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[brucedinsman]

Book Review: Twice Sold Tales by Chautona Havig

Bookstrings Book 1 Twice Sold Tales by Chautona HavigKindleMy rating: 5 of 5 starsGreat openingThe title, the cover, the author, and the subject all got me salivating from the start. According to the title line, this is the beginning of a series and I really do hope so. Not to give away the plot but I liked the multiple focus points including helping a little guy navigate life and literacy with…

[thunder-pride]

Commonly shortened to “bi” and “pan”, these sexualities are similar in many ways. Both bisexual people and pansexual people are attracted to multiple genders, both are trans-inclusive, and both experience similar stereotyping by others.

The key difference between them is all about how people experience attraction. Bisexual people are attracted to people of the same and other genders, while pansexual people are more likely to describe an attraction to a person regardless of their gender. However there is some overlap and it’s best to use the label the person themselves prefers.

Three Dos and Don’ts

DO

… be aware of common stereotypes and think carefully about the purpose behind choosing to include one of them

…be explicit in the text, either with dialogue, actions, or internal monologue, about the character’s sexuality

…ensure the character’s sexuality is only one facet of their personality

DON’T

…write pansexuality as being trans-inclusive and bisexuality as trans-exclusive

…assume all bi and pan people are equally attracted to all genders (it’s a spectrum 😄)

…describe bi/pan people in m/f relationships as “straight passing” or generally erase the character’s identity

Helpful links for further reading!

[How To Write Bisexual Characters Who Read Like Actual Bisexual People] by Khai for TheGeekiary; 3-5 min reading time

[5 common misconceptions about pansexuality] by Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin for Stonewall UK; 3-4 min reading time

[How To Write LGBTQIA+ Characters: Bisexual Identities] by Veronique Manfredini (with author Cassandra Rose Clarke) for Bookstr; 5-6 min reading time

And just for fun…

[36 celebrities you never knew were bisexual] by Ciara Appelbaum for Insider; 7-9 min reading time

[15 stars flying the pansexual flag] by Conor Clark for Gay Times UK; 5-7 min reading time

NOTE: The celebs listed in these articles are those who have openly discussed their sexuality, however due to the sometimes fluid nature of sexuality, there is some overlap between these lists.

[kennak]

米国バージニア州マディソン郡の教育委員会が、地元の公立ハイスクールの図書館から21冊の本を排除すると発表。ネットユーザーは疑問や批判を表明し、3冊禁書にされたティーヴン・キングも痛快な意見をツイート。そして地元の公立図書館は、禁書にされた21冊すべてが読めることを保障しています。この21冊にどんな本が含まれるのかについては、Bookstrなどで紹介されています。（邦訳があるものは）邦題に置き換えると、以下の通り。 『侍女の物語』（マーガレット アトウッド著） 『はみだしインディアンのホントにホントの物語』（シャーマン・アレクシー著） 『ウォールフラワー』（スティーヴン・チョボウスキー著） 『アンラヴェルミー ほんとうのわたし』シリーズ（計6冊）（タヘラ・マフィ著） 『タール・ベイビー』（トニ・モリスン著） 『青い眼がほしい』（トニ・モリスン著） 『スーラ』（トニ・モリスン著） 『ラヴ』（トニ・モリスン著） 『肉体泥棒の罠』（アン・ライス著） 『夜明けのヴァンパイア』 （アン・ライス著） 『殺人容疑』（デイヴィッド・グターソン著） Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, 5) by Sarah J. Maas 『骨の袋』（スティーヴン・キング著） 『11/22/63』(スティーヴン・キング著) 『IT』(スティーヴン・キング著) Furyborn by Claire Legrand このリストについての、Redditでの反応はこんな。 『侍女の物語』について 「女性たちに終盤がどうなるか知ってほしくないんだ」 「中絶を禁止してから1年もしないうちに侍女の物語を禁書にするのはちょっと不吉すぎ」 トニ・モリスンについて 「彼らは本当にトニ・モリスンが嫌いだよね……」 「米国における黒人の存在を抹消することを、隠そうとすらしてない」 『夜明けのヴァンパイア』について 「ホラー小説というよりホモエロティックなロマンス小説だから、保守派が反対するのはわかる。保守派の中にこの本を読んだ人がいたということがちょっと衝撃」 「でも、それならなんでライスの他の本は禁止しないんだろう？　全部そんななのに」 『11/22/63』について 「子供たちが『米国の歴史の流れを変えることができる』」と考えるんじゃないかと心配してるってこと？」 「60年代はアメリカ全体にとって完璧な時代ではなかったと言われることが、MAGAの信念にそぐわないんだ。彼らは世の中を60年代に戻したがってるんだから」 『IT』について 「ゲイキャラが〇〇〇（ネタバレ防止のため訳者の一存で伏せます）、人種差別的な罵り言葉が大量に出てきて、家庭内での実にひどい虐待があって、子供の〇〇〇〇（同）があるんだから、彼ら（保守派）の趣味にはもろに合っているのでは？」 「共和党員たちによれば、子供との〇〇〇〇(同)は家庭の秘密か、教会のバックルームか、ボーイスカウトのミーティングの後のためにとっておくものなんだ」 「ゲイキャラが〇〇（同）ことが、たいへんな悪として描かれてるからだよ」

『侍女の物語』など21冊が学校図書館の禁書に　米バージニア州 - 石壁に百合の花咲く

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I’m also a cat mom that loves to read.

[esonetwork]

Drinking with Authors - Ep 301 - Carol Van Den Hende

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Drinking with Authors - Ep 301 - Carol Van Den Hende

Carol Van Den Hende is an award-winning author who pens stories of resilience and hope. Her novels “Orchid Blooming” and “Goodbye, Orchid” have been awarded more than 20 times, winning the 2020 American Fiction Award for urban fiction, 2020 Pinnacle Achievement Award for multicultural fiction, IAN Outstanding Fiction for Best New Novel, Best Book Finalist, Royal Dragonfly Award, Audiobook Reviewer Author of the Year. Plus, “Goodbye, Orchid” has been named one of the most anticipated fall reads by Buzzfeed, Parade, and Travel+Leisure, one of The Write Review’s Top Books of 2020 and has been featured in Glamour, Bookstr, Frolic, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, DIYMFA, WABC Radio among others. The Pulpwood Queens selected Goodbye Orchid as a 2022 Bonus Book-of-the-Month.

She’s also a speaker, strategist, Board member and Climate Reality Leader. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband, fun-loving twins, and rescue cat, who prove that love really does conquer all.

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[polsocmartikhoras]

Mass popular psycho bookstring movements are about granting social leverage to make up for supposed economic and physicall deficiency

If men get the privilege of women and the power of men then women are in the hole again

Or at least that's the fear and/or theory that or they will corrupt it I know I know I probably shouldn't but to borrow from the Barbie movie the idea that Barbie was usurped by the patriarchy and orders to make it negative and destructive and coercive towards womanhood and womanhood

Also this very much started as a counter to the no fat checks or constantly shaming women's bodies are calling them ugly as a way to counter their sense of worth

Having it then need to go in order to fix men's psyches feels as if it's betrayal because the entire reason for its existence was to make women feel good against what they felt was male dismissal

This is why I don't like identity politics it starts with the promise of acknowledging and loving the color that makes up our universe

But then it turns into grievance mongering and then a grift or a means to create a eternal faction of doops and Those who want to win an easy Battle when they believe that the hard ones just been fought using the same tools of a hard Battle not understanding that those were the tools for that Battle and we've kind of gotta move strategies in fact it should stop being a Battle battle and start being more of a civil reform

It's not that there can't be well retrograde movement or need for more focus or fighting but it should be secondary not primary but this is the primary way it's both engaged with and framed through the identity politics lens

Not only are they sexist they're also incredibly racist and wildly ignorant about what constitutes free speech.

Quoting a member of congress instead of Ginsburg tells me they may actually be willfully ignorant.

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[brucedinsman]

What are you reading? Weekly bookshelf

Start your library today, find a new book, meet friends, write a review 2019: 79, 2020 159, 2021 194, 2022 268. I have exceeded my goals all 4 years, not sure about this year, off to a rocky start. 39 books read so far in 2023 Twice Sold Tales (Bookstrings #1)Havig, Chautona *4.771 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 starscurrently-reading, books, bookstores[edit]not…

[pringleliam98]

“Despair has its own calms.” - Bram Stoker

[lavieenville]

Good morning pumpkins!! The other day I found these gems by @jacqueline_woodson in my collection & I figured I’d give them a read since they were only about 100 pages each. • • I didn’t know I could fall in love with characters within 20 pages but she obviously proved WE CAN! I think this was my first Romeo & Juliet retelling & it definitely did not disappoint. (BTW, the flop was REAL in these!!! Iykyk) • • I loved the fact that the story related perfectly to everything we’re going through right now in our world & how eloquently it developed. It wasn’t some regular sappy love story. It’s a story about love, overcoming, hope, loss, grief, acceptance. It was honestly amazing & if you haven’t done so already, make sure to give these a read!!! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #ifyoucomesoftly #behindyou #romeoandjuliet #jacquelinewoodson #retellings #romeoandjulietretelling #igreads #bookcollection #bookstoread #library #readingismagic #readingbooks #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookstr #bookish #weneeddiversebooks #paperbacklove #floppybooks #bookcommunity #bookoftheday #beautifulbooks #tobereadpile #becauseofreading #totalbooknerd #tbrpile #bookcollector #bookhoarder #mustread #bookishlyengaged (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3rgtfAtjl/?igshid=cypbmnnd3ruc

[almariamreads]

Anyone else in a reading slump? I haven't been able to really enjoy a book since I finished Then There Were None. But, I'm starting Macbeth by jo nesbo and hopefully that will get me out of this dreaded slump. P. S. I love how the scarf looks a shade of sunset❤️ #bookreview #biblophile #booklover #deuxbleusbooks #shetellsastorychallenge #sunset #jonesbo #macbeth #harryhole #styleitwithmariam #allthelightwecannotsee #bookphotography #creativebookstagram #unitedbookstagram #readersofinstagram  #readstagram #middleeastreads #bookstagramfeature #purewowbookclub #bookstr #bookaesthetic #postitfortheaesthetic #booklover #bookclub #book #bookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/B_cdH6AguWJ/?igshid=fo7h0zy15cgb

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