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Lydia Millet’s FAIR ONES is funny, sad and sharp on how grief coexists with everyday life (while taking on guns, plea bargains, prison reform, and restorative justice along the way). Thanks to W. W. Norton & NetGalley for the ARC. @wwnorton.com #FairOnes #LydiaMillet #BookReview bit.ly/4znra8h

"Fair Ones": A Mystery, Almost - Judicial Junkie

Lydia Millet’s Fair Ones begins with a violent death and becomes a mystery about grief, friendship, gun laws and the limits of justice.

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October is 2SLGBTQ+ History Month! Highlighting role models, pioneers, and trailblazers, this month represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Read personal stories and explore the history of the community with our booklist: bit.ly/2SLGBTQHM.

Selected book covers from the KCLS 2SLGBTQ+ History Month booklist. The book covers are on a holographic rainbow gradient background. The books, left to right and top to bottom, are as follows: Say Nephew by Steven Pfau, Mighty Real by Barry Walters, A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost, Trans History by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett, How Queer Bookshops Changed the World by A.J. West, What is Queer Food? by John Birdsall, Changing Gender by Susan Stryker, Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs, and Queer and How We Got Here by Hazel Newlevant.

January reads I hope to get to soon: THE POISON PALACE by Shreya Ila Anasuya, TASTES LIKE SEEING GOD by Nina Michiko Tam, DOVECOMBE by Alex Clark, A NEW KIND OF CLEAN by Iain Reid and Ellie Foumbi. #ewgc

The cover of A New Kind of Clean depicts a long white hallway with the title in smudged pink and red lettering.The cover of Dovecombe depicts a small black tree in the middle of a white background. The tree resembles a skull and there are burn marks on the edge of the image.The cover of The Poison Palace depicts an Indian woman turned away from the viewer with several dark blue snakes entwined around her and peeking up over her head.The cover of Tastes Like Seeing God depicts a table crowded with dishes and several pairs of hands and arms visible around its edges.