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In A Study in Lavender, the Holmes universe is queered with stories of Holmes and Watson as lovers, or investigating mysteries of inverts hidden from the laws and cultures of the Victorian era; even the indomitable Lestrade has his turn at love; and eerie apparitions in the night sky draw Holmes into an infamous scandal.

Disabled Disasters: Defying Doomsday Welcome, survivors and catastrophes! The theme this month is dystopias and the apocalypse, featuring disabled characters forming communities, finding new hope, and facing down the end of the world! 🦽👨‍🦯🐕‍🦺 But first, a special shout out to Defying Doomsday, the title that inspired this list. You can find it already on the blog as a Daily Book here.

If You Liked … A Lady for a Duke Check out these five titles to try next! The vibes are soft historical romances with transgender main characters, for both YA and adults; there may be historical-transphobia, but nothing overwhelmingly grim 💙💗🤍💗💙 The Nightland Express by J. M. Lee At the Pony Express station, Jesse meets Ben Foley, a quiet but determined boy, so secretive about his origin story…

How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager D. N. Bryn • Adult Fantasy / Romance (Guides for Dating Vampires #1), 2022, 396 pg• Mexican-American bisexual male MC x white gay male MC Vincent Barnes has suffered four years as a vampire, and they’ve been the most miserable years of his pathetic life. Too poor for black market blood, he feeds from sleeping humans to survive. He tries to never…

Welcome, hunters and prey! Are you sick of brooding alpha male anti-heroes? Do you love lady villains, criminals, and masterminds? Join us in celebrating LGBT+ rights this pride month with some women's wrongs! As a treat 💄😘🔪

Killer Queens: Gay Rights, Women’s Wrongs

Deaf Utopia Nyle DiMarco Adult Memoir, 2022, 317 pg memoir by a Deaf Italian-American queer male actor and model Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle “failed” his first test—a hearing test—to the joy and excitement of his parents.

Call That Camp, Honey Welcome, campers and counselors! Let’s enjoy some fond summer memories before we hit autumn with this month’s theme: Call That Camp, Honey. The vibes are: hot summer nights, queer shenanigans, and ride or die friend groups 🏕️☀️👀

If You Liked … Flip the Script Check out these five titles to try next! The vibes are: drama on the set of dramas, love triangles, live TV, fake dating, secret dating, aaand lights, camera, ACTION! 🎥💥💄 And a quick honorable mention to I’ll Be the One, also by Lyla Lee, about a teenager ready to become the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star! Kiss & Tell by Adib Korram Hunter never expected to…