Autism Acceptance

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment
Autism acceptance book recs. Geometries of Belonging by R.B. Lemberg. Early Adopter by Sienne Eggler. All Tomorrow's photos by S.S. Genesee. Metropolis Down by Vesper Doom. Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle. The Unwanted Prophet by Carolina Cruz.
Autism Acceptance book recs. All you Want for the Holidays by Quinton Li. Off the Beaten Path by Sienna Eggler. Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West. All Up in Knots by Rosie Williams. Family Curse Field Notebooks by Tenacity Plys. Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin.
Autism acceptance book recs. The Lifeline Signal by Roanne Sylver. Mr. Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell. River of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley. Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley. How to Sell your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn.
Autism acceptance book recs. Goldheart by Tess Carletta. Neuroqueer Heresies by Nick Walker. Changelings edited by Ryan Vale and Ocean Riley. Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings. Sensory Life on the Spectrum edited by Bex Ollerton. The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor.
Autism Acceptance book recs. Mazarin Blues by Al Hess. An Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles. Birthright by M.A. Vice. Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell. The Outside by Ada Hoffmann. Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans.
Autism Acceptance book recs. The Thread That Binds by Cedar Mccloud. Key Lime Sky by Al Hess. The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen. The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St- Onge. Welcome Caller by M. Dean Wright. To A Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz.

It’s Autism Acceptance Month! We are past the time of awareness, it’s time for acceptance. There have been so many great posts and book recommendations, it makes me so happy to see people sharing their favorite reads.

These are a good mix of books I want to read, and have read.

International Asexuality Day

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers. Cute Mutants by SJ Whitby. Being Ace Edited by Madeline Dyer. He Bears the Cape of Stars edited by Nina Waters. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Beyond, The Queer Scifi and Fantasy Comics Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. Add Magic to Taste edited by Nina Waters. Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz. Earth Flown by Frances Wren. The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards. The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. Of the Wild by E. Wambheim. The Galloway Road by Catherine Adams. Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows. We Awaken by Calista Lynne. The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. Kill your Darlings by L.E. Harper.
Ace and Taking Up Space books recs. Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla. Stake Sauce by Roanna Sylver. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault. The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons. Werecockroach by Polenth Blake.
Ace and Taking Up space book recs. The Map and the Territory by A.M Tuomala. The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella. Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Common Bonds, edited by Claudie Arseneault. Tell Me How it Ends by Quinton Li.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers. Cute Mutants by SJ Whitby. Being Ace Edited by Madeline Dyer. He Bears the Cape of Stars edited by Nina Waters. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Beyond, The Queer Scifi and Fantasy Comics Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster.

Yesterday was International Asexuality Day, but ace books are good to read all year round. Asexual means a person doesn’t feel sexual feelings or attraction to others, but this is a spectrum and can vary widely from person to person. Note that attraction does not equal romance, and asexual is not the same as aromantic. Some people are sex repulsed, some are not. Some people are sex positive, some are not.

Demisexuality falls under the asexual umbrella, and means a person doesn’t feel attraction until developing a strong connection with a person. Two of my books, Phantom and Rook, and Matsdotter and Adrastus, have demisexual mains.

There are many different shades of Ace, and many different types of stories just waiting for you to read.

Trans Day of Visibility

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment

In addition to what I read in March, here are the trans books (trans authors or trans characters) I’ve read since the last TDOV. Each one is special to me for different reasons, and I hope to find more favorites in this upcoming year.

And yes, I included my own book because I had to read and listen to it all for audiobook production. Which if you didn’t know, Paige Reisenfeld is donating all her proceeds from this title to the Human Rights Campaign. So check it out on Audible!

I really wanted to read more for the Trans Rights Readathon, and in general during March. But I’ve been really looking forward to Love After the End, and Galaxy The Prettiest Star, and both were well worth the wait.

Axton Landing and St Lawrence Ripples are local books, the first one is a historical fiction based on loggers in the mid 1800s, and the second one is a collection of local (mostly) true stories. I was surprised at how profound Axton Landing was, it touched a lot on the Underground Railroad, women’s suffrage, slavery, workers rights, and many other issues plaguing the time.

Stories for Trans Rights Readathon Bundle

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment
A heavily vignetted background of trans color stripes. Upper text: 'Stories for Trans Rights Readathon Bundle.' Lower text: '70+ stories. Organized by Robin Jo Margaret.' two ebook covers are in the center of the graphic. The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne features a brown skinned woman with long curly blonde hair. She wears a leather jacket, tight pants, and a gas mask full of plants. She sprays magical green spray paint to the left and right across a stone corridor. She has a determined look on her face. Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs features a busy market street in a modern town with tudor architecture a warm glow illuminates the crowds & stores that line the road. There is a seasonal festival, which is evident over this hustle because of the decorations of red & gold bunting and flags crisscrossed cross over head, and sunflowers have been pinned on the beams and roof tops. Between all the people, two men have seen each other. A tall brown man, with a mane of curly black hair, wearing a knitted rainbow duster, looks over his shoulder with the confusion of a clouded memory. He has arms full of shopping in paper bag, herbs, flowers and bottles, he has to be on his way and the crowd is moving, but still he lingers as he looks at the other man. The other man is small, thin, freckled and has a shock of red hair that is firey in the dawn light, he is taking the hood of his green jersey like he is going to pull it over his head, but before he does he looks back at the second man. The heaviness of his heart and thin hope are evident in his face.
A background photo of a sunflower. The ebook and audiobook cover of Phantom and Rook overlay it, along with text. “I may not be ancient like you, but I am an adult. I want to spend time with you. When it’s time for you to leave, then I’ll be here. Waiting for whenever the infamous Thatch Phantom returns, that is … if you want me when you return." First in a Interconnected Series Queer Normative Urban Fantasy Immortal with no Life Experience Retired and Mentally Ill; Now What? Narrated by Kirt Graves
A background photo of colorful rust and metal. The ebook and audiobook cover of The Rebel Foxes is overlaid it, with text. “I think we can do this. And I might be wrong. Then again I might be right, and it still won’t be enough. But I’m starting to think that it doesn’t matter. Because I have never felt more alive than I do when I’m with you.” Standalone Dystopian Fantasy Arthritic, Trans, & Tired of Bullshit What happens to the first born after they’re promised to a God? Narrated by Paige Reisenfeld

I’m part of a itch.io bundle! Over 40 authors and illustrators have come together to offer their work at a discounted price for the upcoming Trans Rights Readathon.
The bundle is available from March 17th to March 31st, and we’ve smashed through our first three goals!

This is my first time being part of an itch.io, and I’ve only recently started selling my ebooks on there. So far the experience is good, people seem to be loving the indie aspect of it and the ability to tip when making purchases. Purchases that are direct, meaning the files that you pay for are *yours.*

The current goal has been bumped up to $12,000, and right now we’re about to hit 8k. My monthly sales from itch.io are going to Advocates for Trans Equality.

The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action, during which people read trans books and support their trans community in other ways.

Let’s Donate to Advocates for Trans Equality

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment

He’s a depressed hedge witch who collects family like pokemon, he’s a lonely sunshine immortal with an existential crisis and scone crumbs in his beard.

All itch.io proceeds for March will be donated to Advocates for Trans Equality. They have many different programs aimed to help trans people, and offer many different ways for people to take action as well or become educated on current issues.

You can find Phantom and Rook, and The Rebel Foxes, on itch.io!

A warm photo of bookshelves in the library. Text and ebook cover are overlaid it. The text says, "Get it on itch.io. Support Advocates for Trans Equality." The book cover of Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. On a busy market street in a modern town with tudor architecture a warm glow illuminates the crowds & stores that line the road. There is a seasonal festival, which is evident over this hustle because of the decorations of red & gold bunting and flags crisscrossed cross over head, and sunflowers have been pinned on the beams and roof tops. Between all the people, two men have seen each other. A tall brown man, with a mane of curly black hair, wearing a knitted rainbow duster, looks over his shoulder with the confusion of a clouded memory. He has arms full of shopping in paper bag, herbs, flowers and bottles, he has to be on his way and the crowd is moving, but still he lingers as he looks at the other man. The other man is small, thin, freckled and has a shock of red hair that is firey in the dawn light, he is taking the hood of his green jersey like he is going to pull it over his head, but before he does he looks back at the second man. The heaviness of his heart and thin hope are evident in his face.

Trans Rights Readathon Part One

/ Noah Hawthorne / Leave a comment
Trans Readathon Black Edition. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Brew by Dana Figeuroa Edidi. The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons. Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. The Cosmic Color by T.T. Madden. Stars In Your Eyes by Kacen Callender.
Trans Readathon Black Edition. Yemaya's Daughters: Dane Figuero Edidi.The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenje. The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes. Transpoethicalbody A Book of Black Trans* Ertic Poetry Translated by Bruna Barros and Jess Oliveira. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. Sweet Surrender by Viano Oniomoh.
Trans Readathon Black Edition. Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender. Lote by Shola Von Reinhold. Black Movie by Danez Smith. Nameless Woman An Anthology of Fiction by Trans Women of Color Edited by Ellyn Pena, Jamie Berrout, and Venus Selenite. Can you Say My Name Again by Nadia Nova. Drag me Up by R.M Virtues.

Presenting the first of many book recommendation posts in preparation for the Trans Rights Readathon which takes place March 21st to the 31st, which is Trans Day of Visibility.

This week’s edition features Black authors that are either trans, or have written trans character.

Of course it’s always more fun to read Trans books all year long, but the Trans Rights Readathon is a call to action that I’m more than happy to answer.

What about you?