Celebrate Pride Month by diving into these (mostly) nonfiction queer-focused novels by queer-creators.
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2023: My Year In Reading
Revisit my year in reading.
2023: The Best and Worst Books I Read
I had no trouble narrowing down my “best” list this year, but “worst” was another story. Truthfully, I read a lot of mediocre books – many I should’ve given up on – which means this was a year dominated by quantity and not quality.
2023: The Best and Worst Audiobook Narrations I Heard
In a year where 67 percent of my reading was listening, I experienced the good, the bad and the downright ugly of audiobook performances and production. With that said, here are the 10 best and 12 worst audiobook narrations I heard in 2023.
A Conversation About “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears
For a generation of Millennial readers, the release of Britney Spears’ memoir was a landmark moment: the opportunity for our beloved superstar to say her piece after more than a decade of forced silence. As a lifelong fan, it is difficult for me to be unbiased in my assessment of the narrative crafted with ghostwriter Sam Lansky, so I once again invited my friend Heather to discuss it.
Read With Pride: My 2023 Pride Month Reading List
Not every act of defiance requires a protest. In fact, one of the most radical things you can do to support and honor the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month is to read.
2022: My Year In Reading - The Stats
My 2022 reading goal was to have 45 percent of books read be written by authors not like me, defined by being a white, cis-gendered male who identifies as gay. Factoring in all diversity markers (and multiple books by the same authors), 53% of books read qualified under the “not like me” umbrella.
2022: The Worst Books I Read
Ultimately, for the amount of books I read in 2022, there were only a few that I actively disliked. While there were many that felt incredibly average, I was able to find redeeming qualities in most reads - even the 22 titles reflected here that account for the lower 20 percent of my total reading.
2022: The Best Books I Read
I read a lot of great books this year, so I forced myself to narrow down the list to 10 favorites and 10 honorable mentions. These two lists comprise less than 20 percent of my overall reads, so they really were the cream of the crop.
2022: The Best and Worst Audiobook Narrations I Heard
After listening to more than 70 audiobooks in 2022, I can definitively state these are the 10 best and seven worst audiobook narrations I heard.
2022: My Year In Books
This year, I attempted more than 100 books - 102 to be exact - and only abandoned one read (although I should’ve given up on several others). Explore all the books I read in 2022.
12 Books I’ll Attempt to Read for Pride Month
While I won’t get to every book on this list in June, I will read them at some point this year, because each represents a facet of queer life – humor, resiliency and love – that continues to propel us forward.
“Little Women” and the Other Classics I Read This Year
While I read fewer classics than usual, there was only one that fell flat — a truly remarkable achievement in my eyes!
Can You Still Handle Pandemic-Focused Novels?
From the Bible to “World War Z,” humanity has turned to art and literature to help understand pandemics, which, in reality, are a not infrequent occurrences when you look at world history. And part of that healing and processing comes from being entertained.
Five Book Adaptations I Actually Want to See
Watching the “Fear Street” trilogy on Netflix got me thinking about the book adaptations I actually want to see.
Mid-Year Check-In: The Best (and Worst) Books and Audiobooks of 2021
Of the 43 books completed, most have been relatively mediocre with only five solidly five-star reads a few more strong recommendations.
13 Genre-Spanning Books About LGBTQIA+ Experiences
For Pride month, I’ve committed to reading only stories written by LGBTQIA+ writers and/or featuring predominately queer characters.
If you’re interested in a similar challenge, let me help you narrow down your choices with a little “Read This, Not That: Pride Edition.”
My 2021 Pride Month Reading List
This year I’m going all in on Pride month reading by only choosing to read stories written by LGBTQ+ writers and/or featuring predominately queer characters. Getting through eight novels in a month is a stretch – even when I was quarantining – but I’m committed to prioritizing this list.
A Blogging Retrospective
Today marks one year since I launched Please Read It To Me, a quarantine hobby that provided both a creative outlet and distraction in a challenging year.
Do You Have Literary Genre Bias?
How often do you step outside your literary comfort zone?