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Author Interview: Everett Maroon

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:02-05:00March 30th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Author Interview|Tags: Trans|

Today we bring you an interview with Everett Maroon, author of The Unintentional Time Traveler and Bumbling into Body Hair. In 2011 he was a regular contributor for GayYA-- we're so pleased to have him back for this interview on his books, trans YA, and himself. Hope you enjoy! The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon (2014, Booktrope Editions) Fifteen-year-old Jack Inman has mad skills with cars and engines, but knows he'll never get a driver's license because of his epilepsy. Agreeing to participate in an experimental clinical trial to find new treatments for his disease, he finds himself in [...]

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Excerpt Tour: Simon VS the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

By Nadia|2020-03-28T13:42:02-05:00March 26th, 2015|Categories: Archive, New Releases|Tags: gay, LGBTQIA, New Releases, Queer Guys, Realistic, Romance|

Here at GAY YA we are extremely excited about the upcoming SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli, and today we have the pleasure of featuring an excerpt from the book! Get excited because SIMON it's an amazing debut, and you do not want to miss it. No seriously, all that praise it has been getting online? Completely worth it and you need to check it ouuuut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Balzer + Bray, 2015) But first, what is it about? Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the [...]

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Writing an Intersex, Agender Character

By Katie|2020-03-28T13:42:03-05:00March 23rd, 2015|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog, Guest Blogs|Tags: agender, Intersectionality, Intersex, LGBTQIA, Speculative|

“...before you go on, yes, most likely whatever you’re about to ask is very rude. If you’re wondering about what’s under my clothing, it’s very rude. If you’re wondering about my genetics, my hormones, my biology… there’s a pretty damn short list of people for whom any of that is actually relevant. Having said that, for the sake of simplifying things: you and I would not be able to have children together, for example, unless we were to adopt or employ some extremely invasive medical science...” Ellis’ face showed that ey was unperturbed, perhaps familiar with impolite questions, [...]

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Criticism and Discussion of The Other Me

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:03-05:00March 20th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog|Tags: Non Binary, Trans|

by Suzanne Van Rooyen Authors need a thick skin. Putting a book out there for others to read takes enormous amounts of courage. Not only does it feel like you're exposing yourself – if not laying your soul bare for strangers' eyes – but you're also opening yourself up to the possibility of criticism, and not just the constructive kind. All of this I had experienced before with my previous novels, so I knew what was coming when my YA trans novel, The Other Me, made its way into the world. But I wasn't entirely prepared for the [...]

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Sneak Peek: Honey Girl by Lisa Freeman

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:03-05:00March 19th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Sneak Peek|Tags: Historical, lesbian, Queer Girls, Realistic|

Today, we're honored to be hosting a short excerpt from the newly released Honey Girl by Lisa Freeman. The records on my turntable were stacked starting with Joni Mitchell’s Ladies of the Canyon. When Rox flipped the switch, she listened and said, “I love Joni,” like she was her best friend or something. It was the first time I had ever seen Rox without her waterproof mascara. She looked younger. Also, wearing my flannel nightgown and slippers, she looked downright sweet. “Would you [...]

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A Girl Like Me

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:03-05:00March 14th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog|Tags: graphic novel, publishing, Trans|

With more publishing options out there than ever before, and many stories of success and failure on every front, how do you know which path is right for you? Traditional, indie, and self-publishing all have their pros and cons. It’s important to know what to expect with each one, but it’s even more important to know yourself and your project. Know your strengths, your limitations, and your relationship to the project. Each project is different. What is an ideal publishing route for one might not be for another. In a feature I wrote on publishing, author Steve Almond [...]

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The (im)possibilities of Openly Straight

By Nathaniel|2020-03-28T13:42:06-05:00March 11th, 2015|Categories: Archive|Tags: gay, Queer Guys|

I first read Bill Konigsberg’s Openly Straight in April, 2014. Ten months later, reading it again, the questions it poses are as powerful as they were the first time. How do I really feel about being gay? I always thought I was okay with it. Am I though? Relative to many (most, even) members of the LGBTQ+ community, I have had something of a charmed life. I was never really in any doubt about my sexuality: like Paul from Boy Meets Boy, it just seemed obvious to me. I talk sometimes about my parents having two sets of [...]

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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Interview: Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:06-05:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Cover Reveal|Tags: Trans|

We're so happy to be revealing the cover of Pat Schmatz's newest novel, Lizard Radio! Lizard Radio will be released September 2015. I could go on for quite awhile about how excited I am for this book, but I think you'll experience the excitement yourself, as you learn more about this book, without any prompting. First, here is the newly released blurb! FEAST YOUR EYES. Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz: Fifteen-year-old bender Kivali has had a rough time in a gender-rigid culture. Abandoned as a baby and raised by Sheila, an ardent nonconformist, Kivali has always been surrounded by uncertainty. Where [...]

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New Releases: March 2015.

By Nadia|2020-03-28T13:42:06-05:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Archive, New Releases|Tags: Bisexual, gay, lesbian, LGBTQIA, New Adult, New Releases, PoC, Queer Girls, Queer Guys|

March 2nd (USA) Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens (Huron Street Press, 2015) Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens: Coming Out, Being Out, and the Search for Community by Michael Cart — (LGBTQAI+) Goodreads Summary: "A summary of the 250 best books for LGBTQ teens, written by experts on the subject and addressed to teen book buyers. Identifying titles that address the sensitive and important topics of coming out, being out, and the search for community, this catalog spotlights the best gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, and questioning books written for teens. The authors cover fiction of all [...]

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5 Reasons to Love Benjamin Alire Saenz’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By Sonia|2020-03-28T13:42:06-05:00March 5th, 2015|Categories: Archive, Book Review|Tags: Historical, Latin@, Queer Guys, Realistic|

by Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012) opens in the summer of 1987 in El Paso, Texas and follows Aristotle Mendoza’s journey toward self-discovery. Fifteen year old Ari is smart and witty but quite isolated from other boys his own age. However, after meeting Dante Quintana at the pool he begins to feel a renowned interest in life and an unfamiliar feeling for Dante. Benjamin Alire Saenz[1] creates a beautiful flourishing relationship between the two young boys that forces both of them to look inward. Ari and Dante find solace, [...]

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