Hello friends!
We are so excited to be hosting a book tour for Always Human by Ari North. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Pansexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, and/or Queer WLW. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form down below. If you know someone that identifies as either Pansexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, and/or Queer WLW please pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested. We have 60 spots open for this tour, and our goal is to have the full tour consist of #OwnVoices reviewers.
Important Note
The question above is on our form and it’s one that should be read and answered carefully. We ask if you already have a digital or physical copy of the book.
If you don’t have a copy and you answer yes you will run the risk of not receiving an ARC.
This question is NOT asking the format of ARC you would like to receive, but whether or not you already HAVE one.
Ari North is a queer cartoonist who believes an entertaining story should also be full of diversity and inclusion. As a writer, an artist, and a musician, she wrote, drew, and composed the music for Always Human, a complete romance/sci-fi webcomic about two queer girls navigating maturity and finding happiness. She’s currently working on a second webcomic, Aerial Magic, which is about the everyday lives of the witches who work at a broomstick repair shop. She lives in Australia with her husband.
Always Human
by Ari North
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Release Date: June 2nd 2020
Genre: Science Fiction Graphic Novel
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First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amassed over 76,000 unique subscribers during its run. Now reformatted for a print edition in sponsorship with GLAAD, Always Human is a beautifully drawn graphic novel about a developing relationship between two young women in a near-future, soft sci-fi setting. Always Human is drawn in a manga-influenced style and with an incredible color palette that leaps off the page!
In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications—but some people have “Egan’s Syndrome,” a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these “mods” and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a “natural” appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks.
Sunati is attracted toAusten the first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen’s bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she’s still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance. Together, they will learn and grow in a story that reminds us no matter how technology evolves, we will remain . . . always human.
Rendered in beautiful detail and an extraordinary color palette, Always Human is a sweet love story told in a gentle sci-fi setting by a queer woman cartoonist, Ari North.
