Recent Reads January 7: queer lit; graphic novels; translated fiction; travel memories

Hi! In this booktube episode I talk about 5 books I’ve finished recently including 3 graphic novels, 3 by queer authors & one work translated from Korean in which a woman magically transforms into a man. Jewish experiences during the Holocaust is another topic in this video.

00:00 Intro

02:17 🇰🇷 Whale by Cheon Meyong-Kwan; translated by Chi-Young Kim; published by Archipelago

06:44 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman; published by Graphix

10:31 🇺🇸 Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martínez; published by Graphix

17:29 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🎧 Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn; audiobook read by Jasmin Savoy Brown; published by Macmillan

19:34 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki; published by Drawn & Quarterly
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Other Mentions:

‪@charlottemolloy‬

Natalie ‪@CuriousReader‬

Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu and Andrés Vera Martínez

Vie d’un homme d’hier, aujourd’hui et… juste un peu plus; par Christian de Monbrison

Orange and Rosemary Olive Oil Cake https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2...