…thoughts that cover the bookish, the bottled,
and beyond
what the characters of glee would read
it's been a while since we've heard from our friends at Mckinley High, but they're forever in our hearts. Here's what we think the characters of glee have read since last we checked in!
yoga is queer!
Instructor Danielle M Stern of Bhav Brigade gives some insight on the intersection of queerness and yoga.
All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have by Tash Oakes-Monger
Moving through a year of seasons, TC shares their journey to embracing their trans identity and finding happiness in all the moments with their chosen family.
Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz
The author reflects on the mainstreaming of lesbian life for younger generations. As a millennial, she details examples of the changing pop culture landscape of queer women that intersect with her own questioning, closeted, and then out existence as a lesbian.
Jackal by Erin E Adams
In Johnstown, Pennsylvania little black girls go missing in the woods. Once a year in summer time, one black girl will disappear and sometime reappear with their heart ripped out. Liz Rocher comes home to Johnstown for her best friends wedding expecting a passive-aggressive visit. She does not expect her best friends daughter be taken in the woods. The search begins for the girl and a search into history to figure why this continues to happen.
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Austin Channing Brown shares her experiences in a racialized America, from attending PWI institutions, church and the workplace. She writes about the struggles of learning about one's blackness. She encapsulates how she navigates the world through a lens of social justice and faith.
Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity by Jill Louise Busby
Busby, aka Jillisblack on the interwebs, has created a beautifully intimate collection of social commentary based on her experiences in the non-profit DEI world and an "it-voice" weighing in on all things race-based.
A Queer Dharma: Yoga & Meditation for Liberation by Jacoby Ballard
This book combines yoga and Buddhist philosophy with queer social justice intentions.
Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
Sarton's classic memoir explores a year of living in rural New Hampshire and finding a balance between obligations and the life of a writer.
Grievers by adrienne maree brown
A mysterious plague is overtaking Detroit. We follow our protaganist, Dune, as they navigate this new reality that is growing more desperate and lonely day by day while simultaneously discovering their family history and it's ties to the city.
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century is a sci-fi filled collection of stories that combine the elements of magical realism and a near future setting to reflect on our current societal 21st centuy monsters.
Anarchy--In a Manner of Speaking by David Graeber
Through a series of interviews, Graeber explores modern culture and the world through the lens of anarchy and feminism. What does it mean to be an anarchist?
Luster by Raven Leilani
A young Black woman, Edie, meets a married white man online who says he is in an open marriage. The white married couple have adopted a teenage Black daughter, to whom Edie becomes a sort of mentor.
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy tells the gut wrenching story of her childhood and her mother's wish for her to become a star. McCurdy's relationship with her mother takes mainstage and we see the toxicity of the relationship and how it affects McCurdy both before and after her mother's death.
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
A podcast show dives deep into the mystery of what happened to Springville, Georgie when a supernatural mass murder and destruction occurred at the prom.
Death by Landscape: Essays by Elivia Wilk
A stunning essay collection exploring new possibilities for storytelling in our pandemic age that just might help us rethink what kind of future we crave.
One Last Stop by Casey McQuinston
August, a jaded twenty something who is older than her years, moves to NY for the anonymity. What she finds is anything but...a found family of wonderful folks AND a crush on a dazzling & charming Jane, a 70's styled dreamboat she meets on the subway.