I've heard a lot of people recommend Heart for a Lover, will definitely add it to my list. I'm currently reading Crying In H Mart. Looking forward to Leandra on Dream Dump, I love Lesbian of the Year - Tegan told me not to worry!
Funny enough two of those were already on my list.
As a bun mom, obviously Raising Hare.
But since I'm writing a feature which takes place in the grand canyon (also slightly inspired by events mentioned in the excellent, and very, erm... eclectic book, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon), A Walk in the Park has been on my list since it came out. I'm just worried of overlap so I've been postponing it. But it might actually help with research so we shall see!
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I had a very exciting experience today! I got to meet and have a chat with my second favourite band (second to T&S) called The Maes. And I saw them perform again, this time in a more sensory friendly way (as I mentioned my experience seeing them live at a different venue was not great, but the music was fantastic, just everything else was awful, (awful from a sensory perspective, for me because I’m autistic)). My family and I go to the national (Australian) Celtic festival over this weekend (which is a long weekend for the king’s birthday, even though it’s not his bday, lol). Anyway, that’s actually where my family and I discovered the band The Maes. They started as The Mae trio and their first three albums are still under that name, and when their third member decided she didn’t want to keep touring and writing music anymore (back in 2018), they became The Maes. So they’re a band of two sisters (both queer too, although not twins), and they play folk music with some country sprinkled in. I highly recommend all of their albums but especially both of their albums they put out as The Maes, the first one is a title album (so, also called ‘The Maes’) and the second one came out only last year and is called abreast. I’m lucky that they’re an indie band (like you and Sara when you started out) and that they aren’t well known enough to need security, etc). Although, like when I met you and Sara I was very star struck and didn’t say much! I didn’t do any impossible math this time though, so progress?! lol!
I will talk about books, I’ll have to check out some of your recommendations. But first, you can’t call a post ‘down the rabbit hole’ without me taking the opportunity to talk about rabbits. Now, I can’t remember if I mentioned it on here yet, but I’m going to get two pet rabbits sometime early next year (I’m hoping Jan, but I have to wait for the right pair to crop up) and in the meantime I need to save up and bunny proof. Rabbits are kind of like dogs in their puppy phase of chewing except rabbits never grow out of it. So I need to prepare! They also need a lot more room than people think they do, and should be kept indoors (not outdoors, despite what people think). [for those interested I’ll give you a short run down of why they need to live inside the house; firstly, they are a prey animal & can get easily scared, especially of predators, and stress can cause fatal heart attacks in rabbits (like the stress of seeing or smelling a predatory species). If that isn’t enough reason for you by itself, rabbits have trouble regulating their own temperatures, they might not survive in really cold or really hot temperatures, especially heat, heat can be a big problem for rabbits. Another reason, mosquitoes, they can give rabbits fatal diseases transmitted from wild rabbit populations.] So why explain that? Because lots of people don’t know that it isn’t safe or a good idea to keep their rabbit/s outside. A few more fun facts for you, rabbits, while they can live alone, naturally live with other rabbits, so domestic rabbits prefer to live in pairs. Though they need to be bonded and go through a bonding process, which is rather complicated (rabbits get territorial with other rabbits and would injure each other badly if housed together unbonded). Another fun fact that makes it much easier to keep them in your house, rabbits can be litter box trained like cats. (They need to be desexed in order to reliably use a litter box), but it’s not difficult to teach them to use the litterbox because they are naturally clean creatures. I love rabbits though, not only are they adorable, they are very loving once they get to know you (I don’t know this from person experience yet but I know this from my research). Another thing I like about them is they aren’t a loud animal to own, I’ve worried a lot about that when thinking about different dog breeds. Rabbits thump is the loudest thing they do (and they do that if they’re pissed off, lol).
Does the book raising hair have rabbits in it? Or is it a pun for a reference within the book? (Or both?) I think I might have to read it and find out.
Not that you asked, but I recommend, None of the above by Travis Alabanza (a memoir from a British, black, Non-binary, gender non-conforming person. Very thought provoking! The sort of book that reads like your having a discussion with the person but a really deep conversation.) it’s a good book, I’m just getting tired (it’s really early here and I’m not asleep yet), hopefully that was still a good pitch! The other books I’d recommend are another more obscure one- Acting the part by Z. R. Ellor, a fiction this time, a coming of age story with romance and also about being famous at a young age. Also a book by a 2SLGBTQIA+ author! I found parts of this book very relatable, but I won’t spoil it! The last recommendation is more well known, A good girl’s guide to murder by Holly Jackson. I highly recommend if you like a fictional mystery/thriller book! The sequel was really good too, though I haven’t been able to read the third instalment just yet.
I will definitely be picking up a few of these books. Thank you for sharing them! I love reading, I always have. It’s been my safe space. Especially as a child. Now I read them for pleasure, like you.
Bought “On the Calculation of Volume” book 1 for Kindle cause I wanna know how a time loop’s going to last 7 books. It’s less than 200pgs so… Maybe I should have got it on audiobook actually. Oh well. 🤷
After observing these reads, I’d say I have the first beginnings of my summer reading set. I am deffinatley going to read all of these or have them read to me 🤓🙌🏽
Yep, I might have to bust out the ol’ Kindle I just recently like 6 months ago had “High School” on audio Book read to me by Tegan and Sara and it was a GAME CHANGER I love having books read to me it’s more immersive in my opinion ESPECIALLY when the actual author (s) reads the story
I've similarly been on a memoir kick. After heavy hitting ones like Born a Crime (Trevor Noah) and I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jeanette McCurdy) and The House of My Mother (Shari Franke), I also have really enjoyed Alex Honnold's two (free solo climber - his auto + bio), Unseen (Molly Burke - blind creator), Elyse Meyers', Sinead O'Connor's, and a collection of more lighthearted comedians' or queer folks'. Always eager for more recommendations!
Funnily enough, I was just thinking about memoirs today. 4 of my favourite memoirs I've read are Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave (a man with AIDS reflects on his life pertaining to being gay in Australia in the 70s-80s), Neon Angel by Cherie Currie (the lead singer for the Runaways with Joan Jett and her struggle with crack addiction, kidnapping etc), My Girls by Todd Fisher (about his mother Debbie Reynolds and sister Carrie Fisher) and Diana: A Strange Autobiography by Diana Frederichs, a woman who lived fairly openly as a lesbian back in the 1930s in France). All amazing. Happy reading! P.S. I read Searching for Terry Punchout and it was great!
I've heard a lot of people recommend Heart for a Lover, will definitely add it to my list. I'm currently reading Crying In H Mart. Looking forward to Leandra on Dream Dump, I love Lesbian of the Year - Tegan told me not to worry!
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Been reading The Price of Salt because of Sara lol. Excited for the new Dream Dump! So many great guests! 🏖️
Thanks for the recs Tegan! I hope you all are well too. Leandra!!!
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I read there is a resurgence of reading and consuming books. I am part of the bow wave, and you’re right, it’s very refreshing and enlightening.
I am in the corporate malfeasance stories phase. I learned so much from reading, ‘No More Tears’ and ‘Higher, Farther, Faster.’
Thanks for the latest episode of TRQ Reads. 😊
Funny enough two of those were already on my list.
As a bun mom, obviously Raising Hare.
But since I'm writing a feature which takes place in the grand canyon (also slightly inspired by events mentioned in the excellent, and very, erm... eclectic book, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon), A Walk in the Park has been on my list since it came out. I'm just worried of overlap so I've been postponing it. But it might actually help with research so we shall see!
Thanks for this fun post, Tegan!
I have been in search of some new reads, and these have sparked an interest. Thank you for sharing! ☺️
New album on the way?
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Love your newsletter, I've read most of the books and enjoyed them. I'll have to read the one about the hare.
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Hey Tegan,
Thanks for posting! Please read the ones that’re only text when you can.
I had a very exciting experience today! I got to meet and have a chat with my second favourite band (second to T&S) called The Maes. And I saw them perform again, this time in a more sensory friendly way (as I mentioned my experience seeing them live at a different venue was not great, but the music was fantastic, just everything else was awful, (awful from a sensory perspective, for me because I’m autistic)). My family and I go to the national (Australian) Celtic festival over this weekend (which is a long weekend for the king’s birthday, even though it’s not his bday, lol). Anyway, that’s actually where my family and I discovered the band The Maes. They started as The Mae trio and their first three albums are still under that name, and when their third member decided she didn’t want to keep touring and writing music anymore (back in 2018), they became The Maes. So they’re a band of two sisters (both queer too, although not twins), and they play folk music with some country sprinkled in. I highly recommend all of their albums but especially both of their albums they put out as The Maes, the first one is a title album (so, also called ‘The Maes’) and the second one came out only last year and is called abreast. I’m lucky that they’re an indie band (like you and Sara when you started out) and that they aren’t well known enough to need security, etc). Although, like when I met you and Sara I was very star struck and didn’t say much! I didn’t do any impossible math this time though, so progress?! lol!
I will talk about books, I’ll have to check out some of your recommendations. But first, you can’t call a post ‘down the rabbit hole’ without me taking the opportunity to talk about rabbits. Now, I can’t remember if I mentioned it on here yet, but I’m going to get two pet rabbits sometime early next year (I’m hoping Jan, but I have to wait for the right pair to crop up) and in the meantime I need to save up and bunny proof. Rabbits are kind of like dogs in their puppy phase of chewing except rabbits never grow out of it. So I need to prepare! They also need a lot more room than people think they do, and should be kept indoors (not outdoors, despite what people think). [for those interested I’ll give you a short run down of why they need to live inside the house; firstly, they are a prey animal & can get easily scared, especially of predators, and stress can cause fatal heart attacks in rabbits (like the stress of seeing or smelling a predatory species). If that isn’t enough reason for you by itself, rabbits have trouble regulating their own temperatures, they might not survive in really cold or really hot temperatures, especially heat, heat can be a big problem for rabbits. Another reason, mosquitoes, they can give rabbits fatal diseases transmitted from wild rabbit populations.] So why explain that? Because lots of people don’t know that it isn’t safe or a good idea to keep their rabbit/s outside. A few more fun facts for you, rabbits, while they can live alone, naturally live with other rabbits, so domestic rabbits prefer to live in pairs. Though they need to be bonded and go through a bonding process, which is rather complicated (rabbits get territorial with other rabbits and would injure each other badly if housed together unbonded). Another fun fact that makes it much easier to keep them in your house, rabbits can be litter box trained like cats. (They need to be desexed in order to reliably use a litter box), but it’s not difficult to teach them to use the litterbox because they are naturally clean creatures. I love rabbits though, not only are they adorable, they are very loving once they get to know you (I don’t know this from person experience yet but I know this from my research). Another thing I like about them is they aren’t a loud animal to own, I’ve worried a lot about that when thinking about different dog breeds. Rabbits thump is the loudest thing they do (and they do that if they’re pissed off, lol).
Does the book raising hair have rabbits in it? Or is it a pun for a reference within the book? (Or both?) I think I might have to read it and find out.
Not that you asked, but I recommend, None of the above by Travis Alabanza (a memoir from a British, black, Non-binary, gender non-conforming person. Very thought provoking! The sort of book that reads like your having a discussion with the person but a really deep conversation.) it’s a good book, I’m just getting tired (it’s really early here and I’m not asleep yet), hopefully that was still a good pitch! The other books I’d recommend are another more obscure one- Acting the part by Z. R. Ellor, a fiction this time, a coming of age story with romance and also about being famous at a young age. Also a book by a 2SLGBTQIA+ author! I found parts of this book very relatable, but I won’t spoil it! The last recommendation is more well known, A good girl’s guide to murder by Holly Jackson. I highly recommend if you like a fictional mystery/thriller book! The sequel was really good too, though I haven’t been able to read the third instalment just yet.
Looking forward to Tuesday!
Thanks for sharing Tegan!
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I will definitely be picking up a few of these books. Thank you for sharing them! I love reading, I always have. It’s been my safe space. Especially as a child. Now I read them for pleasure, like you.
Bought “On the Calculation of Volume” book 1 for Kindle cause I wanna know how a time loop’s going to last 7 books. It’s less than 200pgs so… Maybe I should have got it on audiobook actually. Oh well. 🤷
So excited for Tuesday’s Dream Dump!! I was so many choices as far as books here are concerned, I don’t know where to start!! xxHR
After observing these reads, I’d say I have the first beginnings of my summer reading set. I am deffinatley going to read all of these or have them read to me 🤓🙌🏽
Yep, I might have to bust out the ol’ Kindle I just recently like 6 months ago had “High School” on audio Book read to me by Tegan and Sara and it was a GAME CHANGER I love having books read to me it’s more immersive in my opinion ESPECIALLY when the actual author (s) reads the story
I've similarly been on a memoir kick. After heavy hitting ones like Born a Crime (Trevor Noah) and I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jeanette McCurdy) and The House of My Mother (Shari Franke), I also have really enjoyed Alex Honnold's two (free solo climber - his auto + bio), Unseen (Molly Burke - blind creator), Elyse Meyers', Sinead O'Connor's, and a collection of more lighthearted comedians' or queer folks'. Always eager for more recommendations!
Funnily enough, I was just thinking about memoirs today. 4 of my favourite memoirs I've read are Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave (a man with AIDS reflects on his life pertaining to being gay in Australia in the 70s-80s), Neon Angel by Cherie Currie (the lead singer for the Runaways with Joan Jett and her struggle with crack addiction, kidnapping etc), My Girls by Todd Fisher (about his mother Debbie Reynolds and sister Carrie Fisher) and Diana: A Strange Autobiography by Diana Frederichs, a woman who lived fairly openly as a lesbian back in the 1930s in France). All amazing. Happy reading! P.S. I read Searching for Terry Punchout and it was great!