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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Apr 29 2025

An introduction to my Bindery! Who I am, what members can expect from Discotopia, and a quick rundown of some of my favourite diverse books.

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Jun 29

\ \ Hi folks, I have exciting news - I’m going to be an attending author at Fiction Fest next year, my first signing event!\ \ https://www.fictionfest.co.uk\\ \ I had so much fun at Fiction Fest this year as an attendee, I’m so happy to be returning next year as a debut author. Dream come true.\ \ Hope to see some of you there! \ \ Disco x](https://discotopia.binderybooks.com/item/IUtnKW3BWNTb4RjZRg7B/)

I’ll be an Attending Author at Fiction Fest 2027!

Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Jun 19

Hi Disco Dancers!\ \ I have a little secret I’ve been keeping that I want to share with you. I might announce it at some point… but for now, keep it secret, keep it safe!\ \ Scroll down…\ \ \ \ I’ve written an MM romance! I wrote it earlier this year and I’m currently querying agents and Indie publishers. Wish me luck!\ \ Here’s the blurb:\ \ HIS MAJESTY’S SECRET SCANDAL is a contemporary MM romance about a Black, gay actor cast as the UK’s favourite superspy, and the handsome publicist he just can’t resist.\ \ Samuel Joseph has just become the first Black British actor to be cast as Carter Blake. Fame, glamour, money, it’s all coming his way. There’s just one problem. He’s secretly gay, and he can’t get his publicist’s smile out of his head.\ \ Luke Brown is done with love. Healing from a bad breakup with his cheating ex-boyfriend, he throws himself into his work. He’s excited to land his first high-profile client, the up-and-coming actor Samuel Joseph. But from the moment they meet, he knows he’s in trouble.\ \ Amid the glamour of red carpets, celebrity parties and sun-soaked European locations, the two try, and fail, to resist their attraction. But is love worth the scandal?\ \ Alongside the core gay romance, other representation includes: two trans side characters, a non-binary side character, an aro-ace side character, and multiple characters of colour. \ \ It combines the secret yearning of Heated Rivalry with the showbiz glamour of The Charm Offensive and the playful banter of Red, White & Royal Blue. \ \ I'm hoping to get it out somehow next year, to tie in with the casting of the next James Bond, ahead of the upcoming movie in 2028. I didn't write it with that in mind, and then realised - oh yeah! A new movie is coming...\ \ In my head, the fancast for the two leads is Damson Idris and Peter Claffey (from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms).\ \ \ \ So.. let me know - would you read a romance with these two? How does a James Bond showbiz romance sound (but use code in the comments please!)\ \ Bye! \ \ Disco x\ \ Upgrade for $5 or login

Super secret author news!

Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Jun 7

Sixteen queer vampire book recs to celebrate The Vampire Lestat

How many have you read? #booktok #thevampirelestat #iwtv #vampirebooks #pride

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Jun 3

\ \ It’s Pride Month! \ \ 2 years ago I stacked all my queer books so see how many I had. It was 60 at the time, now it’s 80! \ \ You can see all the covers in this TikTok, https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNR7s2tUa/\\ \ But if you just want to read the list - here it is below! I have read and loved all of these.\ \ Happy Pride!\ \ 80 Queer Book Recs:\ \ Fantasy:\ \ Faebound by Saara el-Arifi\ \ She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan\ \ Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir\ \ Cinderella is Ded by Kalynn Bayron\ \ Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolas\ \ The Final Strife by Saara el-Arifi\ \ House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson\ \ The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez\ \ Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree\ \ Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco\ \ Dowry of Bl00d by S.T. Gibson\ \ Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson\ \ The Final Strife by Saara el-Arifi\ \ Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn\ \ In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens\ \ The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas\ \ Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot\ \ The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo\ \ In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland\ \ Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire\ \ Here to Slay by Radhika Sanghani\ \ Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou\ \ Overemotional by David Fenne\ \ When the Tides held the moon by Venessa Vida Kelley\ \ Lies we sing to the sea by Sarah Underwood\ \ Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai\ \ The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.\ \ The Wolf and his Kingston by Finn Longman\ \ One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg\ \ Nimona by N.D. Stevenson\ \ Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens\ \ Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose\ \ Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas\ \ Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi\ \ Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao\ \ Sci Fi:\ \ On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden\ \ All that’s left in the world by Erik J Brown\ \ Twice Lived by Joma West\ \ Face by Joma West\ \ Iron Widow by Xirin Jay Zhao\ \ The City We Became by NK Jemisin\ \ In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Liu\ \ Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke\ \ Key Lime Sky by Al Hess\ \ Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\ \ Romance:\ \ The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar\ \ The Henna Wrs by Adiba Jaigirdar\ \ Hani and Ishu’s guide to fake dating by Adiba Jaigirdar\ \ Rani Choudhury Must D!e by Adiba Jaigirdar\ \ Drink Up, Darling by Harvey Oliver Baxter\ \ Initiation by Alethea Faust\ \ Cafe con Lychee by Emery Lee\ \ Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender\ \ Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min\ \ Mercy by Ian Haramaki\ \ Out of the Blue by Jason June\ \ The Prospects by KT Hoffman\ \ Ander and Santi were here by Jonny Garza Villa\ \ Self-Made boys by Anna-Marie McLemore\ \ Game Changer by Rachel Reid\ \ Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid\ \ Common Goal by Rachel Reid\ \ Tough Guy by Rachel Reid\ \ Role Model by Rachel Reid\ \ The Long Game by Rachel Reid\ \ Cafe con Lychee by Emery Lee\ \ A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander\ \ The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles\ \ Horror:\ \ Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White\ \ The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White\ \ The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez\ \ Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson\ \ Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson\ \ Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood\ \ Poetry:\ \ The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta\ \ Bad Q u e e r by Gayathiri Kamalakantham\ \ Coming of age:\ \ Loveless by Alice Oseman\ \ Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender\ \ Mystery:\ \ Tradwife by TC Parker\ \ Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars](https://discotopia.binderybooks.com/item/EKNqmYh9DV0cO3e4pozK/)

80 Queer Book Recs for Pride Month!

Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 29

Top 5 trans & non-binary authors who inspired me on my author journey

Let me know your favourites! #booktok #pride #pridemonth #bookrecommendations

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 28

Hi folks,\ \ Pride Month is around the corner, and the fantastic Bookasaurusbex invited me once again to provide book recs (below) for her annual Prideopoly challenge! Information on how to play here: https://prideopoly.carrd.co/\ \ \ \ Playing isn't necessary of course, you can just use this as a handy list of recs for Pride Month - there's something for everyone! The full list is below in pictures, and below that I've written it all out in text. \ \ Happy Pride!\ \ \ \ Gay\ \ More than one queer identity - The Prospects by KT Hoffman\ \ Neurodivergent MC - The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian\ \ Indie / Small press - 30 by Clinton W. Waters\ \ Queer\ \ Translated book - Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu\ \ Questioning MC - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender\ \ Identity not already a prompt - Drink Up Darling by Harvey Oliver Baxter (aromantic rep, also poly), Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou (genderfluid rep)\ \ Indigiqueer rep - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu\ \ Non-binary\ \ Non-fiction - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe\ \ BIPOC MC or Writer - Twice Lived by Joma West (writer)\ \ Romance - Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan\ \ Ace\ \ Ace book recced by a friend - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire\ \ MC has a hobby - The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells\ \ Horror or SFF - The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia\ \ Lesbian\ \ Academia or Education - An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson\ \ Masc MC - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir\ \ Novella - Debate and Decadence by Sula Sullivan\ \ Trans\ \ Transfemme MC - The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy\ \ Found Family - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson\ \ Disabled MC or writer - The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White\ \ Bisexual\ \ Bisexual man MC - So This is Ever After by FT Lukens\ \ With a trial or contest - The Final Strife by Saara el-Arifi\ \ Poetry or verse - 100 Queer Poems edited by Mary Jean Chan & Andrew McMillan\ \ Much love, \ \ Disco x

Prideopoly challenge book recs!

Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • May 3

Sci-fi / fantasy recs for AAPINH month

Loved all of these! Books listed: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee The Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu Babel by R.F. Kuang The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach #booktok #aapiheritagemonth #aapi #bookrecommendations #scififantasy

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Apr 21

Hi Disco Dancers!\ \ I'm trying out something new. I am working on a bunch of new writing projects at the moment while also promoting This is How the World Ends ahead of release in September.\ \ One of the things I'm working on might be a collection of short stories... maybe. Not sure yet. I have a bunch in my notes, and I'm slowly working them up, realising there's a common dystopian theme. While I'm figuring out what to do with them, I thought I'd share one! \ \ Do let me know if you'd like me to share more in future, writing snippets, stories, updates. I've been reviewer-focused so far on Bindery but I could just as easily share writing stuff! \ \ This is a story about a scary dystopian future, and thus contains potentially triggering themes: oppression, depression, disassociation, as well as themes of disordered eating.\ \ Contains Twelve Pills for Family Forty-Nine\ \ No one shits anymore.\ \ The pills give you all the nutrients you need, and trick your brain into believing your stomach is full. \ \ No one shits. No one gets fat either.\ \ Everyone’s the same shape - lean, not skinny. Taut, not thin.\ \ You eat the pill in the morning, for breakfast. Drink water that tastes of nothing, not even cold. The pills do something to your taste buds. You try licking dirt, and it tastes just like everything else. Blank.\ \ You eat a pill at lunchtime when you start to flag, your sluggish limbs tell you you’re hungry. You don’t feel hunger, you can’t. You’d have to stop taking the pills for three days for that sensation to come. But by then someone would have force fed you the pill anyway. It’s easy to tell when someone’s skipping. They blink a lot, from withdrawal.\ \ You eat a pill at night after your shift, when you stagger home from work. Sit at the table with your lean, listless family and pretend it’s a ritual. Pill on a plate, glass of water, drink, swallow, done. Then you can all go back to ignoring each other.\ \ The pills keep you healthy. No one gets sick any more. The only death is from age, overwork, or violence. And there’s not much of that. Hurt someone, and you won’t get more pills. Simple.\ \ Everyone thinks about it. Raiding the trucks. Stealing the pills. Creating a stash, so you could survive. Make a little pile hidden in the mattress and once you have enough you could kill your co worker and take your stash and run… somewhere. But then you realise there’s nowhere to run. You’ll need more pills eventually. And those come from the trucks.\ \ You don’t know what food’s like. You only know what it did. Made people fat if they ate too much, or waste away if too little. Poisoned people if it was too raw, or too burned, or too old, or too green.\ \ You’ve all seen the murals. The sick and dying painted in super size so the whole city can see. You don’t have to worry about death or disease, not like they did. You’ll never starve, not like they did.\ \ You’ll never eat till you’re sick either. You’ll never celebrate with cake.\ \ That was in a storybook once, before those stories were banned. No pictures of food, no descriptions of taste. You vaguely remember. Sweet, acid, heat. You feel the heat of the fire that burns in your house, and you try to imagine it on your mouth, the flames red on your tongue.\ \ You’re tempted to talk to your children about food, but it doesn’t seem fair. It’s almost taboo, to discuss it out loud. And anyway, what would you say? “Like pills, but bigger”? It went into your body, like fuel, then got shat out as waste. Like oil in the factory machines, exhaust from the pipes.\ \ You have two children. Because that’s how many everyone has. Unless one of them dies.\ \ You lie awake at night, counting pills in your head. You can’t sleep. You rub your belly in circles, following the path of your intestines. What are these for? If not for digestion? Your stomach is flat, your breath pushes it up. Up and down, up and down. Your wife sleeps on her side, mouth open. You think about putting your finger in her throat. At what point would she notice? If she bit it off, and swallowed, would her body accept it?\ \ The trucks come in the morning. You wait by the door. A truck pulls up to your house. It doesn’t have windows. There’s no driver.\ \ An automated arm stretches out, and a robot hand puts a box on the pavement. The trucks rolls away. You look inside as you bring it into the house. Twelve pills, three for each of your family. Enough for today.\ \ If you stole them and ran, how long would you last?\ \ And where would you go?\ \ The whole country eats pills. Beyond that, who knows? Not that you’ve travelled. This is all that you’ve known. There are no vehicles, apart from the trucks. And you can’t take a truck, there’s no way to drive it. And you can’t walk away, because you need the pills to live and the pills come from the trucks and they come every day and there’s never more pills than you need for one day.\ \ You don’t get days off. You work morning to night. And at night you and your children and your wife, you do seperate things. All day is spent working with so many people, your children studying with so many people. Night time is for peace. Looking at stars. Drawing faces and shapes. Dreaming.\ \ Yesterday, you bit your nail and chewed it a little, then swallowed. You felt the sharp scratch of the piece tickle your throat. You washed it down with water. It didn’t taste of anything.\ \ The truck comes in the morning. You stare at it. You take the box.\ \ You don’t take the pill.\ \ You pretend to take it, raise it to your mouth, then keep it in your hand, swig water, make a show. But no one is watching. There’s no family ritual, not before work. You just get up and go.\ \ Your body feels different. The labour you do, lifting and packing, it’s harder, and heavier. You try not to show it, but you’re lagging behind. The counter machine shows your numbers aren’t right. Every day you’re the same. Every day you’re on schedule. But today you’re too slow.\ \ The bell rings for lunch, and everyone stops. They reach into their pockets, and pull out a pill. Everyone eats it, gulping it down. Some people use water, but more than half do it dry. You look down at yours, and fake it again.\ \ By the end of the work day your limbs are like lead. Your numbers are bad, and you know that tomorrow there will be an inquest. They’ll give you the night, but if you’re not back on form the next morning, the force feeding will start.\ \ You go home to your family, and sit at the table. You all pick up the pills, and swallow in unison. You put your uneaten pill in your pocket.\ \ Your children get up. “Wait” you say. They look at you with surprise, but sit down.\ \ “I want…” you begin. Your wife stares at you, confused. Your mind races to think. “I want to do something. Together, this evening.”\ \ “I’m tired.” Your wife says. And you know that she is. But you’re more tired right now. Three pills missed, and you feel it. The urge to blink is there, it’s on the edge, waiting. You’re holding it back, but you don’t have much time.\ \ “I know. But please, just this once. Let’s do something together.”\ \ Your children look puzzled, and your wife looks concerned. But she says “yes, alright.”\ \ So you lead them all to the garden, and you look at the sky.\ \ “I see a pattern” you say, pointing up to the stars. “See, there? It’s a table. There’s a top and there’s legs.”\ \ Your children look up. “I don’t see it” your son says, squinting his eyes.\ \ “Look, there.” You kneel down to his height and put your face next to his. You lift his arm just like yours. “The top” you move it left. “The leg” you move it down. “The other leg”. You move it over.\ \ Your sons looks, really looks. “I see it!” He says.\ \ You breathe out a breath, and tears fill your eyes. Salt you think. It’s supposed to be salt.\ \ “Now, what else do you see?”\ \ Your family stay out there, with you, for an hour. You see lampshades and bed frames and houses and T-shirts. You see truck wheels and boxes and drainpipes and hands. All there in the stars.\ \ And that night when you sleep, you look at your wife. He mouth hanging open, her eyes gently shut. You watch her until your energy fades.\ \ In the morning your body is heavy and weak. It’s an effort to get out of bed.\ \ And then the trucks come, and deposit the pills. You down at the box. Twelve pills in your hand. You have to take one. You’re already blinking.\ \ So you open the box, and swallow one down. You watch the trucks leave the street, and your neighbours turn in.\ \ It’s just you and the box. The pill stuck in your throat.\ \ You put the box in your pocket, and you walk away from the house.\ \ Love,\ \ Disco\ \ Upgrade for $5 or login

EXCLUSIVE: Dystopian Short Story

Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Apr 6

10 books for International Asexuality Day

10 books with Ace and Acespec MCs & SCs for International Ace Day #booktok #ace #acespec #bookrecommendations #acerepresentation

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 24

Trans and Non-Binary Romance Book Recs

TRR DAY 7! Books listed: A Heart to Hold by Sula Sullivan Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min Reclaimed by Seth Haddon A Hex For Hunger by Alistair Reeves The Companion by EE Ottoman The Prospects by KT Hoffman Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall Peter Darling by Austin Chant Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore #booktok #trr26 #trr #bookrecommendations #romancebooks

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 12

25 book recs for the Trans Rights Readathon (and all year round!)

Are any of these on your TBR? #booktok #trr25 #trr #readathon #bookrecommendations

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 4

Hi everyone,\ \ I’m so so excited to reveal the cover for my queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, publishing on 16th September. It’s available for preorder now, via the link!\ \ Cover designed by the incredible Drew Huff.\ \ I love it so much!\ \ \ \ Here’s the blurb:\ \ Run the race. Or die.\ \ Britain is at war, isolated by a digital blockade. \ \ Dissidents run a deadly race for the public’s entertainment, while the flood-ravaged country falls apart. The Cartwright family tries to soldier on, refusing to give in to fear. But when catastrophe looms, Emma Cartwright flees – only to find that life beyond the border is anything but safe. \ \ The fight for survival has begun. \ \ This is how the world ends.\ \ I’m still pinching myself, I still can’t quite believe this is happening!\ \ Love,\ \ Disco

COVER REVEAL for my book: THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Mar 2

Hi Disco Dancers!\ \ I’m doing the official cover reveal for my book THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS on Wednesday on social media, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek ahead of time (please don’t share it until then). Preorders will also be launching on Wednesday.\ \ My queer dystopian novella is coming! \ \ Here’s the blurb:\ \ Run the race. Or die.\ \ Britain is at war, isolated by a digital blockade. \ \ Dissidents run a deadly race for the public’s entertainment, while the flood-ravaged country falls apart. The Cartwright family tries to soldier on, refusing to give in to fear. But when catastrophe looms, Emma Cartwright flees – only to find that life beyond the border is anything but safe. \ \ The fight for survival has begun. \ \ This is how the world ends.\ \ And here’s the cover! Designed by the incredible Drew Huff:\ \ \ \ I love it so much!\ \ Love,\ \ Disco \ \ Upgrade for $5 or login

FIRST LOOK: Cover Reveal for my book!

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

Fun books with Muslim rep

Ramadan Mubarak to those who celebrate! Books listed: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal Travellers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao #booktok #ramadan #muslimbooks #diversebooks #bookrecommendations

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Feb 15

Hi folks!\ \ I celebrated UK Pancake Day a little early yesterday, as I personally like to have a distraction from Valentine’s. I love love, but I’ve just never been a Valentine’s boy. For those for whom this holiday isn’t your thing, here are 3 romance-free diverse SFF books that I love.\ \ Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh\ \ \ \ A brilliant graphic novel by a Palestinian author about an oppressive empire, and a young girl from a marginalised group who signs up for the army as her only route to citizenship. Once she gets there however, her perception of the empire is challenged, and she sees a dire need for change.\ \ The Upper World by Femi Fadugba\ \ \ \ A Black boy from south east London experiences the worst day of his life, but then discovers a way to travel back in time, can he change his future?\ \ I adore this book and the way it represents south east London, a very Black area of London and where I lived during my 20s. The dialogue is written in SE London dialect too, which is rare to see and find very well. There’s also tons of fun wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff.\ \ Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett\ \ \ \ This is a standalone Discworld novel, a comedy fantasy Mulan retelling, that follows a young ‘girl’ who signs up for the army and pretends to be a boy. I say ‘girl’ because this was the first positive transmasc rep I’d ever encountered as a kid, and many other trans people have identified with it. Terry Pratchett (my favourite author), said he was honoured that the trans community took comfort in it.\ \ Disco xx\ \ Join for free or login

Romance-free SFF book recs

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Feb 3

Hi folks!\ \ I’ve had a wild reading week. I’ve been flat out at work and instead of cosying up with comfort reads, I delved into conceptual sci fi and weird horror instead. Everything I read was great though! But perhaps not for the squeamish.\ \ There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.\ \ \ \ A mind-bending conceptual sci fi thriller about an organisation dealing with unknown entities that manipulate and wipe memories.\ \ One of the best sci fi books I have EVER read. I’m still thinking about it. Confusing, enthralling, dark, funny… a masterful piece of writing.\ \ Chomp Chomp by Azalea Crowley\ \ \ \ A horror romance novella from one of my absolute favourite writers. An elegant Asian-American woman goes on a date in the 80s, but the evening has surprises in store…\ \ This is a lot gorier than Azalea’s usually cute/creepy work, and I am so here for it. But be warned, it’s a… well… it’s a LOT. I had a blast though. I really am in my horror phase.\ \ How to Cook and Eat the Rich by Sunyi Dean\ \ \ \ A short story about cooking and eating the rich. I don’t want to say more than that other than I loved it! Very funny and I loved the format, all done in second person one-sided dialogue, which worked fantastically for the story.\ \ And one of the coolest covers ever.\ \ Let me know what you’re reading in the comments, or join us on the Discord!\ \ Love,\ \ Disco\ \ Join for free or login

Elegant cannibals and mind-bending sci-fi

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Jan 21

Hi folks!\ \ I have been having a brilliant reading week, filling my boots with dystopian sci fi and queer horror. Both books I read were utterly brilliant and very different.\ \ Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle\ \ \ \ How have I not read Chuck Tingle before?? This is a brilliant sci fi horror about a bisexual statistics professor who witnesses the horror of a mass ‘bad luck’ event, where 8 million people die in bizarre, unlikely ways. She withdraws from the world, but when a government agent tells her a Las Vegas casino may have had something to do with it, she tags along.\ \ So fun, so weird, and has so much to (subtly) say about the way people in our world deal with crazy mass events. Loved it.\ \ The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami\ \ \ \ A Moroccan-American woman is sent to a for-profit ‘retention facility’ after an AI algorithm that monitors her dreams flags her as a risk, likely to commit a crime. While imprisoned, she tries to figure out how it could have happened.\ \ This was obviously very reflective of a certain… situation today, and infuriating, but also brilliant and clever and surprising. It’s pretty contemplative, not a whole ton of action, but oh man it really enraged and energised me. Brilliant book.\ \ Happy reading!\ \ Disco x\ \ Join for free or login

Evil AI and Bizarre Queer Horror