Interview With Laura Lam
Sooo only like a month late, here is our interview with Laura Lam, author of our October and November Book Club books, Pantomime and Shadowplay! We had a lot of fun with this one, since [...]
Welcome to the Mainstream
by Karina Rose Twenty three million worldwide downloads. Hundreds of sold out shows. One hovering glow cloud that watches us all as we point and scream at it in praise. Welcome to Night Vale. It’s [...]
How David Levithan Stole My Heart
We're thrilled to welcome one of our new regular contributors, Chiara Sullivan! Chiara will be blogging about all things LGBTQIA+ YA, with a focus on the fun side of it all. Look for more great [...]
Review: Being Emily by Rachel Gold
Being Emily by Rachel Gold (Bella Books, 2013) They say that whoever you are it’s okay, you were born that way. Those words don’t comfort Emily, because she was born Christopher and her [...]
Resilient Butterflies: On Rigoberto González’s The Mariposa Club
We are thrilled to introduce one of our new contributors, Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez! She will be writing mostly about Latina/o characters and representation in queer YA. We are so happy to have her on board! by Sonia [...]
Review: Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
Happy Release day to Ami Polonksy! Gracefully Grayson, a middle-grade book about a transgender girl is out on shelves today. Find it in a local bookstore (this may entail badgering them to order it) or [...]
Liraz’s Asexual Armor: Second-Guessing AceAro Representation in YA
Asexual Awareness Week has ended, but Aromantic Awareness Week has just begun! We were not aware of it until a couple days ago so do not have a separate series (though many of the posts [...]
Straight is Not My Default: Understanding Katniss Everdeen as an Ace Aro
For Asexual Awareness Week we reached out to bloggers who identify somewhere on the asexual spectrum to write posts related to asexuality and YA. We’re happy to bring you the third post in this series! Check [...]
Reading Without Role Models: Asexual Awareness Week Day #3
For Asexual Awareness Week we reached out to bloggers who identify somewhere on the asexual spectrum to write posts related to asexuality and YA. We’re happy to bring you the third post in this series! Check [...]
A Journey of Discovery: Asexuality and Fanfiction
For Asexual Awareness Week we reached out to bloggers who identify somewhere on the asexual spectrum to write posts related to asexuality and YA. We're happy to bring you the second post in this series! [...]