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Hi. I’m Korey B.
Korey B is an avid reader and literary critic with a lifelong passion for the written word.
Whether for pleasure, to cope with stress, or simply to pass the time, Korey finds solace in the pages of a good book. Korey’s had the good fortune to encounter some genuinely exceptional stories and endeavors to share them with a broader audience. If you’re a reader who values inclusivity, diversity, and representation, particularly within the young adult, fantasy, sci-fi, and romance genres, you’ll find much to appreciate in Korey’s musings. Astute analysis and a discerning eye for quality storytelling make Korey a trusted voice in literature and a must-read for book lovers.
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Review: Rise of the Renegade Child
Rise of the Renegade Child is an electrifying thrill ride packed with complex characters, breathless action, and smart, queer sensibility.
Korey’s Fave Queer & Trans Science Fiction Books for 2022
I love reading sci-f and fantasy books by and about queer and trans people and characters. Here are some of my recent queer and trans faves that I read in 2022.
Review: All That’s Left in the World
All That’s Left in the World is a touching, earnest story of young, queer love in a post-apocalyptic world.
Review: The City of Dusk
Tara Sim’s The City of Dusk is a broad, dark tale set in a fanciful realm with an energetic, youthful cast.
Review: Noor
Nnedi Okorafor’s Noor is a fierce, tightly-woven tapestry of cybernetic bodies, corporate fascism, and chosen family wrapped in a reverently imagined Nigerian future.
Review: Fevered Star
Rebecca Roanhorse’s Fevered Star is a complex, layered, hard-hitting follow-up to one of the best fantasy novels of the decade.
Review: Moon Witch, Spider King
Marlon James’ Moon Witch, Spider King is an unexpected, richly drawn, thoroughly engrossing anti-sequel to the Dark Star trilogy’s Black Leopard, Red Wolf.
Review: 36 Streets
T.R. Napper’s 36 Streets is a gritty, violent, neo-noir story with compelling characters, high-stakes action, and a fascinating, cyberpunk look at near-future Hanoi.
Interview: Owen Lach, Author of Founder’s Mercy
Korey talks to Owen Lach, author of the Queer YA Sci-Fi novel Founder’s Mercy
Korey’s Fave Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Trans Authors
I love reading sci-f and fantasy books by and about queer and trans people and characters.
Review: A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Psalm for the Wild Built is a lovingly crafted, low-stakes peek into a post calamity utopia.
Review: Iron Widow
Iron Widow is a tense, dramatic tale of overcoming war, disability, and patriarchal oppression set in a fascinating world filled with giant robots and monsters.
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