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Adam Burgess
Category: Gender Identity
Thoughts on Two LGBTQ Pride Reads
Like A Love Story Abdi Nazemian’s young adult historical fiction novel, Like A Love Story, is the fourth LGBTQ-themed book I’ve read this month. Like the others, it has not disappointed. Every good coming-out-story, like every good coming-of-age story from Little Women to The… Continue Reading “Thoughts on Two LGBTQ Pride Reads”
Every Day by David Levithan
Can you imagine yourself not as a physical being, but as an ethereal entity – a formless consciousness that floats through life from day-to-day, always looking like someone different but always knowing yourself to be the same? Every day since birth, A wakes up… Continue Reading “Every Day by David Levithan”
Review: Claiming One by E.J. Runyon
Claiming One by R.J. Runyon Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 23 Full Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher, Inspired Quill, with whom I have a working relationship; however, I was not in any way involved in the… Continue Reading “Review: Claiming One by E.J. Runyon”
Thoughts: Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 5 Orlando is Virginia Woolf’s sixth major work and was written in a year, between To the Lighthouse and The Waves. It is an epic novel and historical biography which follows… Continue Reading “Thoughts: Orlando by Virginia Woolf”
Review: Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde
In honor of the paperback release of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s fabulous novel, Jumpstart the World, I wanted to re-post my review of the book. Let me know what you think, and head over HERE to learn more about the author and the book. If you… Continue Reading “Review: Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde”
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