DESERT ISLAND CASTAWAYS: Mychael Black
Our favorite MM authors a.k.a. castaways are asked, what books, songs and luxury item would they take to a desert island?
This is a monthly series inspired by LezReviewBooks.com’s ‘Desert Island Books’, which in turn is based on BBC’s ‘Desert Island Discs’.
The rules are fairly simple:
List up to ten books, a playlist and one luxury item that you couldn’t do without on a desert island.
Any type of book can be selected, but I ask that at least half are LGBT+ books. Choices should be justified in a paragraph or two. Any number of songs and any type of music is allowed. The luxury item must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside.
Let’s welcome our May castaway, Mychael Black!
DESERT ISLAND BOOKS:
Indulge Me by Beth Bolden – my absolute all-time fave from her. Kian and Bastian live rent-free in my head.
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite – the first horror/serial killer book with gay leads that I ever read. Not the first gay book, mind you, but the first with serial killers.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – the single most important book in my life. It’s what sent me down the fantasy road at age 9.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – one name: Heathcliff. He sparked my love for antiheroes.
Daddy From Flames by Ashe Moon – the first mpreg book I ever read. My obsession with the trope is all Ashe’s fault.
DESERT ISLAND PLAYLIST:
On an island, there’s only one name for me: Jimmy Buffet. I’ve been a Parrothead all my life!
Some faves: Somewhere Over China, Fins, Volcano, Tryin to Reason with Hurricane Season, A Pirate Looks at Forty, Son of a Son of a Sailor, Tin Cup Chalice
LUXURY ITEM
A wide-brimmed hat. LOL I’m a natural redhead. I don’t tan; I lobsterfy!
ABOUT MYCHAEL BLACK
Mychael Black has been writing professionally since 2005. He writes gay romance and erotica, but also het romance as Carys Seraphine and queer fantasy as Katherine Cook. He’s an avid PC gamer with a love for RPGs, a horror fanatic, and a fantasy nut. He also has a weakness for anything relating to skulls, dogs, and Spongebob Squarepants. Mychael lives on the Eastern Shore of the US with his family. He loves to hear from readers, be it via email or Facebook. Mychael also writes m/f romance under Carys Seraphine and queer fantasy as Katherine Cook.
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A big thank you to Mychael Black for joining us on this month’s Desert Island Castaways!
Check out our other Castaways:
Natalina Reis
V.L. Locey
J.P. Jackson
A.E. Wasp
Elle Keaton.
Elouise East
J.K. Jones
Colette Davison
B.A. Tortuga
Casey Cox
Amanda Meuwissen
A.M. Johnson
Becca Seymour
Alexa Piper
Rick R. Reed
C.P. Harris
K.L. Hiers
A.E. Lister
S. Rodman
Kaje Harper
M.A. Church
Karenna Colcroft
Aiden Ainslie
J. Hali Steele
Kristian Parker
H.L. Day
D.K. Girl
Jackie Keswick
Crea Reitan
Beth Bolden
Chloe Archer
Paulina Ian-Kane
Sam Burns
David Lawrence
Lance Lansdale
Marshall Thornton
Joy Lynn Fielding
Ellie Thomas
Megaera C. Lorenz
Kit Barrie
Dann Hazel
Ashlyn Kane
D.G. Carothers
Hope you enjoyed this post. Don’t forget to check out next month’s Castaway.
What books would you take with you to a desert island?
What’s on your desert island playlist?
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