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ANNOUNCEMENT: Breeder – Honni van Rijswijk

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Breeder - Honni Van Rijswijk

QSFer Honni van Rijswijk has a new queer (nb) sci-fi book out: Breeder. Will Meadows is a seemingly average fifteen-year-old Westie, who lives and works in Zone F, the run-down outermost ring of the Corporation. In the future state of the Corp, a person’s value comes down to productivity: the right actions win units, the wrong ones lose them. If Will is unlucky and goes into unit debt, there’s only one place to go: the Rator. But for Zone F Breeders, things are much worse—they’re born into debt and can only accrue units through reproduction. Every day in Zone F … Read more

REVIEW: Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts – Amara Lynn

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Futures, Friends, And Other Firsts - Amara Lynn

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Sallon Lee is quiet, shy, and has no friends. They have no idea what they want for their future on the space station in which they live. But they do know one thing: they have a huge crush on Ignis. The problem is, Ignis is so cool and popular, and has no idea who Sal is. Sal has no chance with him. Then a chance encounter throws the two of them together, and Sal finds themself forming a fast friendship with Ignis, thinking about their … Read more

KICKSTARTER: Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm

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Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm

One of our authors, Ava Kelly, is involved in a really cool nb/aro fantasy book project: Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm – a book of three all-ages queer fairy tales highlighting nonbinary characters, aromanticism, and personal acceptance from Atthis Arts. Written by Ava Kelly, illustrated by Matthew Spencer and edited by E.D.E. Bell, these stories in English and Romanian hold an important message: Our happiness is our own. Check out the updates while you visit the project page. Romanian culture, the art process, writing and a take on celebrating Pride. Spreading the word around and backing the book now will help us wrangle those … Read more

Half of Our Trans Kids Contemplated Suicide Last Year

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Trans Teen Suicide Drpression - Deposit Photos

OK, this isn’t a typical QSF story. But so many of our members are trans or non-binary or gender-fluid or genderqueer. Take a moment to read this, and reach out to your friends to tell them you love them EXACTLY AS THEY ARE. From LGBTQ Nation: The Trevor Project’s latest National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health found some troubling results: nearly half of the youth they surveyed considered taking their own lives in the last year. More than half of transgender and nonbinary youth considered doing so as well. That is undoubtedly due in part, to the record number … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Just Bart – E.D.E. Bell

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Just Bart - E.D.E. Bell

QSFer E.D.E. Bell has a new queer humorous fantasy book out (non-binary+): Just Bart. Bart is just a simple folk trying to get by. With a posse comprisin’ of a sparkle-loving horse, an unsettled ghost, and a magic old whiskey bottle, they wander from town to town in search of some needed coin, and maybe a brighter day. Warnings: Alcohol, Mental Health (see edebell.com/content for more) Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Bookshop.org Excerpt The bar was pretty crowded, and they weren’t going to use up a space for two folk, so they sat near … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Celebrating Our Trans, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary and Genderqueer Authors

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Transgender Flag

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: It’s the Transgender Day of Visibility, and while I think every day should be, I’d like to take the chance to ask our trans, NB, gender fluid and genderqueer authors to stand up and tell us who they are, what they write, and share links to their work. :) Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: When Morpheus Overslept – Michael Scott Phillips

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When Morpheus Overslept - Michael Scott Phillips

QSFer Michael Scott Phillips has a new queer sci fi book out (gay, non-binary): When Morpheus Overslept. Brilliant physicist Henry Sullivan attempts to colonize TRAPPIST-1e in order to prove his superluminal theories, but is instead marooned and trapped by a terrifying alien in a ruined city and haunted by the ghost of his wife. When he discovers the true nature of her existence and its connection to his own latent telepathic powers, he realizes that this is the key to destroying the alien and saving a distant star system from an army of the inhuman Gorathkai. Get It At Amazon … Read more

VIDEO GAMES: Splatoon 3 to Ditch Gender Binary

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Splatoon 3

Nintendo Direct gave us our first glimpse at the newly announced Splatoon 3, including its character customisation options. It’s the latest in Nintendo’s online shooter series that sees cartoon squid kids battling it out in teams to squirt as much ink as possible over the battlefield using some wild weaponry. In previous games, you were forced to choose between boy or girl for your Inkling (or Octoling) character, though in Splatoon 2 you could at least change your gender later on. Now, it appears you can simply select a ‘style’ for your squid or octopus kid. Two styles are available … Read more

REVIEW: Emily Corn: Discovering Darkness – Page Wooller and Ali Vermeeren

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Emily Corn: Discovering Darkness - Page Wooller And Ali Vermeeren

Genre: Fantasy, Coming of Age LGBTQ+ Category: Non-Binary Reviewer: Cyd Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Walmart About The Book She has no friends. She has no parents. Emily Corn has been brought up in total isolation. But why? She uncovers a secret which forces answers and breaks the shield protecting her identity. And now they hunt her. Writer Page Wooller and artist Ali Vermeeren deliver a complex coming of age tale set against the impending destruction of Earth. Emily must accept who she is, or we all die. The Review This graphic novel invites … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Starwhal in Flight – Mary E. Lowd

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Starwhal in Flight

QSFer Mary E. Lowd has a new queer sci fi book out (ace, lesbian, non-binary, trans ftm), Entangled Universe Book 3, Starwhal In Flight. Where are the other starwhals? The question haunts Clarity, echoing in her dreams. The cyborg starwhal who Clarity and her crew inhabit has become more than a spaceship or home to them. She’s their friend. But while Clarity and crew are filling their starwhal’s belly with a gengineered garden, the rest of the pod is still held captive by the Aether Gaia scientists who tinker with and experiment upon them like lab animals. The all-powerful AI, … Read more