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First off, I finished Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab for a Book Riot Podcast discussion with Rebecca Schinsky and Vanessa Diaz. This was my first V.E. Schwab book, and I really enjoyed it! It lived up to the “toxic lesbian vampires” pitch, which was all I needed. I also had […]
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, AV Club, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, New York Times, Town and Country, USA Today) Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads, Atlantic, AV Club, Kirkus Reviews, New York Times, Town and Country, USA Today) The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey […]
My reasoning for these selections falls in three rough categories: because I think they might win awards, because I think they might be popular, and because I just like them a whole lot. Let’s start with the awards and best-of possibilities. Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories by Torrey Peters: Detransition, Baby was a huge […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I read a lot of queer books, and I don’t always have an opportunity to talk about them on Our Queerest Shelves. So, I thought I’d give you an update of all the queer books I read last […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This weekend is Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon! It started in 2007, and I’ve participating every April and October for more than ten years. It’s a great excuse to clear my calendar for a day and read as much as […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I currently have 25 books checked out from the library. Is that a lot? I have a few more holds I need to pick up, too. And then there are the hundreds of books I own and haven’t […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s finally spring here in the northern hemisphere, and I’m already thinking about summer books. I keep a running list of upcoming queer book releases I’m excited about, which means I’m always living a few months in the […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This week, I was outbid in the Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Auction, which is great news, because it raised more money for the Transgender Law Center. I was a little disappointed, though, that my budget could […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I love watching five-star prediction videos on BookTube, partly because we’re often so wrong about what we’re going to like. I can pretty reliably predict which books I’ll give a four-star rating because that’s where the majority of […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As long-time readers of Our Queerest Shelves know, I keep a giant spreadsheet of upcoming queer book releases. I use it to make monthly new queer book roundups, like 11 Must-Read New Queer Books Out in March 2025. […]
