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#RiseUpReads September 2025
The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
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Content warnings: death, violence, grief, dysphoria, colonization, gun violence, slavery, transphobia, alcoholism
#RiseUpReads September 2025
The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
Content warnings: death, violence, grief, dysphoria, colonization, gun violence, slavery, transphobia, alcoholism
pickMembers of a messy queer found family deal with their life struggles, whether it is midlife parenting and dating woes, feeling isolated, needing a new job, or striving for the education they want. The characters are inclusive, and their dynamics are delightful and complex. I was a little surprised by some later happenings and how the group responds. #LGBTQIA
Thank you for the tip @ChaoticMissAdventures ! None of my libraries had a copy but I was really pleased to see my local brick and mortar Barnes and Nobel had a stack of copies. 👍 #BlameitonLitsy
#Queer #LGBTQ #trans history, #Indigenous lit, #CanLit & #comics in this 07/11/25 Friday Reads #booktube episode
https://youtu.be/dPPH51rSw-g
so-soI have mixed feelings on this book (mostly, I had a hard time figuring out what character was which) I did find the thought of anyone having a high level of testosterone in this world, would cause you to also turn into a killing machine. Horrifying, as someone with PCOS. The story of just trying to survive the world while trying to navigate forces and a virus that‘s threatening you. Pretty intense. Good for a one read.
pickThe author reads her own memoir-in-essays in this #audiobook about growing up in a hyper-masculine environment, working in her dad‘s glass repair shop in Whitehorse Yukon. Music helped her survive and to eventually come out as a #trans woman. A tender tribute to her father and to the ways music can save us. #LGBTQ #CanLit
pickListened to the audiobook narrated by the author. We meet Maria, a 20 something trans woman who is finding out she likes her freedom more than being with her gf. The 2nd part of this book is Maria meeting James in Nevada, a trans person who doesn‘t know theyre trans, yet. This book is quite a peek into the mind of a trans person. I hate the ending but love that the author uses such exact language to express every thought and feeling. A pick!
August 2025 Theme: Trans Fantasy
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Happy Pride Month! Last weekend I did classic, classics of Pride - which because they are older skewed very male. This weekend I want to do some ladies with Modern Classics (published after 1980)
All of these are FANTASTIC and worth the read.
Stone Butch Blues was written by a trans author it is novel about a lesbian that is heartfelt, sad, and for many an informative look at what being Butch in the 50-60s was like. Please check TW
5 ⭐
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