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Queer Book Character Tournament Round 1
Jean Moreau- All for the Game
Shizuka Satomi- Light From Uncommon Stars
Thomas Rye- Don't let the Forest In
The parson | Edward Harper- Briarley
Character, book, and author names under the cut
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i've been doing some queer book fanart to celebrate Pride month! both of these were on my tbr a hell of a long time but i'm actually really glad i read them both now, THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH was very cathartic at this moment and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS was the energy i needed. happy pride, my friends! read trans books!
TOMORROW!!
I can't believe it's almost here. After all these years, I finally get to invite you to Kindred Cove. Where transformation is possible, and nothing is ever lost. You'll come visit, won't you?
Tomorrow night, to celebrate the release of MAKE ME BETTER, I'll be starting off my book tour at Books Inc in San Francisco at Opera Plaza! I'll be in conversation with the one and only @charliejaneanders. Come join us, it's gonna be a blast!!
And if you're in Southern California, Salt Lake City, St Louis, or Des Moines, I'm headed your way... Info and tickets here.
Finally, and I know you've probably heard this before, but I'll say it again: preorders matter SO MUCH. If you're planning to buy this book, you can genuinely give my WHOLE CAREER a boost by ordering it now instead of waiting. Check out Bookshop.org to preorder different formats while supporting independent bookstores!!
See you at Kindred Cove <3
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Katrina Nguyen from Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Books for November: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. With some relevant additions.
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“Well, if you feel that strongly about your truth, then there is no reason to worry about your existence, is there?”
― Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, 2021.
Yesterday at sapphic book club, we were discussing Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, and someone pointed out how well the story treats the immigrant experience. And that made me realize something I hadn’t thought about before: that maybe—this being a book with a trans protagonist—that’s not a coincidence. That being trans is, in a sense, an immigrant experience.
Like immigrants, we have to learn customs that were not taught to us as children, unless we were lucky enough to immigrate/begin our transitions very young. Like immigrants, we often feel, at least in the beginning, like we’re stumbling through this learning process while everyone else is judging us. Like immigrants, we sometimes wonder if natives will accept us as truly belonging, or if we’ll always be seen as outsiders. Like immigrants, we face the competing pressures of assimilation (the need to fully pass) vs. maintaining all aspects of our identities (being visibly trans). Like immigrants, we’re perceived as taking away resources from natives when in reality we’re adding to the wealth of culture, safety, and community. And like immigrants, there are certain features of our chosen homes/true genders that natives are completely bored and disillusioned with (“It’s not as great as you think it is,” they swear to us), but which we find so amazing and take so much pleasure and gratitude in, because we thought these experiences would always be outside of our reach.
It’s not a perfect metaphor, and I’m sure it can be taken it apart in a lot of ways, but to me it feels true and kind of beautiful.
