these past few years have hit us hard, and we need some time to get ourselves to a more stable, supportive place. We hope to be back soon, and we hope that you are well and able do what you need to take care of yourselves. 🌈📚💖 (2/2)

Hi folks! Due to life circumstances, we have decided to put YA Pride on hiatus. Our website will remain up, and we hope that you continue to enjoy the many resources and posts we have available there! Although we remain incredibly passionate about LGBTQIAP+ YA literature, (1/2)

We have ARCs!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!
#ThisWickedFate #ThisPoisonHeart

TONIGHT

I also come from a pretty big extended family, so there was something relatable and lovely about the chaos of aunties getting ready for the event 😁 Plus I loved the friendship between Yadriel and his cousin! #YAPrideBookClub

#YAPrideBookClub Discussion Question:

Aiden Thomas does a great job at bringing Yadriel's relationships with his family members to life. Are there any specific relationships that made you feel seen?

YA Pride - On Hiatus I have many, but I really love these two:

Happy #InternationalLesbianDay ! Here's your shameless reminder that I wrote a YA dystopian duology in which two angry lesbians and their cinnamon roll best friend try to burn down a dictatorship, and the first book is only 99p on Kindle: amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C9ZPJHJ/…

as it's #InternationalLesbianDay a reminder that i have a video full of lesbian book recs (where they actually say the word lesbian!!) 🧡🤍💗
youtu.be/UqpjLOmC_dQ

make sure u follow us on insta too this #InternationalLesbianDay ! we're doing recs for specifically lesbian books!
instagram.com/readsrainbow

Happy #InternationalLesbianDay ! What are your favorite YA books that feature lesbian characters?

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE
1) is named after a song by The Cure
2) was written during my senior year of high school
3) is super gay
4) comes out in 2023!!!

So this is a book now :)

'I was going for emotional realism while accomplishing a high camp plot.' We interviewed maggie tokuda-hall (updates only) about her YA graphic novel SQUAD, out tomorrow! ow.ly/DRrd50GltsR

Announcing our October #YAPrideBookClub pick: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! Be on the lookout for our discussion questions throughout the month. We're excited to chat with y'all! 👻

And the sequel is available for preorder! heedgmon.com/the-fae-keeper/

It is now Libra season AND witchy season, and it’d make me (a Libra) so happy if you celebrated this month by buying my witchy, angry, very gay book about monstrous fae and soulmates and trauma and what it means for trans people to embrace our magic. heedgmon.com/thewitchking/

In this episode of Dreaming in the Dark, Bezi || Black Bookwyrm Reads & Ravynn K. Stringfield, Ph.D. talk with Kalynn Bayron 🍏 SLEEP LIKE DEATH about her books, Cinderella is Dead & This Poison Heart, reimagining fairy tales and myths, and imagining new futures for us all!

Be sure to give it a listen & tell us what you think