Sirens Conference Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The Sirens newsletter is live on our site and in your inboxes! In this issue, we finish the A Siren's Voyage series about what to expect at the conference and share S. K Tiao's review of CIRCE by Madeline Miller #Sirens21 https://www.sirensconference.org/news/2021/10/sirens-conference-newsletter/

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23. TROUBLE THE SAINTS by Alaya Dawn Johnson: Johnson has penned a masterwork. In pre-WWII NYC, Phyllis LeBlanc has magic hands, saints’ hands. But that’s not all she wants out of life, and in this truly American novel, we see the shape and yearning of Phyllis’s American Dream. https://t.co/TYzpBmB5Gc

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ASH by Malinda Lo: A groundbreaking retelling of Cinderella. In the wake of her father’s death, drowning in grief, Ash dreams of fairies—and then meets one who can give her everything she wants. But then she also meets the King’s huntress and love blooms—and Ash must choose. https://t.co/PSFHKtnPxL

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THE FRANGIPANI HOTEL by Violet Kupersmith: Ghost stories, yes, but also retold Vietnamese folktales, an indictment of the Vietnam War, an exquisite exploration of loss. Kupersmith’s settings are palpable, her characters human, her work unforgettable. https://t.co/lilljniWk0

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2. CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas: In Thomas’s celebration of identity and romance, trans boy Yadriel is determined to prove himself a brujo—and accidentally summons the wrong ghost. Now he’s stuck with a very cute, very uncooperative, and very dead bad boy. #SirensPride https://t.co/c12z6WCr4t

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21. THE STARS ARE LEGION by Kameron Hurley: Hurley uses a challenging set-up of dueling, unreliable narrators; a good amount of very squishy body horror; and an all-female cast to explore—powerfully, brilliantly, with tremendous insight and care—notions of reproductive justice. https://t.co/VkCWUGGx41

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WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller: Lily, her mom and sister move in with her sick grandmother when a tiger appears—just like the ones in halmoni’s stories—to strike a bargain. An intergenerational tale about grief, family, and growing up, and the stories we tell ourselves. https://t.co/7NnToWegZ0

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22. THIS ACCIDENT OF BEING LOST by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: A wild, provocative collection of experimental stories and songs by an award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller, ACCIDENT is the sort of book that will change you. As Simpson’s Lake Ontario might say: ARE YOU GETTING IT? https://t.co/rqx8mmM53G

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Have you read Rin Chupeco's THE BONE WITCH yet? Read this review to find out why you're going to want to have books #2 and #3 on hand when you start. #sirens21 https://t.co/spLe7H0ZeD

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THE BEAST PLAYER by Nahoko Uehashi: A young, unassuming girl trains to be a doctor to fearsome beasts in a world where mastery of said beasts is levered for political advantage. Epic worldbuilding rife with complex questions of morality, ritual, and resistance. https://t.co/w6Kx6rwP2c