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“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!)
Max and Friends – an Early Chapter Book Series Starring a Trans Kid and His Gender Nonconforming Friends, written by Trans author Kyle Lukoff
Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn’t seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be called by—a boy’s name. This begins Max’s journey as he makes new friends...
Tim Te Maro And The Subterranean Heartsick Blues – A YA Fantasy Where Two Gay Teen Boys at a Magical Boarding School Team Up To Get Back At Their Exes… And Fall For Each Other
Tim Te Maro And The Subterranean Heartsick Blues by H. S. Valley Tim Te Maro and Elliott Parker – classmates at Fox Glacier High School for the Magically Adept – have never gotten along. But when they both get dumped the day before the big egg-baby assignment, they...
Wisdom and Inspiration from “The Big Five OH!” SCBWI Summer Conference, part 1
Not blogging the conference was really tough, but I still collected a bunch of helpful quotes and moments in my journal. Here are a few: Malinda Lo’s helpful question when revising: “What emotional impact do I want readers to have when reading my book?” (And apply to...
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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!
