YA

bisexuality

personal essay

book features

How YA Novels Unexpectedly Enabled My Own Bisexual Revelation

I wonder why the story of a bisexual teenage boy is the one that allowed me to explicitly consider my identity as a bisexual adult woman for the first time.

Jackie Hedeman —

Nov 22, 2017

bi week 2017

bisexual awareness week

book features

The Bisexual Character in My YA Novel Isn’t “Perfect” — Which Is Perfect

Being bi is Gen’s favorite thing about herself. It’s as freeing for her as it’s become for me.

Gabe Dunn —

Sep 18, 2017

Lists/Top 10s

read a f-cking book

book lists

25 New Queer YA Books To Read This Spring and Summer

Queer young adult fiction is exploding right now, but with so much out there, how can you figure out what to read next? These 25 queer YA novels — including…

Patrice Caldwell —

Apr 14, 2017

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

Lists/Top 10s

book lists

8 Books with Masculine-of-Center Characters and No Sexual Assault

Many books that feature masculine women characters or characters on the trans masculine spectrum show sexual assault. These ones don’t.

Casey —

Mar 29, 2017

interview

malinda lo

book features

EXCLUSIVE: Malinda Lo’s Creepy New Book Cover + Delightful Q&A

“There’s a certain kind of girl you never really see — even when she’s right in front of you. Some of those invisible girls are watching you as carefully as…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 9, 2017

allison raskin

gaby dunn

book features

Gaby Dunn And Allison Raskin Hate Everyone But You

Check out this rad new queer YA book by your fave YouTube odd couple, Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin!

Ryan Yates —

Jan 31, 2017

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

Lists/Top 10s

literature

8 Middle Grade Books with LGBTQ Characters

“I have a very precocious eight year old daughter who began speaking at nine months and decided that she would marry a woman before she turned two. She learned the…

Casey —

Nov 7, 2016

butch

read a f-cking book

literature

Read A F*cking Book: M-E Girard’s Novel “Girl Mans Up” Powerfully Explores Minefields of Gender

“Girard’s writing is special in the way it speaks the language of our lived experience of moving through and within gender — inching, painfully slow, changeable, delightful, sexy, and made…

Emma Eisenberg —

Sep 8, 2016

read a f-cking book

YA

literature

Read A F*cking Book: “Go Deep” by Leigh Matthews

The latest installment in the All Out Vancouver series brings back all our favorite characters — and some heavy themes.

Adrian —

Aug 5, 2016

gabby rivera

Juliet Takes a Breath

literature

You Should Go: Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath” Book Release Party!

This Saturday, come hear Gabby read from Juliet Takes a Breath. She’ll also answer your questions and sign your book!

Heather Hogan —

Mar 22, 2016

autostraddle book club

Juliet Takes a Breath

book features

Read A F*cking Book Club: A Conversation With Gabby Rivera About “Juliet Takes A Breath”

We’re talking to Gabby Rivera about her debut novel “Juliet Takes a Breath”! We talk about subtleties in Latinx media representation, queer community, forgiveness and, of course, Lil’ Melvin.

Yvonne —

Feb 18, 2016

girl power

LGBT youth

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: “(RE)Sisters” Knows That to Be Queer Is to Be Powerful

Through rule-breaking, more than one unauthorized hot air balloon flight, and a lot of other creative and brave attempts at escape, (RE)Sisters reveals truths about what we know, but may…

Maddie —

Feb 11, 2016