Ellie Reads

17/09/2020

Here’s my anti-racist reading list. What would you add?

https://ellie-reads.co.uk/2020/09/03/my-anti-racist-reading-list/

I have always been involved in activism and anti-oppression work, mainly in my personal life but also through volunteering and campaigning professionally. Recently, like most of my close circles, I have been angry and driven to action by police brutality of Black people in the US. My personal respon...

06/09/2020

Any Leeds followers? This bookshop looks brill!

03/09/2020

03/09/2020

Becky Albertalli, one of my favourite YA authors, has (under duress) come out as bisexual.

It's such a shame that she felt compelled to come out publically, something that no q***r person should experience until they choose to.

Thank you, Becky, for writing excellent books with q***r teen representation

Every so often, a tweet or meme will go around asking people to respond with all the screamingly q***r things they did before they knew…

26/08/2020

Episode 2 is out now! The book is 'Such a Fun Age' by Kiley Reid, and the theme is the 'good white person'. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

In this episode, Ellie reads 'Such a Fun Age' by Kiley Reid and talks about the image of the 'good white person' as represented in the novel. You may also like: 'The Mothers' by Brit Bennett 'An American Marriage' by Tayari Jones 'Little Fires Everywhere' by Celeste Ng 'Why I'm No Longer Talking To....

26/08/2020

Taking advantage of some child-free time to record my next episode! It’ll be on ‘Such A Fun Age’ and the good white person.

19/08/2020

*adds all to TBR list*

Sci-fi, fantasy and rom-coms: books with LGBTQIA+ characters are as diverse as their readers.

19/08/2020

I talked about this in ep 1 of the podcast. Representation matters!

08/08/2020

The first episode of my podcast is now up! I look at ‘The Falling In Love Montage’ and ask whether YA has moved past the coming out story.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JpAIcjHUkKeSW0MDHktSg?si=7drJStDhQXOhCbHizzlw5w

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ellie-reads/id1523330772

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06/08/2020

I’ve been recording episode one today! I’m excited (& a bit nervous) to share it all with you. Can’t wait to hear your feedback!

Laptop stickers tagged ☺️

06/08/2020