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!)
They She He Me – A Picture Book about gender for the littlest kids that’s simple, and beautiful, and very well might change the world
They She He Me, Free to Be! by Maya Christina Gonzalez and Matthew Sg How do you daily confirm and celebrate gender fluidity when the 'he' and 'she' binary is so prevalent in EVERYTHING, everywhere, all the time!?Pronouns serve as a familiar starting point for kids...
Alireza was 20 years old. He was Gay. And because of that, his family murdered him.
Sometimes we can forget the level of homophobia members of our LGBTQIA2+ community face in other countries. Alrieza's 'honour killing' in Iran was reported in Pink News by Patrick Kelleher and on Twitter by human rights lawyer Gissou Nia, who wrote: “RIP Alireza...
“Writing the Rainbow” – a Highlights Foundation Class about writing LGBTQ Picture Books that I’m really excited about
So here's the thing: reading up on the upcoming "Writing the Rainbow" six-part online course with Lesléa Newman and Rob Sanders offered by the Highlights Foundation, I got so excited, I signed up to take the class myself. There are the six main sessions, and...
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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!
