with Christopher Murphy
Author Christopher Murphy tells us about his writing goal of creating space for queer people and queer people of color in the thriller genre. He’s working tirelessly to write multi dimensional Black and Brown queer characters in his stories so more people can see themselves in stories, and today we’re talking about how he’s doing it.
by Mikada Green
Book bans don’t just make it difficult to find certain books, book bans are a threat to our cultural literacy as a whole. In this beautiful essay by Mkada Green, we discuss how harmful these bans really are.
by Gabriella Buba
Anti-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy grapples with this history of exploitation and it’s lasting impacts on lands and people through the lens of other worlds, imagined futures, and alternate histories.
with Sondi Warner
When I was first introduced to Sondi Warner, I quickly learned how deep their passion is for creating space that encourages self acceptance and reminds readers of how worthy they are. I’m so honored to introduce you all to the brilliant Sondi Warner, author of Lead Me Astray.
with Parisa Akhbari
Parisa Akhbari, author of upcoming novel Just Another Epic Love Poem, speak about her never ending journal, her novel, and how writing has a magical way of becoming more than writing itself.
There’s no precisely perfect term for what we’re talking about when we say people of the global majority, but here at Bookish Brews, this is the term we use most often. And this is why.
The world teaches us history as if it’s over, but what if we learned history as if it were now? What if we realized that the fight that they were fighting all those years ago is the same one we’re fighting today?
The Last Bloodcarver Is honest and sincere in the details that remind you that the author understands. It’s in the details, in the comments, in the insecurities, in the yearning. This story is told through a lens of diaspora, and in the same way that Nhika finds home in her magic and knowledge, to me, The Last Bloodcarver feels like a glimpse of home.