Apr 25, 2023
We discuss The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider. We enjoy this gender-bending retelling of the King Arthur story with a bookish Arthur, a bisexual female Merlin masquerading as her brother, and a gay Lancelot. We have some questions and issues with historical setting and world building.
Apr 18, 2023
We discuss Redefining Realness, a memoir by Janet Mock. We appreciate hearing a trans woman's story from her own voice-the triumphs, the pain, and the honesty.
Apr 11, 2023
We discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. We fell in love with this fantasy story about found family. We love the magical children we meet, including a gnome, a wyvern, and the antichrist. We root for a government employee in a dead-end job who has his life turned upside down. We add a new author to our...
Apr 4, 2023
We talk about This Savage Song. We're excited to finally be discussing a book by V.E. Schwab. This is a gritty YA distopia/fantasy where human crime drives the spontaneous creation of monsters! It's heartbreaking and enthralling, and most of us enjoyed it.