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Banned Books Week
Lauren Bell
Today marks the last day of Banned Book Week here in the United States, a week dedicated to platforming the titles most challenged and banned in schools and communities. The American Library Association recently released their data on book bannings in 2022 and found that there were 2,571 unique titles challenged in the United States last year - a record high since they started compiling this data. Of the top 13 books most challenged in 2022, 8 of them were challenged for reasons relating to LGBTQ+ and/or Equity, Diversity,...
October Release Out Tomorrow
Lauren Bell
Supposed Crimes is bringing in Spooky Month with an all-new release from Geonn Cannon! The exciting sequel to All Your Storms and Ships Called She will be available to read tomorrow, be sure to check out Let the Waters Roar below!
Harriet Landau made the deal.
Now the stone containing her soul has been discovered. Her widow, Clio Landau, current captain...
The End of the Blood Ban
Lauren Bell
Exactly one month ago, the Red Cross finally implemented the new rules the FDA put out about screening for blood donations. The FDA made these changes back in May, and as of August 7, the Red Cross is adhering to them. The changes have finally done away with the “Blood Ban” that primarily impacted queer men/folks assigned male at birth**. For nearly 40 years, there were restrictions in place prohibiting men who have sex with other men from donating blood because of the risk of HIV transmission. Since...
September Releases
Lauren Bell
In another world, September 1st means that certain magical students are boarding the Hogwarts Express at Kings Cross station to take the journey to Hogwarts. Some may be inspired to reread or rewatch the series to celebrate the month, but why support the ultimate TERF when you could instead read the two new books coming out this month at Supposed Crimes!
Not Exactly the Girl You'd Bring Home by Dan Ackerman
A prequel novel to Ackerman's Sunshine and Specter series, this book is out now!
The Impact of Cosplay
Lauren Bell
Last month, I had the opportunity to attend San Diego Comic Con, one of the biggest comic and pop culture conventions in the world. I’ve been attending conventions for a decade now, and by far one of my favorite aspects of cons has always been cosplay. My cosplay closet is quite diverse in both genre (I’ve got book demigods, TV timelords, film wizards, and video game badasses) and in gender (male characters, female characters, gender fluid and nonbinary characters). As I decided on the cosplays I’d bring with me across the country (I eventually...