I do have some #libfaves25 honorable mentions! I really enjoyed these!

The final day of #libfaves25. My favorite book of 2025. I got all my teammates to read it, and they all loved it. Honestly, I could not believe it is a debut novel. THE NAMES by Florence Knapp.

#libfaves25 day 9: GAYSIANS by Mike Curato. Gorgeous and heartbreaking and I loved it.

Can't believe we're in the last three titles of #libfaves25! Day 8: FLIRTING LESSONS by Jasmine Guillory. I got to meet her at the Aspen Literary Festival, and told her how unfair it was of her to just spill my secrets to the world lol.

#libfaves25 day 7: THE NEW LESBIAN PULP edited by Sarah Fonseca & Octavia Saenz. New stories, old stories, excerpts, and rediscovered gems of lesbian lit from the early 1900s to now! Fun fact: the cover of this one will get moderated for being suggestive.

Day 6 of #libfaves25: (SO WHAT) IF I'M A PUTA by Amara Moira. I learned a lot reading this collection by an academic s*x worker. Wrote a review for this one too.

#libfaves25 day 5: HOT GIRLS WITH BALLS by Benedict Nguyễn. I read the audiobook, and Nicky Endres deserves all the awards for bringing to life all the social media posts.

Day 4 of #libfaves25: SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE by Lydi Conklin. If this book had a tag line, it would be "It's complicated." Also, I wrote a review for this one: www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/song...

Day 3 of #libfaves25: VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Virginia Feito. I love a good gothic anything, and this one has a gothic mansion, a creepy kid, and an equally creepy governess.

AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz is my next #libfaves25! I read the audiobook, and really enjoyed the emotion and dedication of the robots. There's also the recovery from being war machines and the dealing with discrimination/prejudicial feelings that hit hard for me.

Kicking off #libfaves25 for me is Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell. Queer, Black, sexy.

I've always loved Josephine Baker, so I checked this out from my library. Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker, out now. #libraryreadingwed @libraryreads.bsky.social

For #libraryreadingwed, I've started and been blown away so far by Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory (4/08/2025). Avery wants to date women, but doesn't know how to flirt. Taylor is a gay flirting expert. Sparks fly! @libraryreads.bsky.social

My January reading life