Our Friend is Here! is a guest feature at The Quiet Pond, where authors, creatives, and fellow readers, are invited to ‘visit’ the Pond! In Our Friend is Here! guest posts, our visitors (as their very own unique character!) have a friendly conversation about anything related to books or being a reader — and become friends with Xiaolong and friends.

Pride Month is a month-long event at The Quiet Pond, where during the month of June, queer authors and bookish content creators are invited to celebrate being queer, queer books, and their experiences of being a queer reader. Find the introduction post for Pride Month at The Quiet Pond here.

I’ve always loved the idea of doing some baking for Pride so when Jozi pitched her baking idea to me, I couldn’t resist. Reading and books may be one of my greatest loves, but nothing comforts me more than baking something that doesn’t sink in the middle or flattens like a pancake.
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