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I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?
“Banana Menorah” is out now, everywhere books are sold!
My fourth picture book, illustrated by Karl West and published by Apples & Honey Press/Behrman House, already has four strong trade reviews! Here’s just one:
“A Hanukkah tale sure to ignite kids’ creativity.” —Kirkus Reviews
Read the rest of the early praise here.
Cool Stuff for Queer Kids
(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)
Download and Decipher This Moment from Queer History – An Activity Worksheet for NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY?
One of the very cool discoveries I made in doing research for NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY? was Anne Lister's secret code - crypthand - that let Anne write about things in the early 1800s without fear of someone else reading it and exposing her Queerness. In fact, it took...
Two Pride Podcasts – I’m a guest on “Virgin. Beauty. B!tch” and “Millennial Housewife”
As part of this month's celebration of Queer Pride, I had the honor to be interviewed on two podcasts: Virgin. Beauty. B!tch - a great conversation with Christopher and Heather "Revealing the Hidden History of Pride with Award-Winning Author Lee Wind" and Millennial...
STRONG – A Stereotype-Breaking Picture Book I Wish Had Been Read to Me When I was a Little Kid
Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks -- and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can't fit in with his...
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My Occasional Podcast
(Because stories — especially our Queer stories and history — should be available for all.)
Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast
Listen to my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety. The idea is to empower Queer teens and their allies with the information that would have changed my life if I’d learned it back when I was a closeted Gay Jewish 13 year old who loved adventure books but thought history had nothing to do with me.
I’m also doing the occasional podcast episode about other things, too… Listen wherever you listen to podcasts!
- Podcast announcement
- Lee Wind author photo
(credit Joanna DeGeneres) - Podcast logo
- Check out the books
Celebrate #QueerJoy
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Recent Media
Big Gay Fiction podcast -- Audiobook Connection podcast -- Read Your World Instagram Live -- Mombian article-- Paper Phoenix Ink interview -- Publishers Weekly (“Love of the Half-Eaten Peach” announcement) -- Publishers Weekly (“A Different Kind of Brave” announcement) -- Books that Make You podcast -- Remarkable Leadership Lessons podcast -- and more to come!
