Lisa Ray Instagram – My newest stack, and not because Time Magazine told me to read them. A few pages into #Aftershocks and I had to put it aside. Such beautiful, melancholic language is a gash to my chest. I’m also very partial to books that place an agonising search for belonging at the centre, as writer Nadia Owusu has. Detransition, Baby is apparently, ‘An unforgettable portrait of three women, trans and cis, who wrestle with questions of motherhood and family making . . . Detransition, Baby might destroy your book club, but in a good way.” according to Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl. Well. Any book that brings out the Lord of the Flies qualities in book clubs has my attention. Torrey Peters, the author is a trans woman who writes from inside experience without sugar coating. #ConcreteRose is a cautionary tale about teen parenthood by talented writer Angie Thomas and I’m on board for where she’s taking me. @wheresnadia @torreyadora @angiethomas