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A semi-virtual bookshelf of LGBTQ+ stories, knowledge, and history. 🍉 #BlackLivesMatter #ProtectTransKids
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Remy is having a very happy problem today, as three books they had on hold all came in at once!!!!
…they’re going to prioritize the next book in @tkingfisher.com “Sword Soldier” series.
The cover of “What Stalks the Deep” which features a half decayed bear skull.
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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essaychant.bsky.social
The RC edition of Peter Darling is preorderable now! 🏴‍☠️✨
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · Jul 2
Our July 🏳️‍🌈HOIST THE COLORS 🏴‍☠️ crate is now available for new subscribers and one time purchases!

🏳️‍🌈 Our July books are Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh and Peter Darling by S.A. Chant! Check our previous posts for more information about our July picks! 🧵
A graphic of a pride flag flying with a blue sky in the background. At the top in a white font with an orange outline it reads “July Subscriptions Open Now!”. Below this is a translucent gray rectangle. In the rectangle is the July theme image with the cover of Fragments of a Fallen Star on the bottom left and the cover of Peter Darling on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a red frame.
July 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Due to inclement weather, the Toms River Pride Parade has been canceled this weekend. Stay tuned for the rescheduled date! We will be there- and so will our transgender mice!!!
A knitted plushie mouse in trans pride colors with emoji thunderclouds hovering over it.
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Sadly, MerMay has come to an end. But we’re finishing with a splash- with an interview with @morgandante.bsky.social about their sapphic Lovecraftian horror/ romance “Providence Girls”.
Read our full conversation here:
vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-me...
Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon Book Recommendation “Providence Girls” by Morgan Dante -sapphic romance -Lovecraftian horror Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon “Providence Girls” “Cosmic horror isn't meant to concern itself with the insignificant relationships of humans. Understandably, this is an irreconcilable combo for some. But for me, I think the connections we form are ways we can combat the cynicism and horror of what we cannot control. It doesn't make the world less scary, but it makes it less lonely.” -Morgan Dante (they/them) Read our full conversation with Morgan Dante on our blog, vqlibrary.blogspot.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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We were so excited to talk with Jason June about his book “Out of the Blue” for MerMay! Read our full conversation here!

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Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon Book Recommendation “Out of the Blue” by Jason June -nonbinary main character -gender/ sexuality exploration -fake dating Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon “Out of the Blue” “Crest, our protagonist, is a merperson who loves the ocean. Along the way, they have to come to terms with falling in love with a human and facing the conundrum of how to choose between their love for a person or a place when they literally can’t choose both.” -Jason June (he/him) Read our full conversation with Jason June on our blog, vqlibrary.blogspot.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Our next #Mermay interview was with Ann Claycomb (she/her) author of “The Mermaid’s Daughter”, a modern look at the Little Mermaid story.
Read the full conversation here:

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Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon Book Recommendation “The Mermaid’s Daugher” by Ann Claycomb -sapphic romance -reimagined fairy tale -opera Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon “The Mermaid’s Daugher” “Women with power(s) of their own, who don’t need/want men, have historically been suspect for all kinds of reasons, and I wanted it 100% clear that the sea witches are not evil.” -Ann Claycomb (she/her) Read our full conversation with Ann on our blog, vqlibrary.blogspot.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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We’re celebrating the final week of MerMay with mini interviews from some of the authors featured on our MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon list! First up is @rosesantoriello.bsky.social and “Haunt Me, Baby”! Read the full interview here:
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Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon Book Recommendation “Haunt Me, Baby” by Rose Santoriello -sapphic -monster romance Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon “Haunt Me Baby” “Monster Romance kind of has two subcategories—scary and cozy. The scary monster romances often feel like a Romantasy, just with a very non-human love interest. The other size is much more cozy! And reads a lot like contemporary, but with cute monsters.” Rose Santoriello (they/ them) Read our full conversation with Rose on our blog, vqlibrary.blogspot.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Here’s a template you can use to tell us what you’re reading for the MerMay 2025 LGBTQ+ Readathon!!!
Background: pastel rainbow fish scales. Dark blue text reads “MerMay 2025 LGBTQ+ Readathon. Currently Reading. In the center is a book-shaped lavender square with a dark blue border. At the bottom are silhouettes of two mermaids holding Pride flags.
May 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Let’s Go!!!!! MerMay 2025!!!!
Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text in dark blue script reads “Let’s Go !!!”
May 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom.

So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free.

Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.
jessothomson.co.uk Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · Apr 16
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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nicolezelniker.bsky.social
"If you share ace books people might think you're asexual" ok and? I love my ace friends. I love ace books. Who the heck cares?

ANYWAY, READ ACE BOOKS💜🤍🖤
April 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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We had so much fun at @trreadathon.bsky.social that we’re doing it again! …kind of.
We’re hosting a MerMay reading event where we encourage people to read LGBTQ+ books featuring merfolk/ sea creatures! Signup form and suggested reading list in our 🌲!! #MerMay #MerMay2025
linktr.ee/vqlibrary
Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Text: MerMay 2025 LGBTQ+ Readathon Hosted by the VQ Library In the center of the image is our logo, which shows a book with rainbow pages lying open, a small pink heart floating out of the book. Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Heading: How MerMay Works Text: During the month of May, we are going to read books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and merpeople! You can join us! Make a pledge to read LGBTQ+ merperson themed books during May and to donate money to an LGBTQ+ organization for each book you finish. (You decide what amount to pledge.) Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Heading: How MerMay Works Text: Sign up via our Google Form (link in bio) so we know how many readers have joined our pod. We also have a list of Merfolk themed LGBTQ+ books! Tell your friends! Encourage them to swim along with us on this journey or ask them to match your pledge! Background: a pastel rainbow gradient in the pattern of fish scales. The silhouette of a mermaid holds a Progress Pride flag. Text is dark blue script. Heading: Suggested Organizations Text: You can fundraise for any LGBTQ+ organization but here are two suggestions: Mermaids UK- Aside from their on-theme name, “Mermaids has been supporting transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995.” Virtual Queer Library- A small organization dedicated to making sure LGBTQ+ stories- real and fictional- are accessible to all. We offer a free mail-order library service of LBGTQ+ books, as well as lectures and discussions on LGBTQ+ themes in media.
April 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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In this time of increasing censorship, it is more important than ever that trans people are represented in the stories we tell and trans histories are preserved and taught.
But visibility is not enough. Here’s to the Trans Day of Safety, of Belonging, of Equality, of Joy.
A white plushie bunny with pink and blue accents and the trans symbol on its chest. This is the Trans bunny from American McGee. She is reading a copy of “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth” by Andrew Joseph White.
March 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Jennifer Love, a transgender woman, survived six years of incarceration in a men’s prison. Now, she's working to support formerly incarcerated LGBTQ+ community members.

Trans people will not be erased. This #TransgenderDayOfVisibility, we must fight for trans justice behind and beyond bars.
Voices | Meet Jennifer Love: “Performance was my gateway to self-discovery”
YouTube video by Vera Institute of Justice
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March 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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TDOV as celebrated by stickers in our bathroom.
A die-cut sticker featuring the text Stay Strong with a heart in the blue and pink of the trans pride flag. A square sticker of a distressed trans pride flag surrounded by text that reads "Decide Today: If shit goes down I'd go to jail for you." A black and purple sticker with an illustration of the Star Trek USS Enterprise beside text that reads "Let us transgend where no transgender has transgended before."
March 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Submissions are OPEN!!

If you’re a new/emerging aromantic author of YA fiction, @madelinedyer.bsky.social and I would love to see you in the inbox! Full submission guidelines here:

madelinedyer.co.uk/call-for-sub...
Text reads: open call for submissions. Seeking new and emerging writers of young adult aromantic short fiction. Submission period from March 31st-April 28th. Link to application and guidelines in bio. This is a paid opportunity.
March 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! To celebrate, we're awarding more than $15,000 in stipends to 30+ journalists to support them. These stipends will help develop careers of trans journalists, support fair and accurate coverage of trans communities, or both.
Join the TJA's Monthly Giving Community | TRANS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION LTD (Powered by Donorbox)
We're the Trans Journalists Association, the only trans-led organization of gender-expansive journalists in the U.S.For four years, we’ve bloomed as a volunteer-run organization bringing together expe...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
vqlibrary.bsky.social
A recap heading into the final weekend of the Trans Rights Readathon!!! @trreadathon.bsky.social Thirteen books read and $325 raised for @transrescue.org.web.brid.gy Three days left- LET’S GO!!!!!!
A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. All are filled in, with the covers of “Hell Followed With Us” “Survival & Other Surprises” “Sisters of the Lost Nation” “I Feed Her To the Beast” and “I Am The Dark…”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “ A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. All are filled in, with the covers of “Survival & Other Surprises” “Compound Fracture” “Peter Darling” “Most Ardently” and “Sir Callie and the Champions of Hellstone”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “ A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. Three are filled in, with the covers of “Old Wounds” “The Trauma Cleaner” and “The Thirty Names of Night”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “ A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below, text reads “I’m fundraising for” and “Currently raised”, with dotted lines beside them for people to fill in the answers. Pink lettering states that we have raised $325 for Trans Rescue. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “
March 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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UNLOCK THE BOX & PERISH ❤️‍🔥

excited to reveal the cover of my upcoming gothic thriller, ROAR OF THE LAMBS, where a lying psychic and her juvenile delinquent take on an apocalyptic, demon core-inspired box.

preorder now, on sale August 26, link in my bio.
the official cover for my next book, ROAR OF THE LAMBS. the text reads: "Unlock the box. Unleash the apocalypse. Roar of the Lambs. From the author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, Jamison Shea." The illustration depicts a decorative carved box that is pale white, made of bone, with a sharp stick in the lock to keep it shut. The box is guarded by a large green snake that curls around it. Its mouth is open, fangs drawn. The background is dark. The foreground is gritty, a little grainy, with light purple scratches in the image. "Know your place, little lamb." Winnie Bray is psychic and used to being ignored. And then one day she sees her death in Apollo Rathbun's future. It's better that they stay away from each other, but their fates are entwined. A box carved from bone whispers to them, and if they give in, calamity will follow. A trope map of ROAR OF THE LAMBS: psychic who's allergic to telling the truth, delusional with year ing, genderqueer delinquent with a (secret) heart of gold, nuclear physics-bending magic, dual pov, bi4bi, opposites attract, family beef that spans generations, Pandora's box as a family heirloom, what if we kiss in the creepy dungeon in my Gothic house, new date idea: stopping reach bros from destroying the planet, and since you don't want to listen to us, how about we throw a molotov cocktail through your front window? can you hear that?
March 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The first weekend of Trans Rights Readathon is over, and here’s how we’ve done so far! Four books read and $100 raised for @transrescue.org.web.brid.gy !!!!
@trreadathon.bsky.social
A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below, text reads “I’m fundraising for” and “Currently raised”, with dotted lines beside them for people to fill in the answers. Pink lettering states that we have raised $100 for Trans Rescue. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “ A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. Four are filled in, with the covers of “Hell Followed With Us” “Survival & Other Surprises” “Sisters of the Lost Nation” and “I Feed Her To the Beast”. They are in the shape of book covers. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Happy Trans Rights Readathon everyone ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ If you’d like to squeeze in a small poetry collection, ARCs of Survival & Other Surprises, poems about chronic illness, survival, and perseverance are still available in my bio link! #transrightsreadathon #trr
vqlibrary.bsky.social Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · Mar 22
Remy is so excited to have the opportunity to read an ARC of “Survival and Other Surprises” as part of their Trans Rights Readathon!! #trr2025 #transrightsreadathon @casperfalls.bsky.social
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March 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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lambdaliterary.org
Today is the last day to support our fundraising campaign to provide scholarships for our 2025 Writers Retreat and ensure this transformative program is accessible to all!

We are still $900 away from our goal! Donate today and help spread the magic of LGBTQ+ literature.

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March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
vqlibrary.bsky.social
Remy is so excited to have the opportunity to read an ARC of “Survival and Other Surprises” as part of their Trans Rights Readathon!! #trr2025 #transrightsreadathon @casperfalls.bsky.social
Background- a swirling gradient of pink and light blue. A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below is a large rectangle with a thick blue border in the shape of a book cover. Inside is the cover of “Survival & Other Surprises”, which shows a plushie leopard wearing an N95 mask and a hospital gown. Below, large letters read “Currently Reading”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “
March 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Looking for some disability rep in your trans+ books? We’ve compiled a list of titles, along with the type of representation they include. There are lots more to choose from on our StoryGraph, and as always, drop your suggestions below!

#booksky #transrightsreadathon #trr25
Book Recs 1/4, Neurodivergent Rep: The Broposal by Sonora Reyes (autistic author & MC). Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (selective mutism, neurodivergence). Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (love interest and author have ADHD). A Tale of Hijinks and Honeydew by Alex Nonymous. Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin (autism). Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution (neurodivergence). Book Recs 2/4, Neurodivergence: The Deep by Rivers Solomon (autism & ADHD author). Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology. Uncomfortable Labels by Laura Kate Dale (autism). The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor (autism). The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold (neurodivergent; releases May 2025). Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (autism). Book Recs 3/4, Physical Disability and Chronic Illness: How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva. Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore (chronic pain, mobility aid use). Survival and Other Surprises by Casper E. Falls (chronic illness and long Covid, releases April 2025). Gays of Our Lives by Kris Ripper (MS). Nine of Swords, Reversed by Xan West (arthritis). Knot Body by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (chronic illness). Book Recs 4/4, Misc. Disability Rep: Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (disability justice). Trans and Disabled, an anthology. Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker (Deaf rep). A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves (injury, chronic pain, cane user). Fight + Flight by Jules Machias (hEDS & anxiety). Continuum by Chella Man (Deaf rep).
March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM