Welcome to Once Upon a Bookcase, my LGBTQ+ YA and fantasy book blog.I'm Jo (she/her), a Children's Bookseller of nine years, and I have been blogging at Once Upon a Bookcase since 2009. In June 2022, Once Upon a Bookcase took a move to focus primarily on LGBTQ+ YA, fantasy, and horror.
Reading preferences:
- I am all about LGBTQ+ stories for children of all ages, and adult fantasy and horror focusing of LGBTQ+ characters.
- I love reading YA of most genres (rarely historical and sci-fi), and all fantasy subgenres; especially high fantasy - especially non-western inspired high fantasy - and magical realism.
- Give me all the horror, please!
- I love diverse books, particularly sapphic stories and bi, pan, or poly m/f relationships.
- I’m a sucker for a fairy tale retelling, and stories inspired by myths and folklore.
- And if a story is enchanting, atmospheric, and ethereal, I am all over it.
- Some of my favourite authors include Robin Hobb, S. A. Chakraborty, Laini Taylor, Katherine Arden, Erin Morgenstern, Natasha Ngan, Moïra Fowley-Doyle, and Deidre Sullivan, among others.
- I have had my reviews quoted in the Praise pages of several YA and adult novels;
- I have been granted the honour of being a media partner of, and speaker at, The London Book Fair 2013;
- And I was shortlisted for the Champion of YA Award in the UKYA Blogger Awards in 2015, and longlisted for the Champion of Diversity Award in the UKYA Blogger Awards in 2018.
Want to know more? Check out my Review Policy.
Contact
Want to contact me? That's great! I'd love to hear from you.
You can email me at onceuponabookcase@gmail.com.
