Brock’s Gay Bookshelf
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✨probably yapping about gay things, book stuff, and marketing ✨
*Can also be found on Bookstagram, Threads, and TikTok*
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I was born in the right generation. I love listening to Taylor Swift and reading books about men kissing
July 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I was born in the right generation. I love listening to Taylor Swift and reading books about men kissing
Diving my future in the soggy cookie crumbs at the bottom of my coffee like they’re tea leaves
June 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Diving my future in the soggy cookie crumbs at the bottom of my coffee like they’re tea leaves
Who needs OF when gay smut books exist 🌶️
June 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who needs OF when gay smut books exist 🌶️
Here’s some of the gay books I’ve been reading lately ☺️
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Here’s some of the gay books I’ve been reading lately ☺️
Be honest, do you like my new sunnies? 😎
June 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Be honest, do you like my new sunnies? 😎
*Slams laptop shut until Tuesday and opens book about queer witches on fire island*
May 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
*Slams laptop shut until Tuesday and opens book about queer witches on fire island*
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A long weekend means extra reading time 💚
May 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A long weekend means extra reading time 💚
What I’m reading atm! Spoiler alert: it’s v gay as usual
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What I’m reading atm! Spoiler alert: it’s v gay as usual
April Re-cap ⏪
May 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
April Re-cap ⏪
New kindle accessory unlocked 🔓
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New kindle accessory unlocked 🔓
Post your bookish content! One day you could be flown out to LA to celebrate books and reading with 100+ other bookish content creators, put up in the Beverley Wilshire (like, hello?!), and meet authors like Adam Silvera and R. F. Kuang 🤯
#shelvesandthecity LA was the absolute best 💖🫶
#shelvesandthecity LA was the absolute best 💖🫶
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Post your bookish content! One day you could be flown out to LA to celebrate books and reading with 100+ other bookish content creators, put up in the Beverley Wilshire (like, hello?!), and meet authors like Adam Silvera and R. F. Kuang 🤯
#shelvesandthecity LA was the absolute best 💖🫶
#shelvesandthecity LA was the absolute best 💖🫶
Can I interest you in a dark academia gay fey Romantasy?
This was my first Kellen Graves book and it certainly won’t be my last (and not just bc I didn’t realize this was the first in an 8 book series 😅)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Oh and it’s available on Kindle Unlimited! Full review posted on my Insta 🫶
This was my first Kellen Graves book and it certainly won’t be my last (and not just bc I didn’t realize this was the first in an 8 book series 😅)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Oh and it’s available on Kindle Unlimited! Full review posted on my Insta 🫶
March 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Can I interest you in a dark academia gay fey Romantasy?
This was my first Kellen Graves book and it certainly won’t be my last (and not just bc I didn’t realize this was the first in an 8 book series 😅)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Oh and it’s available on Kindle Unlimited! Full review posted on my Insta 🫶
This was my first Kellen Graves book and it certainly won’t be my last (and not just bc I didn’t realize this was the first in an 8 book series 😅)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Oh and it’s available on Kindle Unlimited! Full review posted on my Insta 🫶
Why is trying to decide what books to read while you’re traveling so stressful?! Like it has to be the right book so I don’t ruin the vibe, ya know?
March 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is trying to decide what books to read while you’re traveling so stressful?! Like it has to be the right book so I don’t ruin the vibe, ya know?
Couldn’t decide which book to start next from my Trans rights Readathon TBR but ended up going with TILL DEATH by Kellen McDaniel, a YA vampire romantic horror novel, that I literally just got in the mail from Simon Teen today 🩸
March 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Couldn’t decide which book to start next from my Trans rights Readathon TBR but ended up going with TILL DEATH by Kellen McDaniel, a YA vampire romantic horror novel, that I literally just got in the mail from Simon Teen today 🩸
It’s the first day of the Trans Rights Readathon! Here’s what I’m planning on reading between now and Trans Day of Visibility + some books I want to add to my TBR 🙌
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Celebrating Trans Joy Through Literature
My Picks for the Trans Rights Readathon
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March 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s the first day of the Trans Rights Readathon! Here’s what I’m planning on reading between now and Trans Day of Visibility + some books I want to add to my TBR 🙌
open.substack.com/pub/brocksga...
open.substack.com/pub/brocksga...
Got some Bookmail from Lush 🤩
They sent me a copy of Dylan Mulvaney’s new memoir PAPER DOLL and their limited-edition bath bomb—the Late Bloomer—which 75% of profits(minus taxes) go directly to trans-led orgs 🏳️⚧️ we love to see it 👏
Def adding this one to my #transrightsreadathon TBR 📚
They sent me a copy of Dylan Mulvaney’s new memoir PAPER DOLL and their limited-edition bath bomb—the Late Bloomer—which 75% of profits(minus taxes) go directly to trans-led orgs 🏳️⚧️ we love to see it 👏
Def adding this one to my #transrightsreadathon TBR 📚
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Got some Bookmail from Lush 🤩
They sent me a copy of Dylan Mulvaney’s new memoir PAPER DOLL and their limited-edition bath bomb—the Late Bloomer—which 75% of profits(minus taxes) go directly to trans-led orgs 🏳️⚧️ we love to see it 👏
Def adding this one to my #transrightsreadathon TBR 📚
They sent me a copy of Dylan Mulvaney’s new memoir PAPER DOLL and their limited-edition bath bomb—the Late Bloomer—which 75% of profits(minus taxes) go directly to trans-led orgs 🏳️⚧️ we love to see it 👏
Def adding this one to my #transrightsreadathon TBR 📚
They’re banning our books and defunding our libraries yet people still have the audacity to get on the internet and say that reading isn’t political
March 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
They’re banning our books and defunding our libraries yet people still have the audacity to get on the internet and say that reading isn’t political
One thing about me is I LOVEEE a short chapter 😌
March 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
One thing about me is I LOVEEE a short chapter 😌
Finished reading THE PRINCE OF SORROWS by Kellen Graves on KU last night and then found out it’s gunna be an 8 book series 😳
March 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Finished reading THE PRINCE OF SORROWS by Kellen Graves on KU last night and then found out it’s gunna be an 8 book series 😳
A trilogy is the perfect series length for me 😌 I don’t have it in me for these 6+ book series these days
March 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A trilogy is the perfect series length for me 😌 I don’t have it in me for these 6+ book series these days
“I have been made a weapon and they plunged me into your heart.”
Recently read THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and it was gorgeously written 😍 A sapphic love story unfolding across time and space through the correspondence between two rival agents. A short and unforgettable read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
Recently read THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and it was gorgeously written 😍 A sapphic love story unfolding across time and space through the correspondence between two rival agents. A short and unforgettable read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“I have been made a weapon and they plunged me into your heart.”
Recently read THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and it was gorgeously written 😍 A sapphic love story unfolding across time and space through the correspondence between two rival agents. A short and unforgettable read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
Recently read THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and it was gorgeously written 😍 A sapphic love story unfolding across time and space through the correspondence between two rival agents. A short and unforgettable read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
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Here's your reminder to make time to read today 📖
February 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's your reminder to make time to read today 📖
Last night I got inspired to revive my substack. The refreshed newsletter is gunna focus on Queer literature, lifestyle, and book marketing 🫶 Some posts on deck:
❤️🔥 my spicy romance book dinner party (no, I won’t shut up about it)
📚 publisher influencer marketing programs
🌈 my Queer TBR
❤️🔥 my spicy romance book dinner party (no, I won’t shut up about it)
📚 publisher influencer marketing programs
🌈 my Queer TBR
February 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Last night I got inspired to revive my substack. The refreshed newsletter is gunna focus on Queer literature, lifestyle, and book marketing 🫶 Some posts on deck:
❤️🔥 my spicy romance book dinner party (no, I won’t shut up about it)
📚 publisher influencer marketing programs
🌈 my Queer TBR
❤️🔥 my spicy romance book dinner party (no, I won’t shut up about it)
📚 publisher influencer marketing programs
🌈 my Queer TBR
Hot girl walks are gunna hateee to see me coming now
February 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hot girl walks are gunna hateee to see me coming now
I’m hosting a spicy romance themed dinner party next week and I also wanna do a cute bookish craft 💕
Right now I’m thinking book page roses or bookmarks of some kind…but chat pls give me some other ideas 😅
Right now I’m thinking book page roses or bookmarks of some kind…but chat pls give me some other ideas 😅
February 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I’m hosting a spicy romance themed dinner party next week and I also wanna do a cute bookish craft 💕
Right now I’m thinking book page roses or bookmarks of some kind…but chat pls give me some other ideas 😅
Right now I’m thinking book page roses or bookmarks of some kind…but chat pls give me some other ideas 😅