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June 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

From Snow to Grow to Glow, a guest post by Naz Kutub

This book is my proudest accomplishment, and I hope that young, marginalized, underrepresented teens of the future who look like me won’t have to travel the world just to see themselves in a story.

June 7, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

“You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?”: Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White

When I was growing up, if I had a big feeling about something, books were the first place I turned…but there was nothing on the shelves that could have helped me learn about being queer, or trans, or autistic.

February 28, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

I Wrote a Romance, a guest post by Gary Lonesborough

Being a writer was always something I aspired to, but I think that if someone told me that I’d spend months working on a manuscript and then I’d change protagonists and perspectives and rewrite the whole story from scratch, I’d probably faint and decide to aspire to being a car salesman or something.

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There’s Something About Insta-Love, a guest post by Phil Stamper

February 9, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

On rom-coms and insta-love: "As an author of queer YA, I get to take it one step further. I can break the trope apart and put it back together the way I want—celebrating the similarities and differences of queer love in all its forms."

Book Review: As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper

February 2, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

A realistically messy and painful story about finding your people and being yourself.

Book Review: Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

January 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Full of messages about hiding yourself, authenticity, identity, being in costume to really be seen, trust, creation, and accomplishment, this fun read has wide appeal.

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Book Review: Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha

May 28, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This emotional read shows that already complicated relationships can become more complicated when HIV is involved, but that that diagnosis doesn't spell doom and gloom for the characters.

Book Review: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

March 3, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

In the end, sweet with a HEA, but the path there is rough and at times painful. Those who want swoon-worthy perfection in their relationships will be disappointed, but those who are deep in their own messy lives will totally get where both Will and Ollie are coming from.

Book Review: Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson

May 23, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

This is a powerful and painfully honest memoir that looks at surviving while finding your place, your people, and self-acceptance. 

Book Review: Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford

April 25, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Though this novel is funny and highly readable, the tragic trans narrative makes it one to skip.

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