Welcome to Discotopia!

Hey there party people and disco dancers. Thank you so so much for subscribing to Discotopia. I’m thrilled you want to hang out with me.

First things first - the Discotopia Discord is now live. If you haven’t already, follow this link to access it.

The Discord is open to all my social followers, but certain channels are only open to Bindery folk, like you!

One of those channels is ‘Suggestions’. Please leave any ideas or requests for Discotopia content or channels in there. Do you want a book club? Hang outs? A music channel? A channel for trans biker nuns from space? Let me know. This community is for YOU and I’m open to ideas.

Weekly diverse book discoveries

I won’t be sending email updates for every TikTok/short review I upload to Bindery (unless you want that, let me know). Instead I’m thinking a weekly email update for all subscribers, plus any other exciting things I really want to share, and more exclusive content for Disco Dancers.
Here are this week’s discoveries...

Just finished:

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Queer sci fi. AI spaceship Demeter realises her passengers have been wiped out by Dracula. When more monsters threaten her people, she seeks revenge, creating surprising emotional connections along the way.
I’m obsessed with this!! Brilliantly executed. Out on 3rd June, from Ezeekat Press x Bindery.

Girl Squad Volta by Maya Lin Wang (aka M.L. Wang)

Queer BIPOC YA fantasy. Asian American Wren draws comics and does karate with her talented best friend (and secret crush) Laura, dreading high school. She’s not surprised when Laura turns out to be a magical being. Now she has to save her…
Cute, fun and action packed! Love how different this was from M.L. Wang’s later works, like Blood Over Bright Haven.

Current reads:

Augmented by Kenechi Udogu

A YA climate dystopian novel about a Black girl with the rare ability to grow plants with her voice.
I’m loving this! It’s giving me all the nostalgic mid-2000s YA dystopian vibes, but set in London, my city, which I always enjoy.

Next up (possibly, I’m a notorious mood reader)

(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi

YA fantasy with Caribbean folklore, written in verse. This looks incredible.

A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde.

An epic BIPOC fantasy about revenge, rebellion, and ancestral spirits.
I’m so excited about this one. Epic fantasy used to be my thing, but I haven’t read as much as I’d like in the last year. Hoping this week get me back in the groove.

If you've read any of these, or want to, let me know in the comments or on Discord!
That’s all for now, party on dudes!
Disco x