One of my favorite
Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall
I love this novel that makes literal the author’s experience of being of Māori and W̱SÁNEĆ descent: it imagines Vancouver Island and Aotearoa, New Zealand, as side-by-side islands, with the kind of cultural exchange you’d expect from that proximity. It’s told in a series of vignettes with repeating characters. It also has several queer characters. My favourite vignette was of an Indigenous woman trying to introduce her white girlfriend to her aunty in the graveyard. This is a beautifully written book published in 2023 that deserves far more attention.
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah HollowellAs I put together my October TBR, I started reminiscing about this book and how much I enjoyed reading it last October. It’s about two queer teens who get lost in a corn maze and then stumble on their own bodies and have to figure out what’s happening. This delivers exactly on that premise: they’re in the maze within the first few pages, and they find their bodies in the first chapter. I especially loved Sadie as a narrator: her anxious, ADHD mind was extremely relatable. Pick up this 2023 release for your 2024 Halloween TBR! |
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