Let’s Talk: What is Easy and What is True?
by Adriana L. I try to avoid using the bathroom when I'm on campus. As a student employee and part-time student—someone who can expect to stay on campus for anywhere from four to eight hours [...]
The Love That Lives Here: On Queer Girls, Transboys, and Sex on the Page
by Anna-Marie McLemore Sex-on-the-page. Doesn’t that sound like some kind of drink book lovers should come up with? Like sex-on-the-beach, but more bookish. (Paging Dahlia Adler, because I think she would have some ideas about [...]
Welcome to GayYA’s 2016 Blogathon!
Hello and welcome to GayYA’s 2016 Pride Month + 5th Anniversary blogathon! We're so thrilled for our upcoming month of posts! For our 2015 blogathon intro we said that GayYA has many goals, but everything we [...]
Vee at BEA: Recap!
As I write this, I’m listening to Halo by Beyonce. I kept hearing it in my head when I was at BEA and BookCon. Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace My chest [...]
What We Missed: January – May 2016
What We Missed in January January 1st – Raise the Stakes by Megan Atwood (T) January 5th – The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine (B) January 5th – This Song Is Not For You by [...]
What We Missed: July-December 2015
What We Missed in June June 7th - Breaking Into Cars by Emery C. Walters (G, T). June 23th - Summer Love Anthology by Various Authors (LGBTQ). June 25th - Blue Jeans and Sweatshirts (Book Four) by [...]
Giveaway: Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
The story follows the unlikely friendship of two young women forged via fan fiction and message boards, and is told entirely in texts, chats, and blog posts. Gena (short for Genevieve) and Finn (short for [...]
GayYA at Book Expo America
Hey there! GayYA admin here. I am going to be at Book Expo America (BEA) and Book Con in Chicago this coming week. Are you going to be there? I would LOVE to connect with [...]
May Book of the Month: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
A big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda [...]
Book List: Asian Characters in LGBTQIA+ YA
Welcome back to our book list series! We get many asks on tumblr for books with a certain identity/genre/etc, and we've started posting our replies on the blog as well as on tumblr. If you are looking [...]