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To know the ocean, I have always felt, is to recognize the teeth it keeps half-hidden.

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

May 31, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Miri said this to me once: Every horror movie ends the way you know it will. ― Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea Having people be kind to you is so important, but it’s also incredibly irritating. It’s hard to find the balance of what you’re actually able to accept without wanting to hit someone. ― Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea When Miri’s wife Leah, a scientist and explorer, returns home safely after a submarine accident, Miri has to learn how to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: caregiver, Julia Armfield, Lesbian couples, magical realism, mother daughter relationships, Queer characters, submarine

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: caregiver, Julia Armfield, Lesbian couples, magical realism, mother daughter relationships, Queer characters, submarine ·
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A few Pride Month titles

Joyful Song : A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman

The Rainbow Parade: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Identities and Allies by Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen

Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against Hate by Nancy Churnin

April 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My work emails are getting ready for June and Pride Month. One included a list of five picture book titles. One title I was unable to get the online reader link for, two titles I had read before (one of those I was okay, I don’t need to read again, but I had forgotten I had read the second) and they are remarkably different in how they are Prideful. (All read via an online reader and are due May 2024.)  The first I read was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Allyship, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Lesbian couples, Leslea Newman, Massachusetts, Nancy Churnin, Rick Hendrix, Shane Jordan, Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen, Social Themes, Susan Gal

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:173 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Allyship, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Lesbian couples, Leslea Newman, Massachusetts, Nancy Churnin, Rick Hendrix, Shane Jordan, Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen, Social Themes, Susan Gal ·
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