GLBT Challenge
“Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
Title: “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1
Author: Daniel Heath Justice
Publication Date: September 2005
ISBN: 9780973139662
Number of Pages: 220
Kynship tells of the Everland, home of the forest-dwelling Kyn and the other Eld-Folk since time immemorial, a deep green world of ancient mystery and sacred shadow. The wyr-powers of the Kyn and the other Eld [...]
"I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir" by Jennifer Finney Boylan
“I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir” by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780767921756
Number of Pages: 288
I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted is a memoir about growing up in a haunted house, and an exploration of what it means to be “haunted.” It was published by Doubleday/Broadway in January 2008, and [...]
TSS: Catching up on Books Read & TV Shows Watched
Before I get into the actual commentaries, I wanted to welcome my brother to my blog. I ended up showing him my previous post (“Learning to Pay Attention to the Stereotypes“) because he wanted to know why I wasn’t watching Stargate Universe. Now I’m trying to get him to do at lest one guest post [...]
"Skin Folk" by Nalo Hopkinson
“Skin Folk” by Nalo Hopkinson
Publication Date: May 2008
ISBN: 9780446678032
Number of Pages: 272
The title “Skin Folk” comes from folkore. Throughout the Caribbean there are stories about people who aren’t what they seem. Skin gives these folk their human shape. Peel it off, and their true selves emerge. They take on the shapes of animals, of fantastical [...]
TSS: Challenges and Short Stories
One of the options for Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings’ Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) Challenge is to read short stories that fit into one of the following genres: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, or Supernatural. While searching for novels to read for the challenge I’ve ended up with two books of short stories:
The [...]
"Hero" by Perry Moore
“Hero” by Perry Moore
Publication Date: May 2009
ISBN: 9781423101963
Number of Pages: 432
The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to disappoint his father. So Thom keeps two secrets from him: First is that he’s gay. The second is that he has the power to heal people. Initially, Thom had trouble controlling his powers. [...]
TSS: Challenge ideas: G/L/B/T authors & authors w/disabilities
It occurred to me yesterday that I haven’t seen challenges for reading books by G/L/B/T authors or authors with disabilities, unlike the numerous challenges for authors of color. Would anyone be interested in doing a challenges for these two groups?
I’m more familiar with disabilities than G/L/B/T but I’d like to expand my reading as much [...]
