Unsolicited book rec for y'all:
Sorrowland, by Rivers Solomon.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I walked into this book expecting something COMPLETELY different and this was so much better than anything I could have ever imagined.
I wanted to scream and cry and shout and throw it down. It was too real.
#booksky #reader
Sorrowland, by Rivers Solomon.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I walked into this book expecting something COMPLETELY different and this was so much better than anything I could have ever imagined.
I wanted to scream and cry and shout and throw it down. It was too real.
#booksky #reader
February 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Going to reread Sorrowland by Rivera Solomon. It is a trippy body-horror story in which the main character, Ven, challenges their own upbringing as well as spiritually bankrupt mainstream US life and creates their own space in this world, with a little help. Ven has low vision, and powers maybe?
February 13, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Going to reread Sorrowland by Rivera Solomon. It is a trippy body-horror story in which the main character, Ven, challenges their own upbringing as well as spiritually bankrupt mainstream US life and creates their own space in this world, with a little help. Ven has low vision, and powers maybe?
Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey
Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed
Persona by Aoife Josie Clements
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Love/Aggression by June Martin
Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed
Persona by Aoife Josie Clements
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Love/Aggression by June Martin
Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey
Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed
Persona by Aoife Josie Clements
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Love/Aggression by June Martin
Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed
Persona by Aoife Josie Clements
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Love/Aggression by June Martin
Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
Time for 2021!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Time for 2021!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman
One movie 🎥 — How Do You Live? by Studio Ghibli
One album 💿 — Stage Girl by Eli
One TV show 📺 — The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(so hard narrowing these down!!!)
[quote post]
One book 📚 — Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman
One movie 🎥 — How Do You Live? by Studio Ghibli
One album 💿 — Stage Girl by Eli
One TV show 📺 — The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(so hard narrowing these down!!!)
[quote post]
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman
One movie 🎥 — How Do You Live? by Studio Ghibli
One album 💿 — Stage Girl by Eli
One TV show 📺 — The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(so hard narrowing these down!!!)
[quote post]
One book 📚 — Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman
One movie 🎥 — How Do You Live? by Studio Ghibli
One album 💿 — Stage Girl by Eli
One TV show 📺 — The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(so hard narrowing these down!!!)
[quote post]
It's black history month! Our book pick for Feb 2026 is the gothic horror novel Sorrowland by black intersex author Rivers Solomon (@riverssolomon.bsky.social)!
We meet Feb 27 at 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC.
More info: www.tumblr.com/intersexbook...
#intersex #ActuallyIntersex #QueerBooks #BookSky
We meet Feb 27 at 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC.
More info: www.tumblr.com/intersexbook...
#intersex #ActuallyIntersex #QueerBooks #BookSky
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February 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It's black history month! Our book pick for Feb 2026 is the gothic horror novel Sorrowland by black intersex author Rivers Solomon (@riverssolomon.bsky.social)!
We meet Feb 27 at 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC.
More info: www.tumblr.com/intersexbook...
#intersex #ActuallyIntersex #QueerBooks #BookSky
We meet Feb 27 at 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC.
More info: www.tumblr.com/intersexbook...
#intersex #ActuallyIntersex #QueerBooks #BookSky
When I travel I do always like seeing what other booksellers have enjoyed.
Waterstones Cambridge has On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield on their display, which sounds like intriguing and unsettling woodland horror.
#Horrorsky
💙📚🪐
Waterstones Cambridge has On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield on their display, which sounds like intriguing and unsettling woodland horror.
#Horrorsky
💙📚🪐
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
When I travel I do always like seeing what other booksellers have enjoyed.
Waterstones Cambridge has On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield on their display, which sounds like intriguing and unsettling woodland horror.
#Horrorsky
💙📚🪐
Waterstones Cambridge has On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield on their display, which sounds like intriguing and unsettling woodland horror.
#Horrorsky
💙📚🪐
I loved it! Also their Sorrowland.
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I loved it! Also their Sorrowland.
Two great fantasy reads featured in this month's blog - The Green Man's Heir by Juliet McKenna, & Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. 📚
#bookrecommendations #bookreviews #fantasy #fantasybooks #thegreenmansheir #julietmckenna #sorrowland #riverssolomon #SFF
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#bookrecommendations #bookreviews #fantasy #fantasybooks #thegreenmansheir #julietmckenna #sorrowland #riverssolomon #SFF
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For the Love of Books #36
With 2026 underway, January is the perfect time to look ahead and make plans. I’m excited for the coming year, for new work that is due to come to fruition, and for opportunities to create, share, …
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January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Two great fantasy reads featured in this month's blog - The Green Man's Heir by Juliet McKenna, & Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. 📚
#bookrecommendations #bookreviews #fantasy #fantasybooks #thegreenmansheir #julietmckenna #sorrowland #riverssolomon #SFF
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#bookrecommendations #bookreviews #fantasy #fantasybooks #thegreenmansheir #julietmckenna #sorrowland #riverssolomon #SFF
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Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon.
4.5 stars
This read is wild. I had no idea where it was going, but I was ready to follow Vern wherever she went.
A captivating horror that embraces female and black rage. If you enjoy Parable of the Sower and/or Mexican Gothic, give this book a try.
#diversebooksky
4.5 stars
This read is wild. I had no idea where it was going, but I was ready to follow Vern wherever she went.
A captivating horror that embraces female and black rage. If you enjoy Parable of the Sower and/or Mexican Gothic, give this book a try.
#diversebooksky
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon.
4.5 stars
This read is wild. I had no idea where it was going, but I was ready to follow Vern wherever she went.
A captivating horror that embraces female and black rage. If you enjoy Parable of the Sower and/or Mexican Gothic, give this book a try.
#diversebooksky
4.5 stars
This read is wild. I had no idea where it was going, but I was ready to follow Vern wherever she went.
A captivating horror that embraces female and black rage. If you enjoy Parable of the Sower and/or Mexican Gothic, give this book a try.
#diversebooksky
@dykemelodrama.bsky.social hey jsyk I'm listening to the audiobook for model home now and it's amazing! I havent read anything by solomon since sorrowland came out so I forgot how much I love their writing, so propulsive and intense. the narrator is amazing too
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
@dykemelodrama.bsky.social hey jsyk I'm listening to the audiobook for model home now and it's amazing! I havent read anything by solomon since sorrowland came out so I forgot how much I love their writing, so propulsive and intense. the narrator is amazing too
I read and loved Unsex Me Here last year, so I know I really enjoy Aurora Mattia's writing style, which is why The Fifth Wound is on my tbr again. I was also recommended it by a friend and I love the cover.
Sorrowland and Model Home are both here because I enjoy Rivers Solomon's other works.
Sorrowland and Model Home are both here because I enjoy Rivers Solomon's other works.
January 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I read and loved Unsex Me Here last year, so I know I really enjoy Aurora Mattia's writing style, which is why The Fifth Wound is on my tbr again. I was also recommended it by a friend and I love the cover.
Sorrowland and Model Home are both here because I enjoy Rivers Solomon's other works.
Sorrowland and Model Home are both here because I enjoy Rivers Solomon's other works.
A few are left over from last year's tbr (Sorrowland, The Fifth Wound, Margins and Murmurations, Lote). Others are recommendations from friends (Chouette, Exile and Pride, The Traitor Baru Cormorant + more tbh). A few are from my library holds.
January 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A few are left over from last year's tbr (Sorrowland, The Fifth Wound, Margins and Murmurations, Lote). Others are recommendations from friends (Chouette, Exile and Pride, The Traitor Baru Cormorant + more tbh). A few are from my library holds.
Sorrowland was haunting and intense. I have been reading books by nonbinary and trans authors lately and I really like the themes and the visceral ways in which otherness is portrayed and embodied.
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Sorrowland was haunting and intense. I have been reading books by nonbinary and trans authors lately and I really like the themes and the visceral ways in which otherness is portrayed and embodied.
I read and watched many good things in 2025
January 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I read and watched many good things in 2025
(1/5) “Sorrowland” by Rivers Solomon.
A religious cult escapee raises her babies in the woods while being chased by a monster, but she’s also changing.
#horror #queer #BlackAuthor #gothic
A religious cult escapee raises her babies in the woods while being chased by a monster, but she’s also changing.
#horror #queer #BlackAuthor #gothic
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
(1/5) “Sorrowland” by Rivers Solomon.
A religious cult escapee raises her babies in the woods while being chased by a monster, but she’s also changing.
#horror #queer #BlackAuthor #gothic
A religious cult escapee raises her babies in the woods while being chased by a monster, but she’s also changing.
#horror #queer #BlackAuthor #gothic
Absolutely stunning piece of writing! And fae are! I've enjoyed all faer work so far, but Unkindness has been my favourite, I think.
Sorrowland featured in my dissertation a lot
Sorrowland featured in my dissertation a lot
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Absolutely stunning piece of writing! And fae are! I've enjoyed all faer work so far, but Unkindness has been my favourite, I think.
Sorrowland featured in my dissertation a lot
Sorrowland featured in my dissertation a lot
Some fave books I read in 2025:
• Rachel Cusk, Transit
• CJ Leede, Maeve Fly
• Alison Rumfitt, Brainwyrms
• Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland
• Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
• Never Angeline Nørth, Careful Mountain
• Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall
• Penny Aimes, For the Love of April French
• Rachel Cusk, Transit
• CJ Leede, Maeve Fly
• Alison Rumfitt, Brainwyrms
• Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland
• Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
• Never Angeline Nørth, Careful Mountain
• Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall
• Penny Aimes, For the Love of April French
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Some fave books I read in 2025:
• Rachel Cusk, Transit
• CJ Leede, Maeve Fly
• Alison Rumfitt, Brainwyrms
• Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland
• Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
• Never Angeline Nørth, Careful Mountain
• Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall
• Penny Aimes, For the Love of April French
• Rachel Cusk, Transit
• CJ Leede, Maeve Fly
• Alison Rumfitt, Brainwyrms
• Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland
• Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
• Never Angeline Nørth, Careful Mountain
• Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall
• Penny Aimes, For the Love of April French
In Sorrowland, A Little Luck and a Thirst Trap get you a Sky Daddy! (Oof)
December 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
In Sorrowland, A Little Luck and a Thirst Trap get you a Sky Daddy! (Oof)
153 books, a year shaped by wonder, comfort, rage, curiosity, & joy. From small fierce stories to sprawling worlds, from dragons to space ships, and cosy to bloody, this reading year felt generous, strange, and satisfying.
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #ReadingWrapUp #2025WrapUp
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #ReadingWrapUp #2025WrapUp
December 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
153 books, a year shaped by wonder, comfort, rage, curiosity, & joy. From small fierce stories to sprawling worlds, from dragons to space ships, and cosy to bloody, this reading year felt generous, strange, and satisfying.
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #ReadingWrapUp #2025WrapUp
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #ReadingWrapUp #2025WrapUp
We're reading Icarus for January (i.e. our current read), and then for February we'll be reading Sorrowland by @riverssolomon.bsky.social! 😃
December 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
We're reading Icarus for January (i.e. our current read), and then for February we'll be reading Sorrowland by @riverssolomon.bsky.social! 😃
I also got Sorrowland from them and need to actually read it!
December 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I also got Sorrowland from them and need to actually read it!
augh I forgot image description. It's a stack of four books, Rivers Solomon's Sorrowland, Sascha Stronach's The Dawnhounds, Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory, and Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot, plus the Room of One's Own holiday catalogue on top
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
augh I forgot image description. It's a stack of four books, Rivers Solomon's Sorrowland, Sascha Stronach's The Dawnhounds, Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory, and Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot, plus the Room of One's Own holiday catalogue on top
