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Manchester University Press has a dedicated "Queer and Trans Histories" series, aiming to publish cutting-edge stories on LGBTQ+ formations throughout history. This provides a platform for works that challenge conventional identity frameworks and explore diverse queer lives. The new biography of Eva Gore-Booth is an anniversary edition of a study by Dr. Sonja Tiernan. Gore-Booth was an Irish poet and activist who, despite her aristocratic background, moved to Manchester to campaign for women's rights and workers' unions alongside her life partner, Esther Roper. 'A Queer Scrapbook' moves beyond legal and political narratives to tell the history of post-1945 queer life in Britain and Ireland through everyday objects like photocopied flyers and personal photographs. The book is structured around themes of home, socializing, arts, and activism to create a tactile and visual record of the queer past. "Magsimula Tayo sa Panghalip" ("Let's Start with the Pronoun") is a collection of twelve short stories by Mx. Andyleen Feje centered on the experiences of lesbian and queer individuals in the Philippines. The title itself is a call to embrace the gender-neutrality of the Filipino pronoun "siya," which can refer to anyone, reflecting the book's themes of self-discovery and empowerment. Ingrid Valenzuela's "Alon and Lila's Last Summer Before Doomsday" is a young adult novel that follows two recent high school graduates as they navigate their feelings for each other against the backdrop of an impending apocalypse. Published in 2022, the story delves into themes of inevitable change, past trauma, and unspoken love.