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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!)
Perfectly Me – 3 Picture Books centering Trans Children in loving and accepting families, schools, and communities
Perfectly Linus, Perfectly Charlie, and Perfectly Bella by Camilla Gisslow, illustrated by Klaudia Drabikowska, translated by Ian Muller Meet Linus, Bella and Charlie. Three kids with different identities here to tell us how they want to look on the outside and how we...
17 Year Old Texas Teen Wins Fight for a Gender Neutral Dress Code in His School District
This was totally inspiring! There are a bunch of articles on what Trevor Wilkinson achieved in his fight not just to be able to wear nail polish if he wanted to, but to let other students be free of the constraints of a gendered dress code. The scoop is that Trevor...
I’m interviewed on the Outtake Voices podcast about LGBTQ Hidden Lives and Secret Loves!
Charlotte Robinson is an Emmy-winning broadcast journalist and does a great interview! We had a wonderful discussion and the interview is now available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here. (16:32) My thanks to Charlotte for the opportunity! 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
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!
