You Summer TBR 📚☀️
stay cool by reading queer/witchy/creative books!
What’s up, swimmers?! Happy last day of priDE MONth ✨🌈 🥳 I hope that it’s been celebratory and expansive for you.
I’m popping into your inbox with a very important question:
WHAT ARE YOU READING THIS SUMMER?
Perhaps your list is abundant and overflowing — that’s great! If you feel so inclined to share with the group, please leave a comment on this post with your recommendations!
But, if you’re looking for some suggestions on what to indulge in as the temperature climbs, look no further! I gotchu.
Welcome to bee’s books on Bookshop.org, a shop that allows you to support independent booksellers while also kicking some coins back my way!
In my shop, you’ll find three (non-exhaustive) lists:
PRIDE PICKS
Here you’ll find books about queer folks, written by queer folks! Genres range from historical fiction like The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and the first two books in The Last Binding series by Freya Marske, contemporary rom-coms like Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly (which features a non-binary MC!), memoirs like In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and more!
ON WITCHCRAFT
Check out this list for books on the craft! Bonus perk: A lot of these writers are also queer! Whether you’re looking to read tarot, numerology the stars, or simply want to expand your knowledge of witchcraft, myth, and more, this list has a little something for every practitioner. Includes authors like Cassandra Snow, Alice Sparkly Kat, Meg Jones Wall, Sophie Strand, Judika Illes, Jan Spiller, Chani Nicholas, and more!
And of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t shout-out my own firstborn, The Witch’s Book of Numbers: Enhance Your Magic with Numerology. Please consider supporting me, a queer magicmaker and writer, and may my witch-work support yours!
ON WRITING
Finally, get in touch with your creative side with these supportive picks! Writing and creativity are concepts as unique and individual as fingerprints, but it’s always helpful to hear from those who’ve come before, and have learned a thing or two. Whether it’s On Writing by Stephen King, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, Story Genius by Lisa Kron, or another pick from this list, I know you’ll be creating with the best of ‘em in no time!
I hope that you find something entertaining and illuminating on my shelves, and please please please, tell me what I should be reading this summer in the comments!