Queereaders discussion

This thread is for discussing what we're all reading this month.

I started A Memory if Light the end of an epic high fantasy series.

Sutphin Boulevard here.

I'm currently re-reading Indexing and Reflections. They're, frankly, amazing and anyone with any kind of connection to fairy tales or police procedurals would ADORE them. Plus Seanan McGuire is SUPER LGBT-friendly and one of the side-characters is a delightfully well-written trans-man.

I'm doing a proofreading of Robin Reardon's newest Waiting for Walker. I'm a bit biased as I like all her books but I think this is her best one yet. As usual the main character is a gay teen but in this one there's an intersex character that he's interested in.

In addition to the romantic coming out story, there's a bit of a new age spiritual twist and some interesting rich kid/poor kid dynamics that add even more layers to an already interesting story.


I'm still formulating my thoughts for a real review but if you like three dimensional characters with a story that strays from the typical plot elements I highly recommend that you check it out when it comes out (June I think)

Reading her newest has gotten me back into her earlier books as well and I just polished off Throwing Stones which has some great plot elements as well.

I started C.J. Cherryh's Convergence. I've been reading this series ever since 15 years ago.

Alex wrote: "I started C.J. Cherryh's Convergence. I've been reading this series ever since 15 years ago."

Me too! I'm looking forward to next April!

Continuing my marathon of historical nonfiction with The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra. It's good, but knowing how it ends makes me sad.

Love Virtually by Daniel Glattauer, a book written entirely in emails. Great idea and good stuff.

Just finished reading Swimming Pool Library, Holinghurst is a great writer, I enjoyed his mastery of language. The work felt a bit underwhelming given his impeccable prose but I have been told The Line of Beauty is his best work and so I look forward to it.

Raul wrote: "Just finished reading Swimming Pool Library, Holinghurst is a great writer, I enjoyed his mastery of language. The work felt a bit underwhelming given his impeccable prose but I have been told The ..."

I liked The Line of Beuty more than The Swimming Pool Library. But I think I enjoyed The Stranger's Child the most. It is much different.

I'm reading Sofie's World right now, and it's really good so far even if it was a bit much to digest in the beginning (especially if you're new to philosophy like me haha). I'll read Les Mis after that, it has been sitting on my shelf for ages :P

I just finished My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris. I highly recommend it; if you are a comics fan.

Finished Sex with Shakespeare: Here's Much to Do with Pain, but More with Love which is definitely worth checking out. I gave it a four star review.

And now for my summer project, I'm embarking on the inimitable War and Peace which has long been on my "to-read' list. I'm guessing this tome will be interspersed with other books in the coming weeks.

Started California by Edan Lepucki a post-apocalyptic sci-fi.

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (lesbian science fiction)

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (lesbian science fiction)"

Too bad Griffith isn't writing SF/F anymore...

Finished Convergence, started Tanya Huff's Swan's Braid and Other Tales of Terizan.

I'm reading Kiln People a SciFi by David Brin a new take on cloning. Quite good so far. It has an ethical bent.

Bill wrote: "I'm reading Kiln People a SciFi by David Brin a new take on cloning. Quite good so far. It has an ethical bent."

I read that 15 years ago, I think. Liked it back then, though I don't remember much about it.

I'm reading quite a lot right now. :) Some high points are 'Gay Berlin' by Robert Beachy, which I've just finished. Another is 'All Night Party: The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem, 1913-1930', by Andrea Barnet, which I've just started. :)

I'm reading a bunch! Golden Boy, a couple of books of poetry, and Kerouac's Big Sur!

Finally reading Felice Picano's Like People in History.

Gregory wrote: "Finally reading Felice Picano's Like People in History."

I've read his Sci-Fi Dryland's End which I liked. I just discovered I have the book you're reading. Thanks for the reminder 😉

Gregory wrote: "Finally reading Felice Picano's Like People in History."

I read it years ago but totally enjoyed it. I really liked the main love story.

I started Like People in History: A Gay American Epic a so far outstanding Gay novel by Felice Picano. I just might read all of his works. It's been a long time since I've 'done' an author.

Every Seventh Wave by Daniel Glattauer. This is the sequel to the wonderful love story, Love Virtually. Both books are written entirely as emails.

American Gods again. It's just a fantastic work. I'm reading the anniversary edition so it's going to be slightly different this time. :D

Bob wrote: "American Gods again. It's just a fantastic work. I'm reading the anniversary edition so it's going to be slightly different this time. :D"

I'm going to reread this before the DVD comes out.

I finished Like People in History: A Gay American Epic an amazing, fictional, gay memoir by Felice Picano which is now on my favorites shelf. My Review

I tried reading Bareback a m/m romance. It's nothing but one sex scene after another, so I stopped and threw the book away.

I'm now reading 14 by Peter Clines. I'm not sure of it's genre. So far it's a mystery which feels like it's going to become a horror, fantasy or Sci-Fi. A pageturner.

Just discovered the Amazon.com Matchbook program. It allows you to get Kindle copies of books that you've bought from them in paper or hardcover in the past. Some have a $0.99 price while many others are free.

I bought a BUNCH of Mark Roeder's books through Amazon as early as 2000. Many of them are now available free through the program.

Given that I've been re-reading a few of the earlier books and oddly one that's NOT available that way right now is The Soccer Field Is Empty which deals with M/M Romeo & Juliet Story set in Verona Indiana in the 80's

I was thinking how far we'd come since then and then I came across this headline http://www.back2stonewall.com/2016/04...

I guess in some way we haven't come very far.