{"id":5214,"date":"2024-04-24T13:26:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:52:01","slug":"essential-reads-lesbian-visibility-week-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/essential-reads-lesbian-visibility-week-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Reads for Lesbian Visibility Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This week marks <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesbianvisibilityweek.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ct.atkins%40deakin.edu.au%7Cec55dc39ffe44521987708dc63f08536%7Cd02378ec168846d585401c28b5f470f6%7C0%7C0%7C638495132086879573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qF2boW43ihuLeUxbbpkZ7rFKV8mTlcYgmq4M4fIsgCY%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lesbian Visibility Week,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> a week to raise awareness of the issues faced by lesbians and LBTQ+ women. It aims to increase visibility, foster acceptance, and address the unique challenges faced by lesbians and queer women. It also strives to support lesbians and educate the broader community about the importance of visibility and the need to combat discrimination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lesbian Visibility Week Reading Recommendations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clare, one of the Client Experience Librarians at our Waterfront Campus, has compiled a list of recommended reads for you to explore this week at Deakin Library. Along with the list, Clare has provided some brief reviews to offer a personal perspective on some of the books mentioned.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5384163~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Legends &amp; lattes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Travis Baldree. \u201cThis book is dedicated to anyone who wondered where the other road led. I would highly recommend it to anyone experiencing burnout and\/or contemplating or embarking on a career change! I read it just after starting at Deakin! It&#8217;s a delightfully cozy fantasy book with a dash of cute sapphic romance.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4712979~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Annie on my mind<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Nancy Garden<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b2519662~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">About a girl<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Joanne Horniman<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4689532~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Everyone in this room will someday be dead<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> &#8211; Emily Austin. &#8220;This book is so real, vividly accurate and surprisingly funny fictional representation of anxiety and depression.&#8221; &#8211; Clare<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4465643~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peta Lyre&#8217;s rating normal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Anna Whateley<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4725973~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Devotion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4725973~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hannah Kent<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b4973973~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gideon the ninth<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Tamsyn Muir<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b5025115~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The dawnhounds<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> &#8211; Sascha Stronach. &#8220;Brilliant debut novel from M\u0101ori author Sascha Stronach featuring magic queer pirates, mushrooms, biotech and more set in Aotearoa. Read it now and get excited about the sequel coming very soon!&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b1258410~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oranges are not the only fruit<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Jeanette Winterson<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b3850191~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zami: a new spelling of my name<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Audre Lorde<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Non-fiction&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.deakin.edu.au\/record=b2717512~S1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ghost wife: a memoir of love and defiance<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by Michelle Dicinoski. &#8220;I loved the way Dicinoski weaved local, family, personal and queer histories together. This book was a very formative gateway to Australian queer histories for me&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks Lesbian Visibility Week, a week to raise awareness of the issues faced by lesbians and LBTQ+ women. It aims to increase visibility, foster acceptance, and address the unique challenges faced by lesbians and queer women. 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