Hi all! I missed a week due to how much my nose has been to the grindstone, and this Friday is the last one of Pride! As a send off, I thought I’d post an acronym of book recs that inspired The Witch’s Necklace. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I tweet these all the time. I also recently started following a new book blog, The Quiet Pond, and it’s super active with posting interviews, reviews, and lists, so I thought I’d link to their Pride lists for the year.
- Lesbian
Deadline by Stephanie Ahn is a kinky, witchy lesbian mystery through the supernatural back alleys of New York. I adore this series. Buy here on Amazon.
- Gay
Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig in which drag queens rob the 1% blind in the heist to end all heists! Buy through Indiebound here.
- Bisexual
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova is a YA delve into magic, death, and inheritance…with a dash of romance on the side. Buy on Indiebound here.
- Trans
Birthday by Meredith Russo really explores low-income communities in the South and normative masculinity. This is a tough read, but well worth it for the satisfying and triumphant ending. Buy on Indiebound here.
- Queer
Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani is like, and I’m not kidding, the best queer manga out right now. Introspection, spiritual growth, yearning: ahhhh it’s so good y’all. Buy here on Indiebound.
- Intersex
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is not the bessst book about the intersex experience, but it won a Pulitzer Prize for a reason. As much a history of Detroit as of Cal and his family. Buy on Indiebound here.
- Asexual
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko is me cheating a little because omg this is my friend!!! Adventure into this expansive fantasy of blood and magic; betrayal, and justice. Buy on Indiebound here.
Even more books from the Pond: WLW books. MLM Books.. Ace/Aro/Questioning books. Trans/Nonbinary/Genderqueer books.
A happy Pride indeed! 
