It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts is on sale now. By Andrew Shvarts As soon as I decided to write about a magic school, I knew the book would have to be about burning it down. Write long enough, and you begin to notice your recurring obsessions, the themes, and the images you come back to … [Read more...] about Burn It Down: On World Building a Defiant Queer Response to Hogwarts
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Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover and annotated playlist for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves. The cover art was illustrated by Goñi Montes and the book was designed by Laurent Linn. The book will be released on March 29, 2022, by Simon & Schuster Books for Young … [Read more...] about Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
Cover Reveal for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, Illustrated by Sam Kirk
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, illustrated by Sam Kirk. The book was designed by David Hastings. The book will be released on April 19, 2022, by Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Every year in June, we … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, Illustrated by Sam Kirk
I Wrote My Novel so Queer Mexican American Teens Could See Themselves
Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa is on sale now. By Jonny Garza Villa The very first words you’ll read when you open my book (besides the title page) is, like in any book, the dedication— To all the queer brown boys still waiting for their chance to … [Read more...] about I Wrote My Novel so Queer Mexican American Teens Could See Themselves
Cover Reveal for Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall. The cover art was illustrated by Mayara Sampaio and the book was designed by Aurora Parlagreco. The book will be released on March 1, 2022, by Holt Books for Young Readers. Everything in … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall
Queernorm Fantasy Worlds: Writing as an Escape
By Alexandra Overy These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy is on sale now. Reading has always been my escape. From anxious late nights to hiding in the school library, it has always been my go-to method of avoiding the world. A way to get out of my own head for a while, to get completely … [Read more...] about Queernorm Fantasy Worlds: Writing as an Escape
Why My Graphic Novel Has an All-Queer, All-Latinx Cast
The Hazards of Love Vol. 1 by Stan Stanley is on sale now. Order it here! By Stan Stanley “So I wrote a comic where everyone is both queer and Latinx,” I say, and somewhere on the social media plains, a Concerned User’s head pops up. They scent the air. Ah, yes. The time to play devil’s … [Read more...] about Why My Graphic Novel Has an All-Queer, All-Latinx Cast
