Mysterious Mini 008: Queer Fantasy

06/23/20 • 54 min

New week, new books! Becca and Gary are back with all the latest bookstore updates. Plus, stick around through the end for some more queer lit recommendations from Becca! Happy Pride!

Events This Week:

Wednesday, June 24th: Bethany C. Morrow

Sunday, June 28th: Virtual D&D

Monday, June 29th: Richard Farrell

New This Week:

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H.G. Perry

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

Deadly Curious by Cindy Anstey

The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell

Pride Reads:

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

What we're reading:

Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir

Blades in the Dark by John Harper

You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here!

Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!

Send us your questions to [email protected]

And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

New week, new books! Becca and Gary are back with all the latest bookstore updates. Plus, stick around through the end for some more queer lit recommendations from Becca! Happy Pride!

Events This Week:

Wednesday, June 24th: Bethany C. Morrow

Sunday, June 28th: Virtual D&D

Monday, June 29th: Richard Farrell

New This Week:

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H.G. Perry

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

Deadly Curious by Cindy Anstey

The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell

Pride Reads:

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

What we're reading:

Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir

Blades in the Dark by John Harper

You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here!

Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!

Send us your questions to [email protected]

And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

Previous Episode

Episode 7: Death of the Author

Struck by J.K. Rowling's increasingly transphobic behavior, Gary and Becca are joined by Jenni and Victoria to discuss the idea behind separating the art from the artist, and what steps we can take to help keep creators safe in toxic industries.

Content warning: some strong language

We don't have a bunch of books to recommend this episode, so instead, you can join us in our current fundraising campaign! Donate to the National Center for Transgender Equality or The Brown Building to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Mysterious Galaxy gift card! Send a screenshot of your donation to [email protected] to be entered into the raffle! One entry per person, no minimum donation.

You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here!

Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!

Send us your questions to [email protected]

And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

Next Episode

Episode 8: Adaptations

This week, Becca and Gary are joined by Jenni, Nick, and Victoria to talk about adaptations, diving deep into our favorite books that have gone on to become movies, TV shows, and even video games! Topics include Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Jane Austen, and more!

You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here!

Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!

Send us your questions to [email protected]

And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!