Day 15 of @decolonizeliterature #DecolonizeDecember photo challenge Today's prompt: LQBTQIA+ Authors This year I have read more LGBTQIA+ books than ever before and have built quite a collection of favorites. I will continue to read and promote queer stories because as a citizen of the world it is important to educate myself and others about the many perspectives and experiences that exist. Reading outside of your norm is one way of unlearning stereotypes, shedding light on true history and challenging the problematic beliefs that have infected the very foundation of this nation. Today I'm featuring one of my favorite queer authors, Tehlor Kay Mejia who has become an autobuy for me. Featured Book: We Set the Dark on Fire 🏳️🌈SYNOPSIS🏳️🌈 At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children, but both are promised a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class. Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her bright future depends upon no one discovering her darkest secret—that her pedigree is a lie. Her parents sacrificed everything to obtain forged identification papers so Dani could rise above her station. Now that her marriage to an important politico’s son is fast approaching, she must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society, where famine and poverty rule supreme. On her graduation night, Dani seems to be in the clear, despite the surprises that unfold. But nothing prepares her for all the difficult choices she must make, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio. Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or to give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a forbidden love? #pridebooksofinstagram #LQBTQIA #queerbooks #ownvoices #latinxYA #readlatinxbooks #Latinxliterature #equalityforeveryone #bookstagram #bookdragon #bookworm #bookish #bibliophile #booksatnight #backyardview (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1bwB5gZZN/?igshid=pfsybbaher7n
