LGBTQ+ Travel & Literature
Reviews of travel guides and other literary favourites.
This past fall I was lucky enough to get to attend a reading from Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill at the Wigtown Book Festival. McGill themself pitched their book as Frankenstein meets Jurassic Park, but queer. This alone was enough to put Our Hideous Progeny next up on my TBR list. And I have …
I’ll forever be grateful to T.J. Klune for his ability to give us stories that feel like hugs in the form of paperbacks. Similar to his book, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Klune’s queer fantasy Under the Whispering Door explores what it means to be a good person. Dealing with themes of love, grief, …
Travel guides are becoming more and more diverse, filling the needs of every travellers’ niche. There’s guides for backpacking, for luxury travel, for travelling with a pet, and even a guide to the best places to kiss in Paris. Whatever you’re hoping to do or see in the world, there’s a guide for it. I’m …
The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott is a coming-of-age queer romance that wonderfully captures the mixture of careless summer adventure and teenage angst that are hallmarks of the genre. Though the book does cover some darker themes, like grief and coming to terms with your sexuality, it does it in that signature romcom way that …
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stets-Waters is a contemporary queer romance that indulges all your sweet rom-com fantasies, which are often left out of LGBTQ+ fiction. Cade Elgin is a no-nonsense business woman who focuses all her energy on running her family’s art gallery. Her professional lifestyle leaves no time for romance. So when her eccentric …
If you’re looking for a book that includes characters from all over the queer spectrum, then One Last Stop is the book for you. Casey Mcquiston has definitely earned their reputation in LGBTQ+ young adult literature, and this book does them credit. August is a bisexual twenty-three-year-old, new to New York. Having spent years watching …
I couldn’t tell you why, but it’s undeniable that mystery and crime fiction attracts a large LGBTQ+ audience. Over the decades, queer crime fiction has become its own subgenre, largely overlooked by mainstream publishers. But from Joseph Hansen, to Sandra Scoppettone, to Cheryl Head, queer authors have slowly been breaking into the literary scene. Lev …
There have been many times while writing reviews that I know I’m going to have trouble being objective. This is definitely one of those times, but thankfully I’m under no obligation to be anything but truthful. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune is easily one of the best books I’ve read in …
One of the many things shared between members of the queer community is a love of escapism, and rooted in escapism are two of my favourite hobbies; reading and travel. In fact, they’re the inspiration behind this blog. They’re also what prompted my latest book purchase; The Rainbow Atlas. Beautifully designed, The Rainbow Atlas details …