WhatchYA Readin?

Life is wild right now, friends. I didn't want to let another week go by with no upload, and since Jordan is here for what would have been ECCC, we sat down to have a quick fangirling sesh about V.E. Schwab.

The timing on this fangirl session is perfect because Victoria has a new book, "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" coming out with Tor this October. 

Jordan and I have both read a smattering of Victoria's work and are both big fans of her work (and her as a person!) and chat about "Vicious," The Darker Shades of Magic trilogy, and the "Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" event that Jordan attended last week.

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Join me as I make my good friend and fellow homeschooler, Jordan Ellis, introduce herself and me (#badhost?!) We chat about books, webcomics, Webtoon, audiobooks, her bookish clothing, and more!

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It's 2020 so... time for new bookish goals! It seems I've settled into this "goals that match the year number" thing, so twenty goals it is. I hope you are all off on a super-awesome reading adventure of a year already. I'm working on it. :)

Blog post and image coming soon!

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In this episode we chat about the twenty-three books queer-centric books I am SUPER eagerly looking forward to reading in 2020.

Check out the list in written form on my blog here and / or in the show notes below:

1// “Dark and Deepest Red” by Anna-Marie McLemore#OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Feiwel & Friends ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 14th, January 2020GENRE: YA / Magical Realism

2// “Upright Women Wanted” by Sarah Gailey#OwnVoices (queer author) PUBLISHED BY: Tor.com / Tor/Forge (Macmillan imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 4th, February 2020 GENRE: YA / Adult? / Fantasy

3// “Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk” by Greg Howard#OwnVoices (I think)PUBLISHED BY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Penguin Imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 11th, February 2020GENRE: Middle Grade / Contemporary

4// “A Home for Goddesses and Dogs” by Leslie ConnorPUBLISHED BY: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 25th February, 2020 GENRE: Middle Grade / Contemporary

5// “Docile” by K.M. Szpara #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Tor.com / Tor/Forge (Macmillan imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 3rd, March 2020 GENRE: Adult / SciFi

6// “The Animals at Lockwood Manor” by Jane HealeyPUBLISHED BY: Mantle (Pan Macmillan imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 5th, March 2020 GENRE: Adult / Historical Fiction / Fantasy / Mystery

7// “Super Adjacent” by Crystal CestariPUBLISHED BY: Disney-Hyperion ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 17th, March 2020 GENRE: YA / Superhero 

8// “Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit” by Lilliam RiveraPUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 17th, March 2020 GENRE: Middle Grade

9// “Wow, No Thank You.” by Samantha Irby #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Vintage (Penguin Random House imprint)ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 31st, March 2020 GENRE: Non-fiction, essays

10// “Look” by Zan Romanoff #OwnVoices (I think)PUBLISHED BY: Dial Books ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 31st, March 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

11// “Girl, Serpent, Thorn” by Melissa BashardoustPUBLISHED BY: Flatiron Books (Macmillan imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 12th, May 2020 GENRE: YA / Fantasy / Retellings (Persian/Zoroastrian mythology)

12// “Felix Ever After” by Kacen Callender #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins in print) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 12th, May 2020 GENRE: YA 

13// “The Henna Wars” by Adiba Jaigirdar #OwnVoices (POC MC by POC)PUBLISHED BY: Page Street ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 12th, May 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

14// “Date Me, Bryson Keller!” by Kevin van WhyePUBLISHED BY: Random House for Young Readers ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 19th, May 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

15// “I Kissed Alice” by Anna Birch #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Macmillan/Imprint ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 26th, May 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

Interesting Twitter post by the author: https://twitter.com/Almost_Anna/status/1194963670813556737

16// “Something to Talk About” by Meryl Wilsner #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Berkley ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 26th, May 2020 GENRE: Adult / Contemporary

17// “You Should See Me in a Crown” by Leah Johnson #OwnVoices (POC MC by POC)PUBLISHED BY: Scholastic Press ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 2nd, June 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

18// “The New Queer Conscience” by Adam Eli, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Workshop ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 2nd, June 2020 GENRE: Non-fiction

19// “The Falling in Love Montage” by Ciara SmythPUBLISHED BY: HarperTeen ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 9th, June 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

20// “I’ll Be the One” by Lyla Lee #OwnVoices (POC MC by POC)PUBLISHED BY: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins imprint)ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 16th, June 2020 GENRE: YA / Contemporary

21// “Cinderella Is Dead” by Kalynn Bayron #OwnVoices (POC + queer author, queer themes + POC MC)PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury YA ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 7th, July 2020 GENRE: YA / Fantasy / Cinderella retelling

22// “Cattywampus” by Ash Van Otterloo #OwnVoices (queer author)PUBLISHED BY: Scholastic ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 4th August, 2020 GENRE: Middle Grade / Fantasy

23// “The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks” (Montague Siblings #3) by Mackenzi Lee PUBLISHED BY: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins imprint) ANTICIPATED RELEASE: 18th, August 2020 GENRE: YA / Fantasy

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Here we are, second episode finally out!

In this episode I review "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston. Well, mostly I just blather on about how much I forking love this book. HA!

If you don't want spoilers, stop listening at: 8:40 and begin again at: 16:08.

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First episode, guys!

In this inaugural episode we'll be diving into my 20 most anticipated LGBTQAI+ reads for 2019. There are sooooo many great ones coming out OMG.

Here is the link to my accompanying blog post so you can follow along and here is the link to the Good Reads bookshelf for y'all to add away!

See you in the next episode!

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