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“A Different Kind of Enemy” publishes May 19, 2026 and there are two ways you can win a spy swag prize bundle!
To celebrate publication of the follow-up to my Gay Teen Action Adventure Romance “A Different Kind of Brave,” I’m doing a collab with a handful of Queer and Queer-friendly independent bookstores across the USA and a fan art contest!
(1) Buy a copy by Jun 19, 2026 from one of the stores below and you’ll be entered in a drawing – one winner per store.
(2) There’s also a fan art contest in collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, where you post your best ‘Queer Spies Sam and Nico saving the world’ fan art on Instagram or Bluesky, tagging both me and WNDB and two people will win. (No AI art, just human art, please.) If you’re not on social media and you’re doing fan art, you can also email me the art directly at leewind (at) roadrunner (dot) com.
And sign up for the free online pride publication party on Jun 20 when we’ll announce all the winners and celebrate in community!
Cool Stuff for Queer Kids
(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)
Lee Wind Author Updates for July 2025 – a Kirkus STAR for “Like That Eleanor,” a July 27 Event for families at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center, and more
Hi community! Amidst everything, I'm glad to be able to share these updates with you... 1. If you're in the New York area and can get to The Playhouse at the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (106 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538) on Sunday July 27, 2025 I...
Lee Wind Author Updates – Jun 2025
Hello community! I hope you and yours are well. Amidst the chaos of our world, some really nice things have also been happening. In the spirit of our joy is resistance, here are some highlights of my author journey to share: 1. THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE was named...
Like THAT Eleanor publishes Tuesday June 3, 2025!
Publishing takes time... but having a new book come out when it's finally all ready is so sweet! "Like THAT Eleanor" is beautifully illustrated by Kelly Mangan, and published so well by Maria Dismondy, Adam Blackman, and the team at Cardinal Rule Press. It's the...
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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
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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!
