Recs if you like The Summer Prince...
Queer Books by Black Authors!
Happy Black History Month! Here's a rec list of our favorite queer books by Black authors. (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators!)
Apocalyptic, But Make it Queer
Queer & trans stories in apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic worlds
First of a series only
Sister list to: Zombies, but make it Queer
As always, suggestions incredibly welcome!
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Note: Not specifically a list of good LGBTQ+ representation (though many of them absolutely are, and many are written by queer and/or trans authors!). But I haven't read all of them (yet), so this list doesn't inherently imply my recommendation, as such
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Solarpunk Sci-Fi
I did some digging for a bookclub and gathered some solarpunk books, and why not share them here? (I haven't read them all) If you have more suggestions I'll add them😊
Solarpunk is a sci-fi subgenre that envisions futures build on renewable energy, greentech and community. It is mostly meant to offer a positive alternative to dystopian visions of the future. The punk aspect is usually seen as the vision of the positive future, which is considered radical and rebellious itself.
But WAIT. There’s hope. ✨FICTION✨
Straight from the Solarpunk Manifesto, “We are solarpunks because the only other options are denial or despair.”
What if there’s more to our future? What if we were optimistic?
Below are the fiction books that have made it to O.E. Tearmann’s Open List of Positive and Hopeful Futures
I’ll make another list for the nonfiction and for the anthologies. Feel free to suggest any recs!
Indie books by Black authors
PLEASE drop your recs!! This is a work in progress and I'm not an expert, just upset that i couldnt find any preexisting pagebound lists highlighting indie books by Black authors
We found love in a hopeless place
Dystopian matchmaking: romance and love stories that happen against all odds
The End & After ☣ No Cis-Male Authors Allowed
If you ask someone what apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction they've read, there's a fair chance much of that list will have been written by cis men, because they're the books that get the most promotion in the genre.
My hope is that this list will help someone find a new favourite author! ♡
Sister list to: Zombie Apocs - No Cis-Male Authors Allowed
First of a series only
Suggestions so welcome, particularly for trans, enby, & other authors of marginalised genders
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Indie published sci-fi & dystopia by Black authors
Sci-fi, space exploration, dystopia, and Afrofuturism
Set in Brazil
Fiction books set in Brazil.
Open to recs!
When you're tired of all the dystopia
Solarpunk mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and sustainable environmental inspiration!
