Thank you for everyone who tuned in to watch SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT author @merylwilsner and me talk about all things f/f! As promised, here& #39;s a thread of the books/sites we talked about, complete with convenient Bookshop links where applicable!
First of all, of course, is Meryl& #39;s own SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, a super slow-burn Hollywood-set f/f Romance that just released yesterday and is Berkley& #39;s first f/f! https://www.merylwilsner.com/stta ">https://www.merylwilsner.com/stta"...
The first f/f books we remember reading!
For me, political thriller DUST by Ann McMan: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781612941271">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... (Note: this was rereleased, originally pubbed in 2011. I did not read my first f/f in 2018)
For Meryl, YA fantasy ASH by Malinda Lo: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780316531313">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
For me, political thriller DUST by Ann McMan: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781612941271">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... (Note: this was rereleased, originally pubbed in 2011. I did not read my first f/f in 2018)
For Meryl, YA fantasy ASH by Malinda Lo: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780316531313">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
Those new (specifically March 3rd) f/f YA fantasies we mentioned:
THE MIDNIGHT LIE by Marie Rutkoski: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780374306380
THE">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... WINTER DUKE by Claire Eliza Bartlett: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780316417341
WHEN">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... WE WERE MAGIC by Sarah Gailey: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781534432871">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
THE MIDNIGHT LIE by Marie Rutkoski: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780374306380
THE">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... WINTER DUKE by Claire Eliza Bartlett: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9780316417341
WHEN">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... WE WERE MAGIC by Sarah Gailey: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781534432871">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
Yes, I mentioned GIRL, SERPENT, THORN by Melissa Bashardoust 500 times. Get used to it: https://bookshop.org/books/girl-serpent-thorn/9781250196149?aid=2943">https://bookshop.org/books/gir... (this is the f/f YA Persian mythology-based fantasy)
The other upcoming f/f YA fantasy I mentioned was CINDERELLA IS DEAD by Kalynn Bayron: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781547603879">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
The other upcoming f/f YA fantasy I mentioned was CINDERELLA IS DEAD by Kalynn Bayron: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781547603879">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
The two f/f YA books Meryl held up that I joined in gushing about ridiculously because they are great are:
THE LAST TRUE POETS OF THE SEA by Julia Drake: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781368048088
LATE">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... TO THE PARTY by Kelly Quindlen: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781250209139">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...
THE LAST TRUE POETS OF THE SEA by Julia Drake: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781368048088
LATE">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97... TO THE PARTY by Kelly Quindlen: https://bookshop.org/a/2943/9781250209139">https://bookshop.org/a/2943/97...