I took part in the ninth round of the Queer Lit Readathon! This is my reading vlog and summary.
Category: LGBTQ+
🏳️🌈Oslo Pride 2022 🏳️🌈
This is a vlog/reading vlog from my celebration of Oslo Pride 22 – 25 June 2022. Due to the events happening on the night before the big Pride Day, things did not turn out as planned…
Pansexual Visibility Day 2022
24 May is Pansexual Day of Visibility! 💖💛💙 Here are some books I own that has a pansexual main character (I haven’t read them all yet, though). 📚
📖 Crownchasers, by Rebecca Coffindaffer
📖 Dead Space, by Kali Wallace
📖 Once & Future, by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
📖 The Library of the Unwritten, by A. J. Hackwith
📖 The Witch’s Heart, by Genevieve Gornichec
📖 In the Ravebous Dark, by A. M. Stricland

London, April 2022: Tuesday the 12th
Tuesday greeted me with sunshine! From experience, sunny April spring days with +19⁰C isn’t exactly common in London. And I must say, it was really pleasant.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
My first stop was one of my favourite coffee shops in London, Origins. They serve high quality coffee, of a light roast. I had a pour over, i.e. made with a V60. Sitting inside, looking out the window and reading was really nice.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
After having had some coffee, I picked up a light breakfast at a grocery shop, that I had outside on a bench at Bloomsbury. It was nice and relaxing, and a nice way to get ready for some book shopping. The bookshops I was planning on visiting were all close by.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
The first bookshop to visit was Skoob Books, where I spent quite a bit of time. I love second hand books, and if you’re lucky you might find some really nice books. Not only did I end up buying two books that look pretty much brand new, but I also found some cheap postcards I’m planning on using for postcrossing. Score!

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
Next bookshop on my list was Gays the Word, an LGBTQ+ bookshop. It was quite small, and the selection was quite good, but they didn’t have the books I was looking for. I did end up buying some other books, though, as well as a couple of postcards.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
I had just one more bookshop to browse before I wanted to head back to the hotel: Judd Books. This bookshop unfortunately came across as a bit chaotic to me. Also it was hard to navigate around, as there wasn’t much room for movement. I didn’t end up buying anything there, nor did I spend much time. When I left the shop, I headed back to the hotel for a rest.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
In the afternoon/evening I met up with @lovedreadingthis and @always_need_more_books, bookstagrammers I’ve been following for a long time on Instagram. It was really nice to meet them, and having a wonderful conversation of books and more. We had a meal at Art Yard Bar & Kitchen, which turned out to be more of a hotel restaurant than any of us expected, I think, but that’s OK. The vegan burger I had, though, wasn’t great. A bit bland and dense. The chips were lovely, though, so I kind of wish I just had chips.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2022
After dinner I went back to the hotel. I was shattered tired, and just wanted to relax and get some blogging done. I stopped at Tesco on my way, though, and got some sweets and a strawberry beer that actually tasted OK. It was nice to have a quiet night, and very much needed. I think I pretty much passed out when my head hit the pillow.
Reading «The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue» by Mackenzi Lee
For the mini readathon Queer Weekend, I decided to read «The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue» by Mackenzi Lee. This is my reading vlog.
🏳️🌈 Queer Lit Readathon Round 8 📖 Reading Vlog
My reading vlog from round 8 of the Queer Lit Readathon.
HOSTS:
Kathy Trithardt
Rogan Shannon
Guest host: Pucksandpaperbacks
ALL RELEVANT INFO: https://roganshannon.com/queer-lit-read/
🏳️🌈 Queer Lit Readathon Round 8 📚 “To Be Read” 📚
Here the books I’m planning and hoping on reading for round 8 of the Queer Lit Readathon.
📚 Reading Vlog 📚 Queer Lit Readathon Round 7 🌈
Here’s my reading vlog for the Queer Lit Readathon that took place 6 – 12 June 2021. The summary of the readathon will be at the end of the video.
Oslo Pride 2018
I must admit that I absolutely LOVE Oslo Pride! Though Pride started 14 June this year, and ended 1 July, I celebrated it only Friday and Saturday.
On Friday I went to look at Pride Park for the first time, and then headed to Pride Art. The art exhibition was really good this year! On Friday there also was a cultural item, with readings by a few authors, the big one being Gudmund Vindland. I’ve previously read a couple of his novels (he’s published four so far), and really liked them. He read from his current work in progress, and I must say I’m really looking forward to reading his new book when it comes out.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2018
Another author who read a work in progress that I really enjoyed was Martine Johansen. I’ve never read any of her works before, but I certainly will, and I am excited about her new book as well.

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2018
It was also fun to listen to my friend Kiné perform a few of her songs. She had one I hadn’t heard before, but she also performed one that I really love, where she climbs up on a roof…
Saturday was, of course, the day of the Pride Parade. I have walked in the Pride Parade before, both in Norway and other places, in this year I walked with the choir I sing in. It was so much fun, and it was fun to see so many people watching us too!

Photo: Mittens and Sunglasses © 2018
I had a short, but awesome Pride celebration, and am already looking forward to next year.