MORE 'GLBTQ' POSTS
So Karen was emailing me this morning about Malinda Lo (oh, I love her and her tweets and blogs and books) and her blog about David Levithan’s new cover. If you haven’t seen it yet, click here. And Karen’s all, I didn’t know there was a male privilege effect in GLBTQ books. And I’m like […]
Book Review: October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman
A Song for Matthew Shepard, Book Reviews, GLBTQ, Matthew Shepard, Nonfiction, October Mourning, Poetry
|I first heard about October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard from Terri Lessene at the 2012 YALSA YA Literature Symposium, who described it by saying: “it introduces Matthew Shepard to a generation too young to remember him.” My heart sank when I heard that. Matthew Shepard’s story was pivotal for me and many of my […]
Guest Blog: Stonewall Book Awards by Peter Coyl
ALA Midwinter, Awards, GLBTQ, Guest Post, Reader's Advisory, Stonewall Awards
|Looking to add children’s and young adult GLBTQ literature to your collection? Start with the Stonewall Book Award’s Mike Morgan and Larry RomansChildren’s and Young Adult Literature prize. Added in 2010 to the first and most enduring awards for GLBTQ books, the Stonewall Book Awards, it is now one of three awards annually given by […]
What’s the (Short) Story?
Bullying, Collection Development, Fantasy, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Paranormal, Reader's Advisory, Short Stories, Steampunk
|In my review of The Curiosities, I mention that short stories seem to be a hard sell to teens. Most often, they are also a mixed bag; I have yet to come across a short story collection where I thought every story was a divine work of inspiration (although The Curiosities comes close). But here […]
Book Review: Queer- The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
Book Reviews, GLBTQ, Kathy Belge, Marke Bieschke, Teen Issues, Zest Books
|My Big Gay Revelation For me, the signs were probably there from the start. I was the kind of little kid who played dress-up in his mom’s clothes, ran around singing show tunes at the top of his voice, and pretend-flirted with other boys. (My parents even have pictures of me kissing one of my […]
Top 10: For Annie and Liza
Booklists, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Reader's Advisory, Teen Issues, Top 10s
|I love Annie on My Mind. I personally think it should be a book choice for those in schools, not a forced book, but a reading choice for those reading classes where you have to choose one of five books on relationships and write about themes, and what did you learn from these books. Yes, […]
YOU You’re asking me to listen? I can see your retaliation pressing to escape, and then: You are so caught up in your own little world that you have no idea what’s going on with the rest of us. Suddenly you want to talk to me, and I’m supposed to jump at the chance? Well, […]
If Not You, Then Whom? Taking a Stand For What You Believe In
Advocacy, Bullying, Diversity, GLBTQ, Teen Empowerment, Teen Issues
|By now you might have heard of the debate going on about Chick-Fil-A, Chick-Fil-A’s President’s Dan Cathy’s statement about the company’s statement that they support the “biblical definition of the family unit” which does not include same-sex couples. The company actively gives money to anti-gay organizations. YA author Jackson A. Pearce has a couple of […]
Way to Go, happy book birthday and a contest
Contests, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Homosexuality, It Gets Better
|Today I present you with a guest blog post by debut YA author Tom Ryan. His debut novel, Way to Go, comes out today. Read on to hear more about this exciting new addition to the ya field and how it can help teens struggling with their sexual identity find peace in their lives. This […]
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