Patricia Elzie-Tuttle is a writer, podcaster, librarian, and information fanatic who appreciates potatoes in every single one of their beautiful iterations. Patricia earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theatre from the University of Southern California and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Her weekly newsletter, Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice offers self-improvement and mental health advice, essays, and resources that pull from her experience as a queer, Black, & Filipina person existing in the world. She is also doing the same on the Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Podcast. More of her written work can also be found in Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen, and, if you’re feeling spicy, in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 4 edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Patricia has been a Book Riot contributor since 2016 and is currently co-host of the All the Books! podcast and one of the weekly writers of the Read This Book newsletter. She lives in Oakland, CA on unceded Ohlone land with her wife and a positively alarming amount of books. Find her on her Instagram, Bluesky, and LinkTree.
One of my favorites happening again this month is #28DaysOfBlackCosplay, where we highlight Black cosplayers and all their talent. If you’re not Black, here are some tips:
Dear Everyone, Here's some easy ways to support black cosplayers: 1) Search #28daysofblackcosplay and RT folks. (Tag your popular faves too) 2) Follow us 3) Support financially if you can 4) Suggest us as panelists/ guests 5) Include us in cosplay media 6) Don't be racist
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— ✨YFN Spider-Belle @ Home✨ 🇳🇬 (@CluelessxBelle) January 31, 2019
Make sure you follow the hashtag, because there are some fantastic cosplays such as:
