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Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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Another excellent library book. When I read fiordeligi’s review of Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian‘s Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, I knew I needed to read it asap. And then it took me a while for my library hold to come in. Fairly early in the book, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian relates a sexual assault she experienced at elementary school after she stood in front of her class and talked about slugs. I had to lie down for a bit, because I remember the ways the […]

Forest Euphoria: Mostly memoir but with cool (and some bummer) queer nature facts

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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I have been in the throes of moving and unpacking for the last 6 weeks (give or take), so reading has been slow and distracted. Even getting through this 6 hour audiobook took 2 weeks, and I was certainly distracted through most of it. So definitely take this review with a grain of salt. The book seems to be broken down in the sections that match a set of anecdotes from the author’s life with thematically similar creatures in nature that highlight queerness, diversity in […]

Queer Abundance in a Time of Scarcity

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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As soon as I saw the title “Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature” (by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian), I knew I wanted to read this book. It’s been all over the 2025 “best of” lists, from Time to Vanity Fair to Vulture, and it’s easy to see why this one is resonating so intensely given what the last year has meant to LGBTQ+ folks. The queer expansiveness and community-building of Kaishian’s book is an effective emotional antidote to all the anti-trans scare tactics and fake […]



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