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It’s easy for me to accept that I am bacteria, or a parasite, or cancer. It’s easy for me to accept that my life is trivial, and that I am a speck of dust. It is hard for me to accept that for the people around me, however. It’s hard for me to accept that my brother’s life doesn’t matter, or that old women who die don’t matter, or even that rabbits or cats don’t matter. I feel simultaneously intensely insignificant and hyperaware of how important everyone is.
-Emily Austin, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
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Top Ten TBR for August
1. The Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (currently reading)
Back in December, I was re-watching a bunch of Zhao’s videos on YouTube and in one of them she was promoting her novel Iron Widow. While I’ve never been too into mecha-novels in sci-fi, I decided to give this one a try! I’ve been finding the mechanics of the mechs really interesting, and I find Zetian a very engaging character. It also helps that Zhao explains some of the history of the real-life Wu Zetian in two of her YouTube videos. I still haven’t finished the book, but I am pretty close to finishing it.
2. Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic by Brendan Blaber (currently re-reading)
This novel is a part of the Epithet Erased series on JelloApocalypse’s YouTube channel, which also includes several trailers for this novel and a part of chapter 1 of the novel’s audiobook. I remember seeing the original show on YouTube when it was coming out and it’s a really fun series! This part of the novel focuses on the story of Molly Blyndeff, a twelve-year-old with an epithet, a power that depends on whatever word the epithet is based off of. The story focuses on Molly’s relationship with her older sister Lorelai, and how her friends support her and try to help her as she tries to stop her sister from expanding her dream world within their family’s toy store. I’m actually listening to the audiobook while writing this post! I really recommend the audiobook version of this novel, the voice actors did an excellent job!
3. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austen
I actually was recommended this book a couple of years ago by an aunt and a cousin of mine. I had gone to a Catholic school and they both knew I was pan (I still haven’t come out to them as agender though, but that’s because I don’t see or talk to them very often). However, what actually convinced me to try the book was an old friend group that started a book club, and this was their first book. I still haven’t read it because I didn’t end up making it to the meetings, but I am interested in reading it.
4. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
This novel I was interested in more from the author than the subject matter, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested at all. I first read Jaigirdar’s Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating and really enjoyed it, so I wanted to read more of her works! That’s when I learned that this was her debut novel, and I wanted to compare the two. Plus, I will always find some joy from learning about different art forms through writing in novels. The most I know about henna so far is from a friend of mine who had another friend who wanted to practice henna on them. Because of that, I’d like to learn more about how Jaigirdar depicts henna artists.
5. A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation by Jacoby Ballard
I actually found this book at a book exchange that was at an LGBTQ+ friendly event. My friend and I are both interested in this book because we’re both into learning about different kinds of religion and how to express different kinds of spirituality. From what I’ve looked over with the book it talks about how queer people create their own spaces within Buddhism and yoga.
6. So This is Ever After by F. T. Lukens
I’ll go more in-depth with this particular choice in the next book, however the main reasons why I was interested in this novel is because I had already gotten a book from this author that I was pretty interested in. And after looking through another book of Lukens’s (or Lukens’), they also seemed to be really interested in fantasy, especially magic. I also thought it was an interesting idea that the story takes place after the typical “ever after” of defeating an evil king.
7. In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens
Now this is the novel that I originally found F.T. Lukens from, and the main reason why I was interested in reading this novel is because I love pirates. I also found myself hooked from just the summary of the novel. When people say a character is mysterious, I don’t really know if they’re going to be mysterious until they appear in the story. However, the summary does show how mysterious Athlen can be, considering he’s introduced as a prisoner on a burning ship. So, I’m interested in learning more about Athlen just from the summary.
8. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
This novel has a bit more controversial reason for why I want to read it. I originally got this book because it was popular, and I was vaguely interested, but then I started hearing about debates on whether this is good MLM (men-loving-men, not multi-level-marketing) representation. However, I then had another friend that’s a part of the queer community that read the book and he liked it. So I wanted to read the book to figure out my own opinion on the novel. Plus I thought it would be a good time to read it since the novel’s getting it’s own show soon.
9. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask) by Brynn Tannehill
This book is less for me and more for family reasons. I’m not going to go into too much detail for privacy reasons, but a lot of my family still don’t quite understand much about what it exactly means to be transgender, especially not someone who’s under the non-binary umbrella. So I wanted to read this book and see if it’d be a good fit for some of my family members who do read.
10. Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques by Evan Skolnick
This book is more for my own learning and future career. My specific dream job is to create a video game story, which would go into scriptwriting. However, most of the creative writing advice and tips I’ve gotten were either for fiction in general, or for short stories and poetry. This book might be able to teach more about scriptwriting, but also how to develop scripts for video games.
#tbr list#tbr#fiction#bookish#bookblr#book blog#nonfiction#lgbtq#lgbt literature#epithet erased#iron widow#everyone in this room will someday be dead#the henna wars#a queer dharma#so this is ever after#in deeper waters#red white and royal blue#everything you ever wanted to know about trans#video game storytelling
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— everyone in this room will someday be dead
#everyone in this room will someday be dead#emily austin#contemporary literature#literary fiction#book quotes#book rec#books read in 2023#excerpts
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“There are a lot of things on earth that I think would be considered magic if they weren’t real. Dreaming, for example. The fact that babies are created inside of women’s bodies; the whole concept of conception. Castles. Trees. Whales. Lions. Birds. Rainbows. Water. The northern lights. Volcanos. Lightning. Fire.”
i have not stopped thinking about this quote in days
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Narrowed it down to my top 7 reads out of 64 from 2023 📚🎉
#the seven husbands of evelyn hugo#taylor jenkins reid#the chronicles of between#ll starling#assistant to the villain#hannah nicole maehrer#emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries#heather fawcett#nettle and bone#t kingfisher#everyone in this room will someday be dead#emily austin#all systems red#martha wells
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Of course I'm a fraud. The fact that I'm able to carry myself through life without being crushed beneath the psychological weight of being alive proves that I'm a con artist. Aren't we all con artists?
Emily Austin, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
#quotes#aesthetic poetry#aesthetic quotes#dark academia#literature#dark academia aesthetic#literature quotes#sapphic books#emily austin#everyone in this room will someday be dead#book blog#book quotes#queer books#wlw books#gay books#book quotations#bookblr
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Midyear queer book recs: it's gay and it slaps part 3! Check out my previous posts for additional recs.
All 4-5 star reads spanning a wide range of styles, genres, and pairings all with happy endings (other than "They Both Die at the End," but that's built into the title). Mostly adult vs. ya but not entirely, and you know what a fan I am of loving and supportive relationships, so you can expect that too.
Special shout out to "A Marvellous Light" for being so beautifully written and romantic and "Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead" for being such a vividly accurate portrayal of mental health. And you know what? Shout out to my own book "The Play's the Thing: a Shakespeare Mix-up," which is a queer retelling of Shakespeare's works focused on the (not so) tragic Danish boyfriends of Hamlet and Horatio. :) Check it out on Amazon or free on Kindle Unlimited!
Now go forth and read some fabulous LGBTQ+ books, and always feel free to recommend me more!
#gay book recs#it's gay and it slaps#they both die at the end#so this is ever after#everyone in this room will someday be dead#legends and lattes#the hellion's waltz#winter's orbit#the queer principles of kit webb#a marvellous light#the play's the thing#lgbtqia+ representation#queer books recs
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Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead, Emily Austin
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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead Summary:
A lesbian with severe anxiety accidentally gets a job as a secretary for a church. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever read
The Sun and the Star Summary:
A Nico di Angelo solo book
Nico di Angelo is pretty familiar with the realms of death, being the son of Hades and all. So when a desperate voice starts plaguing his dreams, Nico is convinced it's coming from the Underworld and belongs to an old friend - a reformed Titan called Bob. Then an ominous prophecy leaves Nico in no doubt - Bob needs his help and Nico must rescue him.
Of course Nico's boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo (the god of light) insists on joining the quest too. But can will even survive in the darkest part of the world? And what does the prophecy mean when it says that Nico will have to leave something of equal value behind?
As Nico faces demons both internal and external, his relationship with Will is tested to its very core. Can love find its way, even through the depths of hell?
#everyone in this room will someday be dead#emily austin#the sun and the star#tsats#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson#pjo#nico di angelo#rick riordan#mark oshiro#lgbt books#lgbt literature#queer books#queer literature#lgbtqia#poll
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book playlists: literary fiction edition
hi here are some spotify playlists i made to match the vibe/story of books i really loved reading :) i hope u enjoy them!!
the idiot by elif batuman
daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid
everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily austin
klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro
stay and fight by madeline ffitch
my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh
vagabonds! by eloghosa osunde
#bookish#book playlist#daisy jones and the six#klara and the sun#the idiot#everyone in this room will someday be dead#taylor jenkins reid#kazuo ishiguro#elif batuman#madeline ffitch#reading#literary fiction#ottessa moshfegh#vagabonds!#eloghosa osunde
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a depressed woman in her late 20s accused of murder because she was acting "strange" even though she was really just sad and miserable:
emily r. austin, everyone in this room will someday be dead
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this book won’t be for everyone (none ever are) but i can’t remember the last time something bodied me as hard as reading this as an anxious queer person who frequently thinks about death, would recommend
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“Other times I fixate on how endearing people are. We sleep on soft surfaces; we like to be cozy. When I see cats cuddled up on pillows, I find it sweet; we are like that too.”
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
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Ok can people talk about Emily Austin more please???
I read Interesting Facts About Space after reading Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and oh my god!!
I’ve never read a book more brutally honest about existing before. Also I really just understood the flow of thoughts from both Gilda and Enid. They both felt very real to me. I *highly* recommend these books if they look even remotely interesting to you!!
Austin is very rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors!
#emily austin#everyone in this room will someday be dead#interesting facts about space#books#queer books#bookblr#book review#book recommendations#oh my god I cannot stress enough how much everyone should read these#I could talk about them for hours
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