pickWhat an eye opener! These essays are sometimes hard to read, but I've learnt so much. It's so important to change one's perspective every now and then and starting to see the world through the eyes of someone else. Mika writes about their experience as a queer person with several disabilities and PTSD.
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“Digital Book Burnings in Trump's America:
Attacks on marginalised groups are likely an early indication of rising authoritarianism. A century ago, the Nazi party of Germany targeted transgender people & the scientists who were pioneers of sexual research, raiding Magnus Hirschfeld‘s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, one of the world‘s first centres dedicated to the study and care of queer and trans people. The Nazi Party ⬇️
I didn't get to all the books I wanted to read for the #TransRightsReadathon but I've got a few more I hope to read / finish in April.
pickMiners are dying in the mountain. & as Bennie tried to investigate, a mysterious woman is pulled from the heart of the mountain. A witch, who knows that the mountain is waking up, & it is angry.
Wow wow wow. Industry vs nature, & the rural communities caught between the 2. Fascinating characters, queer representation, wonderfully creepy magic, & a fantastic grasp of the scene of Appalachia. An author to watch for damn sure.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
pickThis was the first book I finished for the #Transrightsreadathon 2025 and might as well be my Book of the Month March. The title can be translated as The Missing Words of our Hearts. And the title fits the book perfectly. So much heart, so much soul went into this story and it shows on every page. Seen and unseen struggles, communication, transphobia, racism. It's all there, but it still is a beautifully told love story.
pickThe Kingston Cycle comes to a close as Robin tries to work to create a fair representative government, while helping the wrongly incarcerated witches rejoin society.
God this was good, but this was such an emotionally taxing time to listen to it. I loved all the characters & the gaslamp fantasy. But I was so stressed.😅Listening to people try so hard to bring about democracy, dealing w/ corruption, police brutality. Worth it, but rough.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
5 DNF's -- Hail the Bail! (Actually, at least 6.)
I got somewhat derailed from my plan by the #TransRightsReadathon, so some extra books around the sides. Plan to read Making Money for my upcoming vacation though.
pickThis follow up to Count the ways was everything I didn‘t know I needed until I started reading. Between the two books is a family saga with all the ups and downs, wins and losses, etc. Told in mostly short chapters it is a fast read. Loved it!
Read for #TransRightsReadathon. My first choice was Meet Cute Diary which I had to DNF as it was way to YA for my 65 year old brain 😂
I can see why others loved this, but the relationship between the main characters felt off to me and when I peeked ahead, I could tell the backstory was going to freak me out, so I bailed.
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