Jason June’s JAY’S GAY AGENDA is a new, delightfully queer YA about life after coming out. When teen Jay is officially known as the only gay student at his school, he’s overjoyed to find out he’s moving to super-queer Seattle….
Emery Lee’s Meet Cute Diary is a wonderfully refreshing pull of a book. In this transgender romcom, teen Noah anonymously runs a “meet cute” blog full of stories about trans people finding true love in the real world. But there’s…
Samantha Rajaram is a rare gem of an author who can bring history to life. Based on true events, The Company Daughters is set in 1620 Amsterdam, centering on young women Jana and Sontje as they’re shipped off to become…
I appreciate writing tips from fellow writers. I love seeing how other people function and how they hope their successful patterns might be successful for someone else. But while the bulk of the advice out there is helpful, meaningful, and…
Not too long ago, my good friend Julie Carrick Dalton sent me this comic from Chuck Draws Things:
I was sitting on a bare mattress thinking about Oreos when the call came in. “Oh hai,” the agent dude said. “I’d like to represent you.” “Cool,” I said back. “Thanks for that.” And then we pretty much hung up…