I like to participate in lots of book sharing memes on Instagram, Gentle Reader. Since June is Pride Month, I decided to make my own to celebrate #ReadingPride. Please feel free to gank this image and share as widely as you like, also to photograph or just Tweet/Post each day any queer reads you feel […]
Jun12020
30 Days of Queer Reads for #ReadingPride
May292020
Lady Knight Books (Miss Carriger Recommends)
Dear Gentle Reader, Can I talk to you about books featuring lady knights? Reading Glasses Podcast has this thing the call “Your Reading Wheelhouse.” One of mine is lady knights. I absolutely LOVE a book about a lady knight. A little while ago I did this tweet… My Favorite Lady Knight Books Taming the Forest […]
Apr172020
Silly stories of Gail the Fangirl, Bonnets and Glue Guns, Defy or Defend (Behind the Magic Video)
Hello my darling Gentle Reader, Quick first update: My boxed set is on SUPER sale right now! (No idea how long this will last, I wasn’t told ahead of time and it might be a mistake.) It is up at $6.99 for ALL 5 BOOKS (ebook USA & Canada ONLY). This is insane. I’ve never […]
Apr32020
My Biggest Gripes with Austen Movies (Miss Gail Recommends)
Generally speaking, Gentle Reader, when times are tough I watch Austen movies. I know, I know, but we all have our visual comfort food. I don’t like to be negative here on the blog, but I figure taking sublime umbrage in a Jane Austen movie adaptation ranks pretty low on the totem poll of putting […]
Mar302020
The Great Emma-Off Austen Award Show! (Miss Carriger Recommends)
So, once upon a time I got very sick and watched 4 different adaptations of Pride & Prejudice. With a new adaptation of Emma, I though I would do this again (without the sick part, I promise). Emma & Me For me, one of the most significant things about Emma is Austen’s portrayal of female […]
Mar272020
Books That Make Me Happy (Gail Carriger Recommends Comfort Reads)
By special request, Gentle Reader, here’s a curated list of my favorite feel-good books! These are books I go to for comfort and they always leave me feeling happy. I sorted them using my own books as ciphers. So you can scan through for your favorite of mine and pick accordingly. I also added a […]
Mar232020
10 Random Things Making Me Happy Right Now (Miss Carriger Recommends)
I’ve concocted a list of 10 things that make me happy and might help you. Many of them are free (or I offer free alternatives). Over on the Parasol Protectorate Group, Gentle Reader, I put a Chirrup Special to the vote. As you can see: stuff making me happy narrowly lost out to books making […]
Feb212020
10 Graphic Novels You’ll Enjoy if You Loved Soulless (the Manga)
So you’re a graphic novel or a manga reader and you want more like Soulless the Manga? I got you covered! Graphic Novels & Manga for YOU! Black Butler by Yana Toboso The manga that, for me, started it all. The art and the costumes are truly amazing and I feel, in this regard, that […]
Jan242020
12 Joyful Book Picks: Fictional Hangover Book Challenge
As some of you may know, Gentle Reader, I often pick a monthly book challenge to follow for the year. I did Book Riot’s last year, this year I chose Fictional Hangover’s! Here’s the challenge: (You can join their Goodreads Group to participate, or listen to their podcast.) What I like to do with book […]
Jan172020
10 Movies, TV, Songs That Made Me Happy in 2019 (Miss Gail Recommends)
Gentle Reader, this continues a series of reflections on the things I enjoyed the most last year. Here’s some of the not-book media I discovered that I really loved. Mary Poppins Returns. Despite what you may think, I’m not a huge fan of the original movie (except the suffragette song) but I enjoyed this new […]
Jan132020
10 Food & Recipes That Made Me Happy in 2019 (Miss Gail Recommends)
Continuing to reflect on last year, Gentle Reader, and things that made me happy. Of course many of those are FOOD related! Trader Joe’s eggnog flavor whole milk greek yogurt. I know, I’m weird, but I love eggnog yet can’t drink much of it, so the carton goes bad fast. This gives me all the […]
Jan102020
10 Books That Made Me Happy in 2019 (Miss Gail Recommends)
Hello Gentle Reader, One of the things I like to do is look back on the year and think about the things I really enjoyed. To that end here’s the books that made me happy last year! R. Cooper’s queer sci-fi Taji From Beyond the Rings. If you liked 5th Gender give this one a […]