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Rhondak101

Posted 2015-03-29 9:48 AM (#9955)
Subject: LGBT Challenge?

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I just realized that almost one half of the books that I have read this year are written by LGBT authors or feature LGBT characters. I'm thinking of recycling last year's LGBT challenge if anyone else interested. If I do this, I will offer the typical reading levels of 12, 9, 6 and 3.

Any takers?

Rhonda

Dlw28

Posted 2015-03-29 12:49 PM (#9960 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I might add this challenge! I did it last year and found at least one new author I'd read again. Which books have you read recently?

Rhondak101

Posted 2015-03-29 1:32 PM (#9961 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I am currently reading Scale Bright by Benjanun Sriduangkaew. I just finished Trouble on Triton by Samuel Delany. The other books I've read are Veronica Schanoes' The Burning Girls, Jo Walton's The Just City, and Lauren Owen's The Quick. That's 5 of 13 books. I guess I could count Ancillary Justice as well, since everyone's gender and sexuality is a bit of a mystery in that book!

spoltz

Posted 2015-03-29 2:07 PM (#9963 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I'd join. I'm at least reading some Delaney this year.

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Posted 2015-03-29 8:58 PM (#9966 - in reply to #9963)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I've updated the LGBT banner from last year in case you want to use it again.

Arrenby

Posted 2015-03-29 10:00 PM (#9967 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: RE: LGBT Challenge?

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I would join too! Read several interesting books last year for this challenge

Rhondak101

Posted 2015-03-30 9:43 AM (#9970 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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Okay, I have set it up to start Apr. 1. Dave, can you add the banner? Thanks, Rhonda

Dlw28

Posted 2015-03-31 7:44 PM (#9979 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I wonder if any one has seen the G+ post on the college student at Oberlin who has amassed a 800+ book database of speculative fiction addressing diversity? Doublediamond.net I haven't looked at it closely yet but it looks like a good resource.

Weesam

Posted 2015-04-01 3:04 AM (#9983 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I've joined. Can you back date the challenge to January, rather than April? I've already read a few books this year I could add for the challenge, but if it starts in April they don't count!

Rhondak101

Posted 2015-04-01 5:48 AM (#9985 - in reply to #9955)
Subject: Re: LGBT Challenge?

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I was going to put up a note saying that anything from the 2015 challenges count. I will fix it later when I am on my computer--not my iPad. Welcome to the challenge!

spoltz

Posted 2015-04-01 12:47 PM (#9991 - in reply to #9955)
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