30th January 2020
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey is about queer Librarians riding horses and fighting fascism. I mean, do you even need to hear more? I’ll tell you more anyway: Gailey’s writing is accessible and brilliant, their imagination and their ability to write a rich Western world once again shining in this new, fast-paced novella (I whipped through it in a single lunch break).
Esther stows away with the Librarians after her female best friend—who she was secretly in love with—has been hanged for possession of resistance propaganda. She thinks that here, perhaps she can be learn to be upright, to be normal, to be ‘good.’ But she’ll soon learn that the Librarians have a different idea of what 'upright’ means. An incredible novella that packs superb and complex characters and an exciting plot into just 176 pages. I fell in love with everyone in this book, from Librarian leaders Bet and Leda to nonbinary apprentice Cye to rebellious Amity. And especially Esther, learning what it means to be herself, to speak up, to be courageous.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This love letter to real-life librarians and tale of queer identity comes out February 4 from Tor.com.
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