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Love of the Half-Eaten Peach is announced as a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Award

“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!)

Judith Butler on Gender – a Great Under 14-Minute Video

Judith Butler on Gender – a Great Under 14-Minute Video

Dr. Judith Butler is an acclaimed author, gender theorist, and distinguished professor at the University of California at Berkeley. This video is so smart. So much of what Judith shares here resonates, including: "Many people who refuse to allow Trans people to define...

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Some Nice Day-Job News: I Got Promoted!

Some Nice Day-Job News: I Got Promoted!

There's a really nice write-up about my new position in Publishers Weekly, this one in Shelf Awareness, it was mentioned in Publishers Lunch, and you can read the full press release at the IBPA website here! I'm proud to work at an association that wants to empower...

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My Occasional Podcast

(Because stories — especially our Queer stories and history — should be available for all.)

The logo for QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST

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!

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! 

 

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