Noah’s Book Recs

Red Dress Day

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MMIWG2S Reads. A Two Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby. Forever Loved edited by D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Jennifer Brant. Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan. Little Moons by Jen Storm, Ryan Howe, Alice RL. Bad Cree by Jessica Johns.

May 5th is Red Dress Day, which brings awareness to Missing and/or Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit peoples.

These books discuss the violence and problems Indigenous people face, in different ways. Not all of these books are queer, but some of them are. Please check TW before reading.

Put That Thing Back

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Put that thing back where it came from. Yours, Insatiably by Aveda Vice. Soul Eater by Lily Mayne. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wisell. Love Immortal by KIt Vincent. Song by Jae Dixon. A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland.
Put that thing back where it came from. A Bone in his Teeth by Kellen Graves. Into the Gray by Margaret Killjoy. Catch and Release by Isabel Murray. Sink into Her by Elaine J. Daniels. How to Get a Girlfriend When You're A Terrifying Monster by Marie Cardno. The Fate of Stars by SD Simper.
Put that thing back where it came from. Tentacles and Triathlons by Ashley Bennet. The Fall that Saved Us by Tamara Jeree. Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne. Not so Kind Regards by Clio Evans. The Church of the Mountain Flesh by Kyle Wakefield. Earth Fathers are Weird by Lyn Gala.
Put that thing back where it came from. Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark. Cutting your Teeth by Caylan Macrae. She was Monstress edited by Robin Jo Margaret. Whispers in the Woods by K.C. Carmine. Teeth and Tarot by A.A. Fairview. How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn.
Put that thing back where it came from. Providence Girls by Morgan Dante. The Wolf At the Door by Charlie Adhara. Initiation by Alethea Faust. The Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire. Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May. The Noble's Merman by S.S. Genesee.
Put that think back where it came from. Blood in the Water by Carolina Cruz. Until the Last Petal falls by Viano Oniomoh. That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion at a Werewolf. She Who earned Her Wings by Micah Iannandrea. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco. What Manner of Man by St. John Starling.
Put that thing back where it came from. A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock. A Curse of Scales and Flame by Max Walker. The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard. The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne. Revelations by Nikole Knight. Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell.
Put that thing back where it came from. Smash and Grab by Maz Maddox. Dress the Neck Becomingly by Emmaline Strange. Bro and the Beast by L.C. Davis. The Whims of Gods by Mell R. Bright. Lore and Lust by Karla Nikole. A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters by Rita A. Rubin.

Or so help me! (I will want to read it.)

Angels, demons, vampires, werewolves, mermaids and eldritch horrors. There are orcs, dinosaur shifters, fae with benefits, and dragons too. And then there’s whatever Wyn the Soul Eater is, along with some gargoyles. Honestly, you’re just going to have to explore for yourself.

Autism Acceptance

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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

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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

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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.