I got an ARC of this and have been yelling about it nonstop. A slow, soft, and utterly romantic space opera with an m/m arranged marriage? Reads like a fanfic? Focus on relationships and court politics over spaceship battles? PREORDER NOW!!
MY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK RELEASES OF 2021, A THREAD
(mostly by BIPOC and LGBT authors. you know the drill 😉)
I got an ARC of this and have been yelling about it nonstop. A slow, soft, and utterly romantic space opera with an m/m arranged marriage? Reads like a fanfic? Focus on relationships and court politics over spaceship battles? PREORDER NOW!!
This is the sequel and conclusion to WE HUNT THE FLAME, a YA Arabian fantasy. If you like tortured dark princes, headstrong huntresses, and epic worldbuilding... this is for you.
My friend got an ARC of this and absolutely loved it. Dark, dark YA African fantasy. A heroine fighting to free herself from a patriarchal society. So hyped.
East Asian fantasy... exiled prince... heroine with forbidden powers... Do I need to say more?
Sapphic YA retelling of Dorian Gray? "Sexy thriller"? GORGEOUS cover? Instabuy.
Vietnamese-inspired fantasy. Sapphic romance and court fantasy. The Goblin Emperor meets Howl's Moving Castle. Nobody does it like de Bodard.
North African-inspired fantasy! Traitors and double agents and assassins and revolution! Aaah!
Sapphic enemies to lovers! Fake dating! Cheerleader and basketball player! AAAHHHH
Jamaican fantasy, sisters who hate each other, a bloody journey? Delightful
A YA murder mystery set in KOREA. YA PUBLISHING MOVING OUT OF AMERICA-CENTRICISM? WE LOVE TO SEE IT
Sorry!! She's Indonesian, not Filipino. But omg this COMEDY WITH MURDER, I AM LIVING. More Southeast Asian books, YES!
Filipina heroine, murder mystery to clear her name, hilarious summary... I'm so hyped
Mechas, rebels, sapphics. It also has an upcoming movie and if this doesn't become wildly successful I will be mad
Indian fantasy, princess x priestess... This is going to be so good. If you liked EMPIRE OF SAND then check this out!
CEMETERY BOYS fans!! Look! Trans witch betrothed to his fae prince best friend... who has now become his enemy. TEEHEE
Asian school murder mystery and thriller? Literally all I want out of life.
More POC-authored dark academia! Told you this genre is getting better.
Sapphic and literary dark academia this time ;) No 2021 list is complete without this.
A Peter Pan retelling set in Chicago? I trust K. Ancrum with my life, so YES.
Twisty sci-fi about the environment? Sisters? The Joan He? I've never seen something like this before!
This is a dark and sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty where the evil sorceress falls in love with the princess. Um, give me now.
McQuiston said this one is more serious, slow-going, and meatier than RW&RB so I'm honestly intrigued.
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To begin, both of my parents are MBA's and are assertive. They taught us four kids to be assertive. 1/x
Many underestimate the generosity of (most) publishers. I probably got $10,000 worth of free books during my 4 years in Durham by request exam or review copies. Sometimes, I just emailed a publisher and said, "I need this book, but I can't afford it. Can you help me out?"
— Stephen D. Campbell, Dr. theol. (@the_OT_Campbell) December 13, 2020
Honestly, what's the worst a publisher can do, say no? If the worst that can happen is a rejection email (and believe me I've gotten ALOT), then it's pretty "safe" to at least ask.
But there were tricks that I learned about getting books from publishers. 2/x
The 1st was to request exam copies. I was a very part-time adjunct faculty for an online-only seminary in the UK. I designed two classes for them and requested books to consider as assigned reading for the classes. I still do this, since I'm full-time teaching/administrating. 3/x
The second was to become an approved/recognized reviewer for journals--it doesn't matter which ones. Thanks to a previous professor I'm a reviewer at the website for a research center. And through nothing but email, I'm a frequent reviewer for 3 journals (JESOT, JHS, RRT). 4/x
This is a helpful approach. When you know exactly where the review is going to be submitted and you know that the journal's review editor wants the review, then (in most cases) the review editor's job is to contact the publisher and make sure you get the book. That's it. 5/x
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i wonder if you can make a thread bout witchcraft in malaysia.. or list of our own local gods/deites..
— r a y a \U0001f319 (@lcvelylilith) February 20, 2020
Before I begin, it might be worth explaining the Malay conception of the spirit world. At its deepest level, Malay religious belief is animist. All living beings and even certain objects are said to have a soul. Natural phenomena are either controlled by or personified as spirits
Although these beings had to be respected, not all of them were powerful enough to be considered gods. Offerings would be made to the spirits that had greater influence on human life. Spells and incantations would invoke their
Animist ceremonies of a religious or magical nature were normally held for the purpose of divination or making a request. This would either be done at a keramat or at a shrine similar to the Thai spirit houses or Chinese roadside shrines pic.twitter.com/I1hliyi0x3
— \u2745\u1710\u170b\u1713\u170e (@uglyluhan) June 16, 2019
Two known examples of such elemental spirits that had god-like status are Raja Angin (king of the wind) and Mambang Tali Arus (spirit of river currents). There were undoubtedly many more which have been lost to time
Contact with ancient India brought the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism to SEA. What we now call Hinduism similarly developed in India out of native animism and the more formal Vedic tradition. This can be seen in the multitude of sacred animals and location-specific Hindu gods
i wonder if you can make a thread bout witchcraft in malaysia.. or list of our own local gods/deites..
— r a y a \U0001f319 (@lcvelylilith) February 20, 2020
Before I begin, it might be worth explaining the Malay conception of the spirit world. At its deepest level, Malay religious belief is animist. All living beings and even certain objects are said to have a soul. Natural phenomena are either controlled by or personified as spirits
Although these beings had to be respected, not all of them were powerful enough to be considered gods. Offerings would be made to the spirits that had greater influence on human life. Spells and incantations would invoke their
Animist ceremonies of a religious or magical nature were normally held for the purpose of divination or making a request. This would either be done at a keramat or at a shrine similar to the Thai spirit houses or Chinese roadside shrines pic.twitter.com/I1hliyi0x3
— \u2745\u1710\u170b\u1713\u170e (@uglyluhan) June 16, 2019
Two known examples of such elemental spirits that had god-like status are Raja Angin (king of the wind) and Mambang Tali Arus (spirit of river currents). There were undoubtedly many more which have been lost to time
Contact with ancient India brought the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism to SEA. What we now call Hinduism similarly developed in India out of native animism and the more formal Vedic tradition. This can be seen in the multitude of sacred animals and location-specific Hindu gods