Pride Reads

Some of my favorite pride reads, recommended by mood.

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  • For the book you’ll want to read again as soon as you’ve finished it: The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
  • For the one to send chills down your spine: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
  • For a coming of age story that will make your heart ache: Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
  • For the beautiful story in the untraditional format: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
  • For the one to whisk you away on an adventure: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
  • For the stunning YA novel about grief, anxiety, sexuality, and so much more: We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
  • For the classic that helped blaze the trail for all the others: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
  • For the novel that will teach you about places and times you’ve never read about: Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

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NYC by the book: When Katie Met Cassidy

When Katie Met Cassidy is featured on my 2018 Summer Reading Guide (check out the guide here).

THE DETAILS:

Title: When Katie Met Cassidy
Author: Camille Perri
Genre: Rom-com
Pub date: June 19, 2018
Read if you like: You’ve Got Mail, The Assistants, This Love Story Will Self-Destruct.

When Katie Met Cassidy, one of the most fun rom-com reads of the summer, is a New York novel through and through.  Here is a guide to the real NYC spots visited in When Katie Met Cassidy.  Also, have no fear! No spoilers here. Continue reading

Less

Thank you to the lovely people at Little Brown for my copy of Less by Andrew Sean Greer.  All thoughts and images are my own.

Less is featured on my 2018 Summer Reading Guide (check out the guide here).

THE DETAILS:

Title: Less
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
Genre: Novel
Pub date: July 18, 2017
Read if you like: The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. Continue reading

Look Alive Out There

Thank you to the lovely people at MCD x FSG for my copy of Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley.  All thoughts and images are my own. 

THE DETAILS:

Title: Look Alive Out There
Author: Sloane Crosley
Genre: Personal essays
Pub date: April 3, 2018
Read if you like: laughing out loud, How to Murder Your Life, David Sedaris, Yes Please. Continue reading

Book Con 2018

It’s safe to say that Book Con 2018 was one of the best weekends of my life, but do you want to know a secret?  It had nothing to do with the books and everything to do with the people. Here’s a recap of what our weekend looked like! Continue reading