotland) Flip the Script by Lyla Lee (🇰🇷 South Korea)

* adult/NA/literary book, not quite YA

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Bisexual YA Books around the world

It's Bisexual Visibility Month!! 💗💜💙 So I thought I would put together some Bi rep books that take place in, or are inspired by, non-anglo-US cultures. I'm going by reviews and labels since I have not read any of these yet! Please reblog and feel free to add more titles!

Ida by Alison Evans (🇦🇺Australia) Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (🇧🇩🇬🇧 Bengali-British) The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (🇧🇷Brazil) Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (🇨🇳China) Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee (🇨🇳🇻🇳Chinese-Vietnamese) All the Invisible Things by Orlagh Collins (🇬🇧England) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (🇪🇺 Europe) Last Night in Nuuk by Niviao Korneliussen (🇬🇱 Greenland)* Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova (🇺🇸Latinx-American) Kynship by Daniel Heath Justice (🌎Native American)* Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (🇳🇱Netherlands) For Sizakele by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene (🇳🇬🇨🇲Nigeria / Cameroon)* Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley (🇲🇽Mexico) Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (🇮🇷Persia) Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins (🇬🇧Scotland) Flip the Script by Lyla Lee (🇰🇷 South Korea)

* adult/NA/literary book, not quite YA