My little brother (I've raised him well) told me, as we passed a local stationery shop, that they'd recently acquired a load of excellent, ridiculously cheap second-hand books, so naturally I had to drag him in there and make him wait for twenty minutes while I picked some up! #bookhaul

I'm back home for the summer, and to add to the general feelings of nostalgia, I've started my His Dark Materials reread! This is the view from my favourite reading spot—and it's where I started reading His Dark Materials for the first time too.

Exams and end-of-term projects took over my life for a while, but I finally returned to my book and was rewarded with this (really accurate) gem.

This is my very first Rushdie (shocking, I know) and I'm really really excited.

So I've finally finished this (I was reading very slowly because, to be honest, I didn't want it to end). And it was honestly simply incredible. We rarely get queer characters of colour, and to get not only that, but such a stark portrayal of desegregation as well as some beautifully written grappling about faith and queerness was incredible. I loved reading this book so much. (And shoutout to my uni's LGBTQ soc—they lent me the book.) #queerbooks

So I went to #gaystheword in London today, and it was amazing! This is just their "cultural studies" section; look at all the queer muslim writing! Definitely worth a visit, both for the history and the books #queerreads

Reasons why queer books should have happy endings: a summary. #queerbooks

I'm not a person who can walk into Oxfam and leave without a book... need to (re)read the series before The Book of Dust is released! #hisdarkmaterials

This book's exploration of religious identity and queerness hits quite close to home for me, but so far it's been handled beautifully.