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Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Genres: Europe: Volume 11

John Shepherd and David Horn

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The ten EPMOW Genre volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are...

The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies

Alexander Zahlten

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In The End of Japanese Cinema Alexander Zahlten moves film theory beyond the confines of film...

Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Ruin of Stars in Books

Aug 14, 2018

Ruin of Stars

Linsey Miller | 2018 | LGBTQ+, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

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Just as good as the first

When I read Mask of Shadows I was blown away by Linsey Miller's book. I loved Sal and so many of the characters. They were truly lovely. It was horror filled love letter written and I loved everything about it. When I saw that Ruin of Stars was up on NetGalley, I knew that I had to read it! When I was accepted as an ARC reader I did a little jump of joy as well.

Just like Mask of Shadows, Ruin of Stars brings us the wonderful character of Sal. I honestly loved the gender fluid nature of Sal though at times in this book I felt is was a little too preachy on sexuality. What I loved about it is that though slightly preachy at times, Sal is still Sal. Sallot is written well and isn't a gender fluid character just to be gender fluid and I loved that Sal was so beautifully written.

This book revisits all of our favorite & least favorite characters from Mask of Shadows, you see Sal trying to cross off his list. You also see the struggle of all of the characters when it comes to living, dying, and everything in between.

The descriptions, the characters, and everything you loved about Mask of Shadows is here. This is one of my favorite reads so far. I loved it so much, I refused to finish it for the longest of times. If you liked the first one, you'll love this one too.

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Out and About: The LGBT Experience in the Legal Profession

American Bar Association

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Out and About: The LGBT Experience in the Legal Profession is a collaboration between the American...

The Israeli Defence Forces' Representation in Israeli Cinema: Did David Betray His Soldiers?

Fiammetta Martegani

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Of all the Biblical heroes, the character of King David is perhaps the most paradoxical and also the...

Justice Provocateur: Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect

Gray Cavender and Nancy C. Jurik

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Justice Provocateur focuses on Prime Suspect, a popular British television film series starring...

Trans and Sexuality: An Existentially-Informed Enquiry with Implications for Counselling Psychology

Christina Richards

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Grounded in cutting-edge qualitative research, Trans and Sexuality explores the sexuality of people...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated We Should All be Feminists in Books

Oct 10, 2017

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does a great job in explaining the fundamental point of feminism. While it is already known to those versed in such sociological aspects, it is a good start in learning about what it actually is.

I was more interested in her viewpoint of intersectional feminism which brings together the effects of race, class and gender on a person and their position in society. I hope that there will be more literature like this in the future.

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 10, 2017

Queer representation in the young adult book world has improved in recent years as authors and stories have focused on more than just the coming out process, which while an important milestone, isn’t a defining one.

As a result, readers who do identify as LGBTQIA can now pick up a steampunk adventure set in Victorian London, a contemporary tale about a gender fluid protagonist finding fame on the internet, and a fantasy novel featuring a lesbian romance.

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EW's YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters

Entertainment Weekly has been highlighting the best LGBTQIA representation in pop culture by putting together a list of young adult novels that showcase the wealth and diversity of the LGBTQ spectrum.