Cool Stuff For Queer Kids
Our Subway Baby – A Picture Book That Tells the True Story of How One Baby Found Their Forever Home with Two Dads
It's another picture book for the "Picture books I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid" list! Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby...
I’m on the Empower 2 Heal Podcast, interviewed by Dena T.!
Three fun Instagram posts Dena did of our podcast episode I'm loving having these great podcast conversations - this interview with Dena for the Empower 2 Heal podcast, Episode 33: "No Way, They Were Gay" featuring Author Lee Wind - was wonderful. We cover so much,...
Naomi Osaka Stands Up for Herself and Other Women of Color
A screen shot from the Elle piece by Brea Baker on Naomi Osaka's courage In this brilliant analysis in an opinion piece for Elle, Naomi Osaka Dared To Say No, Brea Baker looks at Naomi Osaka's pulling out of the French Open and saying "No" to the media demands made on...
Too Bright to See – a Middle Grade Novel with a Ghost and an 11 Year Old Main Character Who Figures Out They Are Trans
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put...
Queer Joy – the “No Way, They Were Gay?” Book Trailer
I'm really excited about this spoken word performance piece, and using it as my "No Way, They Were Gay?" book trailer. Enjoy! To watch the video, click the image above or use this url: https://youtu.be/xxrJBStXjjk Find out more about the book here. And here's the link...
I’m a Guest on the “Home Malone” Podcast with Michael Malone!
Talking with Michael - a comedian - was so fun, funny, and insightful. And when you think about it, comedy is a great way to look at stuff from a different perspective. A great way to lean into some things that are uncomfortable, and hopefully come out the other side...
Lambda Literary Announces the Winners of the 2021 Lammy Awards for Best LGBTQ Children’s/Middle Grade Book and Best LGBTQ YA Book published last year… *drumroll…*
Congratulations to Kacen Callender for winning best LGBTQ Children's/Middle Grade book for King and the Dragonflies and to Mike Curato for winning best LGBTQ Young Adult best book for the graphic novel Flamer! As the Lambda Literary Foundation explains the awards,...
Join Me and Paula Yoo, Don Tate, Natasha Donovan, and Annette Bay Pimentel on June 15, 2021 for a Free Panel Discussion on Hidden History – and the Books for Kids and Teens that Re-Write Us All Into History
I'm excited and honored to be part of this discussion of how so much of our history needs to be reclaimed, and how books for kids and teens is a powerful way to tell the stories, and hear the voices, of Asian American, Indigenous, Black, Disabled, and LGBTQIA2+...
“Harvey Brownstone Interviews”… Me!
You know when you hear a really great, in-depth interview, like Terry Gross on Fresh Air, and you think - wow, that interviewer asks really great questions. I just had that experience this weekend, when I was interviewed for the "Harvey Brownstone Interviews" podcast....
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