Hello and welcome back to Diversishelf!
It’s finally Spring (in the northern hemisphere!), and I hope that is reflected where you all are. Your editor Victor, in Scotland, is still struggling to believe that, but that is pretty par for the course in this country.
Tomorrow is Trans Day of Visibility, or TDoV! It marks the end of the Trans Rights Readathon, and it is a great opportunity for Trans people and allies everywhere to rally. Us at Diversishelf encourage you to show up to your local pride events and protests, donate to Trans charities and mutual aid funds, seek out new Trans voices to listen to, make Trans art whatever it may be - anything that is accessible to you!
We especially encourage you to reach out to the Trans people in your life, as Trans Day of Visibility can be a bittersweet occasion. In the last five years, the media landscape in the UK alone has seen a 400% increase in articles about Trans issues, a lot of which is negative; in the US, Trans people are considered to be in early stages of genocide; and in India, Trans people have been stripped of the right to self-identify. Visibility has become something that many of us have stopped celebrating and have started fearing, for very good reasons. Visibility has become a privilege, and those of us who possess it need to use it to listen to those most at risk in our community, amplify those demands, and fight those battles.
We have always been here, and we aren’t going anywhere 🏳️⚧️
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Ruiner by Lara Messersmith-Glavin - Out 31 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Science Fiction, Nonbinary author, queer author, queer representation, genderqueer representation
A Good Person by Kirsten King - Out 28 May 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Queer author, queer representation, debut author
Winter of My Spring by Fartumo Kusow - Out 31 Mar 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Somalian representation, feminism themes, Somalian American author
Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem - Out 31 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Horror, Egyptian American author, Egyptian American representation, immigrant representation
Unshaming: A Memoir of Recovery, Relapse, and What Comes After by Jowita Bydlowska - Out 31 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Memoir, Substance abuse and recovery representation, Polish author, harm reduction themes
The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson - Out 31 Mar 26
Tags: Horror, Black American author, anti-racism themes, Black American representation
The Celestial Seas by T.A. Chan - Out 31 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Science Fiction, Queer representation, Chinese American author
The Bridge Back to You by Riss M. Neilson - Out 02 Apr 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Romance, Black American author, disabled author
Spruce to Cedar by Lasänmą - Out 31 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Poetry, Indigenous American author, debut author
Only a Little While Here by María Ospina - Out 07 May 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Colombian author, debut author
Nothing Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas - Out 02 Jul 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Horror, Fat representation, queer representation, queer author
Night Owl by Aimee Nezhukumatathil - Out 21 May 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Filipinia-Indian author
Event Horizon by Balsam Karam - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Translated, Kurdish author, feminism themes
As Long As You Loathe Me by Swati Hegde - Out 31 Mar 26
Tags: YA Romance, Sapphic representation, Indian author
American Han by Lisa Lee - Out 02 Apr 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Korean American author, immigrant representation, debut author, anti-xenophobia themes
The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/31 Mar 26 US
Tags: Short Stories, Gay author, Irish author
Music of the Earth's Heartbeat by Jared Tailfeathers - Out 01 Apr 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Memoir, Indigenous American author, Indigenous American representation, anti-colonialism themes
The History of the Vertebrate: On Madness and Motherhood by Mar García Puig - Out 02 Apr 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Memoir, Translated, Spanish author, mental illness representation, feminism themes
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