WPS Author Interview Day 14: D.C. Emerson

 WPS Author Interview Day 14: D.C. Emerson

Welcome to day 14 of the Wonderland Pride Spotlight author interviews! Today I am interviewing D.C. Emerson. To see all of the spotlight posts created by my lovely community, head over to the hashtag #wonderlandpridespotlight over on Instagram! 

DC's Books

• They Were Roommates
• You're Ours
• Conflict Mediation
• An Epic Construct
• A Basic Binary
• Hard as Steel (part of this anthology)
• Brad & Finn (releasing September 16th)

The Interview

1. Are you LGBTQ+? If so, how?

"I’m trans, nonbinary, pan, and ace!"

2. What books of yours have LGBTQ+ representation, and what rep do they have?

"Every one of my books has queer and genderqueer rep including pan, Omni, gay, bi, and demi to trans, nonbinary, and genderfluid"

3. Why do you think LGBTQ+ rep in books is important?

"LGBTQ+ rep is so important because folks deserve to see themselves in books in every aspect of their identity and life."

4. What got you into writing?

"I started writing after I got COVID in 2021 just to [pass] the time and try and get through it, and through my writing, I actually realized I was nonbinary and began to include that in my books!"

5. Who is a queer figure you look up to?

"I really look up to some other writers, including Gregory Ashe and Reece Morriso.n"

  

Top 5 Tuesday: Green Books

Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday! As it is Earth Day, I thought it would be fun to do something somewhat related

This week's prompt is..... green books

All of these books have green covers, that's it. I know it's not super related, but my brain is still fried from volunteering this weekend, so this is what we are working with. They are mostly in no particular order other than #1

1. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2. Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
3. Conflict Mediation by D.C. Emerson
4. Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
5. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic 😁

Hopefully I will be back next Tuesday, but no promises

Top 5 Tuesday: LGBTQ+ Romances

Top 5 Tuesday: Books Want to Reread Someday

Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday! I'm here and feeling queer so let's bring that beautiful energy to this week's prompt. 

This week's prompt is..... LGBTQ+ romances

All different kinds of LGBTQ+ representation are here. These are all books I have read this year. I will outline what representation each one has so if you are looking for a specific identity, you can find it. Just keep in mind while the MCs in all of these are queer, some of the listed representations are side characters.

#1 has gay, pansexual, lesbian, and drag queen

#2 has gay, trans, and pansexual

#3 has gay and lesbian

#4 has gay and bisexual

#5 has gay

1. Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia
2. Conflict Mediation by DC Emerson
3. Runnin' No More by GT Dipe
4. Cross My Heart by Shae Ruby
5. When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic 😁

See you all next Tuesday for another (admittedly less queer) top 5!

January 2025 Reads

 January 2025 Reads

This month I read 15 books 

These books were 80 % fiction (my lowest ever)

They were 0% physical, 33% digital, and 67% audio

The most popular genres were romance, contemporary, and LGBTQ+

My average rating was 4.1 stars

My longest reading day was January 3rd

The Books

➽ Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica

➽  The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas

➽ Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

➽ Good Lookin' Cookin' by Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George

➽ Streams and Schemes by Rebecca Kinkade

➽ When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

➽ Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

➽ Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia

➽ So You Want a #BOOKBOYFRIEND? by Ariana St. Claire

➽ The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

➽ Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny

➽ Unapologetically ADHD by Peter D. Wright & Nikki Kinzer

➽ Bunny Season by Bindi Kennedy

➽ The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu

➽ Conflict Mediation by D.C. Emerson