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Heroes Like Us

By |2021-09-11T19:05:04-05:00September 13th, 2021|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog, New Voices|Tags: , , |

Want to support Elayna Mae Darcy's Queer YA fantasy novel? Consider backing their Kickstarter, which runs through September! by Elayna Mae Darcy  Content warning: discussions of fatphobia, homophobia, depression, and anxiety As a kid, I devoured books and fell in love with stories, even though the heroes never looked like me.  Fat kids were goofy sidekicks, if they were there at all. Fat teens were never much more than punchlines to cruel jokes. Fat adults were cautionary tales, faceless bodies on TV warning about obesity. No one of my size was ever allowed to fill [...]

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LGBTQIAP+ YA Books by Asian Authors 2021

By |2021-05-14T07:04:06-05:00May 14th, 2021|Categories: Archive, Book Lists, Fun Things, New Releases|

by Kaitlin Mitchell Rom-coms and historical fiction and sci-fi and graphic novels--these Asian YA authors have got all of your queer reading needs covered! This list includes recent and upcoming LGBTQIAP+ young adult books written by Asian writers, so get your wallets and library cards ready! Available Now: The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls with rival henna businesses. When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants—as long as she isn’t herself. Because [...]

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Black History Month Book List 2021

By |2021-02-01T07:31:36-05:00February 1st, 2021|Categories: Archive, Book Lists, Fun Things, New Releases, New Voices|

By Kaitlin Mitchell Happy Black History Month, readers! To start February off, we’ve put together a list of 16 LGBTQIAP+ YA books by Black authors. This list includes both recently released titles from 2020 that you can pick up today as well as upcoming 2021 titles you can mark your calendars for now! From fairy tales reimagined to horror, authors you’ve already fallen in love with to debuts you’ll want more from immediately, this list has some major star power. As always, we hope this list helps readers find their new favorite books well beyond Black History Month--amplification [...]

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Queerbaiting Survival Guide: Queer Writers on Affirming Representation – Part 2

By |2021-01-14T12:43:48-05:00January 14th, 2021|Categories: Archive|Tags: , |

In November, the long-running TV show Supernatural came to an end. The finale left not only queer fans but also fans who are struggling with depression and trauma recovery feeling deeply hurt and unheard by one of their favorite shows. Although our focus here at YA Pride is not on TV, we are all too familiar with the pain of being let down by media. It hurts in a way that few other things do. While most fans have recuperated a bit from the ending of the show, some of the pain still remains. And although Supernatural is the most recent [...]

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Queerbaiting Survival Guide: Queer Writers on Affirming Representation – Part 1

By |2021-01-13T00:22:17-05:00January 13th, 2021|Categories: Archive|Tags: , |

In November, the long-running TV show Supernatural came to an end. The finale left not only queer fans but also fans who are struggling with depression and trauma recovery feeling deeply hurt and unheard by one of their favorite shows. Although our focus here at YA Pride is not on TV, we are all too familiar with the pain of being let down by media. It hurts in a way that few other things do. While most fans have recuperated a bit from the ending of the show, some of the pain still remains. And although [...]

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Queer YA Debut Interview: Ryan Douglass

By |2020-12-22T18:55:13-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Categories: Archive|

Hello readers! As a special treat, we have one more queer YA debut interview to share before the new year! Huge thanks to Ryan Douglass, author of the THE TAKING OF JAKE LIVINGSTON (July 13, 2021), for participating! Question 1: What part of being a debut are you most excited about? I’m excited to see how readers who like it are impacted by it but I'm also somewhat worried about the level of exposure that comes with having a book out in the world. Question 2: Have you received any great debut year advice? I think “take some [...]

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2021 Queer YA Debut Interviews Pt. 2

By |2020-12-17T18:42:28-05:00December 17th, 2020|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Fun Things, New Releases|

by Kaitlin Mitchell Hello readers! We hope you've been enjoying our 2021 queer YA debut interviews. If you haven't read part 1 yet, make sure you check them out after reading part 2 below! Happy reading! 2021 Queer YA Debut Interviews Part 2 ACE OF SPADES by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé June 1, 2021 (US) & June 10, 2021 (UK) Question 1: What part of being a debut are you most excited about?  Seeing reactions from young Black readers! Question 2: Have you received any great debut year advice?  Loads, particularly advice from both my agent and seasoned authors which is [...]

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2021 Queer YA Debut Interviews Pt. 1

By |2020-12-16T11:27:20-05:00December 16th, 2020|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Fun Things, New Releases, New Voices|

by Kaitlin Mitchell There's something special about the end of the year for book lovers. Roundup posts and best-of lists. Holiday book shopping for loved ones--and a present or two for yourself. And, of course, the excitement for the next year's new releases. With the new year finally approaching, YA Pride is here to make your 2021 tbr lists a bit longer. This week, we have two roundup posts featuring interviews with several 2021 debut authors of queer YA books! Happy reading! 2021 Queer YA Debut Interviews - Part 1  YESTERDAY IS HISTORY by Kosoko Jackson February 2, [...]

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What I Do Have

By |2020-09-20T18:30:16-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: Archive, New Voices, Writers on Writing|Tags: |

by Kaitlin Mitchell My name is Kaitlin. Maybe you’ve seen me around book twitter, boosting marginalized creators and clutching my own words close. I admit, I am a serial tweet-deleter. Given my comfort sitting in the background, I’m willing to bet that most who read this post will have no idea who I am.  If you look at my twitter bio and scroll down my profile, you will learn a little about who I am. Fantasy writer. YA Pride social media manager and co-editor. Senior college student.  You will also quickly learn who I am not. I am [...]

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The Solitary Endeavour Of Queerness

By |2020-09-17T23:12:41-05:00September 18th, 2020|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog, Writers on Writing|Tags: , , , , |

by Adiba Jaigirdar Growing up queer can feel really lonely in a lot of ways. It can feel lonely in that you don’t even realise you are growing up queer. It can feel lonely in that when you do realise you’re queer, you don’t know if you’re allowed to be. Because you’re Asian, and you’re Muslim, and those things seem like an antithesis to queerness. All the queer people you have ever known have not looked like you. All the queer people in TV or movies or books have not looked like you. So surely…you can’t be queer?  [...]

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