Welcome to Litsy!

Jess, having recently moved to Malaysia w/ her parents, starts hearing a voice in her head that claims to be her grandmother who needs help w/ some unfinished business. Only then Jess gets mixed in w/ a god, gangsters, & family secrets.

I really loved the world building & the fantastical elements in this. But there was something about how Jess & Ah Ma‘s relationship shifted that bugged me. & this got much darker than I usually enjoy.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

I learned a lot from this one about non-binary gender identity and asexuality. Kobabe does an excellent job of conveying the confusion and isolation e felt as e was coming of age. The art is beautiful.
#withthebanned @jadams89 #queerbc @PuddleJumper

Edmund White died on Tuesday. I first read The Beautiful Room is Empty in college. It was profoundly moving, and I learned a great deal from it. Recently I've been looking forward to reading his recently published “sex memoir.“ He was a great writer and an icon for many.
#queerbc

The Guardian had a beautiful piece to remember him:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/04/edmund-white-remembered-colm-toibi...

Happy Pride Month!! 🌈
@PuddleJumper had the great idea to rec some books for each color of the pride flag!
Here are some favorites for Hot Pink - Sex 🩷💖
These books feature characters that start a relationship based on sex, which eventually turns into something more 😘
#PrideRec2025 #QueerBC

Happy Pride Month! #BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin The Hanging City, #DoubleSpin Paris in the 20th Century

#Roll100 The Yiddish Policemen‘s Union, Quiet, Gwenhwyfar

#OokBOokClub Men at Arms

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Emeralds

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Patchwork Girl of Oz

#QueerBC Black Water Sister

#ThematicCozies Claws Out

#JuneOfARC The Hanging City, Written in Bone

I wanted so much more of this, more depth, more narrative, the rather simplistic format left me a little bereft. It's still an amazing book though.

#QueerBC

What a wild ride. Political upheaval, rebellion led by a tyrant's children, genetic engineering, fanciful creatures, non-binary characters. It was everything. #QueerBC @PuddleJumper #LitsyAtoZ I used the author's name @Texreader

Happy Pride Month everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The tagged book is my choice for June‘s #QueerBC and I can‘t wait to get to it. I‘ve loved everything else I‘ve read by Zen Cho, although this looks pretty different.

#SundayFunday Hope you all have a safe and wonderful day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

It is time to pick the #QueerBC author for July;

https://forms.gle/wFB1MJ7b7vk9FwzG9

There's a lot going on in June because of Pride

The chosen author is Zen Cho

There is also #PrideRec2025 where you can recommend books around the Pride flag and there's even a bingo board for those that like that.

Hey #QueerBC peeps, May is almost over so here are some discussion questions for our author Neon Yang! (Formerly known as JY Yang.) Answer any or all if you're so inclined!