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lgbtqreads · 3 months

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Happy Black History Month 2024!

Happy Black History Month! Like the other eleven months, it’s an excellent time to buy queer books by Black authors! For even more recs, check out previous years’ posts! Books to Read Now Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend, Loren, is leaving town for the summer, his former friend and maybe sort of crush Sky hasn’t…

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bookaddict24-7 · 2 months

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AUTHOR FEATURE:

﹒Kalynn Bayron﹒

SIX BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Cinderella is Dead

This Poison Heart

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

The Vanquishers

Sleep Like Death

Hook's Origin

Drasal Lands

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Happy reading!

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brokehorrorfan · 3 months

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The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on July 16 via Tor Teen. The 320-page young adult horror anthology is edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker.

It features stories from 13 BIPOC authors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H.E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.

The White Guy Dies First includes 13 scary stories by all-star contributors, and this time... the white guy dies first. Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead. A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever. These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.

Pre-order The White Guy Dies First.

#the white guy dies first #adiba jaigirdar #alexis henderson #chloe gong #h.e. edgmon #book #gift #tor books #faridah àbíké íyímídé #kalynn bayron #kendare blake #lamar giles #mark oshiro #naseem jamnia #tiffany d. jackson

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haveyoureadthisbook-poll · 11 days

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#cinderella is dead #kalynn bayron #young adult #fantasy #this is book 500 woo 🥳#book poll #have you read this book poll #polls

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fourthleafluck · 23 days

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"Don't come around looking at me with those big eyes. They betray you and all of your terrible yearnings."

(Psshhh, as if Gabriel could do anything but love Henry)

The second half of a tarot card for My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

#my dear henry #kalynn bayron #queer book draw challenge #qbdc #queer books #queer romance #diverse book fanart #lgbt books #book art #id in alt text #2bdc

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slaughter-books · 8 months

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Day 19: JOMPBPC: Paperbacks

Four beautiful green paperbacks! 💚

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sapphic-book-tournament · 10 months

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Hey, all I'm trying to get a sapphic book tournament set up if anyone has any ideas and would want to participate please comment your favorite sapphic book and follow!

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bookishlyvintage · 5 months

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You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron [x]

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nanowrimo · 1 year

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Book Bracket: Favorite Novel by a NaNoWriMo Pep Talker

Did you know that nearly 70% of NaNoWriMo writers are women? This year for Women's History Month, we've gone through our list of NaNoWriMo Pep Talkers to find some of our favorite books written by women and featuring a strong female protagonist. In the spirit of March Madness, here's a just-for-fun book bracket featuring eight of our favorites. Which is yours?

To vote, choose your favorite on each individual poll that will be posted separately and linked below. We'll tally up the votes for all three rounds to find out which book you all like best!

We think all of these books are fantastic, and you should check them all out. If you want to see our full list of Pep Talk authors and read their inspiring messages, you can find them at https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talks

Round 1: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce vs. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron: Vote in Poll 1.1 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee vs. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin: Vote in Poll 1.2 The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley vs. Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders: Vote in Poll 1.3 With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo vs. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik: Vote in Poll 1.4

#nanowrimo #book bracket #march madness #pep talks #by nano hq #poll #tamora pierce #kalynn bayron #min jin lee #nk jemisin #robin mckinley #charlie jane anders #elizabeth acevedo #naomi novik

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ace-artemis-fanartist · 1 year

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My piece for @rainbowcrate’s February’s book box.

Kalynn Bayron’s My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix.

#My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix #Kalynn Bayron #rainbow crate #commission #booklr #mlm #artists on tumblr #queer books #lgbt books #my art

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lgbtqreads · 8 months

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: We Mostly Come Out at Night ed. by Rob Costello

Today on the site, I’m delighted to be revealing the cover of We Mostly Came Out at Night, a YA anthology edited by Rob Costello and releasing from Running Press Books on May 21, 2024 that’s the perfect intro to spooky season! Here’s the gist: An empowering cross-genre YA anthology that explores what it means to be a monster, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors who offer new tales…

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layaart · 2 years

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Briseis from This Poison Heart! book 2 comes out in a week, I can’t wait!

#this poison heart #kalynn bayron #illustration #book fanart #books #2022 fanart

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thearoaceplantmom · 1 year

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3 books that you would recommend everyone to read

I cannot possibly choose ONLY three, but here's my list of book recs:

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Carrie Soto is back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

those are some of my favourite books ever, tell me which ones you've read<33

#alice oseman #radio silence #rwrb #casey mcquiston #cemetery boys #aiden thomas #carrie soto is back #taylor jenkins reid #a good girls guide to murder #holly jackson #the song of achilles #madeline miller #cinderella is dead #kalynn bayron #lgbtqiia+#books #reading #i love them all so much

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mediodedios · 6 months

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I was Mario for Halloween this year, got a lot of my favorite candy. Yes I'm an adult who still goes trick or treating.

Also books because, its me.

#booklr #books #candy #super mario #mario tanooki #bowser #jan shares #gay gpoy #gay irl #milo rossi #miniminuteman #kalynn bayron #youre not supposed to die tonight #the Encyclopedia of the weird and wonderful #halloweentown

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melanielocke · 1 year

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Book recommendations - Queer POC books

Some more book recommendations, this time I'm focusing on Queer PoC books, all by authors of color. All the books shown in the picture are UK editions. I generally like it when books have a UK paperback edition because they're a lot cheaper than US hardcovers, usually also cheaper than US paperbacks, and release the same week as the US hardcover. I don't think these editions are always available if you live in North America, but to those living in Europe, buying UK editions can save you a lot of money. Other parts of the world I honestly don't know which editions are easiest to come by. Only downside for UK editions is that sometimes there are some with a redesigned cover that is very ugly. Of the books shown here, only the Witchery has a different cover than the US edition but in this case I like both.

Starting with this Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

This is a duology, the second and last book was released last June and so this is a complete series. It is inspired by Greek mythology, and specifically, the myth of Medea, and follows Briseis, who was adopted and inherits an estate from her aunt whom she never met. Briseis has always been able to make plants grow, and is immune to poisonous plants, and at the estate she discovers her birth family had these same gifts, and they keep a garden with some of the most poisonous plants in the world. This book has some great characters, and Briseis was adopted and raised by two sapphic Black mothers, who also play a big role in this series. This series has also served as inspiration for the Lightwood's magic garden in Flowers Bloom

Also by this author: Cinderella is Dead, which I'd also recommend, the Vanquishers, a MG which I did not read

Upcoming books: My Dear Henry, a Jekyll & Hide retelling (3-2023); You're not Supposed to Die Tonight, a slasher horror (6-2023)

Next up is Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

This is a sapphic love story with a MC of Indian decent. At New Years's Eve, just before midnight, Ash is hit by a car and dies instantly. She gets the offer to become a reaper, who guide the city's dead to their afterlife. But Ash can't forget Poppy, her girlfriend, and will do anything to get to see her again.

I haven't seen a lot of people talk about this book, but I really enjoyed it. The main focus is the romance here, and it's more romance with a fantasy aspect to it than fantasy.

Other books by this author: there are several other older books, none of which I've read

Upcoming books: The Mermaid of Black Rock (9-2023), a sapphic book about a girl with no memory found in the sea and a girl who falls in love with her

The Jasmine Throne is the only adult series I put in this list (the rest is YA), and is a fantasy trilogy set in an India inspired world. Book 1 and 2 are out now.

Malini is a princess who is imprisoned in an old temple by her dictator brother, an emperor obsessed with religious ideas revolving women gaining purity and immortality by being burnt alive. Malini refused to burn for his sake.

Priya is a maidservant who travels to the temple every night to clean Malini's chambers. Before her land was conquered by Malini's family, Priya was a temple child, and she had passed through the magical deathless waters once, but all the temple children were murdered except a few who survived and she has to hide her past.

Malini and Priya eventually start working together, with the goal of restoring the throne to Malini's other, oldest brother who'd abandoned the throne to become a priest.

Other books by this author: The Books of Ambha duology, adult fantasy, and What Souls are Made of, a YA Wuthering Heights retelling

Upcoming books: Book 3 of the series, scheduled for 2023, currently no release date known

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is one of my personal favorites of this year. It's the first book in a YA fantasy duology set in a world inspired by Mexican culture. In this world, the sunbearer trials are held every ten years to replenish the energy of the sol stones and keep the sun alive and evil gods at bay. Ten demigods (called semidioses) are chosen by Sol to compete in a set of trials. The winner becomes the Sunbearer and gets to replenish the sol stones. The loser becomes a human sacrifice that is necessary to replenish said stones.

Semidioses are divided in gold and jade categories, depending on if their parent is a gold or jade god. Gold gods are the most powerful gods, ruling over things like the earth, the seas, fire etc, while jade gods are considered less powerful and their children too. There haven't been any jade competitors in the Sunbearer trials in over a century, but that year, two are chosen.

Teo is the transgender son of Quetzal, the goddess of birds, and he never expected to be chosen for the trials. The other jade is Xio, the son of Mala Suerte, god of bad luck. The other 8 competitors are all gold semidioses, including Teo's best friend Niya, daughter of Tierra, god of the Earth and the twin children of the fire goddess, Aurelio and Auristela. Compared to many of the others, Teo does not have a lot of powers and will have to fight with everything he has to survive.

The fantasy world in this book is modern second world, so while everything is different from this world, there are equivalents of instagram and tiktok for example, and they have trading cards featuring different semidiose heroes.

Other books by the author: Cemetery Boys, Lost in the Never Woods, I've read both and they're very good

Upcoming books: book 2 of the sunbearer trials (expected in 2023), companion/sequel to Cemetery Boys (fall 2024), untitled book pitched as gay titanic in space (2024), Just Max (a contemporary set in college, 2024).

I don't think it's likely there'll be 3 books coming out in 2024 but that's the information I currently have

The last book in the picture is the Witchery by S. Isabelle

This book features four witches and two human boys. Logan only recently found out she's a witch and transferred to a school for witches, and so far she's no good at it. But she's taken under the wing by the Red Three, three Black witches and the most powerful witches at the school. Thalia, a greenwitch, Iris, a deathwitch and Jailah, the most powerful witch at school, want to end the curse that's plaguing their town, and want Logan's help to do it.

Every year, there's a Haunting Season during which wolves come out of the swamp and kill people. The witches can protect people, to some extent, but the Red Three want to end the Haunting Season once and for all.

This book has a total of 6 POV's, which can make it confusing but I think it worked well. All the characters were interesting, but there wasn't enough space to flesh them all out as much as I would have liked. Still, I think the story was great, and would recommend it. There's not much focus on romance, but Jailah is a lesbian which is why I included it on this list.

Other books by this author: The Witchery is her first book

Upcoming books: another book is expected to be released in 2023. I have no idea what this book is about

Let me know if there are specific recommendations you'd like me to cover next time, I think I'll make more posts like these because it's lots of fun. Also, if you've read any of the books I recommend and want to talk about it, let me know, because I don't have a lot of people to talk about my favorite books with

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#book recommendations #queer books #poc books #qpoc books #This Poison Heart #This Wicked Fate #Kalynn Bayron #The Jasmine Throne #the Oleander Sword #Tasha Suri #The Witchery #S Isabelle #the Sunbearer Trials #Aiden Thomas #Afterlove #Tanya Byrne

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fourthleafluck · 26 days

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This QBDC: My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

Another one of the Remixed Classics, My Dear Henry explores an alternate version of Jekyll and Hyde where a young Black medical student in victorian London undergoes some concerning changes, and the fella who loves him is determined to find their happiness together.

Next QBDC: My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron (the other side of the tarot card heheh)

#my dear henry #remixed classics #kalynn bayron #queer book draw challenge #qbdc #2bdc #diverse book fanart #queer books #queer romance #lgbt books #book art #id in alt text

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