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Amplifying Queer Voices: Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman, best known for the Heartstopper series, is an English Author, Illustrator and Screenwriter. After writing her first novel at 17 years old, and publishing it at 20, they have gone on to write four more YA novels, and multiple spin offs from the Heartstopper comics.
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Amplifying Queer Voices: Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson, born 1914, was a Finnish author best known for her creation of the Moomin stories for children, as well as the comic strips and picture books that followed. However, the Moomins weren’t all she wrote about – there were plays for radio and theatre, poems, songs, short stories and also books aimed at…
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Queer Non-fiction to Read This Pride Month
Non-fiction has long been a staple to the queer community. Memoirs sharing our experiences and the reality of being LGBTQIA+ in different parts of the world, at different points in time, have helped educate and enlighten us to some of the harsh realities, as well as the wonderful moments of community we can experience.
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My Favourite LGBTQIA+ Themed Books
The books I read whilst growing up, shaped who I am today. As a teenager, I was fortunate enough to be exposed to a diverse range of books, many of which had themes of gender-identity and queer relationships.
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Top LGBTQIA+ Books to Read This Pride Month
It’s pride month! Tis the season for big brands to temporarily rainbow-ify their logos and release AI designed pride merch! As that is not quite my style, I will be focusing my reading this month on books by LGBTQIA+ authors, as well as books featuring queer and gender-diverse themes.
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Quarterly Book Reading Wrap-Up: Q1 2025 Highlights
Last year I read a total of 53 books, so I set this year’s goal at 80 – so far I’ve read 44. One of my New Years resolutions this year, as well as to read more, was to make use of my town’s Library.
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Understanding Autism Through Literature: A Personal Journey
As an Autistic person, I am very passionate about making the voices of Neurodiverse authors heard. When I was diagnosed just over a year ago, I felt lost. Despite the 3 year wait (thank you NHS), I hadn’t fully processed what a diagnosis would mean to me.