ALA Update
As much as it disappoints me to say this, I will not be attending ALA as planned next week. It just is not financially responsible or feasible for me to do it at this time.
This will allow me to put more time and energy into the Eyes Like Stars Launch Week Glitter Party, so that is a plus.
I will still be attending Sirens in October and ALA in January in Boston. I may jaunt down to New York after the Boston one, so we shall see.
Teaser Tuesday (vLog style): L.A. Candy + Taming of the Shrew
In My Mailbox (3)
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren wherein I discuss the books that have come into my possession through various means over the week. This week I received no books in the mail and purchased no books. However, I was a greedy little bookslut at book club. Click on the cover(s) to go to a summary.
Eyes Like Stars Launch Week Glitter Party
Lisa Mantchev’s debut novel Eyes Like Stars launches on July 7, and I am most pleased to announce
Readers Advisory: GLBT
I’ve had a special fascination with LGBT fiction since a while before I realized I liked boys, and I am a firm believer that LGBT fiction can help teens in trouble if they have access to it. Here are my recommendations.
Probably the most famous of contemporary LGBT fiction is Nancy Garden’s classic Annie on My Mind, which is still fresh and just as controversial as it was twenty-five years ago. What’s more, it has a positive, hopeful ending, which I feel is important in reminding LGBT youth that they are not sick or wrong, but normal, healthy teenagers.
Julie Anne Peters has several books out, many with a lesbian theme. Keeping You A Secret is about a girl coming to terms with her own sexuality. Luna is a Cinderella retelling where Reagan is the fairy godmother to her transgendered brother Liam, who transforms into Luna at night. Between Mom and Jo takes a different angle, and tells Nick’s story as his two mothers go through a divorce.
David Levithan is another prolific author; his titles include Boy Meets Boy, Wide Awake, and a short story collection callled How They Met and other stories.
Brent Hartinger’s novel Geography Club tells how five teens start a GSA at their school under the guise of being a Geography Club. There are two sequels, The Order of the Poison Oak, and Split-Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies. Oddly enough, that one has little to do with zombies.
Perry Moore is one of the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia movies, which are expressly aimed at a Christian audience seeking wholesome family entertainment. His novel Hero is about Thom Creed, whose father is a superhero, and his struggle not only with his own superpowers and his father’s shadow but also his sexuality.
Alex Sanchez has several titles available. His Rainbow Boys Trilogy is popular, including Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, and Rainbow Road. Other titles include Getting It, where the main character (gay) helps a (straight) friend catch a girl, and The God Box, which is about God + Homosexuality = ?
Absolutely, Positively NOT by David LaRochelle is about Steven, who is absolutely, positively NOT gay, but what if he is?
And last for today is Chris Crutcher’s Ironman, which combines Crutcher’s usual moral message, sports, and sardonic wit.
I hope this helps you in your search for GLBT fiction! If yoou have any other recommendations, leave a comment!
