@negative12dollarbill@bookstodon oh my goodness, this does sound like an emotional gut-punch. Reminds me a little of Heaven, by Mieko Kawakami, which was a terrifying glimpse of bullying in Japanese schools.
Today I will un-hauling all the books I own by Christina Dalcher including Femlandia which is a book I absolutely loved and have raved about but finding out the author is a raging Transphobe who almost puts JK to shame is a deal breaker for me.
I won't support these vile people in way and don't want their books in my house.
What I can't figure out is why some authors speak out in obviously offensive ways like this in the first place. Why court controversy? It's not just horrid, but also harms their careers. Maybe hatred is something people just can't hide?
Attacking an already vulnerable group, who are just trying to exist, is absolutely unforgiveable.
Book Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #20Books Book One: @bookstodon
@bookstodon and other avid readers, either I'm terrible at searching, or what I am looking for doesn't exist (in the U.S.)
I am interested in a print-only (no digital) adult graphic novel subscription service, not comics, and not the superhero stuff. Do I need to search by bookstores? Cratejoy is for the U.K. only, and I thought Panels would be perfect: quarterly, indie pubs, but I can only find their digital app. I would like physical copies, in a monthly or quarterly box subscription.
@bookstodon on this #WorldRefugeeDay I'd like to both list and solicit recommendations for books about refugees. With the deepening Climate Crisis, each of us could find ourselves in such a position at any time.
My rec's:
The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri
Illegal, Eoin Colfer
Welcome To The New World, Jake Halpern, Michael Sloan
