Welcome to the Q&A article of our Nerds and Beyond Book Club! This month, we read Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard. The book follows high school student Pen as she comes to terms with her sexuality and who she is as a person, friend, and some of her other relationships....
The L Word: Generation Q is a follow-up series to the Showtime drama The L Word, and takes a look at how the character’s relationships and lives have changed. If you are not familiar with the Showtime original drama The L Word, the series followed the lives and loves of a small,...
Welcome to the first Q&A article of our Nerds and Beyond Book Club series! This month, we read I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver. We had our Book Club answer some questions after reading this new YA novel! Here’s what they had to say: What was your...
Authors Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson have just released their new title and book cover for their upcoming contemporary YA novel! When You Get The Chance (formerly known as Meet Me Halfway) is the “super queer, super Canadian, road-trip-to-Toronto-Pride YA novel,” as described by Ryan, and is scheduled to be...
The Upper West Side Barnes and Nobles hosted a #bookpride panel and signing this week with moderator, David Levithan, and panelists Kacen Callender, Mark Oshiro, and Robin Talley. The topic of the panel was the history of LGBTQ+ representation in young adult literature. The authors began by discussing their first...
The highly anticipated L Word revival titled L Word: Generation Q has cast some of its newest characters. Help us welcome @iLeoSheng, Arienne Mandi, Rosanny Zayas and @jtaboner to The Chart… errr… the cast. #TheLWord pic.twitter.com/liwiYvrIyp — The L Word (@SHO_TheLWord) June 24, 2019 Joining the returning Leisha Hailey (Alice), Katherine...
Welcome to the 21st issue in our 2019 Pride Month Series! Each day in June, we will be highlighting a different member of the LGBTQ+ community who we think is an excellent example of representation and dynamic characterization. We will focus on fictional characters, celebrities, and activists alike —...
Welcome to the 20th article in our 2019 Pride Month Series! Each day in the month of June, we will be highlighting a different member of the LGBTQ+ community who we think is a great example of representation and dynamic characterization. We will focus on fictional characters, celebrities, and activists...
Author Kacen Callender announced that their second middle-grade novel, King and the Dragonflies, will be published February 4, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. Kacen provides a brief description of the book: Twelve-year-old Kingston James questions his identity when he has to...
The Upper West Side Barnes & Noble is hosting a Pride YA Panel discussion and book signing on Tuesday, June 25. The event will feature YA authors Kacen Callender (This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story), Robin Talley (Pulp), and Mark Oshiro (Anger Is a Gift), with David Levithan...