TITLE: Invasions. AUTHOR: Calvin Gimpelevich SERIES: N/A RELEASED: October 2018; Instar Books GENRE: Speculative Fiction FORMAT: Paperback KEY INFO: short stories, queer fiction, bodies, debut collection, #ownvoices REPRESENTATION: trans women, trans men, amputee, m/m relationships, f/f relationships, transracial adoptee, people of colour, CONTENT NOTICES: eating disorder, body dysmorphia, body dysphoria, non-consensual bodily interactions, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, bod

TITLE: They Both Die at the End AUTHOR: Adam Silvera SERIES: N/A RELEASED: September 2017; Simon and Schuster GENRE: YA Contemporary FORMAT: Physical book KEY INFO: #ownvoices, speculative fiction, romance, living your life like its the last day, friendships, family, acceptance REPRESENTATION: gay Puerto Rican male MC, bisexual Cuban male side character CONTENT NOTICES: death amazon // book depository // goodreads

TITLE: Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy AUTHOR: Edited by Lucas K. Law and Derwin Mak SERIES: N/A RELEASED: October 2017; Laksa Media Groups GENRE: Science Fiction & Fantasy FORMAT: eBook KEY INFO: Anthology, #ownvoices, speculative fiction, alternative histories, cultural tradition, folklore REPRESENTATION: MC’s of colour, disabled characters CONTENT NOTICES: Immigration, poverty, sexual abuse, child abuse, slavery, discrimination, ableism, death, […]

Another History month in quick succession from the last one – this time it’s Women’s History Month! Thankfully it’s not just the UK celebrating WHM so it’s much easier to get involved in things that are going on in the blogosphere and plan my TBR around that. Sadly, I only managed to read 1.5 books […]

Discussions around #ownvoice authors are not exactly new in the book blogging community. It’s something I’ve seen spoken about quite a lot by other bloggers but is not something that I’d especially given much thought to before. The extent of my thought process around #ownvoice authors had been that I should continue to support them […]