Marie Sotiriou
@mariesotiriou
Reader 🌈, technology geek, sports fan. Involved locally in progressive political activism. I like to talk about books 📚 **Wallpaper quote is from a 2024 US Election night editorial written by activist & author Rebecca Solnit.
I got the chance a couple of years ago to take the New York Transit Museum’s tour of the old City Hall Subway Station. It’s very cool!
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman is on sale for $4.99. It’s a mashup fairytale retelling which pokes fun at society’s strict and outdated gender norms, roles, and rules. Funny, witty, clever, heartwarming, action packed, feminist, and very queer🌈📚💙 www.amazon.com/This-Princes...
Cool, I think I might have a set too! I have a small sealed box that could be playing cards! I actually have two from different years. Are these the playing cards?
“Lady Eve's Last Con” by Rebecca Fraimow is a very entertaining sapphics in space romcom🌈🚀 The story is set in the future, but has an old-timey roaring 20s vibe …..sapphic romance, mystery, action, witty banter, and two likable main characters with interesting dynamics. A fun read! 🌈📚
One of my favorite YA sapphic thrillers is $1.99 at multiple (US) ebook vendors. 🌈📚💙 THE GIRLS I’VE BEEN by Tess Sharpe 🌈Bisexual leads 💜Fierce characters who have bonded based on their histories as survivors of abuse 🎬Intense and action packed with so much heart 💪🏼Full of sapphic badassery
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid is currently on sale for $2.99 at multiple US ebook vendors. The story is about two 1980s era female astronauts who fall for each other - it focuses on the misogyny and homophobia which was prevalent in that time period. It’s emotional and full of feelings 🌈📚💙
🏀The NY Liberty game that was held on July 19, 2008 in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open site in Queens. It was historic - the first professional outdoor basketball game and it was a packed house.
🏀All of the games that were held at Radio City Music Hall in 2004 when the Liberty were kicked out of Madison Square Garden because of the Republican National Convention. Our seats were located court side onstage and we had to walk thru the backstage to get to them.
🏀We flew to Houston and watched Teresa Weatherspoon hit “the shot” on September 4, 1999. I still have the physical Houston Chronicle sports section (& my ticket) from that day🗽
🏀Being in New York's Madison Square Garden for the very first NY Liberty home game on June 29, 1997 and watching a packed arena cheer for a women's professional team brought me chills. It was a huge milestone for women's sports. This is my season ticket from the very first Liberty home game at MSG.
🏀I was a New York Liberty season ticket holder for the first 14 years of the league and have lots of memories from the inaugural days of the WNBA. Going back even further, I also attended WBL games & still have this magnet from the 1978-1981 New Jersey Gems.
I attended a No Kings Rally in Tinton Falls, New Jersey today. There was a huge turnout✊ #NoKings #NewJersey
“The Space Between Worlds” by Micaiah Johnson is $1.99 at your preferred ebook vendor. It’s pitched as a story about a woman who travels thru a multiverse of different worlds, but it actually is a very well written commentary on identity, racism, class, privilege, and worth. Such a good book!🌈📚
“Activation Degradation” by @marinalostetter.bsky.social is $2.99 at your preferred ebook vendor. The story is thought provoking and engaging - excellent writing, philosophical discussions, action, found family, humor, great LGBTQ rep, & many heartfelt and emotional moments. It’s a good book! 🌈📚🚀
In 2003, they honored Richie Adubato with his own bobblehead doll.
Very sad to hear that. Richie Adubato played such an important role in the early days of the NY Liberty. Here’s an old picture of Richie Adubato game planning for the 2000 WNBA Finals against the Comets. Kym Hampton is looking over their table while Joan Jett is talking to one of the coaches.
The next governor of New Jersey is the Democrat Mikie Sherrill 🎉🎉🎉
The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong is a perfect escape - a cozy feel-good fantasy which includes a sweet sapphic romance. With similar themes to the island of misfit toys - a tale of finding worth, purpose, & value in our differences. It’s a delightful audiobook narrated by Natalie Naudus🌈📚
The trans rights flag flew at our No Kings Rally in Red Bank New Jersey today!🏳️⚧️
No Kings Rally on a bridge in Red Bank New Jersey. The place was packed! #NoKings
Here’s your cake! I am sending it early and trusting that you will hit 50k by the end of the week 😀
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes is $1.99 at all ebook vendors. The story includes meaningful commentary on racism, homophobia, family, religion, and immigration. It addresses heavy topics, but they are also balanced by the main character’s snarky inner monologues🌈📚💙 Loved it.
The Illumicrate editions of “The Last Soul Among Wolves” and “The Last Hour Between Worlds” are so pretty!
The YA sapphic romance Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick is $1.99 on Kindle. It’s an important story which explores the sense of isolation and fear that queer kids experience living in small conservative towns. Forget Me Not will leave you with joy and hope, but just be prepared to sob along the way🌈📚
The queer dark noir mystery “Lavender House” by Lev Rosen is $2.99 at your preferred ebook vender. A 1950s murder mystery that reads like the game “Clue” but with an all queer cast. The story doesn’t shy away from how difficult it was to be gay in that time period. A very good book (and series). 🌈📚
I loved The Last Soul Among Wolves (Echo Archives 2) by @MelissaCaruso.bsky.social. The audio narration by Moira Quirk was excellent too. The story is a blend of Indiana Jones and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None - a rollicking action packed adventure which features sapphics with swords🌈📚
⭐️ Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite is on sale for $2.99 at your preferred ebook vendor. A charming short novella with a good mix of science fiction and cozy mystery - it stars a sapphic lead and includes an all queer cast. I loved the audio version - the narration by Blair Baker was excellent. 🌈📚💙
I was a Liberty season ticket holder for the first 14 years of the league and also traveled to a few of the road playoff games. Here is a picture of legends Sue Wicks, Vickie Johnson, and Tari Phillips taken in Houston after the 2000 Liberty/Comets finals. I also saw “the shot” in person in 1999!
“The Tell Tale” by Clare Ashton is currently only 99 cents on Kindle. A sapphic historical mystery that is very atmospheric, a bit creepy, foreboding, and so well written. It also includes meaningful social commentary while the twists and turns make it a page turner too. Such a good book! 🌈📚💙