LGBTQIA2+ Books, Culture, and More for Kids and Teens
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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!)
Demi Lovato Comes Out As Non-Binary
Reported by Upworthy, and People, among other outlets, in their new podcast 4D with Demi Lovato, Demi comes out as Non-Binary. In the opening moment of the podcast, Demi announces: "Over the past year and a half I've been doing some healing and self-reflective work....
The Gender Wheel – A Beautiful Picture Book Explaining Gender to Kids in a Nature-Based, Queer-Positive, and Inclusive Way
Wow is this a picture book I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid! The Gender Wheel: A Story About Bodies and Gender for Everybody by Maya Gonzalez Here's the publisher description: "This is our world.Like many things in nature it's round and holds...
A Fun Way To Celebrate LGBTQIA2+ Pride This June: Take the Queer History Quiz to Reveal Your Pride Colors
You know those BuzzFeed-style quizzes that tell you if your colors are Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer; or which Disney Princess castle you would live in; or which Grey's Anatomy character would be your soul mate? They're fun, and fast, and some of them tell us things...
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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!
