#imogen obviously

[heartstopperthoughts]

Ummm is Imogen going to have an Imogen, Obviously plotline???

[marauders-bs]

find you a book that makes you grin like a dumbass because it's what you wish you had

[heavensgateiowa]

shoutout to becky albertalli. got absolutely lambasted for her very intelligent and heartfelt queer book because of its oversimplified, hollywood-ified, hit and miss but ultimately fine film adaptation (which never gets credit for being the victory that it was for queer rep because… people who couldn’t watch priscilla queen of the desert or paris is burning without passing out from shock decided it wasn’t ‘good enough’). she comes out. she gets lambasted some more. she writes a new romance book about comphet and allyship going hand in hand and breaking out of expectations, and manages to write a character you want to kill MORE than martin addison, to represent all of those swooning queers (but also acknowledge that they’re acting from a place of real trauma, even if their behaviour is unacceptable).

anyway give that woman her dues and if you’re in the mood for a delightful sapphic YA romance that’s also a massive middle finger to people who try to dictate the identities of others, go read imogen, obviously

[allforthesapphic]

girls named imogen who have mostly queer friends and are really really strong allys who just happen to get butterflies when they look at a pretty girl >>>

[vkelleyart]

Hi! Would you ever consider drawing any of Becky Albertalli’s characters? I would love to see Imogen and Tessa or maybe Bram and Simon and I think you’d do a spectacular job!

Hello there! I’m so glad you asked—I actually have drawn artwork of Becky Albertalli’s characters, but I’ve just been completely derelict in my duty to cross post it everywhere, which is negligent of me and another piece of evidence in the argument that someone else should probably be in charge of my social media accounts. Lol

Here is Imogen and Tessa from Albertalli’s amazing book Imogen, Obviously:

So, funny story about this artwork: I had received Imogen, Obviously as an ARC from Becky after I’d left a comment on one of her posts about how excited I was for this book—primarily because “the discourse,” as it is referred to sort of sardonically in the book, still messes with my head when it comes to my own bisexuality. The more public my life becomes, the more I find myself discomfited by questions like “Am I still allowed to be queer if I’m in a straight passing marriage?” Or “Am I queer enough if, when people see me on the street or bump into me in the check-out line at Safeway, they don’t see a semiotically-dressed bisexual, but rather a slightly overwhelmed working mom in a cardigan and a pair of early-2000s capris?”

As soon as the book showed up, I devoured it, and like, I just can’t remember a book that made me feel so seen. Imogen, Obviously tackles queer purity culture so thoroughly and yet so compassionately, that I immediately picked up my stylus to draw Tessa and Imogen (even though I technically lacked the time to do the image as much justice as I would have otherwise like to have done) then posted it to Instagram and Twitter.

And holy smokes, Becky liked this pic so much, she retroactively commissioned the image so she could give out stickers of it on her book tour. She also granted me permission to sell the print in my Etsy shop (it’s not there yet, but soon!). 🥹

So that’s the story you didn’t ask for but which I had to share—because it looks like we both have an appreciation for Becky’s work in common and because I would love to spend more time drawing Imogen and Tessa or anyone from the Creekwood Series. Thank you so much for the ask and for your kind words about my art! 💕

[will80sbyers]

Lots and lots of bisexuals.

Bisexual awakening, lesbian and pansexual rep + awesome non binary character, very very cute wlw relationship in a funny and wellwritten plot!! I really enjoyed it!!

The perfect representation for dumb bisexuals that went years thinking they were straight lol

Tw: biphobia / biphobic arguments are being discussed

[pridepages]

Tessa: Can you explain to me why you have three identical copies of "One Last Stop"?

Imogen: One's signed, one's my reading copy, and one's for emergencies.

[libraryleopard]

moodboard for when you just finished reading imogen, obviously and becky albertalli somehow managed to put a significant amount of the painful overthinking regarding your sexuality from when you were in high school in a published book

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

So far all I know about Imogen, Obviously is that the main character is an oblivious bi girl, the love interest is the complete opposite to her, Jewish, and has adhd, Imogen owns three copies of one last stop, and the art cover is a direct reference to the but I’m a cheerleader poster. I should read this shouldn’t I

[the-dust-jacket]

Congratulations to this year's Stonewall books in the young adult category!

[sunnyihan]

imogen having 'but i am a cheerleader' as her fave film: i am straight

imogen introducing silk chiffon mv to her friends: i am straight

imogen listening to clairo, phoebe bridgers, and muna: i am straight

imogen attending Pride Alliances meetings: i am straight

imogen getting to know tessa: ...wait a damn minute (proceeds to take lgbtq quiz in incognito)

she's so real for that

[turtles-read]

I stayed up all night reading a book I should have read a long time ago. Work in six and a half hours. I was tired today, I can be tired tomorrow right?

The book is Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli. Resonated with me and hurt me in a good way. I cannot emphasize enough how much this would have meant to me in high school. Much the way Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda did. No one should ever have to be outed or come out before they’re ready or in a way that isn’t about them.

[horrorgirlreads]

Went on a little trip to the nearby charity shops with my friend, and I may have brought a few more books

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Nasir Alexander "Nax" Hall/Rion William Kwesi Turner- The Disasters by M.K. England

Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Baru Cormorant/Tain Hu- The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Imogen Scott/Tessa Minsky- Imogen Obviously by Becky Albertelli

[whisperofthewaves]

I'm halfway through Imogen, Obviously and I have never read a book that just straight up lifted whole paragraphs of overthinking directly out of my head. never