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A United Front
by Ellie ThomasSequel to The Way HomeIn 1818, Jolyon Everett’s happy existence in Regency London seems assured with his lover Daniel Walters and their tight-knit group of companions, consisting of three other couples.When Edward Stephens, the sweetheart of Jo’s best friend, Captain Ben Harding, comes to Jo for advice, his family issue seems the only blot on a clear horizon.But soon, Jo faces another dilemma, involving a threat of blackmail looming over his and Daniel’s relationship with alarming ramifications for their friends.By banding together, can the small society of men fend off this encroaching peril? And will Jo and Daniel be able to continue their life together, uninterrupted from danger?
A Valentine for Violet
by K. L. NooneViolet Merriman doesn’t like taking risks. He’s perfectly happy in his small stationer’s shop in his small country village of Hartswell, making paper and journals and valentine cards by hand. He’s heard all the gossip about the return of the young and wealthy heir to the Manor, and he’s not interested in someone so reckless and charming. Even if Captain Valentine Argent is just as heroic and handsome as everyone says.Val has spent years at sea, and now it’s time he came home to his responsibilities. He’s hoping to find a safe harbor, and he’s drawn to Violet’s steady warmth and glorious paper art. But he’s afraid that he doesn’t belong in Hartswell -- and that he’s not truly the dashing hero everyone expects.As Valentine’s Day nears, Val and Violet will discover what they want and where they belong ... and there just might be a Valentine for Violet after all.
A Vampire Named Otto
by Holly DayZephan Amon is a psychic on the run. He comes from a powerful family famous for their wealth, but he cut ties with them over a decade ago. He’s not nearly as powerful as they are, and they want him to either hide his existence or change his name, so he doesn’t sully their reputation.Zephan refuses, and he’s been perfectly happy living as a human far away from his family, but a series of events have left him jobless and homeless. He’s about to work up the courage to ask his sister for help when he’s kidnapped by werewolves.A stroke of luck allows him to escape, but he runs straight into a vampire’s garden. The vampire is far more concerned about Zephan trampling on his lawn than he is about kidnappings and werewolves. He demands Zephan pay a toll of blood for the state of his poor, abused grass. A few swallows of blood can’t be worse than being recaptured by werewolves, can it?
A World Worth Saving
by Kyle LukoffA groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff&“Rare and beautiful—a novel that combines wondrous fantasy, searing real-world relevance, and a frank empathetic understanding of the adolescent experience...The way Lukoff combines these elements in a page-turning adventure is nothing short of magic!&” —Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the OlympiansCovid lockdown is over, but A&’s world feels smaller than ever. Coming out as trans didn&’t exactly go well, and most days, he barely leaves his bedroom, let alone the house. But the low point of A&’s life isn&’t online school, missing his bar mitzvah, or the fact that his parents monitor his phone like hawks—it&’s the weekly Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings his parents all but drag him to. At SOSAD, A and his friends Sal and Yarrow sit by while their parents deadname them and wring their hands over a nonexistent &“transgender craze.&” After all, sitting in suffocating silence has to be better than getting sent away for &“advanced treatment,&” never to be heard from again. When Yarrow vanishes after a particularly confrontational meeting, A discovers that SOSAD doesn&’t just feel soul-sucking…it&’s run by an actual demon who feeds off the pain and misery of kids like him. And it&’s not just SOSAD—the entire world is beset by demons dining on what seems like an endless buffet of pain and bigotry.But how is one trans kid who hasn&’t even chosen a name supposed to save his friend, let alone the world? And is a world that seems hellbent on rejecting him even worth saving at all?
A/S/L
by Jeanne ThorntonA transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive, from the winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Trans Fiction1998: Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa are teenagers, scattered across the country but joined by the Internet as they create Saga of the Sorceress, a video game that will change everything, if only for the three of them.Eighteen years later, Saga of the Sorceress still exists only on the scattered drives of its creators. Lilith works as a loan underwriter at a rinky-dink bank in Manhattan, a trans woman in a very cis world. Sash is in Brooklyn, working as a part-time webcam dominatrix. Neither knows that the other is in New York, or that Abraxa is just across the Hudson River, sleeping on the floor of a friend&’s Jersey City home after a disaster at sea. They have never met in person and have been out of touch for years, but none have forgotten the sorceress or her unfinished quest.Weaving together the technologies of two decades, and a healthy dose of magic, A/S/L is a novel that queers our notions of nostalgia, friendship, and even the possibilities of fiction itself, confirming Jeanne Thornton as one of our best and most ambitious novelists.
Accidentally on Purpose
by Kristen KishTIME's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 | New York Post's 30 Best Books for Spring | Amazon's Best Books of the Month | BookRiot's Best Books of April | Queerty's Spring 2025 LGBTQ+ Books | Town & Country's Must-Read Books of Spring 2025 <p> A tender, clear-eyed memoir, Accidentally on Purpose charts a journey full of purpose, belonging, and real love—a “recipe for a life worth living” (Stacy London). Kristen Kish never could have imagined people on the street knowing her name—not when she was a carefree softball-tossing kid, in high school working at a pretzel stand, and not even when she finally found her true calling as a chef. In those early days, becoming a chef meant tethering oneself to a restaurant and working in the back of a kitchen, not a television set. But working in the spotlight happened naturally, even if the attention was totally unanticipated. And like most things in Kristen’s life, the road was so much more winding and complicated than it may have appeared from the outside. <p> From growing up as an adoptee in the Midwest, to trying to fit in with all the other girls who were busy dating boys, to coming out and finding love when she least expected it, Kristen learned that, unlike a map, no set of plans or definitions can dictate or explain a life. In fact, accidents happen. Curveballs will come. And even the full-circle moments—like winning Top Chef to becoming its Emmy-nominated host years later—could not have guaranteed these opportunities. <p> In Accidentally on Purpose, what defines Kristen’s story aren’t the missteps or even the pleasant surprises that crop up but how she learned to find her voice and use it. Because while accidents may be unexpected, they don’t have to be at odds with purpose. And as Kristen approaches life’s milestones, big and small, with intention, she realizes at those junctures—the ones beyond the borders of the map, behind-the-scenes, and off camera—are where the decisions and discoveries are made. Where the unexpected meets the intentional. And that’s where things get really interesting. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Act Cute: Queer POZ poetry
by Andrew SutherlandThe second poetry collection from Queer Poz (PLHIV) writer and performance-maker. In Act Cute, the poet addresses the gap between memory and the present, and asks how to perform a coherent self amidst the forces of nostalgia, institutional entanglements and reckonings, and queer desiring. Shifting between autofictive address and canonical personae, the structural codes of romantic drama uneasily frame the poet-as-actor through five sections, titled 'Audition Sides', 'you stop me at the airport and tell me that you love me', 'twink death in Europa!!', 'Wedding Scenes' and 'forgiveness'.
Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success
by Jeff HillerA humorous collection of autobiographical essays from comedian and Somebody Somewhere actor Jeff Hiller, who shares his journey from growing up &“profoundly gay&” in 1980s Texas to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and brawled to Hollywood&’s lower middle-tier. While struggling to find success as an actor and pay the bills, something accidentally happened to Jeff Hiller: he aged. And while it&’s one thing to get older and rest on the laurels of success from the blood, sweat, and tears of your youth, it&’s quite another to be old and have no laurels. At forty, stuck in a temp job making spreadsheets, the dream of becoming a star seemed out of reach. But after twenty-five years of guest roles on TV and performing improv in a grocery store basement, he finally struck gold with a breakout role on HBO&’s Somebody Somewhere, playing Joel—the kind of best friend everyone wishes they had. In his book, Jeff dives into the grit and grind of climbing the Hollywood ladder. It&’s a raw and often hilarious tale of the struggles, triumphs, and humiliations that shaped him into the wonderfully imperfect person he is today. With a mix of awkward charm and heartfelt honesty, Jeff shares his journey: growing up very Lutheran in Texas, navigating bullying as a gay kid, working as a social worker for unhoused youth and HIV prevention, and the endless ups and downs of being a struggling actor. For every one of us who have a dream that we&’re chasing—and chasing, and chasing—his is a funny, moving, and utterly relatable story.
Advocate: Book Three of The Warden Series (The Warden Series)
by Daniel M. Ford"Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my hero."—Glen Cook, author of The Black Company"These books are addictive and I can’t wait to see what Aelis and the gang get up to next.”—C.L. Clark, author of The UnbrokenWineshops on every corner. Assassins in every alley. It’s good to be home.Aelis de Lenti is back on her home turf, but it's not quite as welcoming as she remembered....Recalled from Lone Pine to investigate claims of murder by magic against her mentor—legendary Warden Bardun Jacques—Aelis takes to the streets of the grand city of Lascenise, and plumbs the deepest secrets of the Lyceum to clear his name. Certain of her success, she doesn't count on thieves, subterranean labyrinths, or the assassins that dog her steps from the moment she leaves her tower.Behind all of it lurks a ring of unknown wizards who can seemingly reach anyone with their magic. Without knowing who she can trust, Aelis must gather what allies she can to unravel the web of intrigue, murder, smuggling, and theft originating in the halls of magic power. With an old friend from her college days, a war-haunted gnome thief-catcher, and the advice of her imprisoned advisor, Aelis races to save lives and expose a conspiracy that seeks to change the face of the world.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Aflutter
by P. E. GrahamStuck in a never-ending corporate nightmare, Henry Byrdsall is trapped in a spiral of calls, meetings and demands that slowly erode the joy out of him. His work-life balance is further compromised when Henry and his half-brother, Evan, are informed of their estranged father’s unexpected passing, and the shared inheritance of their ancestral home, Birdsong Manor. The brothers find themselves at odds about whether to keep or sell the place, with Evan tentatively advocating for at least checking out the long-lost home they both fled from years ago, and Henry vehemently refusing to even consider the idea.While Evan heads to Birdsong Manor to evaluate the situation, Henry stays behind in London to clear his head. When a tumble in the night leaves him stranded alone and hurt in an empty park, an unlikely savior descends from night sky to sweep him off his feet.Falling in love with a mothman was never part of Henry’s agenda, and yet, it might just be the key to shocking his anxious heart back into a steady rhythm. It might also be the change he needs to reconsider his busy life in the city. Henry finds himself torn between protecting his heart from the shadow of his father’s ancient wrath, and finding a suitable home for the amazing, lonely creature that chose to trust him. Perhaps Birdsong Manor isn’t such a bad idea after all?
Aggregated Discontent: Confessions of the Last Normal Woman
by Harron WalkerA searing journey through the highs and lows of twenty-first century womanhood from an award-winning journalist beloved for her unflinchingly honest and often comedic appraisals of pop culture, identity, and disillusionment &“A delicious reading experience—like hearing your smartest friend eviscerate the worst person you know.&”—Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches&“Such a brilliant writer, with so many surprising moves.&”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby After a brief fling with corporate stability in her twenty-something cis era, Harron Walker has transitioned into a terminally single freelancer and part-time shopgirl. She's in the throes of her second adolescence and its requisite daily spirals. She wants it all, otherwise known as: basic human rights, a stable job with good pay and healthcare benefits, someone to love, the ability to feel safe and secure, the pursuit of satisfaction and maybe even contentment. And when she starts to acquire those things—well, as The Monkey's Paw famously asked, "What could go wrong?"In sixteen wholly original essays that blend memoir, cultural criticism, investigative journalism, and a dash of fanfiction, Walker places her own experiences within the larger context of the pressing and underdiscussed aspects of contemporary American womanhood that make up daily life. She recounts an attempt to eviscerate a corporation's attempt at pinkwashing their way into bath bomb sales while simultaneously confronting her &“pick me&” impulse to do so. She interrogates her relationship to labor, from the irony of working in a transphobic workplace in order to cover gender-affirming surgery to the cruel specter of the girlboss that none of us ever think we'll become. She explores the allure and violence of assimilating into white womanhood in all its hegemonic glory, exposes the ways in which the truth of trans women's reproductive healthcare is erased in favor of reactionary narratives, and considers how our agency is stripped from us—by governments, employers, partners, and ourselves—purely on account of our bodies.With razor-sharp, biting prose that&’s as uncompromising as it is playful, Walker grapples with questions of love, sex, fertility, labor, embodiment, community, autonomy, and body fluids from her particular vantagepoint: often at the margins, conditionally at the center.
All Fired Up
by M. K. England&“A red-hot sapphic romance that&’s perfect for Ali Hazelwood fans.&”—Timothy Janovsky, USA Today bestselling author of The (Fake) Dating GameA fire-starting scientist and a bi firefighter team up to save their best friend from an epic mistake in this celebration of queer joy, perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Ashley Herring Blake.Nicole Wells left Seattle two years ago for a master&’s in fire dynamics and some much-needed space. Now she&’s back, ready to hit reset on her life…and take one last chance on best friend/unrequited love Skylar Clark. But Nic&’s plans crumble when Skylar announces she&’s quitting her job and moving to Fiji for secret reasons—another typical Skylar disaster in the making. It&’s a giant red flag, and Nic feels like she&’s the only one who sees it… Until she meets Kira.Kira McKinney stepped in as Skylar&’s safety net friend while Nic was away. She&’s got plenty of her own problems—can&’t get promoted, cancels all her dates, her fire chief father&’s legacy—but when Skylar makes her announcement, Kira knows she&’s needed again. Fortunately, Kira finds an ally in Nic, and when talking to Skylar doesn&’t work, there&’s only one option left: shenanigans. But as all their efforts go up in smoke, one thing becomes wildly clear. The situation between Nic and Kira is heating up…but they&’ll have to let go of the past first if they don&’t want to get burned.&“Hilarious and heartfelt. I couldn&’t turn the pages fast enough!&”—Carlyn Greenwald, author of Director&’s Cut
All the Parts We Exile
by Roza NozariFrom a queer Muslim woman and artist, a generous, heartfelt and insightful memoir about family and finding the path to one's truest self.The youngest of three daughters, and the only one born in Canada soon after her parents' emigration from Iran, Roza Nozari began her life hungry for a sense of belonging. From her earliest years, she shared a passion for Iranian cuisine with her mother and craved stories of their ancestral home. Eventually they visited and she fell in love with Iran's sights and smells, and with the warm embrace of their extended family. Yet Roza sensed something was amiss with her mother's happy, well-rehearsed story of their original departure. As Roza grew older, this longing for home transformed into a desire for inner understanding and liberation. She was lit up by the feminist texts in her women's studies courses, and shared radical ideas with her mother—who in turn shared more of her past, from protesting for the Islamic revolution to her ambivalence about getting married. In All the Parts We Exile, Roza braids a tender narrative of her mother's life together with her own ongoing story of self, as she arrives at, then rejects, her queer identity, eventually finds belonging in queer spaces and within queer Iranian histories, and learns the truth about her family's move to Canada.
All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey
by Kit RosewaterA high school field hockey star must choose between her love of the game and her new, distractingly beautiful rival in this queer YA romance perfect for fans of She Drives Me Crazy and Cleat Cute!"A masterclass in romantic tension."—Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaEvelyn was raised to see field hockey as war.Before she could write her own name, her family&’s legacy on the field was already spelled out. Every step Evelyn takes toward glory is within a footprint her mother left behind. And no step matters more than this next one, with Evelyn about to lead her varsity team into their final battle season. Evelyn is beyond ready to score the Nationals title and win the critical scholarship to her mom&’s alma mater that comes with it.This year, she&’s out for blood, and nothing can stand in her way......except for Rosa Alvarez, the highly talented new recruit on her biggest rival&’s team.After a humiliating homecoming game and follow-up prank leave the two enemies in a stalemate, they grudgingly strike a deal to help each other overcome their weaknesses on the field. But the more time Evelyn spends with Rosa, the more she finds herself casting her hardened armor aside, until she begins to wonder what life might be like if she left the battlefield behind and fought for love instead."This one&’s definitely a keeper!&”—Jennifer Dugan, bestselling author of Some Girls Do
All-Nighter
by Cecilia Vinesse"An absolute, triumphant delight from the first word until the last. Told in a playful, witty voice with crackling banter and tension that could power a city, you will fall in love—with this book, with these characters, with everything."—Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris Award-winning author of In the Wild Light"A fizzy, funny, heartfelt romp that treads the delicious line between hatred and attraction, high school and college, late nights and bleary mornings. This is the sapphic Superbad I never knew I needed!"—Kelly Quindlen, author of She Drives Me CrazyBooksmart meets Today, Tonight, Tomorrow in this page-turning romp about two archnemeses—the valedictorian and the class slacker—who band together for a whirlwind night after discovering that they need each other to achieve their very different sunrise goals. Autumn Povitsky is a high-achieving, booked and busy, straight-A nightmare. She’s currently having a crisis of self—she needs a fake ID ASAP—but because she’s a total square, she has no idea where to get one.Enter buzzcut hottie Tara Esposito. She’s a rule breaker and party crasher of the highest degree, and if anyone knows where to get a fake, it’s her. But Tara has hung up her James Dean leather jacket for the night. If she doesn’t finish this godforsaken essay that’s already weeks late, she can kiss her upcoming graduation goodbye.One brainy girl who needs a fake ID before sundown. One serial rebel who needs to turn in an essay before sunrise. It’s obvious what needs to happen here. But with a years-long feud keeping the girls from working together, this may be a night to forget…or one they’ll remember forever.With razor-sharp dialogue and fiery tension perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston, All-Nighter is a caffeine-fueled labyrinth of chaotic escapades—from prom after-parties to library séances to underground roller discos—led by two enemies who must decide if working together is better than their worlds falling apart.
Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays
by Edgar GomezA darkly comic memoir-in-essays about the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State—from the award-winning author of High-Risk Homosexual&“Relatable, funny and deeply heartfelt, this memoir is one not to miss.&”—Today &“Edgar Gomez is a young writer of deep talent and enormous grace.&” —James McBride, New York Times bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: Today, The Millions, PasteIn Florida, one of the first things you&’re taught as a child is that if you&’re ever chased by a wild alligator, the only way to save yourself is to run away in zigzags. It&’s a lesson on survival that has guided much of Edgar Gomez&’s life.Like the night his mother had a stroke while he and his brother stood frozen at the foot of her bed, afraid she&’d be angry if they called for an ambulance they couldn&’t afford. Gomez escaped into his mind, where he could tell himself nothing was wrong with his family. Zig. Or years later, as a broke college student, he got on his knees to put sandals on tourists&’ smelly, swollen feet for minimum wage at the Flip Flop Shop. After clocking out, his crew of working-class, queer, Latinx friends changed out of their uniforms in the passenger seats of each other&’s cars, speeding toward the relief they found at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Zag. From committing a little bankruptcy fraud for the money for veneers to those days he paid his phone bill by giving massages to closeted men on vacation, back when he and his friends would Venmo each other the same emergency twenty dollars over and over. Zig. Zag. Gomez survived this way as long as his legs would carry him.Alligator Tears is a fiercely defiant memoir-in-essays charting Gomez&’s quest to claw his family out of poverty by any means necessary and exposing the archetype of the humble poor person for what it is: a scam that insists we remain quiet and servile while we wait for a prize that will always be out of reach. For those chasing the American Dream and those jaded by it, Gomez&’s unforgettable story is a testament to finding love, purpose, and community on your own terms, smiling with all your fake teeth.
America's Not-So-Sweetheart
by Blair HansonAfter spending the year suffering as a reality TV villain IRL, Alec Braud will do anything to get his redemption arc.Alec Braud may have won his season of the hit teen reality TV show Campfire Wars, but he’s lost the war of public opinion. At seventeen, he’s the most hated teen in America just because he betrayed his showmance, Joaquín Delgado. Alec only did it to use the cash prize to help his parents’ wildlife rehabilitation center. And Joaquín forgave him—so why can’t everybody else?Joaquín was the golden boy of their season, and everyone still loves him—including Alec. So when he asks Alec to join him on a trip to re-create classic movie kisses for his art school portfolio, Alec agrees in the hopes it’ll mend his reputation. What could possibly go wrong on a week-long cross-country road trip with his ex and lots of fake kissing?Lines get blurred between what part of the trip is for the camera and what isn’t. From there, things get even more complicated when trouble at his parents’ wildlife rehabilitation center tempts Alec to attend a CW convention for a chance to get his family more money. At the convention, Alec hears that villains from other seasons are plotting to get onto an upcoming allstars season to redeem themselves—and they want him to join.With former players trying to recruit him, Joaquín hinting he might want to get back together with him, and show execs whispering in his ear, Alec will have to decide for himself who he really is and what he really wants.
Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity
by Lee MandeloRevolutionary and visionary, these twenty-two speculative stories edited by Lambda, Nebula and Hugo finalist Lee Mandelo explore the vast potentialities of our queer and trans futures. From self-styled knights fighting in dystopian city streets to conservationists finding love in the Appalachian forests; from social media posts about domestic &“bliss&” in a lottery-based, state-housing skyscraper to herding feral cats off of one&’s scientific equipment; from street drugs that create doppelgangers to dance-club cruising at the edge of the galaxy—Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity interrogates the farthest borders of the sci-fi landscape to imagine how queer life will look centuries in the future—or ten years from now. Filled with brutal honesty, raw emotions, sexual escapades, and delightful whimsy, Amplitudes speaks to the longstanding tradition of queer fiction as protest. This essential collection serves as an evolving map of our celebrations, anxieties, wishes, pitfalls, and—most of all—our rallying cry that we're here, we're queer—and the future is ours! Inventive, moving, and hopeful, this fresh anthology contains never before published stories by some of our most prominent and emerging LGBTQIA+ writers, including: Esther Alter • Bendi Barrett • Ta-wei Chi, trans. Ariel Chu • Colin Dean • Maya Deane • Dominique Dickey • Katharine Duckett • Meg Elison • Paul Evanby • Aysha U. Farah • Sarah Gailey • Ash Huang • Margaret Killjoy • Wen-yi Lee • Ewen Ma • Jamie McGhee • Sam J. Miller • Aiki Mira, trans. CD Covington • Sunny Moraine • Nat X. Ray • Neon Yang • Ramez Yoakeim
An Alternative Reading of the Other in The Mahabharata: Celebrating the Marginal
by Seema Sinha Kumar Sankar BhattacharyaThis book studies gender, sexuality, and representation in The Mahabharata. Drawing on Feminist theory, Queer theory and Deconstructivist theory, it revisits the epic as a saga of agency, empowerment, and subversion, and examines how it gives the gendered marginal — the women and the queer — a voice.The authors argue that in a fluid text like The Mahabharata, there is ample scope for contradiction and conformation, as well as conflict and resolution, which gives the marginal an opportunity to document resistance. They analyse the stories of Draupadi, Kunti, Renuka, Ulupi, and Hidimba within an anti-patriarchal, non-normative, post-modern theoretical framework. They also examine liminal figures like Shikhandi, Yuvanashwa, Sudyumna and Bhangashwan, who are uniquely placed in conversation involving queer space, marginalization, and resistance.An important addition to the study of Indian epics, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, subaltern studies, Indian literature, English literature, gender studies, sexuality studies, queer studies, women’s studies, exclusion studies, and postcolonial studies.
An Autoethnography of Queer Invisibility: On Shame, Passing, and Identity Suicide (Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives)
by David PurnellThis book recounts a personal journey of self-acceptance, focusing on the author's creation and reliance of a persona (Paul D. Drevlin) as a defense mechanism against societal and familial pressures.Beginning with a childhood marked by traumatic events, the author begins his desire of invisibility, later adopting the persona of Drevlin to navigate societal expectations and challenges, including his struggles with identity, sexuality, and religious conservatism. This book explores how the persona initially provided protection, safety, and acceptance to eventual self-realization that the persona was more a prisoner than a protector.The aim of this book is to open discussion regarding the shifts in acceptance experienced by the LGBTQ+ community over the years. It underscores the importance of family (whether that be birth family or family of choice) and peer support, community acceptance, and the changing dynamics of LGBTQ+ landscapes. The book also aims to stress the significance of fostering an inclusive society and respecting the diverse identities of individuals, advocating for understanding, empathy, and collective efforts toward equality and acceptance.Suitable for students studying LGBTQ+ studies, gender studies, sociology, psychology, social work, and creative writing, this book will also appeal to non-academic readers who may find the cultural and family themes significant to their own lives.
An Honored Vow (The Halfling Saga)
by Melissa BlairThis thrilling romantasy about king&’s Blade, Keera, and her epic quest to avenge her lover, save her people, and bring down a tyrant king is the final installment of Melissa Blair&’s highly acclaimed series. The Halfling Saga showcases BIPOC and queer representation, love, passion, betrayal, magic, and great battles of the sword and the soul.&“Your land is not the one you take; it is the one you die for.&” Keera has tried to keep her final promise to Brenna, the partner she was forced to kill to save a kingdom—but that promise has led to the most difficult struggles of her life. She&’s been at war with her worst self while battling King Damien for the freedom of the Halflings, and she&’s lost too many along the way. But when she finally breaks the last seal, unleashing the Fae magic that&’s been hidden away for hundreds of years, the conflict seems to be turning in the Halflings&’ favor. Meanwhile, Keera&’s discovery of a staggering secret about her lover and the kidnapping of one of her closest allies threatens to tip her back into darkness, but she has no time to rest. Opening the kingdom&’s magical seals has transformed Keera in ways even the wisest Fae elders could not have anticipated, and the return of an evil thought long vanquished throws their rescue plans into chaos. And with the kingdom&’s Halfling population suddenly posing a risk to the crown, the land is plunged into violence as the king begins a new blood purge. Keera and her allies must gather an army to meet Damien&’s forces in a final confrontation of epic—and tragic—proportions. The stunning conclusion of BookTok sensation Melissa Blair&’s epically romantic series will leave readers breathless as Keera fights for her land, her people, and the promise of a better world.
And They Were Roommates: A hilarious and heartwarming queer exes-to-lovers boarding school romance
by Page PowarsTwo roommates. One secret. A lot of love letters. To All The Boys I've Loved Before meets Young Royals in this heartwarming and hilarious queer boarding school rom-com.When Charlie joins Valentine Academy for Boys, love is the last thing on his mind. His only plan is to survive the school year with perfect grades and no one discovering that he's trans. Especially his roommate, Jasper; a famous poet and Charlie's ex-camp romance who doesn't seem to recognise him. Yet.The boys make a deal; Jasper will request a new room if Charlie helps him deliver secret love letters between the boys at Valentine and the girls at its sister academy.But as Jasper tutors him in the art of romance, will Charlie be able to keep from falling in love himself?
And They Were Roommates: A hilarious and heartwarming queer exes-to-lovers boarding school romance
by Page PowarsOh my god, they were roommates . . . Young Royals meets To All The Boys I've Loved Before in this heartwarming and hilarious queer exes-to-lovers boarding school romance about two roommates, one secret and a lot of love letters. 'No one does comedy like Page Powars. Hilarious, heartfelt, and unhinged.' - Sophie Gonzales, bestselling co-author of If This Gets OutWhen Charlie transfers from high school to Valentine Academy for Boys, love is the last thing on his mind. His plan is to survive the school year with perfect grades and no one discovering he's trans. Especially his new roommate Jasper - Sexiest Poet of the Year and the only boy to break Charlie's heart. Miraculously, his ex-summer-camp romance doesn't recognise him, and the two boys make a deal: Jasper will request a new room if Charlie helps him deliver secret love letters between the boys at Valentine and the girls at its sister academy. But as Jasper tutors him in the art of romance, will Charlie be able to keep himself from falling in love again?
Anywhere You Go
by Bridget MorrisseyA small-town waitress and a big-city Broadway press agent swap homes to escape the messiness of their personal lives, only to find new purpose—and new love.Tatum Ward and Eleanor Chapman lead totally opposite lives. Tatum&’s never left her Midwestern hometown. She resides in a quaint guest cottage on her parents&’ property while working part-time as a waitress, where she spends most shifts ignoring her feelings for a beautiful regular named June. Eleanor dedicates every waking hour to her high-profile press career, sacrificing personal relationships for professional success, save for the occasional hookup to fight off her loneliness. When both women&’s lives unexpectedly blow up at the exact same time, they each need an escape, and fast.In Tatum&’s hometown, Eleanor expects a quiet hideaway where she can recharge. Instead she gets wrapped up in the family drama that Tatum left town to avoid, pulled in by Tatum&’s charismatic older sibling, Carson, who charms Eleanor at every turn. Tatum ends up in Eleanor&’s New York high-rise apartment with June. One week together in the big city might make it impossible for Tatum to avoid not just her true feelings for June, but her real dreams for her life.Amid a friendship with a reclusive Hollywood actress and a complicated family reunion, Tatum and Eleanor each discover much more than they bargained for away from home. Their house swap won&’t last forever, but it might be just long enough for both women to surrender their defenses and finally fight for the life—and love—they deserve.
Appearance and Identity Crisis in Modern Indian History: The Third Design (1857 A.D. – 2014 A.D.) (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
by Jeevan Jyoti ChakarawartiChakarawarti explores the history of Indian eunuchs from the Mughal empire’s fall following the mutiny of 1857 A.D. to the Supreme Court of India’s historic ruling in 2014 A.D.This book examines the social, political, economic, and religious aspects of Indian eunuchs’ lives, providing a true narrative of this marginalized group that has been neglected for centuries. It contains detailed stories of Indian eunuchs from the 1857 uprising to the historic decision to grant them the title of third gender in the Supreme Court of India in 2014. This includes the actual account of the court proceedings and how this decision brought about an enormous transition to their lives by granting them fundamental rights under the Constitution of India and the right to self-identification of their gender as male, female, or third gender.This book serves as an important resource for scholars of Gender Studies, Transgender Studies, and Subaltern History, and especially for those who are interested in Transgender Studies in modern Indian history.