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@readwithrhys.bsky.social

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L.R. Lam @lrlam.bsky.social · last yr.

Back on the No AI Starter Pack trend, this time with the devils! @elizabethmay.bsky.social and I released the Seven Devils duology in the midst of lockdown, which kept us from promoting the series as well as we would have liked. (1/2)

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · last yr.

Idk how many more fucking times I can say “promoting and buying HP related stuff is directly affecting trans peoples lives” to get it through people’s FUCKING SKULLS YOU CANT SEPARATE THE ART FROM THE ARTIST WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVELY DOING HARM.

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · last yr.

I love using libby, especially since I recently figured out I could get an Edmonton Public Library card as a U of Alberta student, it’s been a GAME CHANGER for reading on my kobo! I’m reading Blood Like Magic rn (LOVING it), and hoping to start Babel this weekend!

Screenshot of my libby loan page with Babel by RF Kuang audiobook and These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs audiobook

Screenshot of my libby loan page with Blood Like Magic and Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury ebooks

Screenshot of my libby loan page with The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis ebook and The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez audiobook

Screenshot of my libby loan page with Valid by Chris Bergeron ebook

TJ Alexander (they/them)@tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · last yr.

Wrote a bit of a thing on instagram, where I assume I'm not preaching to the choir AS much as here, but I want to reiterate the point that the founder of TDoV Rachel Crocker made a few years ago, that Trans Visibility can & should focus on visible allyship. Not 1 or 2 posts a year. Real allyship

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · last yr.

My March reading has been very good. I love it. So many new favourites, plus reread some old favourites that hold up (Catching Fire, Mockingjay, Truth Telling, The Wicked Bargain, The Companion)! Read quite a few for my Trans Reading Challenge! Hope to finish 2/3 of my CRs too! #transbooks #books

Storygraph March 2025 ratings collage; Catching Fire and Mockingjay (5), Oathbound (5), Emberclaw (5), Truth Telling (5), Tempest Take Me Home (5), The Revenge of Captain Vassia (5), The Wicked Bargain (5), By Way of Sorrow (3.5), Survivor’s Guilt (4), Sunrise on the Reaping (5), The Woods All Black (4), Paper Dolls (5), The Gentleman’s Gentleman (4), Strange Bedfellows (4), Muted Vol 1 (4), This Delicious Death (4), Miss Major Speaks (5), The Flowered Blade (5), The Companion (4), The Perks of Loving a Wallflower (4).

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · last yr.

April 2025 #transbooks releases 🏳️‍⚧️ #trans #books #diversebooks

Slide 1- a pink and light red gradient background with a white border. Title is in black block letters and says “April 2025 Trans Book Releases” and a rainbow in the trans colours is to the top right of the title, with my username readwithrhys underneath it.

Slide 2- a pink and light red gradient background with a white border. Books: Unsex Me Here by Aurora Mattia (April 1, litfic/short stories, trans femme MCs), A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton (April 1, adult, trans femme MCs), Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik (April 1, litfic/short stories, trans masc MCs), Ollie in Between by Jess Callans (April 8, middle grade, nonbinary MC), Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom (April 8, adult thriller, nonbinary MC), Family Week by Sarah Moon (April 15, middle grade, trans masc MC).

Slide 3- a pink and light red gradient background with a white border. Books: Notes From a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (April 15, adult sci-fi, trans masc MC), Chaos King by Kacen Callender (April 15, YA fantasy, trans boy MC, genderfluid MC, sequel), Saint Death’s Herald by C.S.E. Cooney (April 22, adult fantasy, nonbinary MC, sequel), The Lilac People by Milo Todd (April 29, historical, trans man MC), My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner (April 29, adult romance, nonbinary MC), Awakened by A.E. Osworth (April 29, adult fantasy, trans femme MC, trans masc MC, nonbinary MC).

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · last yr.

If you’re posting trans books recommendations and I don’t see a single trans women or trans femme character written by a trans women or trans femme author, side eye 👀 absolute side eye

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I don’t have any current reads right now and it feels so weird! I finished The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo earlier and haven’t picked my next read yet 🤣 I have no idea what to read next

TJ Alexander (they/them)@tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

While I'm really glad reading challenges help cis readers find new books by trans & nonbinary authors, I hope those same readers take these challenges as an opportunity to interrogate their own biases.

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I added some books to my trans spreadsheet today, and we’re up to 1,280 books! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Trans Lead Books/Trans Authors

docs.google.com

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

Update: I finished both of them today and OH MY GOD 5 STARS EACH!!! 😭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 @cknightwrites.bsky.social @cozywitch.bsky.social yall are both amazing and writing gay and trans pirates 🏴‍☠️❤️

Rhys@readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

The vibes of my current reads are: - Trans 🏳️‍⚧️ - Queer af 🏳️‍🌈 - Queer pirates 🏴‍☠️ And I love it 😤🙌🏼 might even reread The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa ps, thanks @cknightwrites.bsky.social for an ARC! I’m loving it 🙌🏼

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

Looking for a year long trans reading challenge? This is my second year hosting the Trans Reading Challenge! If you use Storygraph, I made a challenge on there. If you just want the prompts, head over to my IG or take a look with this link! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

Trans Reading Challenge Year 2 (2025)

Year 2 is here! Last year, I created this challenge because I didn’t find a reading challenge ...

app.thestorygraph.com

TJ Alexander (they/them)@tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy pub day to my first historical romance, A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN Buy links: tjalexander.com#books4 And a little🧵 about it...

Me, a white nonbinary person with glasses, holding up the book.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2y ago

I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence. This is a campaign of eradication. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’ve read Legendborn 3 times now, and it’s the type of book that gets better with EVERY read. I’ll be honest, I hated Sel the 1st time. The 2nd time, he started to grow on me, and the 3rd? I love him. But golden retriever Nick has been my fav since my 1st read through 🙂‍↕️

haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · 2y ago

well, it's official! my gender-affirming sterilization surgery is happening in 2 weeks (march 14— fingers crossed nothing comes up). i'm lucky to have insurance but it's not all covered:( venmo: haleystrass paypal: haleylana18@gmail.com please boost if you can! US donors get free stickers:)

image of Haley (a white person with glasses and a blue mask) holding up a colorful "read queer all year" sticker. text says: "if you want to contribute, my venmo is haleystrass" "or donate via my ko-fi in bio!" "if you donate $10 or more, i'll mail you a sticker! (US only)" "lol just got the official cost of my sterilization surgery,,, $2365. surgery is in 2 weeks!"

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can I go on TikTok for one night at the end of each month and not see the typical “how do people read 20+ books a month? That’s impossible” videos/comments like fuckkkkkkkk off

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s my birthday so have 24 (or more…) recommendations from me! If you take any recommendations from me, make it these ✨ (1/2) #books #booksky #diversebooks #transbooks

blue gradient background (light blue to a darker but still light blue) with a white border around the edges. The title is in black block letters and says “24 Books for my 24th Birthday”, with my username readwithrhys underneath in smaller black block letters.

blue gradient background (light blue to a darker but still light blue) with a white border around the edges. Books included: Seven Devils by L.R. Lam and Elizabeth May, Dragonfall by L.R. Lam, The Falconer by Elizabeth May (2025 edition), Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.

blue gradient background (light blue to a darker but still light blue) with a white border around the edges. Books included: Jade War by Fonda Lee, The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore.

blue gradient background (light blue to a darker but still light blue) with a white border around the edges. Books included: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White, Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright.

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just stayed up wayyyyy past my bedtime to finish this book…SO worth it. The Broposal by Sonora Reyes is phenomenal and you should read it

Screenshot from Storygraph of The Broposal by Sonora Reyes. I rated it 4 stars

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m going to make a thread of my trans book releases IG posts here, starting with January/February!

yellow and pink gradient background with a thin white border around the edges. In black block letters, the title in the middle says “January/February 2025 Trans Book Releases”, and to the left is the word “love” in the trans flag colours (light blue, light pink and white). Underneath the title is my username readwithrhys in black.

yellow and pink gradient background with a thin white border around the edges. “January” books: Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (adult sci-fi; BIPOC a gender MC), Trans & Disabled (essays), Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan (adult litfic; BIPOC trans woman MC), Single Player by Tara Tai (adult romance; BIPOC nonbinary MC), The Dark One by Taylor Hubbard (adult erotica; trans man MC, trans man LI, T4T), The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill (adult magical realism; trans man MC)

yellow and pink gradient background with a thin white border around the edges. “January” books: This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So (YA contemporary; BIPOC nonbinary MC), Ring by Michelle Lerner (adult litfic; nonbinary MC), Don’t Let Cha Cha Die by Carrie Hetherwell (adult sci-fi; nonbinary MC), The Quick and the Dead by Emma Hinds (historical fiction; nonbinary MC), Sweet Girls and Bluebirds by Caroline Sophia Hamel (YA contemporary: trans woman MC)

yellow and pink gradient background with a thin white border around the edges. “February” books: Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars (adult mystery; nonbinary MC), A World Worth Saving by Kyla Lukoff (middle grade fantasy; trans boy MC), A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States (nonfiction), Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis (adult fantasy; trans lesbian MC), Love in Exile by Shon Faye (memoir), Orion and the Cloudkillers by Harri D. Gordon (YA contemporary; trans boy MC), Ikarys and the Damned by Taylor Hubbard (adult fantasy; trans masc MC), Cleavage by Jennifer Finney Boylan (memoir)

Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Aromantic spicy fantasy book rec of the day. A tired witch takes a solo holiday to a cottage and summons an agender, aromantic sex demon to help her… relax. The two have a lot of fun… relaxing. This is so great! #booksky #queerbooksky #aromanticawarenessweek

In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret. A white curvy woman standing in front of a kneeling agender demon with grey skin, in the woods

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

Rereading The Hunger Games series in today’s society is truly a different experience than when I first read them in 2012, and even when I reread them in 2020 and 2023

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have so many books on my physical tbr and what do I do? Go to the library and get 5 more books (bottom 5) 🧍🏼 HEHE WHOOPS. I love the 2 local libraries near me 😌

Stack of library books. In order from top to bottom: the knowing by tayla talaga, immortal dark by tigest girma, the t in lgbt by Jamie Raines, false hearts by lr lam, bellies by Nicola dinan, the art thieves by Andrea l Rogers, the brightness between us by Eliot schrefer, dear Medusa by Olivia a Cole, metal from heaven by August clarke, and black leopard red wolf by Marlon James

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

Why do publishers change font size in the middle of a fucking series? The Jasmine Throne has normal sized font for a tall paperback, and the audiobook is 19 hours 42 minutes. The Oleander Sword, however, has smaller text (and it’s very obvious smaller), audio is 19 hours 7 minutes. STOP THISSSSS

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I finished and YEAAAA I’m in love with the world. extremely tempted to pick up The Oleander Sword now

Rhys@readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m on page 172 of The Jasmine Throne and once again, WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO READ THIS?? My physical tbr is definitely full of books that when I read them, I’ll say “WHY TF DIDNT I READ IT SOONER”

Book cover of The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2y ago

Birnbaum said Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict care, along with another that describes the idea that someone can be trans as “gender ideology,” denies the realities of the people he treats every day.

“If somebody says the sky is green, just because they say it, doesn’t make the sky green,” Birnbaum said. “I’m looking at the medical literature, research that’s been done. I’m looking at real people in front of me. I’m not looking at some right-wing, religious ideologue who is referring to this as ‘gender ideology.’ It’s no ideology. They have the ideology. I’m dealing with science and medicine.”

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2y ago

A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.

Rhys @readwithrhys.bsky.social · 2y ago

This picture is like a month old now (gotten some new ones since then) but this is like 45% of all the books I own, and most (not all) of these books feature LGBTQ main characters. I’ve read quite a few, but if you see a favourite of yours, do comment so I can bump it up if I haven’t read it LOL