The Voice of Wild Places hardback is here ! Big thanks to Crossroad Art for illustrating the cover, and inside art of the fellas clasping arms while trapped under the water. And to Benedetta Massaro for the rest of the inner illustrations!
You can get it signed through my bookstore, or direct through Ingram.
It’s still Trans Rights Readathon time! Hitting you with books I haven’t recommended before, or not nearly enough. A hearty mix of trans characters and/or authors, with a wide range of genres. Hence, the chaos.
Tomorrow is the first day of Trans Rights Readathon ! 🏳️⚧️📚
When I decided to make a stack I didn’t think I had that many books with gender fckry characters and/or authors, but apparently I was wrong. There’s a handful here I haven’t read or am working my way through, and am hoping the readathon will help me get through my TBR a little bit.
Have you read any of these?
Women, am I right?
A collection of books with trans women or transfemme leads, not all authors may be transfemme but most are.
The Trans Rights Readathon is almost upon us, it begins on the 17th.
Prints, packaging, and the final copy of the book have arrived!
Bookmarks and stickers are on the way, as are cartons upon cartons of books. That pesky spine and I fought hard, but it’s certainly behaving now.
Only 35 more days until release !
Thank you to everyone who has backed the Kickstarter, it is now fully funded !
Not only that, but we have hit our first stretch goal, a short story that takes place after The Voice of Wild Places, and there is a chance we may reach the second one, a special edition hardback!
Despite my Big Feelings about all this love for the Kickstarter, I have already set to work on the short story, it feels so good to be with these characters again. Yes, I know we haven’t been separated for that long, but it still feels like coming home.
Speaking of coming home, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the Adventures in Levena books, which some people added to your pledge. It is cozy season after all, which is what these books feel like. There is some angst as characters heal and face the past, but they are overwhelming wholesome and romantic.
There are currently two novels and two novellas out, each book follows a different couple. The first novella has multiple perspectives, and an interesting first half that technically takes place after all the books. It’s an immortal thing, you know?
The third book, Mochizuki and Xlato, comes out in October of next year. Illustrated by Crossroad Art, the same artist who we hopefully will have for the special hardback of The Voice of Wild Places!
You can find out more about the series here.
I can’t wait to order prints, bookmarks, stickers, and wield my new highlighter and pens to go full historical nerd mode for annotating time. Not to mention signing and/or painting the books themselves.
To celebrate The Voice of Wild Places going to ARC readers soon, I’ve gathered some books that take place largely in the 20s and 30s. There is one that recently came out and I’m so excited that I needed to include it; it takes place in the 1910s.
The Voice of Wild Places is a queer historical fiction set in 1930, following two ex best friends as they search for lost cities, and the legend who disappeared looking for them.
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.
Some trans masculine masterpieces! I’ve got a few of these already and am hoping to smash them out soon. What’re you reading for the Trans Rights Readathon?
It’s Women’s History Month, and I’m over here collecting trans femme gems like it’s my job. I have The Dawnhounds, and I’m looking forward to checking out more of these.
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