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Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers [Blog Tour Review]

Morgan Rogers’ debut novel is a sweet and touching f/f romance starring Grace, a recent graduate with a Doctorate in Astronomy, who marries Yuki, the presenter of a radio show. Grace and Yuki’s romance begins in Vegas, where the pair get drunkenly married.

The novel begins with a hungover Grace, trying to piece together the events of the night before. What is this ring on her finger? Did she really get married? What has she done?

Returning to her home in Portland, Grace tries to make sense of what having a wife will mean for her life, meanwhile trying to find a job and figure out what life after formal education is “supposed” to look like.

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Sonny and Me by Ross Sayers [Review]

Sonny and Me by Ross Sayers is a YA Scots language novel which is delightfully funny and heartfelt. I read it during the summer and totally devoured this tale of family, friendship and fighting for justice.

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10 Book Recommendations for Non-Fiction November

November is a month for celebrating non-fiction books. Established by @steakuccino and @abookolive, Non-Fiction November is one of my favourite readathons of the year. There are so many readathons throughout the year which seem to prioritise fiction – either directly or indirectly. This means that if you’re a fan of themed readathons (like me), you might neglect the non-fiction books on your shelves. I certainly know I’m guilty of this!

November, then, is a great time to set aside some time and space in your life to really get into reading non-fiction. Last November, I had a fantastic reading month as I leaned into reading memoirs (one of my favourite genres).

I’ve considered making a blog where I chat about my favourite memoirs (let me know if you would be interested in that), but for now, I’ve curated this list of general non-fiction book recommendations.

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Guantanamo Voices, edited by Sarah Mirk [Review]

This is an absolutely phenomenal graphic novel. It tells the real-life stories of the people working and living in the prison at Guantanamo.

I learned about Guantanamo during my MA in Politics in 2012-16 and was instantly reminded of the camps that Nazi Germany operated during WWII. History repeats itself time upon time, as we watch certain religious, ethnic and racial groups profiled and their lives made a living hell. Today, Islamophobia is on the rise and it is something we each have a responsibility to squash within our communities. Guantanamo was established upon – and is maintained by – racism and Islamophobia.

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The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim [Review]

This is a riveting, highly enjoyable read centred on the experiences of a Korean American woman, Margot, and her mother, Mina, a first generation Korean immigrant.

Told through these two narrators, we flip between 2014 (Margot) and 1987-8 (Mina) as we piece together the story of Mina’s life, in the aftermath of her sudden death.

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Bezoar and Other Unsettling Stories by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Suzanne Jill Levine [Review]

Bezoar and Other Unsettling Stories is a collection of short stories from Mexican writer, Guadalupe Nettel, translated from the Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine. Nettel is a prolific writer who has had her work featured in both Spanish and French language publications. Bezoar and Other Unsettling Stories is Nettel’s most recent work to be translated into the English language, published by Seven Stories Press.

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