tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post8717811086929615969..comments2024-03-24T02:23:19.870-05:00Comments on Reading In Color: Waiting on Wednesday & I Need Recommendations! And Bloomsbury + a winner!MissAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-53543351470429951762010-01-21T23:14:54.543-06:002010-01-21T23:14:54.543-06:00I second (with both hands) Necessary Hunger by Nin...I second (with both hands) Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr. I loved it. Its so so good.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-87992270567503189012010-01-21T19:57:17.509-06:002010-01-21T19:57:17.509-06:00Oh - also Empress of the World by Sara Ryan. There...Oh - also Empress of the World by Sara Ryan. There are so many things about this book I love, from the romance to the friendships to the cool academic summer campish setting and the family dramarama.<br /><br />It's just an excellent coming of age title all around that also has two girls fall in like. Fab.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-38319888654309885802010-01-21T18:40:43.364-06:002010-01-21T18:40:43.364-06:00@Lyn-I'm adding What Night Brings to the list....@Lyn-I'm adding What Night Brings to the list. Intense I believe I can handle.<br /><br />@revolutionsheep-Hard Love is on my list as is Love & Lies: Marisol's Story<br /><br />@Nathalie-Thanks I blogged/tweeted.<br /><br />@DontBoxSarah-Thank you I added Babyji, it sounds interesting and she's so teen so I'll take it. Oh and Orphea Proud! Wow it sounds really good. She's black I believe, and hte cast is described as multicultural.<br /><br />@Zetta-I'm about to check out that link. Thankyou!<br /><br />@Jodie-What They Always Tell Us sounds good.<br /><br />@Mardel-I've read Ash. Check out my review :) Loved it!<br /><br />@Colleen-Oh wow, thank you! Whenever you can, I'll email you :D<br /><br />@Nathalie-I'll check out the link. I follow Lee Wind and Queer YA.<br /><br />@Eva-The House You Pass On the Way is on my list. I'll go follow the link, thank you :)<br /><br />@LaurieAB-the Necessary Hunger sounds awesome, thank you! Added to the list.<br /><br />@Angela-I've read and reviewed Down to the Bone, I liked it.<br /><br />@Ah Yuan-Thank you for the recs. I've heard good things about February Flowers. I'll see if the mc are teens at least.<br /><br />Thank you everyone for the recommendations! Check out my GLBT challenge list to see the books I plan on reading (it's been updated)MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-27653948702364630002010-01-21T15:21:51.144-06:002010-01-21T15:21:51.144-06:00DBS, I'm glad you liked What Night Brings and ...DBS, I'm glad you liked What Night Brings and that it's getting some attention, since it was small press-published. I'll agree that it's intense, which is probably why it was originally marketed as an adult novel, but I love intense stories as long as they ring true, which this one does.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttp://web.mac.com/lynmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-85726306988246926132010-01-21T14:42:56.427-06:002010-01-21T14:42:56.427-06:00I just finished the book HARD LOVE by Ellen Wittli...I just finished the book HARD LOVE by Ellen Wittlinger. The point-of-view character is white (and straight), but the other central character in the book, Marisol, is a Puerto-Rican (by birth; raised in US by white mom and Puerto-Rican dad) lesbian. The author wrote another book from Marisol's PoV, but I haven't read it. HARD LOVE was great, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-77731864774559117742010-01-21T14:27:50.426-06:002010-01-21T14:27:50.426-06:00Hi Ari,
here's an update, thanks to a tweet f...Hi Ari,<br /><br />here's an update, thanks to a tweet from LaVora Perry. <br /><br />Bloomsbury just issued a statement on its website: <br /><b>Bloomsbury is ceasing to supply copies of the US edition of Magic Under Glass. The jacket design has caused offense and we apologize for our mistake. Copies of the book with a new jacket design will be available shortly.</b><br /><br />The link is here: <a href="http://www.bloomsburykids.com/books/catalog/magic_under_glass_hc_306" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomsburykids.com/books/catalog/magic_under_glass_hc_306</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-40847967680359029082010-01-21T11:36:40.789-06:002010-01-21T11:36:40.789-06:00I haven't read Orphea Proud but I *think* the ...I haven't read Orphea Proud but I *think* the main character is of color. I wasn't a fan of Down to the Bone. What Night Brings is fantastic but fairly intense. Notebooks of Melanin Sun by J Woodson is about a boy with a gay mom. How Beautiful The Ordinary is a collection of short stories, some of which have protags of color. I wasn't a huge fan of Love & Lies: Marisol's Story but I *think* she's latina. It's the sequel to Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger. I haven't read Babyji yet, and it's coded as an adult book, but it's a coming of age book about a girl in India. And Dykes to Watch Out For, while usually shelved as adult graphic novel, I think has a lot of appeal to older YA readers. Oh, also, Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties is also a fantastic novel about chicana women, but it's usually seen as an adult novel.DontBoxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984411997072308438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-74943267870253376962010-01-21T08:00:56.374-06:002010-01-21T08:00:56.374-06:00Hey, Ari--this link was just posted on the Carl Br...Hey, Ari--this link was just posted on the Carl Brandon Society listserv:<br /><br />More than 50 books by Queer People of Color<br /><br />http://zahrawithaz.livejournal.com/12471.htmlZettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073292465074072114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-19298076024791483532010-01-21T07:17:55.673-06:002010-01-21T07:17:55.673-06:00Down to the Bone has been recommended thricely I s...Down to the Bone has been recommended thricely I see, that was my main go to title. You could try 'What they Always Tell Us' by Martin Wilson, the main gay character is white, but the guy who he's attracted to is mixed race (Indian British American if I remember rightly). I'm not sure if it's quite what you're looking for because race is not an issue examined in the book, but it was lovely to see someone write a gay, mixed relationship as if it was not a big deal, as if it was an everyday occurence.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-20169975626787945112010-01-21T04:37:06.825-06:002010-01-21T04:37:06.825-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-73643738092696763152010-01-21T02:51:03.912-06:002010-01-21T02:51:03.912-06:00I'm not sure what ethnicity the main character...I'm not sure what ethnicity the main character is, but have you read Ash by Malinda Lo? I might not have spelled her first name right. It's supposed to be pretty good, and it's YA.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-2407445827604863442010-01-20T23:58:40.911-06:002010-01-20T23:58:40.911-06:00Ari - I've got an ARC of The Firefly Letters. ...Ari - I've got an ARC of The Firefly Letters. I've read it, I think it's quite well done (and nice note on what's true and what's fic at the end) and I'm happy to send the ARC your way. I need to write my review still however - and I'm beyond backed up right now. So it would be about 2 weeks. When I'm done I'll send you an email and see if you still need it.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-35988041411651692812010-01-20T22:25:19.103-06:002010-01-20T22:25:19.103-06:00I suggest What Night Brings, by Carla Trujillo. It...I suggest What Night Brings, by Carla Trujillo. It wasn't originally published as YA, but it has been embraced by many YA librarians and high school media specialists. The language is powerful, as is Trujillo's depiction of Latina protagonist Marci, struggling to come to terms with her lesbian identity in the face of a physically abusive father and religious school teachers who assure her she is going to Hell.<br /><br />I have a copy if you need one.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttp://web.mac.com/lynmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-13573455543422222422010-01-20T22:02:46.263-06:002010-01-20T22:02:46.263-06:00For GLBTQ rec' contact Lee Wind http://www.lee...For GLBTQ rec' contact Lee Wind http://www.leewind.org/<br /><br />and also check Daisy Porter website. She's a librarian, and has all the categories you can possibly look for: <br />http://daisyporter.org/queerya/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-52815633056634455942010-01-20T21:56:24.306-06:002010-01-20T21:56:24.306-06:00Ari, have you read this post? http://bit.ly/4U3rAM...Ari, have you read this post? http://bit.ly/4U3rAM<br /><br />I think you'll find it interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-44338322525465606952010-01-20T21:48:35.905-06:002010-01-20T21:48:35.905-06:00Ah! And while I was typing Eva came up with Down t...Ah! And while I was typing Eva came up with Down to the Bone, lol.<br /><br />I also wanted to add that <i>The Firefly Letters</i> sounds very interesting - I'm always a big fan of books that openly address feminism :-) I'll be interested to see if, since Fredrika is accompanied by a slave, this book is going to look at some of the less savory aspects of suffrage movement (ie, they were quite racist sometimes)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13223450892316241062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-55958362537788793072010-01-20T21:45:26.633-06:002010-01-20T21:45:26.633-06:00The only lesbian POC that I know of is in Down to ...The only lesbian POC that I know of is in <a href="http://bookishblather.blogspot.com/2009/01/review-down-to-bone-by-mayra-lazara.html" rel="nofollow">Down to the Bone</a> by Mayra Lazara Doyle (link goes to my review). I wasn't a big fan of the book, but the main character is latina (I just re-read my review and I didn't get more specific-my bad there)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13223450892316241062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-23482686540486060042010-01-20T21:42:30.787-06:002010-01-20T21:42:30.787-06:00Jacqueline Woodson's The House You Pass on the...Jacqueline Woodson's The House You Pass on the Way has a biracial lesbian/questioning main character.<br /><br />My other recs would all be adult lit. But White is for Witching is about 18-year-olds, and one of the characters (not the main one, but she narrates a good portion of the story) is a lesbian Nigerian British girl.<br /><br />Oh! I haven't read it yet, but Down to the Bone is a YA novel w/ a Cuban lesbian protagonist. I bet you already know about that one though!<br /><br />I made a list of GLBT books last year, and I include descriptions that mention the race and sexual orientation of the characters...it's mainly adult books, but in case it would help: http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/challenges-and-read-a-longs-oh-my/#glbtEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-80216921084554464632010-01-20T21:35:31.186-06:002010-01-20T21:35:31.186-06:00I just read a novel whose main characters are lesb...I just read a novel whose main characters are lesbian POC: The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr. It was excellent. I heard about it on Justine Larbalestier's blog; it's about high school girl basketball players.LaurieA-Bhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-11086548868120571672010-01-20T21:24:05.846-06:002010-01-20T21:24:05.846-06:00Hmm, I'm really not big on reading poetry ATM ...Hmm, I'm really not big on reading poetry ATM but it does sound fascinating. <br /><br />Huh, the only Lesbian POC titles I know are all Adult novels. =/ But will list authors/titles anyhow: Dionne Brand (What We All Long For), Larissa Lai (Salt Fish Girl), and Fan Wu (February Flowers). OH! And if you want a short story, N.K. Jemisin now has a short story up for A Story For Haiti <a href="http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/" rel="nofollow">The Effluent Engine</a> (I don't think that's YA either but this has more crossover appeal and EEEEEEE STEAMPUNK!! *-*)yuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106464795070487558noreply@blogger.com