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Terran
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he/him, writer of SFF + queer love 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #amwriting #amreading
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My top 5 reads for October:

1. The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K Ancrum
2. The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes
3. The Lamb by Lucy Rose
4. August Lane by Regina Black
5. A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
October reading summary: 33 books, 10.5k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Reading calendar for October
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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In honor of spooky season, I’ve been reading lots of HORROR this month 👀 including some fantastic queer horror. Here’s what I read in October! #AmReading #BookSky #SpookySeason #QueerReads
Covers for 33 recent reads: A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath, River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey, The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Jade City by Fonda Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher, Slewfoot by Brom, Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen, August Lane by Regina Black, The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide, The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara, Local Heavens by KM Fajardo, Bloom by Delilah S Dawson, What Feasts at Night by T Kingfisher, The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara, Overgrowth by Mira Grant, The Second Death of Locke by VL Bovalino, The Lamb by Lucy Rose, A Vile Season by David Ferraro, Unfit to Print by KJ Charles, Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara, The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K Ancrum, Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White, Chasing the Wild by Elliott Rose, The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes, A House With Good Bones by T Kingfisher, The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver, Private Rites by Julia Armfield, Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Model Home by Rivers Solomon
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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My top 5 reads for September:

1. In Universes by Emet North (F/F)
2. Metal from Heaven by August Clarke (F/F)
3. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling (F/F)
4. The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
5. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
September reading summary: 29 books, 9.25k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Fantasy, Romance, Historical, Horror Reading calendar for September
September 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Here are my September Reads! #AmReading #BookSky #QueerReads #SapphicSeptember
Covers for 29 recent reads: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, In Universes by Emet North, Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick, Little Sip of Sin by Clio Evans, Deep as the Sky Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig, In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson, Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey, Founder's Mercy by Owen Lach, How to Bite Your Neighbor & Win A Wager by DN Bryn, Metal from Heaven by August Clarke, Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan, They Hate Each Other by Amanda Woody, Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland, Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi, The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas, The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K Mulford & K Elle Morrison, Chlorine by Jade Song, The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig, Lady Dragon by AM Strickland, Cosmoknights (Book Two) by Hannah Templer, Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, The Sugared Game by KJ Charles, Subtle Blood by KJ Charles, The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
September 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Happy #SapphicSeptember! I’ve read some fantastic FF books this month, allow me to highlight some new favorites #AmReading #BookSky #QueerReads

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cover of In Universes by Emet North cover of Metal from Heaven by August Clarke cover of The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling cover of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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My top 5 for August:

1. Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
2. Cosmoknights (Book One) by Hannah Templer
3. Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
4. The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold
5. Hazelthorn by CG Drews - ARC, Releases Oct 28
August reading summary: 31 books, 10.8k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Romance, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror Reading calendar for August
September 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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August reads #AmReading #BookSky

Among them, I got my hands on an ARC for Hazelthorn by CG Drews (out Oct 28) and it's 👀 really, really good
Covers for 31 recent reads: A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock, The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall, Brothersong by TJ Klune, The Mars House by Natasha Pulley, Vicious by VE Schwab, A Series of Rooms by AJ Barlowe, Cosmoknights (Book One) by Hannah Templer, The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E O'Keefe, The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold, Hazelthorn by CG Drews, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews, Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield, Peter Darling by Austin Chant, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland, Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo, When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley, The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen, Pieces of Home by Becca Neil, Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by RJ Margaret and Margherita Scialla, The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava, Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson, Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher, Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles, Paladin's Strength by T Kingfisher, Doors & Windows by AJ Barlowe, Paladin's Hope by T Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith by T Kingfisher
September 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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My top 5 reads for July:

1. These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
2. The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty
3. The Lilac People by Milo Todd
4. On Vicious Worlds (Kindom Trilogy #2) by Bethany Jacobs
5. Ascension by ST Gibson
July reading summary: 24 books, 9.5k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Sci Fi Reading calendar for July
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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My July reads #AmReading #BookSky
Covers for 24 recent reads: A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab, A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane, Pose For Me by Halli Starling, These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever, Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, The Lilac People by Milo Todd, The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa, My Monster Boyfriend (anthology), Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty, Arc of the Universe by Nikki Alexander, Motheater by Linda H Codega, I Can't Even Think Straight by Dean Atta, These Burning Stars (Kindom #1, reread) by Bethany Jacobs, On Vicious Worlds (Kindom #2) by Bethany Jacobs, Ascension by ST Gibson, In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens, An Education in Malice by ST Gibson, This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska, Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen, The Chromatic Fantasy by HA, Ravensong by TJ Klune, Heartsong by TJ Klune
August 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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My top 5 reads for June:

1. Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo - MM horror
2. Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski - MM literary historical
3. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab - FF fantasy
4. Wolfsong by TJ Klune - MM fantasy romance
5. Evocation by ST Gibson - MMF polyam fantasy
June reading summary: 25 books, 9.2k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Literary Reading calendar for June
July 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My June reads! #AmReading #BookSky #PrideMonthReads

My most-read category every month is LGBTQIA+ books, not just a pride month thing, but I read some FANTASTIC ones this month incl some hot new releases.

At the other end of the spectrum, I'm finally reading Hunger Games 😄 only took me 17 yrs!
Covers for 25 recent reads: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, And They Were Roommates by Page Powars, Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake, A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M Lavery, Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite, A Burning by Megha Majumdar, Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás, The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel, The Bound Worlds (Devoured Worlds #3) by Megan E O'Keefe, Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski, Earthflown by Frances Wren, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab, Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher, The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin, Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram, Evocation by ST Gibson, Fall for Him by Andie Burke, A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by VE Schwab, Witches by Brenda Lozano, Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender, Wolfsong by TJ Klune, and An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon.
July 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My top 5 for May:

1. The City We Became by NK Jemisin (!!!)
2. The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
4. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
5. Beholder by Ryan La Sala

I've been on a queer horror kick lately and YES Ryan La Sala made my top 5 TWICE
May reading summary: 26 books, 9.3k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Fantasy, Horror (?!!?!), Romance, Science Fiction Reading calendar for May
June 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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My May reads! #amreading #booksky
Covers for 26 recent reads: The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer, Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers, Wilder Girls by Rory Power, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas, The Honeys by Ryan La Sala, The Prospects by KT Hoffman, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, Spellbound books 1-3 by Allie Therin, The Deep by Rivers Solomon, The City We Became by NK Jemisin, The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin, The World We Make by NK Jemisin, Walking Practice by Dolki Min, The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas, Beholder by Ryan La Sala, The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller, Swallowed by Meg Smitherman, and Kiss Me Maybe by Gabriella Gamez.
June 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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My top 5 April reads:

1. The Blighted Stars by Megan E O'Keefe
2. A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab
3. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles
4. Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May
5. Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
April reading summary: 29 books, 10.5k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Reading calendar for April
May 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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April reads! #amreading #booksky
Covers for 29 recent reads: DIY (short story) by John Wiswell, Ark (short story) by Veronica Roth, The Blighted Stars by Megan E O'Keefe, Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May, Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall, The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin, A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles, XOXY: A Memoir by Kimberly M Zieselman, Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore, Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead, Emergency Skin (short story) by NK Jemisin, The Broken Kingdoms by NK Jemisin, Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall, The Fractured Dark by Megan E O'Keefe, Docile by KM Szpara, And They Lived by Steven Salvatore, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall, One Saturday Morning (short story) by Tyler Battaglia, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon, The Kingdom of Gods by NK Jemisin, This Will Be Fun by EB Asher, and A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab.
May 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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My top 5 March reads:
1. The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
2. Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
3. The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
4. Toward Eternity by Anton Hur
5. A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander

Overall I read more short works than usual, and also more YA!
March reading summary: 36 books, 11.8k pages. Most read genres: LGBTQ+ books, Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult, Contemporary Reading calendar for March
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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March reading recap! The full list this time, trans rights readathon + a handful more I picked up this month #amreading #booksky
Covers for 36 recent reads: Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore, A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao, The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson, Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, Translation State by Ann Leckie, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, World Running Down by Al Hess, The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo, Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt, The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia, Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao, Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel, Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander, The Witch King by HE Edgmon, Bad Boy by Elliot Wake, Maurice by EM Forster, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo, The Fae Keeper by HE Edgmon, The Companion by EE Ottoman, The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin, Glitterland by Alexis Hall, The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk, Toward Eternity by Anton Hur, Nimona by ND Stevenson, For Real by Alexis Hall, Godly Heathens by HE Edgmon, Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers, and Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White.
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Reading update! Finished 22 reads this month centered on trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive MCs. Started Mar 1st before the official #TransRightsReadathon, but I'm happy I did since that way I got to enjoy even more.
March Reads with Trans MCs, 8 book covers: Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore, A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao, World Running Down by Al Hess, The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo, A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander, Bad Boy by Elliot Wake, The Companion by EE Ottoman. March Reads with Trans & Non-binary MCs, 7 book covers: The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo, Translation State by Ann Leckie, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin, Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, and Toward Eternity by Anton Hur. March Reads with Trans MCs, Young Adult edition, 7 book covers: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Witch King by HE Edgmon, The Fae Keeper also by HE Edgmon; and to be read: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Godly Heathens by HE Edgmon, and Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White.
April 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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If you see this, post a trans book cover.
Book cover for The Witch King by HE Edgmon
March 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Need more trans book recommendations? I got you. These are some of my FAVORITE reads from the past few months, centering trans, non-binary, gender-expansive main characters. Several of these are science fiction/speculative, no secret that's what speaks to me. ✨

#TransRightsReadathon #trr25 #booksky
Recommended Reads with Trans & Non-binary MCs (for the Trans Rights Readathon): Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull, Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon, Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa, Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto, These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, and Chaos Vector by Megan E. O'Keefe (book 2, and I LOVE the whole series, but this was notably the most gender-y of the bunch).
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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My plan was 10 trans books in March... and after that I kept going. Here's what I've read so far and what I'm reading next!
#booksky #trr25 #TransRightReadathon
March Reads with Trans MCs, featuring 8 book covers: Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore, A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao, World Running Down by Al Hess, The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo, A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander, Bad Boy by Elliot Wake, and The Companion by EE Ottoman. March Reads with Trans & Non-binary Mains, featuring 8 book covers: The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo, Translation State by Ann Leckie; and to be read: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin, Even Though I Knew the End CL Polk, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, and Nevada by Imogen Binnie. March Reads with Trans MCs, Young Adult edition, featuring 7 book covers: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Witch King by HE Edgmon, The Fae Keeper also by HE Edgmon; and to be read: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore, and Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White.
March 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Fave 5:
1. No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
2. In Memoriam by Alice Winn
3. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
4. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
5. A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

... damn near impossible to pick for 5th place, so: honorable mention to Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Reading summary: 27 books, 10.5k pages, all fiction. Most read genres: Queer books! Romance, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical. Reading calendar
March 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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February reads! #amreading #booksky
Covers for 27 recent reads: To Be Taught, If Fortunate, I'm So (Not) Over You, Vampires of El Norte, In Memoriam, The Black God's Drums, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, Chaos Vector, Annihilation, Teacher of the Year, Catalyst Gate, A Shot in the Dark, 10 Things That Never Happened, Husband Material, Children of Blood and Bone, Ancillary Mercy, Swordcrossed, The Men From Echo Creek, The Mimicking of Known Successes, Dream Boy, The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks, No Gods No Monsters, Sea of Tranquility, Prophet, A Master of Djinn, Blackouts, Sorrowland
March 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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My top 5:
1. These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
2. The Book of Love by Kelly Link
3. Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe
4. The Stone Sky (Broken Earth #3) by N.K. Jemisin
5. Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) by Ann Leckie

One reread: The Darkness Outside Us 🤍 before digging into the sequel
Reading summary: 26 books, ~11k pages. Most read genres: Queer books! Romance, Fantasy, Sci Fi, YA Reading calendar
February 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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January reads! #amreading #booksky
Covers for 26 recent reads: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky, The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, Seven Surrenders, One Night in Hartswood, The Brightness Between Us, Obelisk Gate, The Book of Love, These Burning Starts, Mortal Follies, The Metalhead Next Door, The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Exhalation, The Dividing Sky, A Love Like the Sun, Song of Achilles, Carry On, Wayward Son, Any Way the Wind Blows, Orbital, The Stone Sky, Ancillary Sword, Hammajang Luck, Velocity Weapon, Prince of Fortune, Malum Discordiae
February 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM