Women’s Day brings a great opportunity to celebrate books by women, especially when one remembers how historic women authors had to use male pseudonyms to protect themselves from censorship, prejudice, and the common misconception of having written something less important than the male authors. Women of color had to deal with additional judgements or an…
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It’s Pride Month and while we must read queer books all throughout the year, June definitely gives us a great reason to find more LGBTQIA+ books! But of course, a lot of the time, there’s an unintentional focus on queer books by white authors and while those stories are certainly valid and worth celebrating, such…
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May is all about highlighting books by Asian and Pacific Islander authors but often lists celebrating these stories limit themselves, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to only a section of the vast continent and many islands. This reading list is a tiny attempt at recommending works by Asian and Pacific Islander authors in its true sense.…
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Mother’s Day is a great day to tell your mama how much you love her! Of course you can and should be doing that everyday but let’s be real: we often take our mother’s love for granted as we grow up. Anyway, this is not a time to feel sad about all the morning messages…
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Adult SFF is a label often conveniently associated with only works by white cishet authors but that’s a clear disservice to not only those from marginalised communities who have contributed to diversify the tag, but also to those upcoming books that might otherwise be quickly labelled as young adult for one single reason: they’re written…
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Valentine’s Day might be anything for you but I like to assume it’s the perfect day to add some romance books by authors of color to my never-ending TBR. After all, picking up a book with romantic themes and obsessing over fictional characters who are finding or fighting their love sounds way more exciting than…
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