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And we’re back with our semi-regular feature #InTheLoveseat. We've been planning our feature on Corey Alexander @TGStoneButch for the last month and had been in contact w/ them about what to highlight. We were stunned along with everyone else when their passing was announced.
We debated if we should release this, but think Corey’s legacy should be shared widely. Corey blogged abt queerness, disability, kink, trauma, and fat politics, and was an author as Xan West. They were a valuable member of Romancelandia, let’s look at just some of the reasons...
One thing I loved about Corey is they always paid attention to great fat rep, and we desperately need that in romancelandia. Here’s a list of fat rep in 2019 they put together—I’m adding so many books from this list! https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2020/02/27/fat-fat-rep-i-read-in-2019/
Another area Corey was great about calling attention to is Jewish rep, here’s a list with rep from 2018–2019. https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2020/03/07/fave-jewish-rep-in-romances-i-read-2018-2019/
They even put together a list with disability rep. It was so lovely to see people calling attention to disability rep, which is often overlooked. https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2020/06/27/fave-disability-rep-i-read-in-2018-2019/
Corey has a separate list for autistic representation here, and I can’t imagine the amount of time it took for them to put all of these lists together! https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2019/04/25/recs-for-autistic-representation-in-books-and-stories/
There’s another list here for Ace and Aro spectrum representation in contemporary romance, which I know is an area that can be hard to find! https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/recs-for-a-spec-representation-in-contemporary-romance/
Corey made an amazing list of summer books they were anticipating—scroll through for great books to add to your TBR! https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/summer-2020-books-im-anticipating/
Corey also put together this amazing resource of reviews of trans and/or non-binary lit by trans and/or non-binary reviewers here. https://coreysbookcorner.wordpress.com/reviews-of-trans-and-or-non-binary-lit-by-trans-and-or-non-binary-reviewers/
As Xan West they provided a great resource: Essays and Resources about Writing Trans and/or Non-Binary Literature. https://xanwest.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/essays-and-resources-about-writing-trans-and-or-non-binary-literature/
Another resource they provided for writing about queer romance. https://xanwest.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/queer-romance-writing-resources/
And one for writing trauma survivors. https://xanwest.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/writing-characters-who-are-trauma-survivors-a-blog-series/
Melinda 
uses Corey’s lists all the time when she's looking for specific books. She cannot emphasize enough how helpful these lists are on a regular basis.
uses Corey’s lists all the time when she's looking for specific books. She cannot emphasize enough how helpful these lists are on a regular basis.
Romance Sparks Joy benefited enormously from Corey’s advice over the past year and half. They told us when we messed up with kindness and grace. They answered every question we asked them with thoughtfulness and wisdom. E 
writes everything as if Corey were reading it.
writes everything as if Corey were reading it.
As you can see Corey’s loss has left a massive hole in Romancelandia, one that no one can fill and will be felt for years. I think Corey’s friend puts it best so I will just link to their words here: https://twitter.com/RB_Lemberg/status/1295551342136758272?s=20
You are missed so much already, Corey. Rest in peace.
We wanted to add this for anyone who would like to share memories of Corey or read about their legacy. Claudie is hosting a guestbook on their site. https://twitter.com/ClH2OArs/status/1295761264753418240?s=20
And Smart Bitches is hosting a Virtual Minchah and Kaddish this Friday for anyone who would like to attend. https://twitter.com/smartbitches/status/1295807646109519872?s=21
