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“A Different Kind of Enemy” publishes May 19, 2026!
The follow-up to my Gay Teen Action Adventure Romance “A Different Kind of Brave,” this YA novel has strong early reviews:
““Queer teens reprise their James Bond–inspired hijinks.… The Bond references and cool gadgetry abound in this fast-paced sequel.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A resonant thriller that’s full of thrills and sensuality, A Different Kind of Enemy frames a young romance through beloved spy films.” —Foreword Reviews
“This is the book series I wish had been around when I was a teenager.… Whatever your age, if this ever-changing world in which we’re livin’ makes you give in and cry, pick up this reminder of queer joy.” —David Lowbridge-Ellis, MBE, Licence to Queer
Cool Stuff for Queer Kids
(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)
Signed Bookplates (by me and Paul O. Zelinsky) for “Red and Green and Blue and White” – a Holiday Giveaway
A photo of 20 bookplate stickers signed by Paul O. Zelinsky and me (!) for our picture book, "Red and Green and Blue and White" I have twenty bookplate stickers to give away to celebrate the season! If you'd like one, just take a photo of yourself with your copy of...
The New York Times Review of “Red and Green and Blue and White” Calls it “Beautiful”!
Me posing with the Sunday Nov 28, 2021 New York Times - the top half of page 22 of the Book Review is the amazing review of "Red and Green and Blue and White"! External validation feels scary. To let it influence my internal measure of the worth of what I've done...
Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who’ve Inspired Me – a Graphic Novel-Style Nonfiction Memoir and History Lesson
Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell Follow the daily life of one queer artist from Texas as they introduce us to the lives of ten extraordinary people.The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South,...
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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
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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!
