9 Books to Read in Honor of LGBTQ+ History Month
October is a celebration of LGBTQ+ History and visibility. If you’d like to join in commemorating queer history, check out these nine books that capture the vibrancy and resiliency of the community.
AUTHOR: Susie Poore
Why Every LGBTQIA+ Person Deserves Their Book
I didn’t know that gay books existed until I was eighteen years old. I’d also barely said the word “gay” out loud until then either. LGBTQ+ people of all ages deserve to be represented in literature and literary studies.
10 Eerie Books to Read for Halloween
With today being the first official day of autumn, it’s time to break out the pumpkin spice candles, fuzzy knit sweaters, and Halloween reads.
Leslie Knope’s Bookish Survival Guide for Quarantine
Happy birthday to the original Pawnee goddess: Amy Poehler. To celebrate the occasion, here’s ‘Leslie Knope’s Bookish Quarantine Survival Guide.’
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ‘Juliet Takes a Breath’
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month beginning today, it only seemed to right to share a wonderfully written YA novel by the Puerto Rican, queer, Bronx-born icon Gabby Rivera. She is the first Latina to ever write for Marvel and the mastermind behind the America comics series, starring America Chavez. Juliet Takes a Breath is Rivera’s first fiction work—and an utterly smashing one at that. The story opens with Juliet Milagros Palante, a queer, Puerto Rican college student with a whole lot of questions. And, a whole lot of hope. At only nineteen years old, Bronx-born Juliet is still trying …