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Centering Friendship in YA Lit
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Centering Friendship in YA Lit

Guest Blogs, Readers on Reading

Centering Friendship in YA Lit

By Vee|2019-02-19T01:33:20-05:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: Guest Blogs, Readers on Reading|Tags: Aromantic|

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Series by Ashia Monet The power of friendship has always been one of my favorite tropes to read and write. Watching a group of strangers become lifelong friends is entertaining in its own right. Adding in the acknowledgement that accomplishing their goals is only possible through the love and trust they have for each other makes this a trope for the ages. Not only is it fun to see characters banter and play off of each other’s strengths, it is heartwarming to watch people learn to love each other platonically. There’s a very [...]

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#JanuARO Readathon

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:39:57-05:00January 9th, 2019|Categories: Fun Things, Guest Blogs|Tags: Aromantic, asexual|

by Rosiee Thor I’ve been immersing myself in myself lately. It feels indulgent to say it, but it’s the closest thing to a self-hug I can imagine. As a professional in the publishing industry, I feel constantly pressured to read specific things--partial manuscripts for my boss, CP and mentee manuscripts, the pile of Novel 19s arcs I have on my kindle. Even when these are books I do, in fact, want to read, it can feel like a chore… because very rarely do any of these books speak to the aro/ace part of me. After eleven months of [...]

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LGBTQIAP+ Book Quotes: Strength & New Beginnings
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LGBTQIAP+ Book Quotes: Strength & New Beginnings

Book Lists, Fun Things

LGBTQIAP+ Book Quotes: Strength & New Beginnings

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:39:57-05:00January 2nd, 2019|Categories: Book Lists, Fun Things|

Happy New Year, readers! Though 2019 began with fireworks and glitter, it can be easy to see the future as faded both worldwide and in our personal lives. No, there will not be fireworks every midnight. No, resolutions will not always be easy to follow. But we’re ready to meet the challenges that lie ahead, and we know that you are as well. Your hardest day last year? You made it through. Celebrate that. Celebrate you. To commemorate new beginnings, here are 11 quotes from some of our favorite recent LGBTQIAP+ YA books that will remind you just [...]

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#PreOrderHurricaneChild Campaign

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00March 17th, 2018|Categories: Book Club, New Releases|Tags: Black, Middle Grade, nonbinary, Queer Girls|

We are so excited to announce our first ever pre-order campaign, for HURRICANE CHILD by Kheryn Callender. There is very, very little LGBTQIAP+ representation in Middle Grade books. I can list maybe seven books of the top of my head, and could find a few more through research. If I tried to list Middle Grade books about queer kids of color, that list would trickle down to almost zero. YA Pride believes that LGBTQIAP+ representation in Middle Grade is just as important, if not more important, than it is in Young Adult. Sometimes Young Adult gets to readers [...]

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Book Review: INKMISTRESS by Audrey Coulthurst

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00March 13th, 2018|Categories: Book Club, Book Review|Tags: Bisexual, Fantasy, New Releases, Queer Girls|

Asra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra’s peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina’s village and the king does nothing to help. Desperate to protect her people, Ina begs Asra for assistance in finding her manifest—the animal she’ll be able to change into as her [...]

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Review: Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: Book Review|

By Julianne Daly Alice had her whole summer planned. Non-stop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite TV shows (best friends totally included) with the smallest dash of adulting--working at the library to pay her share of the rent. The only thing missing from her perfect plan? Her girlfriend (who ended things when Alice confessed she's asexual). Alice is done with dating--no thank you, do not pass go, stick a fork in her, done. But then Alice meets Takumi and she can’t stop thinking about him or the rom com-grade romance feels she did not ask for (uncertainty, butterflies, [...]

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Navigating Privilege and Cultural Capital as a Black Queer Writer

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00February 23rd, 2018|Categories: Guest Blogs, Writers on Writing|Tags: Black, Intersectionality, PoC, Queer Girls|

By Allison Jeanne Alcéna Children’s literature writers are often encouraged to pen the stories they wanted to see when they were younger. In my case, I never saw my whole self in children’s books, although I sometimes saw parts. As an adult, I now understand that what was being reflected back to me were the privileged parts of my identity, allowing me to see pieces of myself in the slew of middle-class, white characters that were on the market. And because I saw certain parts of myself in books, I then felt like those must be the most [...]

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8 LGBTQIAP+ Books By Black Authors
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8 LGBTQIAP+ Books By Black Authors

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8 LGBTQIAP+ Books By Black Authors

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00February 21st, 2018|Categories: Archive, Book Lists|Tags: asexual, Black, gay, lesbian, PoC|

by Kaitlin Mitchell As LGBTQIAP+ literature has become more prominent in the past years, there is still a serious lack of black LGBTQIAP+ voices being highlighted in publishing. We’re featuring 8 books by black authors that you can support to join in the call for more black LGBTQIAP+ narratives in publishing. If you have more recommendations, add them in the comments, or share with us on Twitter (@YA_Pride) or Tumblr (YA-Pride.tumblr.com). Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann Alice had her whole summer planned. Non-stop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite TV shows (best friends totally included) with [...]

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Trans Girl Classic Gets New Edition
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Trans Girl Classic Gets New Edition

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Trans Girl Classic Gets New Edition

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:08-05:00January 25th, 2018|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Readers on Reading, Writers on Writing|Tags: Trans|

When Being Emily came out in 2012, it was the first YA novel to tell the story of a transgender girl from her perspective. This May, a new edition will be released with updated language and science, new scenes, a new author’s note and an introduction by poet and Harvard professor Stephanie Burt. To celebrate this upcoming edition, Being Emily author Rachel Gold and Stephanie Burt interviewed each other about the novel and related topics. We begin with questions for both of us and then devolve into Rachel sidetracking Stephanie to talk about comic books. (Which is really [...]

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10 Inspiring Quotes to Start the New Year With Pride
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10 Inspiring Quotes to Start the New Year With Pride

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10 Inspiring Quotes to Start the New Year With Pride

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:40:09-05:00January 1st, 2018|Categories: Archive, Book Lists, Fun Things|

by Kaitlin Mitchell Happy New Year! We’re so excited to announce that we’re bringing back book lists! Each month, we’ll feature a themed list to keep your tbr lists full. To start off 2018 on a positive note, our first list features 10 uplifting quotes from some of our favorite books. Do you have any favorite quotes from LGBTQIA+ YA you think we missed? Add them in the comments, or tell us on Twitter @YA_Pride! “If you want a chance at being happy, exist. Because yes, life can suck, but as long as you’re alive, there’s a chance [...]

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