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[Antonella]

I found out only now about The Book of the City of Ladies written in 1405 by Christine de Pizan, an Italian woman grown up at the court of of Charles VI of France, and Europe’s first professional (= paid) woman writer.

Here you can read excerpts of the book: https://history.hanover.edu/courses/e...

Here an interesting article about her feminism: Christine de Pizan was not a ‘good feminist.’ Can we still learn from her?
https://www.thelily.com/christine-de-...?

(The links don't look nice, but this is the only way I can post links at the moment without GR stopping my comment from being saved...)

[Jordan]

I recently read The Companion and it was really good! A sweet read yet very sexy at the same time!

[Jordan]

I'm currently reading The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. The audiobook is really good, and I can't put it down! Such a powerful and positive story on a horrific event.

I'm also currently reading Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts for a staff book group, and I'm still in the middle of chapter 2, I think, but it's fun so far.

Ninth House is for my other book group. It's okay, but not grabbing me yet. It's narrated by two different narrators, which is interesting.

And of course I'm also reading The Apothecary's Garden for our BOM and I'm really enjoying it!

[Antonella]

5 books to start you off with Nobel Prize Literature Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment...?

[Karen]

I just finished Trailer Park Trickster, the second book in David R. Slayton’s Adam Binder books. The first book is White Trash Warlock. I read it back in September. Now I’ll need to patiently (not) await the next one.

These are urban fantasies, but also (very) rural fantasies that mixed up my expectations for stories in this genre, but in a good way. These may be the author’s first books, but they were near-perfect for my taste. They may appeal to others who also liked The Last Sun and The Hanged Man.

Warning: These books are better described as a serial than a series. Each closes with unresolved situations. Possibly best for readers who dislike cliffhangers to wait until the series is complete. :)

[Loretta]

I discovered that there were a couple of installments in Jordan L. Hawk's Spectr series https://www.goodreads.com/series/3227.... I've spent the last week reading through them all. I love this series.

[Jordan]

Karen wrote: "I just finished Trailer Park Trickster, the second book in David R. Slayton’s Adam Binder books. The first book is White Trash Warlock. I read it back in September. ..."

They look interesting!

[Jordan]

Loretta wrote: "I discovered that there were a couple of installments in Jordan L. Hawk's Spectr series https://www.goodreads.com/series/3227.... I've spent the last week reading th..."

I've been meaning to read this series... one of these days!

[Jordan]

For those who are interested, I updated this list of "vintage gay mysteries" and now there are quite a few books on there. In some cases I listed the entire series, but some of them I only listed the first book. I also linked to the Gunn article and included his book on the list. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Jordan wrote: "For those who are interested, I updated this list of "vintage gay mysteries" and now there are quite a few books on there. In some cases I listed the entire series, but some of them I only listed t..."

Thank you

[Antonella]

I've just bought The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye, warmly recommended in a review by Alexis Hall.

In this review:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/202... there is a sentence (bold from me) that I don't understand.

Known as one of the funniest people on trans Twitter, she ((Shon Faye)) recently tweeted in response to a troll “I am a tran for a living”, a sentiment I can relate to. Most trans people I know feel to some degree like they are forced to be a tran for a living. With it comes the expectation that you be ready and willing, at any time, to hold your ground on any element of “the transgender issue” anyone might decide to quiz you about.

Does the sentence mean that being trans has become a kind of full time job? Thank you in advance for any help.

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "I've just bought The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye, warmly recommende..."

I had to look this up! This is the answer to the question "what do you do for a living?"

Does that help make it make sense?

[Jordan]

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Jordan wrote: "For those who are interested, I updated this list of "vintage gay mysteries" and now there are quite a few books on there. In some cases I listed the entire series, but some of them ..."

You're welcome! For sure it's not complete. I was surprised at how many books he says are listed in his book on the subject! But it's a start with his top ten series and standalones.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "This is the answer to the question "what do you do for a living?""

Thank you, so my interpretation was right. I was unsure also because it's the first time that I see «tran» used instead of «trans».

[Jordan]

Yeah, that threw me too! And you’re welcome!

[Karen]

I'm reading Arcane History, an alt-historical (WWI era) urban fantasy series with gay protagonists set in Toronto (found via Ebook Freebies — thanks, Teal). The series starts with The Magic Box. The covers are (IMO) kind of awful, but please don't let that put you off. They are intelligently written and likely of interest to those who've enjoyed Jordan L. Hawk's Widdershins series. (The first one is still on sale today at Amazon.) I'm reading book 2 now.

[Jordan]

Karen wrote: "I'm reading Arcane History, an alt-historical (WWI era) urban fantasy series with gay protagonists set in Toronto (found via Ebook Freebies — thanks, Teal). The series starts with [book:The Magic B..."

Oh, I think I saw those go by on my feed a few days ago. Good to know!

[Antonella]

Cat Sebastian's The Queer Principles of Kit Webb * and
Alexis Hall's Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

made it into the Cosmopolitan's list:

The 15 Best Romance Novels That’ll Give You the Butterflies
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertai...


ETA: * Isn't it a bit crazy that the e-book costs $12.86 and the paperback can be had from $6.66?

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

I still prefer paperbacks. Maybe the electronic versions are easier to sell so a faster way of making sales.

[Karen]

Antonella wrote: "Cat Sebastian's The Queer Principles of Kit Webb * and
Alexis Hall's Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

made it into the Cosmopolit..."

I'm listening to Joel Leslie reading The Queer Principles of Kit Webb. Very entertaining.

I read Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake back in August. I'll never see those baking shows in the same light again. :)

[Antonella]

The Queer Weird West novel Writ in Blood by Julie Bozza came out yesterday.

You can buy it as e-book directly from the author or from the usual plattforms. All information and a lovely excerpt here:

https://juliebozza.com/book/writ-in-b...

[WMD]

I dont thinkit happens often...but after a certain number of ebooks it maybe hard to know. I have never found one missing...but some could certainly be missing. And its confounded by kindle unlimited...when I have read a book and cant find it again later, i have been able to confirm that I must have read it as a kindle unlimited loan.

[Antonella]

Happy Asexual Awareness Week!

Here 18 books to celebrate the week: https://lgbtqreads.com/2021/10/25/hap...?

I found the article because the site Bookriot, proposed by Jordan (thank you, Jordan!), has a weekly LGBTQ newsletter Our Queerest Shelves.

It's really very interesting, in fact too much interesting, you'd have a new list of books to be read every week. You can subscribe here:
https://bookriot.com/newsletter/our-q...

Bonus article:
The Best LGBTQ Books which aren't YA
https://bookriot.com/best-adult-lgbtq...

[Jordan]

Wow! That is a fantastic list!

Can’t wait to find this in my inbox when I get back to work tomorrow!

[Jordan]

Here's a recommended reading list for gay fantasy! I immediately put Watchtower on my TBR list. Some of the others I know are good too!

https://readsrainbow.com/2021/11/book...

[Karen]

Jordan wrote: "Here's a recommended reading list for gay fantasy! I immediately put Watchtower on my TBR list. Some of the others I know are good too!

https://readsrainbow.com/2021/11/book..."

I read A Marvellous Light last week. Loved it. The Last Sun/Tarot Sequence books and the Silver in the Wood books are favorites. A Taste of Honey somehow was pushed back in my TBR pile. I’m moving it forward.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "Here's a recommended reading list for gay fantasy! I immediately put Watchtower on my TBR list. Some of the others I know are good too!

https://readsrainbow.com/2021/11/book..."

Thank you, that's a great list!

[Jordan]

A Taste of Honey did not work for me and I really wanted it too.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "A Taste of Honey did not work for me and I really wanted it too."


Oh, I found it wonderful!

[WMD]

Looks like they are rereleasing Hansen's Brandstetter mysteries in 2022, in ebook format. I havent read them, despite Adrien English's recommendation.

[Antonella]

WMD wrote: "Looks like they are rereleasing Hansen's Brandstetter mysteries in 2022, in ebook format. I havent read them, despite Adrien English's recommendation."

Also several of us would warmly recommend them, they are excellent. When I think of Joseph Hansen I'm always so sorry that he didn't get the recognition he deserved as he was alive.

[Jordan]

That's great news! My library has only two of them in ebook right now. We used to have all of them and then they disappeared. We do still have most of the audiobooks though, and those are also really good!

[Karen]

Jordan wrote: "That's great news! My library has only two of them in ebook right now. We used to have all of them and then they disappeared. We do still have most of the audiobooks though, and those are also real..."

The audiobooks are great.

I didn't realize that the ebooks went out of print again. When we first began reading them here I had that paperback omnibus with the teeny tiny print! Then we were excited to finally see them as ebooks. I just checked and that was back in 2013-14! It doesn't seem that long ago. Ebooks 1 & 2 were University of Wisconsin Press (2004) and 3 through 12 were Open Road Integrated Media (2013).

[Jordan]

Yeah, it’s interesting that different companies published different books in the series. But not that odd, I guess.

I originally bought all the ebooks for our read back then. A couple of years ago I bought used copies of the paperbacks to match the one signed copy I ended up with when I couldn’t get the ebook for book two for a while. And now I have most of the audiobooks. :-D

[WMD]

looks like its a 50 year anniversary for the books next year. I just hope they are published with care, its awful when old favorites are reprinted with new typos and even missed sections.

[Jordan]

WMD wrote: "looks like its a 50 year anniversary for the books next year. I just hope they are published with care, its awful when old favorites are reprinted with new typos and even missed sections."

Gosh, hard to believe it's coming up on 50 years.

[Antonella]

Did you know that Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, the sequel to Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, came out in October?

Did anyone here read it? As usual with books I really loved, I'm a bit hesitant to buy it...

[Jordan]

I've spent most of the year relistening to the entire Psycop series and I'm now in the middle of the 12th book Other Half and speeding through it. It's soooooo goooooodddd!!!!

I'm gonna be sad when it's over and there's no more Vic for awhile. lol.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "I've spent most of the year relistening to the entire Psycop series and I'm now in the middle of the 12th book Other Half and speeding through it. It's soooooo goooooodddd!!!!"

I know, I hope the series never ends ;-).

[Antonella]

Best Books of 2021 by K.J. Charles (not only m/m):
https://kjcharleswriter.com/2021/12/0...?

Thanks to her list I also found out that Strong Wine by A.J. Demas is out. I had missed it.

[WMD]

Wow, thanks for sharing this list! I needed a good to-read list

[Antonella]

The 19 Best LGBTQ+ Books Of 2021 And That Definitely Deserve A Place In Your Bookshelf... according to BuzzFeed.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidvogel/b...?

[Antonella]

Books that explain the world: Guardian writers share their best nonfiction reads of the year

https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...?

I'm posting this because Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the Egyptian author of the first quoted book You Have Not Yet Been Defeated: Selected Writings 2011-2019, has been condemned to 5 years in prison for crimes of opinions. He had been held without charges since 2019, denied also access to books. There are 60 000 political prisoners in Egypt. Still, every nation is making business as usual with the dictator Al-Sisi.

See also: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle...

[Jordan]

Ooh, I’ll have to take a look at that list! Thanks for sharing!

[Antonella]

amazon just told me that I can pre-order
The Movie-Town Murders and it will be auto-delivered to my Kindle on January 4, 2022!

[Jordan]

Oohhhh!

[WMD]

Jordan Castillo Price just released another set of Psycop short stories called Seasons. Apparently all new, across seasons, and some, at least, occurring right after The Other Half, the latest Pyscop novel.

[WMD]

Also, just read S.E. Harmon's new two volume set, which I somehow missed. Chrysalis and Cross. Highly recommend.

[Jordan]

Yes! I was going to mention Jordan’s latest! I’ve not read it yet, but will as soon as I can! I just finished rereading the entire Psycop series and then read Other Half. I don’t know how she does it, but I love every book, though there are favorites, of course. Lol

[WMD]

PsyCop is among top favorites for me. :)