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My 9 Favorite Queer Books Read in 2023
From graphic novels to epic fantasies to novella memoirs, the LGBTQ+ books that I read and loved the most this year cover a fairly broad range of genre and emotional intensity. My 9 Favorite Queer Books Read in 2023 At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard. A compulsive doorstopper of a novel that takes everything from the first book of this series (helpful to read first but not strictly…
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stilljumpingback · 4 months
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I Did NaNoWriMo and Wrote a Book!
One of my longest-running dreams has been to write a book. Ever since I was a child and discovered my love of reading, I have wanted to participate in the creating of a story. I love to write, and have written several books worth of blogs, but any time I have tried to sit down and write a cohesive story, I always got stuck. I couldn’t move past a bad writing day or a new idea that meant changing…
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stilljumpingback · 6 months
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22 Horror TTRPGs for the Spooky Season
This fall, confront the horror within and without with these horror and/or spooky TTRPGs! Alex V. compiled this list of 22 TTRPGs, most by queer creators or with queer themes. Let us know in the comments which ones you love, and tell us about any that we missed! General TTRPGs Heart: The City Beneath by Grant Howitt & Christopher Taylor Ten Candles by Stephen Dewey Dread by Epidiah Ravachol…
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stilljumpingback · 8 months
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The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
Genre | Middle Grade Fantasy & Mythology Page #s | 480Publishing Date | May 2023 As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the…
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stilljumpingback · 8 months
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ABC - Deconstructing Gender by Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham
Genre | Picture BookPublishing Date | May 2023 Be affectionate, beautiful, courageous, and more in this gender-bending ABC book. Daryl is so affectionate. Alex is gentle with the family cat. Sage and Kaylin are super strong. And Ira yearns to do ballet like their older brother. Demystify gender stereotypes while learning your ABCs in this bright, celebratory debut picture book by stationery…
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stilljumpingback · 8 months
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I Asked ChatGBT to Write a Blog Post in My Voice...This is What Happened
In light of all the strikes against Open AI companies and fears about ChatGBT and others being able to copy the style and voice of different creators, I wanted to see what would happen if I gave ChatGBT the prompt: “write a blog post about queer ttrpgs in the voice of Roar Cat Reads.” The following is what it created. Read to the end to hear my thoughts on this experiment! Title: Unleashing the…
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stilljumpingback · 8 months
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6 Queer Books I Read While Wedding Planning
Wedding planning really took the wind out of my blogging sails, but I’m back, and I want to talk about the queer books that I read during those months that I was MIA. From memoirs to graphic novels to YA to historical nonfiction, I’ve got a book recommendation for you! 6 Queer Books I Read While Wedding Planning Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello This is the only book that…
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stilljumpingback · 9 months
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18 Queer TTRPGs to Buy and Play Today
Pride month may have concluded, but you know what hasn’t? Our love of queer creators and the TTRPGs that they make! Alex V. and Robyn Choi compiled this list of 18 TTRPGs by queer creators or with queer themes. Let us know in the comments which ones you love, and tell us about any that we missed! General TTRPGs Thirsty Sword Lesbians by April Kit Walsh and Evil Hat Productions Monsterhearts 2…
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stilljumpingback · 9 months
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Rachel and Tricia's Queer and Nerdy Wedding
As Pride Month comes to an end, I wanted to share the gayest thing I did this month: I married a woman!
This is going to be a very long post describing all the details of my wedding to Rachel on June 10, 2023. It is primarily a time capsule for myself so that I can look back and remember all the queer and nerdy joy that I felt that day, but I also wanted to link to the vendors and music that we used, because literally everything was so perfect and I would be happy for anyone to copy our ideas! The…
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stilljumpingback · 11 months
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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
Genre | Fantasy Page #s | 352Publishing Date | May 2022 Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind?…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
By now, y'all know I love a fake dating trope. What I love even more is a book that deconstructs and questions the fake dating trope, which is exactly what Meet Cute Diary does!
Genre | Contemporary YA Fiction Page #s | 391Publishing Date | May 2021 Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake. What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Genre | Science Fiction Page #s | 336Publishing Date | August 2018 In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just as they are about to debut their creation, one of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project—and future of time travel—in jeopardy. To protect their invention, one member is exiled from the team—erasing her contributions…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Genre | Contemporary Fiction Romance Page #s | 400Publishing Date | November 2022 For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career–her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she knows she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation, which will be featured on a popular…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver
Genre | Contemporary YA Fiction Page #s | 343Publishing Date | August 2022 Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend-with-benefits) Josh, to attend his brother’s wedding—until Josh tells Neil that he’s in love with him and Neil doesn’t return the sentiment. With Josh still attending the wedding, Neil needs to find…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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All the (Silmarillion) Feels | Chapter 9: Of the Flight of the Noldor
All the (Silmarillion) Feels is an emotion- and story-focused summary of The Silmarillion. You’ll get facts, but that’s not the point here. Let’s talk themes, meaningful quotes, and moments that made us go “WHOA.” I started this project after falling in love with The Rings of Power television show, so expect me to focus on things to do with Galadriel and Sauron. Chapter 9: Of the Flight of the…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
A queer murder mystery!! Maybe I'm missing something huge here, but I cannot think of another book like this. Highly recommend, and I can't wait for more like it!
Genre | Mystery Historical Fiction Page #s | 274Publishing Date | October 2022 A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen’s Lavender House is Knives Outwith a queer historical twist. Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded…
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stilljumpingback · 1 year
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Queerly Beloved: Wedding Values
Whenever the pressure of the Wedding Industrial Complex starts to feel overwhelming, we re-center ourselves by remembering the values that are the foundation of our wedding.
Welcome to Queerly Beloved, a series of personal essays about my journey as an LGBTQ+ person planning for my wedding in June 2023. Through this series, I’ll be sharing my thoughts, experiences, and advice as I navigate the joys and challenges of planning a wedding. I hope that by sharing my story, I can help make weddings for queer couples a little bit easier and a lot more fun. So whether you’re…
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