Every September, the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network (a.k.a. Bi Women Boston) hosts a book swap brunch. We bring books to give away, and we also share book recommendations. Here are recommendations from this year’s event:

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Judi Dench

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride

My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me, by Caleb Carr

She Matters: A Life in Friendships, by Susanna Sonnenberg

The Black Bird Oracle, by Deborah Harkness

The Priory of the Orange Tree and Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon

A Sense of Shifting: Queer Artist Reshaping Dance, by Yael Malka and Coco Romack

Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki

Other reading resources:

Bipanlibrary.com: The Bi Pan Library is a physical archive and online directory of media created by and about bi, pan, and m-spec people. 

If you’re looking for alternatives to Amazon for purchasing books, https://bookshop.org is an online independent bookseller.

Also, check out the Bi Pan Library at https://bipanlibrary.com.

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