The Groom Will Keep His Name

Hey y’all, sorry for not posting this past Friday. I recently finished reading The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile.  It’s his first book and a fun read, but still carries a lot of substance. The Groom Will Keep His Name is an incredible set of essays detailing the experiences and life of

The Great Believers- Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers is a novel by Rebecca Makkai with parallel storylines set in the ’80s in Chicago and Paris in 2015. The book opens with the funeral of Nico Marcus, a young gay man in his 20’s who died of AIDS. Since it’s 1985 and HIV/AIDS are still heavily misunderstood, Nico’s friend group has

The Tragedy of Heterosexuality- Jane Ward

Hey y’all, for this week’s post, I read The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward. The book will be released in September of 2020. I was given a free ARC copy of the book thanks to NYU Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. In The Tragedy of Heterosexuality, queer feminist scholar Jane

Red, White, and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston

Red, White, and Royal Blue is Casey McQuiston’s debut novel about the rivalry turned romance between Alex Claremont-Diaz (the heartthrob First Son of the United States’ President) and Prince Harry (the dreamy young royal that’s all the talk of the tabloids). When the pair’s rivalry lands them crashing into the cake at a royal wedding