#Imogen Obviously

[the-dust-jacket]

Congratulations to this year's Stonewall books in the young adult category!

[heartstopperthoughts]

Ummm is Imogen going to have an Imogen, Obviously plotline???

[allforthesapphic]

girls named imogen who have mostly queer friends and are really really strong allys who just happen to get butterflies when they look at a pretty girl >>>

[90staylor]

— imogen scott and tessa minsky

wish there were more people talking about this book, besides being a very cute romance, imogen's discovery as a bisexual person is very interesting and important :)

tw: biphobia and biphobic arguments are being discussed in this book

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

I saw other people on tumblr doing this - and I know they did it to prove a certain infamous internet person wrong, but I thought the concept of sharing my top 5s just sounded fun! :D

So here's my little varied/not so varied (depending on the topic) media taste! In not a specific ranking, just 5 of them I would say I love the most. It was hard, especially with shows, but I decided on the ones I keep rewatching without feeling bored of it.

I wanted to add top 5 comics at first but realized I don't think I read enough comics to have 5 of them.

I encourage my moots to do this too! It's fun to see your favorites! :D

[marauders-bs]

find you a book that makes you grin like a dumbass because it's what you wish you had

[queereads-bracket]

Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Round 1C

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down.

She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little sister. She even has two queer best friends. There's Gretchen, a fellow high school senior, who helps keep Imogen's biases in check. And then there's Lili—newly out and newly thriving with a cool new squad of queer college friends.

Imogen's thrilled for Lili. Any ally would be. And now that she's finally visiting Lili on campus, she's bringing her ally A game. Any support Lili needs, Imogen's all in.

Even if that means bending the truth, just a little.

Like when Lili drops a tiny queer bombshell: she's told all her college friends that Imogen and Lili used to date. And none of them know that Imogen is a raging hetero—not even Lili’s best friend, Tessa.

Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with. . .

Contemporary, romance, coming out, young adult

Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

Endorsement from submitter: "Angelic shenanigans, private detectives, and sapphic love"

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above.

An exiled auspex who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist―the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves.

To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

Fantasy, historical fiction, 1940s, mystery, noir, novella, adult

[sunnyihan]

imogen having 'but i am a cheerleader' as her fave film: i am straight

imogen introducing silk chiffon mv to her friends: i am straight

imogen listening to clairo, phoebe bridgers, and muna: i am straight

imogen attending Pride Alliances meetings: i am straight

imogen getting to know tessa: ...wait a damn minute (proceeds to take lgbtq quiz in incognito)

she's so real for that

[dykenanaosaki]

I’m looking for sapphic animated tv show + graphic novel, + yuri anime + manga recommendations. so if you have some based on my current hyperfixations please drop them in the replies or tags. and tell me a bit about them or why you like them if you’d like ✨

currently on repeat:

nana (not ‘intentionally’ sapphic, but I think we all agree that nana x hachi is real) 🍓

the legend of korra 🌊

she-ra and the princesses of power 🦄

the owl house 🦉

bloom into you 🪻

arcane ⚙️

kase-san and morning glories 🌱

sapphic books i enjoy:

if you’ll have me by eunnie 💖

imogen, obviously by becky albertalli ✂️

one last stop by casey mcquiston 🥞

the shadowhunters chronicles by cassandra clare ⚔️

the honey witch by sydney j. shields 🍯

for her consideration, + at her service by amy spalding 🐱

iris kelly doesn’t date by ashley herring black 🎭

legends & lattes, + bookshops & bonedust by travis baldree ☕️

on the same page by haley cass 👙

the midnight girls by alicia jasinska ❤️‍🔥

contract bound + lost clause by elle mae 🧛‍♀️

would also absolutely love any sapphic media with the same vibes as good luck, babe + naked in manhattan by chappell roan, or dreams + silver springs by fleetwood mac (in my heart all stevie nicks songs are sapphic) 💗

if you’ve read all of this, thank you so much 💛

[vkelleyart]

Hi! Would you ever consider drawing any of Becky Albertalli’s characters? I would love to see Imogen and Tessa or maybe Bram and Simon and I think you’d do a spectacular job!

Hello there! I’m so glad you asked—I actually have drawn artwork of Becky Albertalli’s characters, but I’ve just been completely derelict in my duty to cross post it everywhere, which is negligent of me and another piece of evidence in the argument that someone else should probably be in charge of my social media accounts. Lol

Here is Imogen and Tessa from Albertalli’s amazing book Imogen, Obviously:

So, funny story about this artwork: I had received Imogen, Obviously as an ARC from Becky after I’d left a comment on one of her posts about how excited I was for this book—primarily because “the discourse,” as it is referred to sort of sardonically in the book, still messes with my head when it comes to my own bisexuality. The more public my life becomes, the more I find myself discomfited by questions like “Am I still allowed to be queer if I’m in a straight passing marriage?” Or “Am I queer enough if, when people see me on the street or bump into me in the check-out line at Safeway, they don’t see a semiotically-dressed bisexual, but rather a slightly overwhelmed working mom in a cardigan and a pair of early-2000s capris?”

As soon as the book showed up, I devoured it, and like, I just can’t remember a book that made me feel so seen. Imogen, Obviously tackles queer purity culture so thoroughly and yet so compassionately, that I immediately picked up my stylus to draw Tessa and Imogen (even though I technically lacked the time to do the image as much justice as I would have otherwise like to have done) then posted it to Instagram and Twitter.

And holy smokes, Becky liked this pic so much, she retroactively commissioned the image so she could give out stickers of it on her book tour. She also granted me permission to sell the print in my Etsy shop (it’s not there yet, but soon!). 🥹

So that’s the story you didn’t ask for but which I had to share—because it looks like we both have an appreciation for Becky’s work in common and because I would love to spend more time drawing Imogen and Tessa or anyone from the Creekwood Series. Thank you so much for the ask and for your kind words about my art! 💕

[turtles-read]

I stayed up all night reading a book I should have read a long time ago. Work in six and a half hours. I was tired today, I can be tired tomorrow right?

The book is Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli. Resonated with me and hurt me in a good way. I cannot emphasize enough how much this would have meant to me in high school. Much the way Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda did. No one should ever have to be outed or come out before they’re ready or in a way that isn’t about them.

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

So far all I know about Imogen, Obviously is that the main character is an oblivious bi girl, the love interest is the complete opposite to her, Jewish, and has adhd, Imogen owns three copies of one last stop, and the art cover is a direct reference to the but I’m a cheerleader poster. I should read this shouldn’t I

[forsapphics]

Imogen & Tessa from “Imogen, Obviously” by Becky Albertalli

Art by Venessa Vida Kelley

[horrorgirlreads]

Went on a little trip to the nearby charity shops with my friend, and I may have brought a few more books

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Lili from Imogen, Obviously is questioning asexual!

[bookcub]

YA Contemporary Books Post 2020 I Actually Enjoyed

for @bookofthefairytales who wanted good and recent ya contemporary

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli - my best friend's best friend, internalized homophobia/biphobia, pretending to be bi for the weekend, im not gay im an Ally(tm), toxic friendships

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie - no im not queer i just think about girls . . .a lot, flower child, friend group drama, coming out story, i dont like change, cuban rep, queer rep

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland - road trip summer, foodie love interest, grumpy/sunshine, "enemies" to lovers, self love discovery, mexican rep, commentary on influence culture, art appreciation, the straights are okay, check the trigger warnings!!!

Darling by K. Ancrum - modern day peter pan au, one crazy night out, who can you trust?, very unnerving

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar - fake dating au, friends to lovers, desi rep, irish rep, toxic friends, families familing, sapphic af, idiots to lovers

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson - girl next door to pop star, the music industry and everyone in it wants to exploit you, no seriously check the trigger warnings, contemporary/mystery

Loveless by Alice Oseman - THE aroace book of all time, and they were ROOMMATES, it's about the f r i e n d s h i p, this healed something in me

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender - such a messy mc, we love him, trans rep, love triangle, yeah he catfishes one of his love interests. . . teens be like that sometimes, very funny

Stay with My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan - for the pop girlies, julie and the phantoms vibes, mc makes a mistake and tries to fix it but won't fess up to her mistakes, co-leaders to lovers