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Why the Angst? Where’s the Gay?

By |2020-03-28T13:42:28-05:00October 17th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Teen Voices|Tags: , |

We're thrilled to welcome one of our new regular contributors, Karina Rose! If you’ve heard of the internet, or magazines, or television, or know a lonely female, then you’ve heard at least something about Fifty Shades of Grey, the Twilight fanfic turned best-selling novel that sold over 100 million copies, despite the fact that it is poorly written, misrepresents an entire subculture, enables suffering amongst female readers, and, I cannot emphasize this enough, is based off of Twilight fanfiction. I wish I were joking. The book itself has been called “a joke”. But I think it’s a joke that has [...]

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Halloween Reads

By |2020-03-28T13:42:28-05:00October 16th, 2014|Categories: Archive|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Looking for a good Halloween read? Fed up with the excessive cishetero-ness of most book lists? We've got you covered! To start you off, here are some realistic mystery/thriller novels with gay, bi, lesbian, and trans protagonists: Dark Tide by Greg Herren (Bold Strokes Books, 2014) For Ricky Hackworth, a summer job to save money before he leaves for college is a necessity. When he lands a job as a lifeguard at the Mermaid Inn in Latona, Alabama, on the beautiful Gulf Coast, it’s like a dream come true. But once he moves into the Inn, he starts [...]

Review: Bottled Up Secret by Brian McNamara

By |2020-03-28T13:42:28-05:00October 14th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Book Review|Tags: , , |

Bottled Up Secret by Brian McNamara is out on shelves today! We received a review copy through netgalley.  Brendan Madden is in the midst of his senior year of high school and couldn’t be happier. He has a great group of friends, his pick of colleges, and he has recently come to terms with his sexuality. One night, he meets Mark Galovic, a gorgeous, younger classmate of his. In a matter of minutes, Brendan is hooked. As the friendship between them grows, Brendan reaches his breaking point when he spontaneously confesses his feelings to him. Brendan is shocked [...]

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Interview With Alaya Dawn Johnson, Author of The Summer Prince

By |2016-05-24T14:52:09-05:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|Tags: , , , |

Part 1 of Interview: Part 2: Transcript to come! Next month we'll be interviewing Laura Lam, author of our October Book of the Month, Pantomime. Let us know what you thought of this month's interview in the comments (because they are working again!!! *throws hat*), and drop some questions you'd like us to ask Laura Lam.  

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