Heroes Like Us
Want to support Elayna Mae Darcy's Queer YA fantasy novel? Consider backing their Kickstarter, which runs through September! by Elayna Mae Darcy Content warning: discussions of fatphobia, homophobia, depression, and anxiety As a kid, I devoured books and fell in love with stories, even though the heroes never looked like me. Fat kids were goofy sidekicks, if [...]
LGBTQIAP+ YA Books by Asian Authors 2021
by Kaitlin Mitchell Rom-coms and historical fiction and sci-fi and graphic novels--these Asian YA authors have got all of your queer reading needs covered! This list includes recent and upcoming LGBTQIAP+ young adult books written by Asian writers, so get your wallets and library cards ready! Available Now: The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon [...]
Black History Month Book List 2021
By Kaitlin Mitchell Happy Black History Month, readers! To start February off, we’ve put together a list of 16 LGBTQIAP+ YA books by Black authors. This list includes both recently released titles from 2020 that you can pick up today as well as upcoming 2021 titles you can mark your calendars for now! From fairy tales reimagined to horror, authors [...]
Queerbaiting Survival Guide: Queer Writers on Affirming Representation – Part 2
In November, the long-running TV show Supernatural came to an end. The finale left not only queer fans but also fans who are struggling with depression and trauma recovery feeling deeply hurt and unheard by one of their favorite shows. Although our focus here at YA Pride is not on TV, we are all too familiar with the pain of being let [...]
Queerbaiting Survival Guide: Queer Writers on Affirming Representation – Part 1
In November, the long-running TV show Supernatural came to an end. The finale left not only queer fans but also fans who are struggling with depression and trauma recovery feeling deeply hurt and unheard by one of their favorite shows. Although our focus here at YA Pride is not on TV, we are all too familiar with [...]
Queer YA Debut Interview: Ryan Douglass
Hello readers! As a special treat, we have one more queer YA debut interview to share before the new year! Huge thanks to Ryan Douglass, author of the THE TAKING OF JAKE LIVINGSTON (July 13, 2021), for participating! Question 1: What part of being a debut are you most excited about? I’m excited to see how readers who like it [...]