Cool Stuff For Queer Kids
I’m interviewed on the “Thoughts That Rock” Podcast
It's not every day you get interviewed by a rock star... Brant Menswar and Jim Knight are funny, and thoughtful, and the three of us had a really great discussion. We talk about my books, publishing, diversity, independence, why the messenger matters, and so much...
You-Ology: A Puberty Guide for EVERY Body – An Excellent, Queer-Inclusive Book for EVERY kid
You-ology: A Puberty Guide for Every Body by Melisa Holmes, MD, FACOG; Trish Hutchison, MD, FAAP; Kathryn Lowe, MD, FAAP What if learning about changing bodies wasn’t secretive or shameful? And what if it could even be inclusive, fun, and, well, kind of adorable? A...
5 out of 10 of the Most Challenged Books of 2021 have LGBTQ+ Characters and/or Themes
So the American Library Association released its list of the top ten books that some people don't want OTHER people's kids to read. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 729 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2021. Of the...
This Book Is Gay – Bestselling YA Nonfiction on Gender and Who You Are (Or Are Not) Attracted To…
This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.This candid, funny,...
Pride, Prejudice, and Creating a Safe Space at My Day Job
So over at the Independent Book Publishers Association, we're having our annual IBPA Publishing University conference this month in Orlando, Florida. We'd actually planned to be in Orlando for the conference back in 2020, but had to cancel due to the pandemic. 2021...
The City Beautiful – In 1893 Chicago, a Jewish teen boy’s best friend is murdered, and the dybbuk (ghost) is out to possess him… Forcing him to team up with the guy he’s been crushing on.
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he'll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania.But when...
The Passing Playbook – A Trans Teen Gets Benched by a new ‘no trans kids in sports’ Law and has to decide if he’ll come out as Trans and fight to play soccer… or keep passing at his new school.
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a...
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating – to prove to her friends she’s Bi, Hani fake-dates another girl, Ishu, in this teen first-love rom com
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Everyone likes Humaira Hani Khan--she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can't be bi if she's...
The Fabulous Zed Watson! – A middle grade novel starring a nonbinary tween on a “literary scavenger hunt”
The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester, Illustrated by Kevin Sylvester Zed Watson loves a few things: their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and--oh yeah--monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel...
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