I’ll be in Chicago, on the library marketplace exhibition floor, helping host the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) booth #3711 with more than 270 books from independent publisher members.

I’ll also have brand-new bookmarks featuring the next book in my Queer History Project nonfiction series for ages 11 and up, publishing in April 2024 from Zest/Lerner, THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE… so swing by and grab a few to share!

And among those 270+ books on display will be my three published so far:

NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest/Lerner)

• Winner, YA Nonfiction, International Literacy Association Book Awards; Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
• “Transmits rare facts and firsthand accounts with a sense of joyous wonder…” —Foreword Reviews

RED AND GREEN AND BLUE AND WHITE (Levine Querido, Illustrated by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky)

• “Beautiful… It’s a message the world can use, throughout the year.” —The New York Times
• Five Starred Trade Reviews (SLJ, Booklist, Shelf Awareness, School Library Connection, PW); Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award – Notable

QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL (Crowdfunded)

• Publishers Weekly Indie Success Story; Winner, National Indie Excellence Award for Best Book, LGBTQ For Children & Young Adults
• “The premise is a real hook… with real potential to influence and educate, on top of entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews

Librarians are the best, and you make such a difference in the lives of young people (especially Queer youth!) I hope the entire ALA conference feels like a celebration of YOU, and hope to see you there!

The light in me recognizes and acknowledges the light in you,
Lee