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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 26 2025

Hi there Disco Dancers!\ \ I’ve collaborated with Becklovesbooks/Bookasaurusbex to provide books recs for her June Prideopoly challenge.\ \ I’ll be sharing these to social media later this week, but wanted to give you first look!\ \ I tried to go with books that matched both the prompt and the flag for each square, and chose indie books as much as possible. I have read and highly recommend all of these. \ \ Full list below images!\ \ \ \ List:\ \ Bi fantasy - The Final Strife by Saara el-Arifi\ \ Bi disability rep - Godkiller by Hannah Kaner \ \ Book in bi colours - Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark (bi poly monster romance)\ \ Gay BIPOC MC/author -  The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta \ \ Gay romance - Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee\ \ Identity not a prompt - In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret (aro allo, spicy) Initiation by Alethea Faust (intersex SC, spicy)\ \ Indigiqueer rep - Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (asexual Lipan Apache MC)\ \ Asexual rep - The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz \ \ Asexual friends to Lovers - Must Love Cake by Azalea Crowley (novelette)\ \ Non-binary (indie published) - A Heart to Hold by Sula Sullivan \ \ Non-binary sci fi - Hammajang Luck by Makama Yamamoto\ \ Non-binary under 250 pages - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo\ \ Pansexual with creatures - Deal with the Devil by Bex Deveau (spicy poly monster romance)\ \ Pansexual rep - In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland \ \ Trans queer joy - Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois \ \ Trans rights - Chef’s Kiss by T.J. Alexander\ \ Trans poetry - Blood Orange by Mx Yaffa\ \ Lesbian mental illness rep - A Little Luck by J.A. Collignon (anxiety)\ \ Lesbian graphic novel - On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden \ \ Lesbian slow burn - The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar \ \ All the best,\ \ Disco

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 18 2025

Hey there party people and disco dancers!\ \ This week I’ve been thinking about all the wonderful romance books I’ve read by AAPI authors, there are so many.\ \ So this week’s Diverse Discoveries will have: AAPI romance recs, current reads/just finished, on my radar.\ \ AAPI romance recs\ \ No romance list of mine would be complete without Adiba Jaigirdar, I’ve read 4 of her 6 books and loved every one. She’s a queer Bangladeshi-Irish author and writes sapphic YA romance about Bengali-Irish girls.\ \ The first one I read was Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating. In this one there’s a lovely scene where the girls go on a fake date, and one of them has compiled a list of Halal places so the Muslim girl can eat.\ \ \ \ My favourite is The Dos and Donuts of Love, with a plus size Bengali-Irish girl going on a teen baking show with her ex. I’ve never watched The GBBO in my life but I still loved the reality TV show aspect of this!\ \ \ \ One of my favourite books from the Trans Rights Readathon this year was Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt. A young woman travels to India for an arranged marriage but gets distracted by her trans dance instructor. If you’re a Bollywood fan, or you want to try out a book with a Bollywood vibe, this novella is such a fun ride.\ \ \ \ Another one for the foodies, I highly recommend Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee. This is another YA fake dating story, about a young chef fake dating a richer boy in the lead up to a Mooncake baking competition. It delves into the connections between Singaporean food, culture and family and it’s super sweet.\ \ \ \ I yell about Azalea Crowley’s cozy horror romance books all the time, but they really are fantastic. The first book, Odd Blood, is about a 30-something Filipino-American woman with autism meeting a himbo vampire, and becoming a live-in caretaker for his elderly vampire roommate. It’s funny, ridiculous and oh so brilliant. There are 4 books in the series so far and a spin off novella. Azalea is Kanaka-Maoli.\ \ \ \ Lastly, Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min. This is about between a Korean-Japanese trans boy and a Filipino-Latino boy bonding over music and anime while dealing with some sad events in their lives. It’s tender and honest and beautiful.\ \ \ \ I’m realising I don’t read enough adult Asian romance, so do let me know if you have recs!\ \ Current reads & just finished\ \ I haven’t read a whole lot since last week because I’ve been busy, but I did start a new alien romance series that I’m now obsessed with!\ \ The Clecanian series by Victoria Aveline is very popular but I’m only now getting into it. The first one, Choosing Theo, has a plus size white woman abducted from Earth, taken to a matriarchal alien planet, and told to choose a husband! It’s a great, fun, silly romance, with a little bit of spice.\ \ \ \ I know I have way more books I should be reading, but my tired work brain is having a holiday I think, and I’m embracing it. And the alien world is very queer normative, which I appreciate.\ \ I finished 100 Queer Poems as well. This was mostly good, but I find poetry anthologies difficult. Just like short story anthologies, I think I find the chop and change between styles too hard to sink into. But it had some great stand out poems and the selection is really diverse.\ \ \ \ On my radar\ \ Aside from trying to finish the Murderbot books (I LOVED the first 2 episodes of the Apple show), I’m still hoping to get to my previous AAPI picks, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, and Tokyo Ueno Station.\ \ I also want to get a head start on my Pride Month ARCs, especially Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose, a queer fantasy about a chef using magic meat to rebel against tyranny. Eat the Rich!\ \ \ \ That’s all for now, party on dudes!\ \ Disco

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 17 2025

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Read and loved all of these! Books listed: Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar Rani Choudhury Must D!e by Adiba Jaigirdar Twice Lived by Joma West A Tide of Treason by A.B. Daniels-Annachi #booktok #aapiheritagemonth #southasian #diversebooks #romancebooks

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 11 2025

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Read and loved all of these! Books Iisted: The Dos and Donuts of Love by @Adiba Jaigirdar A Heart to Hold by @Sula Sullivan Author Deceived by the Gargoyles by @Lillian Lark Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly The Stone and the Star by @JillianGravesAuthor Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade #booktok #romancebooks #romance #plussizeromancereads #plussizefmc

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 11 2025

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Read and loved all of these! Books listed: Cubs and Campfires by Dylan Drakes Reclaimed by Seth Haddon The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly Decieved by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark A Heart to Hold by Sula Sullivan #booktok #plussizeromancereads #romancebooks #queerromance #mmromance

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