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July releases
Lauren Bell adrian j smith dan ackerman geonn cannon July new releases
If you’re anything like me, you binge watched episodes 1-6 of the latest Stranger Things season almost immediately and are eagerly awaiting the last two episodes to drop on Netflix on July 1st. But after you watch those last two episodes, then what? Well, lucky for you we have three new books that are also coming out July 1st and will be waiting for you when the credits roll at the end of episode 8! And if Stranger Things isn’t your jam, then you can just skip that first step and get right to reading!
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An introduction & a tribute
Lauren Bell community pride month Pulse Nightclub storytelling
Hello bibliophiles, my name is Ren and I’ll be taking over Supposed Crimes’ blog posts! A little about me - I recently graduated college with a degree in dramaturgy, I enjoy cosplaying in my free time, and I’ve been an ardent reader ever since I was a kid. I’m excited to write for Supposed Crimes and connect more with the LGBTQIA+/queer community!
(Content warning: the following post is going to discuss the Pulse Nightclub shooting)
I don’t mean for my first post on this blog to be a downer, but in just a couple of days we...
Saying Goodbye
Amy Leibowitz
For the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of writing for this blog. I’ve highlighted some of the wonderful books by our authors. The fun in that is both getting to read a wide range of great books as well as pointing to my colleagues and (virtually) yelling about how awesome they are.
And they really, really are.
Not only have I interacted online with these fabulous folks, I’ve also met some in person and even interviewed them for my podcast. It’s been a wild and fun ride.
It’s time for me...
More thoughts on #OwnVoices
Amy Leibowitz own voices
We spend a lot of time talking about #OwnVoices and how that specifically affects the LGBTQIA+ community. Outside of queer lit, the two most prominent discussions are often about race and disability.
There are many different views on this within both reader and writer circles (and the overlap between the two). Even though I’m usually pretty firmly on the side of primarily supporting writers engaging with their (our) own experiences, I readily concede that #OwnVoices is not equivalent to “better written.”
The reason this came up again is that I’m taking...
A little community education
Amy Leibowitz awareness culture education identity LGBTQIA politics queer social justice tips
I thought this might be a good time to do a little bit of LGBTQIA+ education. Even those of us within the community can sometimes be unaware of what affects people with identities other than our own.
It comes up periodically that someone (or usually multiple someones) take issue with the terms different parts of the community use. I’m not going to get into a spitting contest with people over it, so I’d suggest that folks do some reading on the history of different terminology. Many of the words we know now have...