All Giveaways by Douglas Bell

This is a six-book giveaway, focusing on Black Queer Authors, in celebration of Black History Month in February. These books can be purchased at The Little Gay Book Shop in Austin. How to Enter: Follow @Douglasbellauthor on Instagram Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Ringing the Bell Watch a YouTube Video Signup for my newsletter – Ringing the Bell Black Queer Hoe by Britteney Black Rose Kapri Black Queer Hoe is a refreshing, unapologetic intervention into ongoing conversations about the line between sexual freedom and sexual exploitation. Women’s sexuality is often used as a weapon against them. In this powerful debut, Britteney Black Rose Kapri lends her unmistakable voice to fraught questions of identity, sexuality, reclamation, and power, in a world that refuses Black Queer women permission to define their own lives and boundaries. Britteney Black Rose Kapri is a Chicago performance poet and playwright. Currently she is an alumna turned Teaching Artist Fellow at Young Chicago Authors. Her work has been featured in Poetry Magazine, Button Poetry, Seven Scribes, and many other outlets, and anthologized in The BreakBeat Poets and The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic. She is a contributor to Black Nerd Problems, a Pink Door Retreat Fellow, and a 2015 Rona Jaffe Writers Award Recipient. Greenland by David Santos Donaldson Shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel in the vein of The Prophets and Memorial, about a young author writing about the secret love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl—in which Mohammed’s story collides with his own, blending fact and fiction. In 1919, Mohammed el Adl, the young Egyptian lover of British author E. M. Forster, spent six months in a jail cell. A century later, Kip Starling has locked himself in his Brooklyn basement study with a pistol and twenty-one gallons of Poland Spring to write Mohammed’s story. Kip has only three weeks until his publisher’s deadline to immerse himself in the mind of Mohammed who, like Kip, is Black, queer, an Other. The similarities don't end there. Both of their lives have been deeply affected by their confrontations with Whiteness, homophobia, their upper crust education, and their white romantic partners. As Kip immerses himself in his writing, Mohammed’s story – and then Mohammed himself – begins to speak to him, and his life becomes a Proustian portal into Kip's own memories and psyche. Greenland seamlessly conjures two distinct yet overlapping worlds where the past mirrors the present, and the artist’s journey transforms into a quest for truth that offers a world of possibility. Electric and unforgettable, David Santos Donaldson’s tour de force excavates the dream of white assimilation, the foibles of interracial relationships, and not only the legacy of a literary giant, but literature itself. Black on Black by Daniel Black *A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Book for January* *An Essence "Books by Black Authors to Read This Winter" Pick* *A Lambda Literary "Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature" for January* *A Southern Review of Books Best Book of January* *A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of 2023* *An Ebony Entertainment "Required Reading" Book for January* A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America and the ongoing fight for visibility, change, and lasting hope, from the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker and Georgia Author of the Year “There are stories that must be told.” Acclaimed novelist and scholar Daniel Black has spent a career writing into the unspoken, fleshing out, through storytelling, pain that can’t be described. Now, in his debut essay collection, Black gives voice to the experiences of those who often find themselves on the margins. Tackling topics ranging from: police brutality and its disproportionate targeting of black bodies the AIDS crisis and its intersectional effects on both queer and Black folks the role of HBCUs and their roots in American history and culture queer representation, specifically within the Black church As Daniel Black reminds us, while hope may be slow in coming, it always arrives, and when it does, it delivers beyond the imagination. Propulsive, intimate, and achingly relevant, Black on Black is cultural criticism at its openhearted best. Both / And by Denne Michele Norris From Denne Michele Norris and Electric Literature, a vital anthology of essays by trans and gender-nonconforming writers of color, sharing stories of joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery. Featuring seventeen essays by trans people of color—spanning writers, scientists, actors, activists, and drag queens—Both/And explores what it means to live as a trans or gender nonconforming person of color today. Acclaimed authors Akwaeke Emezi, Tanaïs, and Meredith Talusan share their stories alongside activist and organizer Raquel Willis and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Peppermint, as well as a host of rising literary talent. Each story is told with honesty, authenticity, and beauty. A nonbinary molecular biologist has nightmares about their estranged father transitioning. A writer revisits a casual hook-up when she discovered her womanhood. And a woman vacations with her wife in Hawaii, where she gets in touch with the fire goddess within. These stories depict real trans lives from trans points of view, at a time when these perspectives are most urgent and valuable. Inspired by Electric Literature’s groundbreaking series and edited by the first Black, openly trans editor-in-chief of a major literary publication, Both/And uplifts and amplifies stories of queer joy, heartbreak, rage, and self-discovery. Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin “Cool and concise; a talent to watch.” —Jay McInerney author of Bright Lights, Big City “You’re going to get papercuts, you’re going to turn the pages so fast.” —Brad Thor, Today A gripping debut from an electrifying new voice about an upwardly mobile and downwardly spiraling Black man caught between worlds of race and class, glamourous parties and sudden consequences, a friend’s mysterious death and his own arrest. An arrest for cocaine possession on the last day of a sweltering New York summer leaves Smith, a queer Black Stanford graduate, in a state of turmoil. Pulled into the court system and mandated treatment, he finds himself in an absurd but dangerous situation: his class protects him, but his race does not. It’s just weeks after the death of his beloved roommate Elle, the daughter of a famous soul singer, and he’s still reeling from the tabloid spectacle—as well as lingering questions around how well he really knew his closest friend. He flees to his hometown of Atlanta, only to buckle under the weight of expectations from his family of doctors and lawyers and their history in America. But when Smith returns to New York, it’s not long before he begins to lose himself to his old life—drawn back into the city’s underworld, where his search for answers may end up costing him his freedom and his future. Smith goes on a dizzying journey through the nightlife circuit, anonymous recovery rooms, Atlanta’s Black society set, police investigations and courtroom dramas, and a circle of friends coming of age in a new era. Great Black Hope is a propulsive, glittering story about what it means to exist between worlds, to be upwardly mobile yet spiraling downward, and how to find a way back to hope. #QueerBookGiveaway #BookGiveaway #LGBTQGiveaway #WinBooks #FreeBooks #QueerLoveStories #GenderExpansiveReads #QueerVisibility #QueerFiction #QueerStories #QueerVoices #BlackQueerReaders #BlackLGBTQReaders #BlackQueerBooks Entry Methods: * Black Queer Author Giveaway #giveaway #win * Like us on Facebook! - douglasbellauthor * Watch my YouTube video! * Signup for Newsletter * Follow me on Instagram! - douglasbellauthor

How to Enter: Follow @Douglasbellauthor on Instagram Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Ringing the Bell Watch a Youtube Video Signup for my newsletter – Ringing the Bell The book giveaway includes: Tiny Little Pieces by Jennifer Lucic: On the heels of an unplanned pregnancy, a broken relationship, and a murder too close to home, Iris, an art curator at a glass-blown sculpture studio in downtown San Francisco, is consumed by stress. She finds herself faced with the fear of having to raise her baby alone and conflicted about helping her estranged fianc cope with the murder of his mother. Triggered by the sound of breaking glass, Iris slowly succumbs to the pressure and cracks. She finds refuge in the close relationships she holds with her mother and best friend. But things change when stress hallucinations make her see things that aren't true. Or are they? How will Iris find her way back to reality, and does she even want to be there? Trigger Warning: content includes imagery of violence, death, blood, sex, and fertility issues. Threads of Purpose by Douglas Bell: Asher Tidwell was trained to survive—through silence, perfection, and control. But when one mistake shatters his future, meditation becomes his only refuge. Guided by Buddhist wisdom, Asher sits in stillness long enough to face his truth: the life he built was never his own. What rises in that silence is clarity, grief—and a long-buried dream. Threads of Purpose is a powerful literary novel about race, identity, and the quiet courage it takes to choose purpose over performance—and to become who you truly are. The Summer That Ruined Everything by ST Bell: Sometimes ruining everything is the only way to save yourself. It's 1963, and Cal Buchanan has resigned himself to one more summer stuck in his parents' high-society beach community before he graduates from Harvard and steps into the life that has been planned for him. He'll be working at his father's company and marrying a longtime family friend who is the perfect wife for a wealthy society executive. It's not the life he'd choose for himself, but he knows he can't have what he truly wants. He must keep an important part of his identity a secret from everyone. That is, until he meets Jack Francis, an up-and-coming Hollywood heartthrob who is vacationing at the beach mansion next door. Jack is unlike anyone Cal has ever met: free-spirited, impulsive, and unashamed of his desires. As Cal grows closer to Jack and their friendship turns into a secret summer fling, Cal begins to wonder: does he have more choices than he thought, and does he have the courage to make them? The Dark Band by Rachel Oslin Bradford: What happens when you’re betrayed by your people... Weeks before her 23rd birthday and what should have been her ensuing wedding, Liviana Peat is wrongfully accused of treacherous crimes against men in her conservative community of Heimoor and is sentenced to death. When a mysterious stranger intervenes and offers to buy her from her father and the town instead, he spares her life but condemns her to exile from the only home she’s ever known. Still reeling from her trauma, the mysterious stranger introduces her to his traveling companions, collectively known as The Dark Band. She has no choice but to travel with this group of men on the next phases of their journey. ...and banished from the only life you’ve ever known? But Liviana is keeping a secret, one that she feels might hold more danger for her if the men find out. As they continue on, Liviana begins to heal and grows closer to the men with each passing day, but darker forces and magical mysteries are at play: there is a violent death in the woods and dark myths are whispered to be wandering about. When Liviana and the Dark Band stumble upon something straight out of folklore, they will do whatever they can to survive. And forced to face the darkness...within and without? Poseidon’s Daughters by Reign Reeves Pearson: They thought they could break her. They thought she would run. That she would unravel. That she would drown in grief and disappear, a ghost before she was ever gone. They were dead wrong. Eirianwen spent years burying her past, carving out a life that was hers alone. No handlers. No missions. No leash. Just a fragile illusion of peace, held together by the hope they they would never find her again. But ghosts don’t get happy endings. A storm-wracked night. A corpse at her feet. A message written in blood. They aren’t here to kill her. They’re here to erase her. To twist the truth, warp her history, break her mind piece by piece until no one will believe a word she says. If she speaks, they’ll call her a liar. If she fights back, they’ll call her dangerous. And when she finally disappears, the world won’t even ask where she went. But Eirianwen is done running. They wanted her desperate. They wanted her spiraling. They wanted a ghost. She’ll give them a reckoning. #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #LiteraryFiction #BookLoversUnite #FreeBooks #WinBooks #BookPrize #GiveawayTime Entry Methods: * Tex-Indie Author Book Fair Giveaway #giveaway #win * Follow me on Instagram! - douglasbellauthor * Follow me on Twitter! - DBellblog * Subscribe to my channel on YouTube! * Watch my YouTube video! * Visit Website / Signup for Newsletter