Danika Ellis

2 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Danika Ellis

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Tomorrow is June 10th, which would have been Maurice Sendak’s 96th birthday. He was one of the greats in children’s literature. He wrote and illustrated dozens of books, but his biggest hit was Where the Wild Things Are, one of the most popular picture books of all time.

3 weeks ago | lesbrary.com | Danika Ellis

When Tressa Fay gets a text from a wrong number, it’s not long before they’re flirting. In fact, they decide to meet up that night. But when she arrives at the bar, Tressa Fay is disappointed to realize the cute engineer is not there, despite Meryl’s continual texts insisting she is. Soon, Tressa Fay learns a few key facts about Meryl: she’s texting Tressa Fay from eight months ago, and—unbeknownst to her—in the intervening months, Meryl disappears. Can Tressa Fay prevent her disappearance?

3 weeks ago | lesbrary.com | Danika Ellis

Ten Incarnations of Rebellion takes place in an alternate version of 1960s India, where British colonists’ brutal crackdown successfully quashed earlier attempts at independence. We meet Kalki as a teenager. Her father’s fight for freedom forced him to flee their home, and Kalki hasn’t heard from him since. Despite his rebellion liking costing his life, Kalki is following in his footsteps, in her own way.

3 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Danika Ellis

We made it to June, the month when I am the most powerful. The sun is out, my birthday is coming up, and it’s Pride! What could be better? Of course, I have so many books I want to get to this month—it’s beginning to get a little ridiculous. But in the optimism of a reader, I still want to hear your recommendations! What did you read in May, and what’s on your TBR for June? Also, how is your progress through the Read Harder Challenge going? How many tasks have you completed so far?

3 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Danika Ellis

It’s Pride month, which is the perfect excuse to buy and read a bunch of queer books. One method I really enjoy for finding new books is to take the recommendations of my favorite authors. Carmen Maria Machado hasn’t led me astray yet. Unfortunately, I don’t have these authors on speed dial, but luckily, they usually have shared their recommendations publicly. Below I’ve put together queer book recommendations from 11 beloved queer authors.