#claire g. coleman

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2024 reads / storygraph

Terra Nullius

literary scifi

set in a near future Australia being colonised by aliens, echoing history

follows a boy who escapes from a mission school ‘reeducating’ stolen Indigenous children and is pursued across the desert, searching for where he came from

and the various characters he encounters or who are searching for him, revealing context and worldbuilding as it goes on

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Hi there! About five years ago, you provided reading recommendations for me in the “weird western” genre. It took me on a journey that exposed me to many incredible, diverse authors and reignited my love of reading. Would you be willing to share some more book recommendations? Doesn’t have to be weird western - I like your taste and am always happy to expand my horizons.

Thank you so much for your time and I hope you’re doing well!

Hello!

I haven't been reading that many English novels lately... I fell into the hole of reading Chinese danmei novels and with all its popcorn bloody drama it's been hard to turn back. If you're willing to try danmei, I rec:

Qiang Jin Jiu (officially licensed, or you can look up the English fan translation). Probably my fave danmei of all time and my fave book of the year from a couple of years back. Incredible read. Alt history novel.

Scum Villain's Self Saving System (same as above)

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (same as above). Has been adapted into an animation and a tv show that is on Netflix (The Untamed).

Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know (x)

The Demon Venerable's Wistful Desire (x)

Peerless (x)

Books by priest (Guardian, Mo Du, etc). For priest if you're unfamiliar with her work I rec starting with the tv adaptation of Tian Ya Ke (Word of Honour) that is on Netflix

For English/English Translated novels, I've always loved:

Jin Yong (The Legend of the Condor Heroes is deservedly one of the most-read books in the world. I grew up with this, as did many people across the Chinese diaspora. On the official translation it's billed as the "Chinese Lord of the Rings", but it's nothing like Lord of the Rings--it's wuxia. Hell, it's probably more read than Lord of the Rings by sheer reader volume. tbh the official English translation annoys me because of the random name translations, so I rec the fan translation here)

NK Jemisin (Fifth Season series etc, incredible books, fantasy)

Liu Cixin (Three Body Problem etc: now adapted into several tv shows, including one on Netflix. I haven't watched any of them yet but you can try those first if you don't want to commit to the books)

Claire G Coleman (Terra Nullius, The Old Lie)

Saad Z Hossain (The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday etc)

Nnedi Okorafor (Akata Witch etc)

Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit etc)

Nahoko Uehashi (Moribito, Beast Player etc)

SA Chakraborty (City of Brass etc)

Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians etc)

... and more :) Hope that helps as a starting point!

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Ten people I'd like to get to know better :D

Tagged but the awesome @transgendad thank you!!

Last song: Fix You by Coldplay

Favourite colour: Blue

Last book: I'm reading Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman

Last movie: I don't think I've watched anything since I watched Locked In late last year

Last TV show: I've been watching Dexter for the first time with my sibling who loves it

Sweet/spicy/savoury: My kid-tolerance for sweet has finally broken down and I do prefer savoury these days

Relationship status: Very much single

Last thing I googled: "cats and dogs ngv" because I went to an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria that was themed around cats and dogs, it was really sweet!

Current obsession: I feel like I'm kinda between media ones at the moment but I am obsessed with this jumper that I'm crocheting, which is the first big clothing piece I've actually made to a wearable state. Also ballet to some extent right now, and being ready to improve when my classes go back.

Looking forward to: Going to Ballarat with my sibling next week for a mystery picnic thing.

Ten people: @johnnytheskull @joyridingmp3 @small-hero-six @ukulelekatie @eggcorn-acorn @certaincollectiontravelerlove @fractionallyfoxtrot aaaand I'm running out of people i know are mutuals so just do it if you want as well!

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Top 10 books of 2024

in no particular order (though I highly recommend the first five more than the last five):

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

Penance by Eliza Clark

Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

Whether Violent or Natural by Natasha C. Calder

Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon

The Serpent & the Wings of Night, and The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

it was actually a bit of a lackluster reading year for me, which resulted in me consistently stalling out. i read a few really good books and a lot of bad ones, unfortunately. hopefully next year brings more good than bad, especially since i'll be focusing more on what i have on my shelves at home

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🦘 Booklr Reads Australian - Authors on My Shelves 🐨

so, I’ve been trying to think of a way to recommend a lot of Australian authors really quickly for Booklr Reads Australian. what I came up with was just to give y’all a giant list of all the authors I have at home! 

most of them are YA and/or fantasy authors, and I’ve marked my favourites with an asterisk (*) but if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an ask 😊

1. Sarah Ayoub 2. Eugen Bacon 3. Shirley Barber * 4. AJ Betts 5. Danielle Binks * 6. Cally Black 7. Steph Bowe * 8. Alice Boyle 9. JC Burke 10. Meg Caddy * 11. Frances Chapman 12. Wai Chim * 13. Claire Christian 14. Lyndall Clipstone 15. Claire G Coleman 16. Katherine Collette 17. Harry Cook 18. Cath Crowley 19. Robyn Dennison 20. Cale Dietrich 21. Lauren Draper 22. CG Drews * 23. Michael Earp 24. Kate Emery 25. Sarah Epstein 26. Alison Evans * 27. Fleur Ferris 28. Carly Findlay 29. Helena Fox 30. Lisa Fuller 31. Emily Gale 32. Meg Gatland-Veness 33. Sophie Gonzales 34. Erin Gough * 35. Leanne Hall * 36. Pip Harry 37. Sonya Hartnett 38. Adam Hills 39. Simmone Howell 40. Megan Jacobson 41. Amie Kaufman 42. Melissa Keil 43. Nina Kenwood 44. Sharon Kernot 45. Kay Kerr * 46. Will Kostakis 47. Jay Kristoff 48. Ambelin Kwaymullina 49. Benjamin Law 50. Rebecca Lim 51. Gary Lonesborough * 52. Kathleen Loughnan 53. Miranda Luby 54. Tobias Madden 55. Melina Marchetta 56. Ellie Marney * 57. Freya Marske 58. Jodi McAlister * 59. Margot McGovern * 60. Nikki McWatters 61. Anna Morgan 62. Jaclyn Moriarty 63. Liane Moriarty 64. Garth Nix 65. Lynette Noni 66. Carly Nugent 67. Poppy Nwosu 68. Kate O’Donnell 69. Shivaun Plozza 70. Michael Pryor 71. Alice Pung 72. Emily Rodda * 73. Autumn Royal 74. Omar Sakr 75. Holden Sheppard 76. AG Slatter 77. Jo Spurrier 78. Krystal Sutherland * 79. Jared Thomas 80. Hayli Thompson 81. Gabrielle Tozer 82. Christos Tsiolkas 83. Alicia Tuckerman 84. Ellen van Neerven 85. Marlee Jane Ward 86. Vikki Wakefield 87. Lisa Walker 88. Jessica Watson * 89. Allayne L Webster 90. Anna Whateley * 91. Samantha Wheeler 92. Jen Wilde * 93. Rhiannon Wilde 94. Lili WIlkinson 95. Gabrielle Williams 96. Rhiannon Williams 97. Fiona Wood 98. Leanne Yong 99. Suzy Zail 100. Nevo Zisin 101. Markus Zusak

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2023 reading tracker

total: 75/52

sff

a sky beyond the storm - sabaa tahir

enclave - claire g. coleman

a criminal magic - lee kelly (dnf)

the shattered city - lisa maxwell

a feast for crows - george r.r martin

the ballad of songbirds and snakes - suzanne collins

chain of iron - cassandra clare

hell bent - leigh bardugo

chain of thorns - cassandra clare

the bronzed beasts - roshani chokshi

the drowning faith - r.f kuang

how high we go in the dark - sequoia nagamatsu

the jasmine throne - tasha suri

the hunger games - suzanne collins

catching fire - suzanne collins

mockingjay - suzanne collins

a far wilder magic - allison saft

translated

the transmigration of bodies - yuri herrera

portrait of an unknown lady - maria gainza

love in the big city - sang young park

my brilliant friend - elena ferrante

frankenstein in baghdad - ahmed saadawi

la bastarda - trifonia melibea obono

bolla - pajtim statovci

contemporary

you are eating an orange. you are naked - sheung-king

seeing other people - diana reid

the henna wars - adiba jaigirdar

you and me on vacation - emily henry

now that i see you - emma batchelor 

delilah green doesn’t care - ashley herring blake

becoming kirrali lewis - jane harrison

style - chelsea m. cameron

yellowface - rf kuang

the summer i turned pretty - jenny han

it’s not summer without you - jenny han

the charm offensive - alison cochrun

love & virtue - diana reid

the divines - ellie eaton

sincerely, carter - whitney g

crushing - genevieve novak

icebreaker - hannah grace

cleopatra & frankenstein - coco mellors

duck a l’orange for breakfast - karina may

happy place - emily henry

wildfire - hannah grace

i am not your perfect mexican daughter - erika l. sanchez

you don’t have a shot - racquel marie

mystery/thriller

final girls - riley sager

nine liars - maureen johnson

the box in the woods - maureen johnson

a good girls guide to murder - holly jackson

good girl, bad blood - holly jackson

queen of the tiles - hanna alkaf

as good as dead - holly jackson

kill joy - holly jackson

five survive - holly jackson

the dry - jane harper

non-fiction

mirror sydney - vanessa berry

in byrons wake: the turbulent lives of lord byron’s wife and daughter, annabella milbanke and ada lovelace - miranda seymour

the lavender scare: the cold war persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government - david k. johnson

odd girl out: the hidden culture of aggression in girls - rachel simmons

dinosaurs rediscovered - michael j. benton

queer others in victorian gothic - ardel haefele-thomas

alone time: four cities, four seasons and the pleasures of solitude - stephanie rosenbloom

how to break up with fast fashion - lauren bravo

the white album - joan didion

the gene - siddhartha mukherjee

the new hite report: the revolutionary report on female sexuality - shere hite

my body - emily ratajkowski

historical fiction

the mountains sing - nguyen phan que mai

one for the master - dorothy johnson

tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow - gabrielle zevin

the christie affair (dnf) - nina de gramont

classics

things fall apart - chinua achebe

northanger abbey - jane austen

jamaica inn - daphne du maurier 

[bravecrab]

With the current genocide happening in Palestine, I want to offer some book recommendations. Not specifically on the historic and ongoing struggles of Palestinians, but in regards to the bigger picture of colonialist imperialism.

"How To Hide An Empire: A History of The Greater United States" - Daniel Immerwhal

"Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion Of The Corporate Space Race" - Mary-Jane Rubenstein

"Lies, Damned Lies: A Personal Exploration Of The Impact Of Colonialism" - Claire G. Coleman

"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" - Walter Rodney & Vincent Harding

"Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty In Native America" - Gregory D. Smithers

"Hitler's American Model: The United States And The Making Of Nazi Race Law" - James Q. Whitman

"We Had A Little Real Estate Problem" - Kliph Nesteroff

"The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, And The Theft Of Africa's Wealth" - Tom Burgis

A couple fiction books:

"Terra Nullius" - Claire G. Coleman, uses Alien Invasion Sci Fi to discuss the Aboriginal perspective of Colonialism.

"The Island of Doctor Moreau" - H.G. Wells, is all about settler colonialism and forced assimilation of the natives, using the scientific hubris of trying to turn animals into people as the metaphor.

A couple books that the first chapter is the important part for this topic:

"Convict Colony: The Remarkable Story Of The Fledgling Settlement The Survivors The Odds" - David Hill. The early chapters focus on the practice of the British to criminalise the poor, and then punish them by sending them to work the colonies. Displacement begets displacement.

"Less is More: How Regrowth Will Save The World" - Jason Hickel. Great book, would recommend reading all of it, but the early chapter that explains the history of capitalism, also includes information on the Enclosure Movement that displaced people from their land in the UK, either sending them into the factories of the industrial revolution, or overseas to the colonies, and how this all ties to the model of infinite growth that we now find ourselves.

Books I'm currently reading, but seem very relevant to our current hell world:

"Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets And How We'll Win Them Back" - Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin. How corporations crush and control labour markets is not a separate issue in a world where nations value themselves based on their GDP value.

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Rules: answer 10 questions and tag 10 people or anyone you want to know better

Relationship status: Junior Spinster in Training.. waiting on my membership card in the mail :)

Favourite colour(s): I didnt think I had one until I saw how many orange items I have accumulated over the years.

Three favourite foods: Sushi, pretzels, cereal lol

Song stuck in my head: It was like 3 lines of an ABBA song that was playing at work.

Last thing I listened to: MUNA .. and the work playlist

Last thing I googled: How to fix an ingrown toenail my self.. also what it meant to be Dacyesque lol

Time: 7:01pm

Dream trip: Anywhere that's not here lmao. Preferably there's a train involved. Id also like to see snow up close one day lol

Anything I really want: To just be ok. To be better at being alive lol. To not be crushed by the weight of anxiety.. regular things

Currently reading: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

Last song: My Ego Dies at the End, Jensen McRae

Last series: My anxiety shows probs.. Hacks and Bobs Burgers

Sweet, savoury or spice: Im a salty boy

Currently working on: I have 2 big Fic ideas, one in a totally different fandom than my regular *GASP* and my silly little book that refuses to write itself lol.

Craving: Violence!.. just kidding. A day off where I just get everything done. And the burger im going to make for dinner

Tea or coffee: Either, but always decaf and if tea always Yorkshire everything else is dishwater to me lol

I tag everyone. Because im nosey lol

[pococurantesupremediety]

Listen. I don't know y'all's life, but calling this a problem of fantasy in general... reveals a hell of a lot about your own reading habits. Like, if we just skim the list of the most mainstream fantasy novels:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

Those are all set in fantasy!Africa and/or fantasy!Asia, and every single one was a NYTimes bestseller. The Fifth Season is arguably the most-awarded fantasy book ever. Black Leopard, Red Wolf is available in CVSes. Barnes & Nobles have 3'x5' posters for the Priory of the Orange Tree sequel in their front windows, and gives away copies of Nothing But Blackened Teeth with their coffees. It doesn't get more mainstream than that.

And that's not even getting into Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse), Warrior Girl Unearthed (Angela Boulley), Terra Nullius (Claire G. Coleman), My Heart is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones), The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline), The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera) and all the others that are set in the modern Anglosphere but within Indigenous cultures. These are literally just books that I've read, and I'm one person who doesn't primarily read fantasy. I get that Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are well-written and all, but there have been one or two novels published since then.

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Indigenous artist who coined term 'Blak' dies in Melbourne

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/destiny-deacon-indigenous-artist-dies-in-melbourne/

Indigenous artist who coined term 'Blak' dies in Melbourne

The trailblazing Indigenous photographer and multimedia artist who coined the term “Blak” has died in Melbourne.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a person who’s died.

Roslyn Oxley Gallery, which represented Aboriginal artist and activist Destiny Deacon, confirmed the Queensland-born queer creative has died in Melbourne.

The gallery paid tribute to Destiny, who worked across photography, video, sculpture and installation, as a “pioneering artist and cherished friend” for over 20 years.⁠

“Destiny’s work, known for its witty and incisive exploration of Indigenous identity, political activism, and cultural resilience, has left an indelible mark on the Australian art landscape and beyond,” the gallery said.

“Destiny’s legacy will continue to inspire and resonate with future generations, serving as a potent impetus for social change and collective healing.⁠

“Vale Destiny Deacon. Your sharp sense of humour, warmth and enduring spirit will be greatly missed.⁠”

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‘Witty, cut-through black urban art’

Indigenous academic Marcia Langton told the ABC her friend was “a superstar in the art scene in Australia”.

“Destiny’s work will remain the standard for political art, for witty, cut-through, black, urban art,” Langton said.

“Her work was feminist and intersectional, free of heteronormative restrictions.”

Artist Destiny Deacon is widely credited with coining the term “Blak” for Indigenous Australians as a way of reclaiming it.

Roslyn Oxley Gallery said Destiny’s triptych ‘Blak lik mi’ (1991-2003) is widely accepted as the first use of the spelling.

Destiny herself told SBS in 2020, “Growing up, I always heard the words ’You little black c___s from white people. It’s still common (to have) black c___s being shouted at us.

“I just wanted to take the ‘C’ out of ‘black.’”

I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of legendary Indigenous artist and activist Destiny Deacon. Words cannot describe the powerful impact Destiny and her work have had on Indigenous culture. Rest in Power Destiny.

The world will never be the same again. pic.twitter.com/SSV8Cqe51f

— Claire G. Coleman (@clairegcoleman) May 24, 2024

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman is good speculative fiction/sci-fi

PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin or that Babel was too heavy-handed just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

[houl]

Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman #6 of 2023 3.5 stars . A contemplative consideration of the history of Indigenous Australia framed through a Spec Fiction lens. For those that like; - Texts by Indigenous authors; - Stories that are better not knowing much about before going in; - Narrators with simple vocabulary choices. . #terranullius #clairegcoleman #indigenousfiction #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl (at Terra Nullius) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpjyHVzhW07/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[left-handlibrary]

I’m about 100 pages through Coleman’s Terra Nullius, but will soon have to start brainstorming ideas for my major essays coming up.. Which probably means I’ll have to reread parts, if not all, of Frankenstein (and Jekyll and Hyde)

[coollovebibliophilethings]

Sweet by Claire G Coleman

What would happen if we lived in a world where there was NO gender? #ClaireGColeman

Title: Sweet Author: Claire G Coleman In: Kindred (Michael Earp) Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again) My Bookshelves: Australian authors, Gender, LGBTQI Dates read: 22nd May 2020 Pace: Fast Format: Short story Publisher: Walker Books Year: 2019 5th sentence, 74th page: No school could teach me what I needed to learn.

In a world of no gender identity, what will happen…

[myrtaceaae]

Reading Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman and uhhhh literally white settlers are evil and we carry on the impacts of their policies today