for the book worm post: 5, 20, 47!
hi! thank you for these asks, i'm not having a good day and it's a blessing to be distracted. (here is the ask post)
5. Favorite science fiction sub-genre(s). (dystopian, superhero, aliens etc.)
this will not come as a shock to anyone who has met me, but it's mystery. murder mystery of the golden age type in particular. i love a "locked room mystery but the room is a space ship." the british library put out a sci-fi mystery story collection which i greatly enjoyed called future crimes if anyone else is interested.
20. Where and how do you find new books to read?
alllllll over. i pay attention to what my friends are reading. a few years ago i dropped a bunch of near-strangers from twitter into a discord chat with me and forced them to talk about books and that is still paying mad dividends. (i also get to go to a lot of gay weddings.) i read reviews in the nyt (which i have access to through work), on blogs and in newsletters, and for nonfiction i watch my professional org's official reviews (lots of places publish these and i highly recommend seeking them out if you have a particular area of interest!) in particular i recommend my friends becca and ray as reviewers, and always enjoy it when fahye drops a list of recs.
i pay for storygraph which gets me recommendations in a variety of categories. i hunt for queer mystery/romances a lot on hoopla (which my library has), because people rate things on it, books are available immediately, and i prefer the search interface to libby's. i also browse a LOT. i am good friends with the folks who own my local record/book store, so i pick up a lot of things on faith from them. i never ever pass up a used bookshop. i am a picky bitch and i know it but i try to keep my eyes and ears wide open all the time for books.
47. What are the last three books you read?
Death in the Spires by KJ Charles (looooooooooooved it)
A Bontanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari (borrowed to listen to on the drive to a conference with my coworker but genuinely had a great time and will be reading the next one. i'm weak for an interwar setting and a main character who will poison herself in the name of Science)
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall (queer regency fantasy romance narrated by Puck. very fun)
