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Kiri Callaghan
LGBTQ+ Writer & Storyteller. Art Department Goblin. Voice-Over, Acting, Hosting & Flailing. World-Hopper. You likely know me from TikTok. #terramirum PO BOX: 3727 Magnolia Blvd #116 Burbank, Ca 91505
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Have you snagged a copy of Katelyn Brawn’s books?
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Queer Cozy Mysteries That Came Out This Year and Why I Like Them
My name's CJ, and I'm a queer cozy mystery writer. I also have been a Book Riot contributor for about three years, mainly focused on queer mysteries and romance.
Until this year, whenever I did my anticipated cozy mystery round-ups on Book Riot, I could never find any about queer characters. This was deeply frustrating to me. I enjoyed so much about cozy mysteries--the humor and close-knit communities in particular--and it hurt that I couldn't see characters like myself in a genre I loved.
That all changed in 2022. My round-ups this year went from zero traditionally published cozy mysteries to five!
Below are four cozies about queer characters that came out this year and why I like them.
follows Hayden McCall, a twenty-five-year old teacher investigating a missing persons case
lots of loveable characters, including Hayden himself
author coined the term "quozy mystery" to describe the uptick of cozies with queer representation
strong Pushing Daisies vibes, which i was deeply invested in as a middle schooler
the main character Daisy Ellery uses her magical pies to kill abusive men
pushes the boundaries of what a cozy mystery can be
sequel finds Daisy competing in a Great British Bake Off-esque televised competition
while the main character Lila Macapagal does not identify as queer, there are prominent queer recurring characters throughout the series
this installment is set in December and features both an intriguing mystery and cast of suspecte
includes recipes at the end of the book!
follows married couple Margery and Clementine as they solve murders in their small English village
a sequel set during Christmas just came out, and a third is set to come out in February!
Plus, a few more queer cozy mysteries to look forward to in 2023:
A Good Day to Pie by Misha Popp (sequel to Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies)
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (a queer Sherlockian sci-fi mystery set on Jupiter)
A Terrible Village Poisoning by Hannah Hendy (sequel to The Dinner Lady Detectives)
The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell (new series starring a gay journalist in a small Canadian town)
Board to Death (my debut! out from Kensington Books next year and following Ben Rosencrantz, a gay English professor who gets entangled in a murder case after returning home to run his dad's board game shop in Salt Lake City)
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My life is forever changed.
the fact that philips head (or crosshead for laymans) screws are the universal standard even though they strip so fuckin easily is insane. flat head screwdriver bitches rise up
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I do my best not to compare versions of stories and let each stand on its own. This would be easy for Practical Magic as very little of the book made it into the film. Side by side, I would argue they're hardly recognizable as related. I didn't want the same story, though I admit, I was at least hoping for the same tone. Even the same world.
I got neither. Which is fine. Disappointing, but not a knock to the book itself.
My grief with this book is it it feels longer than it probably is. My grief with this book is that there are no real stakes or consequences. My grief with this book is that there is very little magic involved, practical or otherwise, and the magic near the end that acts as a stand-in antagonist is not only barely threatening but doesn't even seem to follow the rules that the world has set out.
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The only screenshot where I have ever felt like I resemble Michiru in anyway.
outer senshi transparents, part one of two
free to use, no credit needed
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the 3 times joan hugged sherlock and the 1 (and final) time he hugged her back ಥ⌣ಥ
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⭒⭒⭒⭒⭒⭒Whimsigothic⭒⭒⭒⭒⭒⭒
⭒⭒⭒⭒Definitely my favourite aesthetic⭒⭒⭒⭒⭒
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