Well heck, here’s a book I couldn’t possibly see and not be immediately in need of. Like any marginalisation it comes with it’s own set of issues–and those who also belong to other marginalised groups feel the bite extra. If you don’t know yet, here it it: I’m non-binary. I’m also disabled, with mental illness. …
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The Dance Tree – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
It’s Strasbourg. 1518. A woman begins to dance. The Dancing Plague has begun, and will last throughout the summer. We know only a little about this, as not much in the way of records has survived and the main sources we have are not contemporary. Before this date, there are very scant rumours of other …
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Where We Go From Here – Lucas Rocha
Ian is just finding out that he has HIV, from a lady who resists compassion like it speeds up the aging process. Two times, two guys, without protection, and one of them gave him the virus. And no, he can’t tell them to get tested; they didn’t exactly keep in touch with each other… Victor …
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Murder On Monte Vista – David D. Pederson
Pederson is back, and he strikes out on a new path with Mason T. Adler, a 1946 PI, and his friend, the interior decorator Walter Waverly Wingate (and you’ve gotta love the names. So very noir! They went to the same boarding school and everything, too. It’s just perfect). Wingate is throwing Adler a birthday …
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