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Tag: Queer

September 27, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Seeing Yourself in a Story, a guest post by Michelle Mohrweis

Stories let us see ourselves doing things and having adventures. They let us imagine ourselves in those places and know that we are valid.

September 12, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Bans, Anti-Queer-and-Trans-Legislation, and “Quieter” Queer Books: An Open Letter by Jen Ferguson

These attacks, these attempts from a system that does not value so many of us creates a world where the outcome of these actions negatively affects us all, regardless of race, ethnicity, whether you’re queer or trans or not, whether you’re currently disabled or whether you’re currently not.

May 30, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Back in the (Literary) Saddle, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart

This is my love letter to all the equestrians who haven’t seen themselves on the page. I’m going to need your help and support to get my books into the hands of kids who want and need them, so I hope you go on this ride with me.

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We Have Always Been Here; We Always Will Be, a guest post by Kate Fussner

May 30, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Growing up, I loved fairy tales and Greek myths. As a young queer person, I was keenly aware of how LGBTQIA+ characters never appeared in these stories.

Revisiting Nancy Drew from a Modern (and Disabled and Queer) Perspective, a guest post by Katryn Bury

April 17, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

I don’t think I would have ever had the confidence to write a queer and apple-shaped and anxious and chronically ill tween detective if it weren’t for those three misfits from the Nancy Drew mysteries.

On the Bond Between Sci-Fi and Queerness, a guest post by Christopher Hartland

April 14, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Queer representation is important for a whole host of reasons, and as a queer writer myself I wanted to put people like me at the forefront of the story.

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The Necessity of Writing Queerness Without Romance, a guest post by Maria Ingrande Mora

March 17, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

The nature of Brynn and Skylar’s relationship doesn’t make Brynn or the book less queer. Giving Brynn a meaningful relationship that was neither romantic nor sexual was a very intentional move on my part.

Book Review: Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy

February 9, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

McCarthy makes it clear that there is joy and love to be found in moving from the captivity of anger and pain to the liberation of being able to be exactly who you are.

A Book About Grief? Why Should I Read That?! a guest post by Linda Epstein

July 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

It's my hope that Repairing the World, a book ostensibly about grief and healing, will also be a place for Jewish kids (Reconstructionist or not) to see themselves in a story. I want to illustrate how normal it is for kids to have help managing their mental health. And, that grownups and kids can be queer or questioning and it’s just part of life. It doesn’t have to be a big deal.

Let’s Talk About Coming Out (in Life and Fiction), a guest post by Jen Ferguson

April 28, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Here’s to many come outs. Here’s to not having to come out at all. Here’s to coming out for your own reasons, on your own timeline. Here’s to our bookshelves and our libraries reflecting all of this—and much more!

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