The 2025 LGBTQIA+ Book Bingo card is here! Anyone is invited to join this inclusive, casual, year-long #BookBingo and take it at your own pace. Read books by LGBTQIA+ authors or featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. There‘ll be a bonus card in June.

You can also track progress on The Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/2a75ed55-253f-4e22-b540-bd10b2b...

Don‘t forget to tag me in your reviews and #LGBTQIA2025!

Liv experiences high school while being separated long-term from her twin brother for the first time. Despite her struggles, she finds a delightful friend group and finds herself in an unexpected love triangle. This was pretty darn adorable! I loved that Liv didn‘t have everything about her identity figured out by the end, leaving room for future growth beyond the story‘s end. #LGBTQIA #Comics

I really enjoy the way Magic is portrayed in this world. In this volume, not only do we get to see more about the mysterious organization following Coco‘s every move, but we see the way colored inks enhance magic. I enjoyed meeting a character figuring out how his vision differences can fit with the work he does. #Magic #Manga

I‘ll read at least one of my #Roll100 picks in January! Looking forward to another year of using random dice rolls to narrow down my abused Hoopla and Libby TBR lists. Thanks @PuddleJumper

Wishing everyone absolutely beautiful holidays this year ❤️

It was a difficult choice tonight between our usual Christmas dinner or our usual first night of Chanukah dinner!

#Winter #Yule #Chanukah #Christmas #Holidays

I‘m hoping to finish the bottom right corner for two final bingos of this year‘s #LGBTQIABookBingo but I‘m not sure if I‘ll make it!

Thank you everyone who participated in this year‘s board and June bonus board! If you want to be added to the tags for this casual year-long book bingo, let me know!

As I prepare the 2025 board, do you have any prompts you‘d love to see, or prompts you didn‘t enjoy?

Not surprisingly, this is continues to be a beautiful and charming manga. This volume continues to lay the groundwork to draw readers into the intriguing shadowy magic organization and make us root for Coco and friends as they learn the secret ways of magic. As is common for me, I absolutely loved the cooking scene. #Manga #Magic

A group of friends hatch a plan to buy fashionable coats and take on selling bootleg anime dvds at school. This is a weird one but definitely worth a read. I loved the somewhat random notes we get throughout that add flavor to the characters or to the world around them. The focus on religion didn‘t resonate with me but I‘m sure it will with some readers. #Comics #LGBTQIA

This 90s/2000s-inspired anime spread is an absolute delight. I‘m pretty sure I know most of these 😆 #Nostalgia #Anime

Will accidentally steps back into the sights of a shadowy crime organization and finds himself thrown back into the orbit of his former lover. A pretty solid second book in this historic fiction mystery series. It was a bit weird how quickly Will felt abandoned by Kim, and I was disappointed that the end chaos was not orchestrated at all by the women, who played no real role in the end despite being strong women who could have. #LGBTQIA

I‘m loving this book so far, but I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen an inconsistency error like this one where a character has 3 different outfits in the same scene 🤭

I loved everything about this delightful queer story, from the art and characters to the story itself. Extremely cute. And yes, I also loved Gina. I found myself hoping this would go in the predictable directions, which it did, so although it was predictable it was not disappointing. This was another random library pick because I liked the lettering on the spine and I‘m so glad I picked it up. I even got my husband to read it. #LGBTQIA

Bina and Darcy explore the roles that friendship and loyalty play in their newly formed band. I enjoyed watching Bina explore her creative process as she starts to have trouble writing songs. Even without having read the first volume (because this was a random library pick for me), I enjoyed this middle grade book. #Friendship #Music

Me, dyslexic: *shares a post for the library I manage social media for about activating fonts on Libby such as OpenDyslexic which I enjoy using*

The community: how dare you

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A low pick I read because @julesG described it as having a ghost koo, who failed to mention the delightful mischievous grannies and fluff. This whole book is predictable but quite charming in the usual way of romance books. My demisexual brain doesn't quite understand where the characters are coming frombin books like this, but I was rooting for them the whole time anyway. #scotland #MagicalRealism #Holidays #BookishCharacter

My husband fell in love with this series, so I picked it up to read too. The manga has interesting world building and a playful art style. I am a little torn on how to rate this since I feel like Legoshi's relationship with Haru is beyond problematic. Also, what even is this cover? is he biting his giant hand or trying to wipe behind his teeth? #manga

Chaz shares the story of his transition with a lot of reflection, including his struggles with chronic pain and pain medication addiction. I felt like it would have been a more engaging read if I was familiar with his other work or his famous parents. The writing is a bit dry, but conveys his experiences well. #LGBTQIA #Memoir #Nonfiction

I recently picked up several random graphic novels at the library, including this one. Caroline can't stop thinking about the popular girl she has started tutoring at school and finds that they have more in common than she could imagine. I really enjoyed this. The character building is great and the art is beautiful. Their texting style reminded me of when my husband and I first started. #LGBTQIA #comics #AAPI

I finally read this book (and in time for Halloween! I'm just a little behind in reviews). I grew up loving the movie and have been planning to read the book for a while. It was great fun reading lines that are word-for-word in the movie. The movie has slightly better storytelling. Bradbury does an amazing job as the movie's narrator. #Halloween #BookToScreen

A pretty cute midlegrade graphic novel featuring women in veterinary fields, characters learning a new career, and a wealth of imaginative creatures. The story flow feels a little too simple, but I know this will be a perfect read for many kids. Also, loved the beavers. #animals #magic #middlegrade #comics

Faith Erin Hicks does such a lovely job of epic yet gentle storytelling wrapped in beautiful art, especially in this trilogy. I enjoyed meeting new characters and seeing established characters continue to grow as they strategize how to rescue their city from its new ruler. #Comics

I definitely picked this Pride & Prejudice retelling with a trans protagonist up because of a review by @peanutnine . I wasn't sure if I'd like it because I hated Pride & Prejudice, but I loved it. The characters are delightful, and I found the major events of the story satisfying and entertaining. Did I cry during the office scene? A little. #LGBTQIA #Retelling

An adorable novella by an author local to my area. Demi finds themselves in an unusual predicament when a sneeze demon possesses their cat. I definitely enjoyed this read. #ColoradoAuthor #LGBTQIA #Cat

This wasn't quite the right book for me. For anyone who, like me, enjoys supernatural crime drama like Supernatural or Grim, it's definitely an entertaining read. This is the debut book (I think) of an author local to my area, and it feels like it needed more workshopping. The main character is a type character and I hated the romantic interest character. That being said, all those sticky tabs mark sentences, concepts, or descriptions I liked.

I cheated and looked at some reviews for this book the other day, and I see a lot of them hating on Gene. I understand, she's definitely a pain and she has a ton of growth to do, but I absolutely adore her. She's not a bad person. She's very driven and single-minded and not a stellar girlfriend, but overall she's a pretty good character. She's funny, adorable, and has a ton of compelling areas to learn from. I'd read a book about her.

Sometimes you find perfect books for yourself. When you read chaotically like me and don't read the backs of books before you read, they're even more random and satisfying to find. I picked this one up feeling like it might be a so-so read for me and so far it's extremely perfect. I absolutely adore the characters, and the silly situations they get into. The literary references, nerdy manga love, and charming hate banter are also delightful.

I'm absolutely delighted by how often LGBTQIA+ books catch my eye. Queer stories are always my favorite. I don't usually read the backs of books, especially graphic novels, when I decide I'm going to read them. I read a bit chaotically and it usually works out well. Somehow, more often than not, the books that catch my eye end up being queer like this one, which I picked up because I liked the title and spine design.

An adorable reimagining of Baba Yaga as a witch from Santa Fe. I loved all of the nods to the inspiration, like the roadrunner legs and the prickly pear fence. I'm not sure why the girl looks like she stepped out of Tim Burton's imagination in most scenes. #Retelling #BabaYaga #Witch #PictureBook

This manga is unreasonably beautiful and has quickly become a favorite. I absolutely love the character designs, how the world is illustrated, and the layout of each page. The story is fun too, as Coco strives to enter the world of magic that wizards are born into. I can't wait to read more. #manga #magic

I'm not all that into superhero comics because they just don't interest me enough, but I do really enjoy the Marvel Voices collections. My favorite in this one was definitely the issue that reimagined several characters including Wolverine and Venom (and characters I don't know) in a Japanese mythology landscape. #comics #inclusive #AAPI

This picture book is absolutely gorgeous and such a delight to read. I learned a lot about Lotte Reiniger's work (since I have not gotten around to reading books about her) and had fun looking up some of the animations described in this book. Definitely a lot of work and care went into this and if you're interested in women's history or animation and film history, this might be a fun little treat for you too.

This is an excellent exploration of neurodiveristy, terminology definition (which was so helpful!), and applying queer theory. It took a long time to get around to what the author meant by neuroqueer theory, but she explains it extremely well, and everything leading up to it aptly broadened my understanding before we got there. There's a lot from this book that I take away to use in my life both in understand and making space for neurodiveristy.

Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions for ways to make these tiny books turn out better! I realized I could post a picture showing off the books themselves. I made two copies of each book as an experiment, one with small versions of the existing book pages and one with book info to be a book recommendation. I'll probably only do the version that can be a recommendation instead of the small pages version moving forward. #LitsyCrafters

I'm making pocket libraries from old Altoids tins. More books fit inside than expected! Top row is mini book recommendations with details about each book and the second shelf has small versions of the first 10ish pages for each. Next is finishing the insides and decorating the outsides!
The glue warped my books and now they don't stay put well, so I'm going to try gluing them to card stock or something unless anyone has suggestions? #LitsyCrafters

As an LGBTQIA+ woman with queer, trans, and nonbinary family and friends, Muslim family, family at risk of pregnancy complications, and other at risk friends and family, as a person invested in education and literacy, as a person who wants marginalized communities to be safe and thrive... And so many other factors, it's been high emotions for the last few days. Mostly fear, sorrow, and anger. But also determination to keep making (...)

A lovely, calming collection of illustrated poems especially for young poets. This touches on topics highly relevant to kids, as well as encouraging writers to keep going even when the page is a little too blank. For adults, it's nostalgic and encouraging. #poetry

Curtis walks readers through his life with humor and ample reflection. It was interesting reading about his experiences in his family's restaurant alongside his experiences as he grew into young adulthood. This was a pleasure to read. #nonfiction #LGBTQIA

Nathan is flung into an unexpected adventure when he meets up with the mysterious Haven and crosses path with the volken chasing after him. This was a fun read. I wish it was a bit more developed, but I loved the characters and how the story unfolds. #Nonbinary #Hispanic #Fantasy #Comics

Explore human culture after becoming a space faring species out of necessity for generations, and then a species split between planed and the ships wee survived on. A scifi slice of life: Another excellent read in this series exploring the many aspects of being human. I loved this as much as Chambers' other books. #scifi #SpaceColony

It was pretty cool learning about the women of Disney Studios history. They had to put up with a lot in order to follow their career dreams. I also really enjoyed learning the history of many of the films these women worked on, and learning a bit of cinima history along the way. Check content warnings before reading. #WomensHistory #FilmHistory #Animation

While I was disappointed at first not to return to the crew of the Wayfarer, it didn't last long. I greatly enjoyed getting to know Lovelace as she settles into her new life outside of a ship framework, and enjoyed exploring the troubling survival story of a small girl created for one purpose until accidentally unmoored from it. I adored the ending as well. #LGBTQIA #SliceOfLife #Cozy

A charming, reflective picture book celebrating family heritage and Japanese-American culture with beautiful illustrations. It was sweet seeing this intergenerational day of making mochi and reflecting on loved ones who passed away. As a bonus, I always love food illustrations. #PictureBook #Japan #Mochi

Rook and Sun just want to impress their mentors and be the best magic users they can be. But ithings get complicated when the Consortium starts to pay them some notice. This was a pretty fun read! It's definitely very young adult, but I think anyone looking for a bit of fluffy reading with magic, charming characters, romance, and vengeance you can feel great about will enjoy this read. This reminded me strongly of Owl House. #LGBTQIA #Magic

Naruse pines after his novelist ex boyfriend, and wonders about why their relationship ended. I didn't love this as much as I thought I would. Naruse constantly thinks he doesn't know why he broke up with Toui, and we were never given a compelling reason to like Toui or root for their relationship or for them to stay broken up. #Manga #Lgbtqia

Neurodivergent Marley is determined to finally go to their first ever Pride, but they have to find ways to make Pride work for their sensory needs. I absolutely loved this beautiful picture book. The characters are wonderful, the textures of every page are amazing, and the illustrations are inclusive. #picturebook #Neurodivergent #lgbtqia #inclusive #disabilities

Our library picked this as it's big community read, so I gave it a try. It's really well written and interesting, for sure. Beautiful prose, deep explorations of grief, women's issues, and displacement, and a Colorado setting make this book really shine. It did have the parade of painful tragedies that make me hate historic fiction. I loved hearing from the author during an author presentation at the library. She's wonderful. #ColoradoAuthor

One of our library district's libraries is closing because the library doesn't have the funding it needs to sustain this location. It's a huge blow for the community. There are other libraries somewhat nearby, with a 15 minute drive from this location, but people who don't drive can't get to them because of where they are. The district does have several locations, but people feel this was a rushed decision by the conservative library Board.

Absolute eye candy. The art is so pretty, and every character is ridiculously gorgeous. I love the concept of painted magic. Unfortunately, the story is very much under-developed and the painting magic plays very little role. I'd give this a read because of the pretty art and story potential, but don't bring high expectations for the storytelling aspect. #lgbtqia #comics #astrology #UniqueMagic

This was a pretty entertaining read. I enjoyed the characters and their bothersome relationship in which one leans into their prior relationship in order to stay at the detective agency and tag along on cases. There are some well done spicy scenes in this, and I liked how the seemingly unrelated cases come together in the end. #LGBTQIA #Manga #Detective

Things go from shady oppressive government to running from a hostile government takeover (that we all saw coming) really fast in this volume. I'm always a fan of knowledge keepers providing safe haven. I really enjoyed watching the characters and story continue to develop, and feel like we got even more beautiful panel breaking art. #Comics #PoliticalIntrigue