Books

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White is a young adult novel about a trans boy slowly turning into a biblically-accurate angel (or, I guess, some kind of truly horrific monster). the important part is that this transformation is without question reclaimed as super fucking rad. I also will strongly recommend his second novel, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth.

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt is Hellraiser for the 21st century. I have a lot to say about how both texts interrogate Thatcher-era austerity, as well as "Britishness" in general, but I'll let you bother me for that particular infodump. Also like Hellraiser, this book made me feel nauseous but like, in a fun and sexy way.


Tabletop Games

Spire: The City Must Fall by Rowan, Rook, and Decard. Tear down structures of oppression with your bare hands (and maybe a few Spireblack powder bombs, and a hyena, and occult magicks). This game is a dream to play, and will soon be responsible for the one and only TTRPG tattoo I'll ever get. For fans of China Mieville's books, Disco Elysium, and community care.


Academic Writing

The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet by Avery Dame-Griff (2023, NYU Press)

The Queer Games Avant-Garde: How LGBTQ Game Makers Are Reimagining the Medium of Video Games by Bo Ruberg (2020, Duke University Press)

Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner (2024, Penguin Random House)