Paper Trails
MarcusSerious thoughts about books, delivered unseriously
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 46 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Queer Books That Changed My Life
My curated picks for your Pride month reading!
Queer literature has been instrumental in helping me understand my identity and the cultural, sociological, and political perspectives that shape our lived experience. As the political Overton...
I Finally Read Another Five-Star Book!
This year has been a whirlwind — moving to a new city, navigating heartbreak, approaching twink death, and combatting my longest reading slump to date. Yet May 2026 turned it all around, and it was a pretty dang good month of reads.
And n...
Hot & Hedonistic: A Summer Reading Guide
Embrace an arbitrary digital persona and get a collection of book recommendations
Just the other day I was trying to explain the concept of ‘slaying’ and ‘queening out’ to a group of 50-year-old, heterosexual people. I’m not sure they real...
Carrie Bradshaw & Elaine Kraf Changed My Life
A few months ago, I stumbled upon The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf in a local bookstore. If the gorgeous cover wasn’t enough to tempt me, the recognition of it being an ‘underappreciated classic’ certainly caught my eye. I knew vi...
My Bookish Hot Takes: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
I am no stranger to posting my hot takes on the internet. It’s part of my meagre attempt to normalize negative reviews (reading is subjective, and that’s okay) and help revitalize the art of criticism. I’ve written an entire essay defending...
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