Tag: The Seafarer’s Kiss

Our Friend is Here! Pride Month Edition – An Interview with Julia Ember, Author of Ruinsong; On Queer Retellings of Classic Stories and Sapphic Book Recommendations

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Our Friend is Here: Pride Month Edition! Author Interview with Julia Ember, author of Ruinsong; on queer retellings of classic stories and sapphic book recommendations. Illustration is of Xiaolong the axolotl, her arms spread out wide, proudly showing off Julia as a beluga whale wearing a tiara, one fin up and waving at you.

An illustration of Xiaolong the axolotl, waving her hand and winking at you while holding up a flag with the inclusive Pride flag - horizontal stripes of black, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Our Friend is Here! is a guest feature at The Quiet Pond, where authors, creatives, and fellow readers, are invited to ‘visit’ the Pond! In Our Friend is Here! guest posts, our visitors (as their very own unique character!) have a friendly conversation about anything related to books or being a reader — and become friends with Xiaolong and friends.

Pride Month is a month-long event at The Quiet Pond, where during the month of June, queer authors and bookish content creators are invited to celebrate being queer, queer books, and their experiences of being a queer reader. Find the introduction post for Pride Month at The Quiet Pond here.

Ever since reading Peter Darling by Austin Chant (a trans m/m retelling of Peter Pan) back in 2017, I’ve fallen in love with queer retellings. The idea that a beloved classic story can beloved once more – and perhaps even more so – by queer readers is such a beautiful and hopeful idea to me. There’s something so powerful about reclaiming the predomiantly heteronormative space of fantasy stories and tell new ones that can be empowering, inclusive, and refreshing.Read More »

Book Recommendations: YA Science-Fiction/Fantasy With F/F Romances!

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Book Recommendations: Young Adult SFF with F/F Romances. Images: Varian the toad wearing a shirt that reads 'Master Mischief was right about the cheese'

Welcome back to the Pond, friends! I hope you are all reading some wonderful books and are ready to add more to your to-read list today!

In case you’re new to the Pond’s recommendation posts, the recommendation posts are brought to you by Varian, the Pond’s very own Toadshifter who is knowledgeable in all kinds of magic! One of Varian’s ambitions is to get better at sewing, hence why whenever Varian has shown you their latest costume, they will always recommend a book that inspired that costume.

We have been blessed with more books that more sapphic representation lately, and I’m excited to share even more with you all today. I thought I would spice up today’s book recommendation post by recommending you all books that not only have f/f representation, but are also science-fiction/fantasy stories as well. Reading stories about queer girls always makes my heart happier, and I hope you all can add some of these books to your to-read lists!

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