I was shocked at how fast I read this book! It was heartbreaking and inspiring, and it felt brutally honest. One of the best coming out stories I’ve read. I hope Edgar Gomez keeps writing, because I want to keep reading. —Kerry Mayer, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA Seek the best at Auntie’s Bookstore and other …
I ran across this book when it was described as “a himbo meets an archivist,” so of course, I had to pick it up. Two men are unwittingly caught up in trying to break a deadly curse that, if left unattended, may come to spell out disastrous consequences for all the magicians in Britain. A …
Ryan O’Connell has created a novel that has been missing from the publishing industry for too long. This novel follows the story of Elliot, a gay man with cerebral palsy who’s trying to find his way in LA as he navigates an impending life crisis. I loved cheering him on through all of the awkward …
From Shelf Awareness June 21, 2021: A proposal to paint four crosswalks at one intersection in Hamilton, Mont., in rainbow colors during Pride month was voted down last week by the city council, but high school students who supported the effort decorated the windows at Chapter One Bookstore “with rainbows and messages of inclusiveness and diversity,” Ravalli Republic reported. Chapter One …
Step aside, Meg Ryan– Bellefleur is bringing us Sapphics in Seattle! A striking romantic comedy that kept me starry-eyed and full of fuzzy warmth the whole way through. –Andrew, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA Add more love to life with books form Secret Garden Books and other independent bookstores. It’s not too early to start …
From the blog of Inklings Bookshop in Yakima, WA: June marks the beginning of Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community, and what better way to celebrate Pride than to read! Raymond and I (Samwise) wanted to share some LGBTQ+ books that we are in love with. Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby …
Queer history, modern royalty, enemies to lovers; this book is funny and sweet, and it does not disappoint! –Kelly, Paper Boat Booksellers, West Seattle, WA Treat yourself to romance, great gay characters, and other forms of happiness this summer with recommendations from Paper Boat Booksellers and more independent bookstores. Paper Boat Booksellers also curated a …
Now, doesn’t this look like a lovely way to spend the day? Inspiration courtesy of Cannon Beach Book Company in Cannon Beach, OR. Deb says if you haven’t read The House in the Cerulean Sea yet you’ll want to get it in your #TBR pile ASAP! It’s a quirky, heartwarming, tender, funny, feel-good tale that will …
Saidiya Hartman’s Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments contains some of the most imaginative, inventive, and radical history writing I’ve ever encountered. Taking as her subjects the black women excluded from the US historical archive, Hartman challenges and unsettles dominant understandings of who “makes” history. In vibrant and ecstatic prose, Hartman tells the story of how the wayward, the …
It’s not too late to celebrate Pride Month! Island Books of Mercer Island, WA has a great list of books for kids about acceptance and love on their website. You’ll find board books, chapter books, young adult books, and books for the young-at-loving-heart. Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle has been celebrating the days of …
