Category: Poetry
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‘Dear Mothman’- Gow, Robin
Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans boy dealing with the loss of his friend by writing to his favorite cryptid. Halfway through sixth grade, Noah’s best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away in a car accident. Adventurous…
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‘The Christmasaurus’- Fletcher, Tom. Devries, Shane
Tom Fletcher has re-invented his bestselling story The Christmasaurus as a rhyming picture-book adventure for younger readers to enjoy. Santa and his reindeer live as north as you can go, in a place that’s full of magic (and quite a lot of snow!). But Santa and his reindeer do not live there on their own,…
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‘Phantom Tales’- Ghoste, Octavia A.
Phantom Tales is a collection of poems recounting a life lived in an abusive home. It is a tale of desperation and hope, a stark reminder that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The story recounts tales of abuse, of love, of triumph. Phantom Tales is a powerful reminder that no matter…
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‘How to Live Free in a Dangerous World’- Lawson, Shayla
“Phenomenal…. A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose…. This is a book to read, read again, and remember.”—Imani Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award winner South to America Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with…
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‘Origami Striptease’- Munson, Peggy
Origami Striptease is a lyrical love story between a writer and an enigmatic wanderer named Jack. The speaker of the novel is a feisty journalist of tell-all erotica who seduces borderland boys–trannies, butches, and daddies–and doesn t know how quickly she will inhabit the margins she writes about. Written mostly in iambic prose, Origami Striptease…
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‘Forever Is Now’- Lockington, Mariama J.
A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us. I’m safe here. That’s how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend’s arms. School is out, and even…
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‘Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy’- Thomas, Lynne M. et. al.
The September/October 2019 Disabled People Destroy Fantasy special issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Sarah Gailey, Lane Waldman, Jei D. Marcade, Tochi Onyebuchi, Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, and Aysha U. Farah. Essays by Kari Maaren, Gwendolyn Paradice, Day Al-Mohamed, A.T. Greenblatt, Cara Liebowitz and Dominik Parisien, poetry by Roxanna Bennett, Toby MacNutt,…
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‘Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction’- Sjunneson-Henry, Elsa et. al.
COVER “And With the Lamps We Are Multitudes of Light” by Likhain EDITORIAL “The Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Manifesto” by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien FICTION “The House on the Moon” by William Alexander “Birthday Girl” by Rachel Swirsky “An Open Letter to the Family” by Jennifer Brozek “Heavy Lifting” by A. T. Greenblatt…
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