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Tag: Representation
Donuts, Body Image, and Teenagers: Why I Wrote a Plus-Size Theater Kid into the Spotlight, a guest post by Allen Zadoff
The Donut Prince of New York isn't just about donuts or theater or football. It's about the revolutionary act of accepting yourself in a world that often suggests you shouldn't.
Even Books Have Ancestors or That Time I Was a Fourth Grade Publishing Mogul, a guest post by Louise Hung
I want to tell you about one of Hungry Bones' ancestors. A spirit that haunts her pages.
Stronger than Ever: Latine Representation in YA Dark Academia, a guest post by NoNieqa Ramos
What does it mean when a book like THEY THOUGHT THEY BURIED US is praised for “strong queer Puerto Rican/Latine representation”?
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The Importance of Messy, Layered Representation and Marginalized Readers Feeling Seen, a guest post by Sydney Langford
Before I was a Deaf, queer, and Disabled author, I was a Deaf, queer, and Disabled reader.
Coming Home to the Library, a guest post by Yasmin Rahman
Looking back, it seems ridiculous that I, an avid book lover and organiser extraordinaire, did not realise that being a librarian was the perfect job for me.
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.
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Beads on a Necklace: A Story Collective, a guest post by Kimberly Behre Kenna
Jett’s story grew from my wonderings of how my life would’ve been different if I’d had access to age-appropriate books featuring characters who had survived trauma. I might not have felt so alone or ashamed. I might not have waited decades to tell my secret.
Jane Austen, Cowboys, and Comics, a guest post by Rey Terciero
The idea bubbled up practically overnight: the story of a young, gay, Hispanic teen (that’s me), who falls in love with a cowboy (that’s Texas), who may or may not be a killer (and that’s Jane Austen).
Cute, Sensitive, Funny: Creating A Happily Ever After, a guest post by India Hill Brown
I’m a sucker for a good happily ever after. I believe that most people deserve one, and deserve to see people like themselves have one. Which is one of the reasons I wrote Rhythm & Muse, to fill a void that I wasn’t finding at the time. A black, teenage boy finding his.
We Have Always Been Here; We Always Will Be, a guest post by Kate Fussner
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.
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