I am so excited for bookshops to be open in Ireland one day! This is a repost from @missdahlelama in the week of her book birthday (and I am anticipating COOL FOR THE SUMMER because all her books are great and I love a good romcom). Also excited to see such a gorgeous @barnesandnoble display and FENCE: STRIKING DISTANCE in great company. (Can’t decide if I like this cover best because Team, or DISARMED because Romcom—Seiji & Nicholas you are missed!) Just seeing the display makes me happy and wishful to read all the books I haven’t read as I love all those I have read. (Modesty forbids comment on the one I wrote. Fellow romcom lovers, YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN is a total joy.) #rainbowreads #lgbtreads #yapride #romcom #FENCEcomic https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8M-_3LzY9/?igshid=ujkyc91zhndz

What is your favorite LGBTQIAP+ YA sequel? 🏳️‍🌈⁣ ⁣ Happy holidays, readers! We hope your 2019 has been filled with great reads, supportive friends, and a lot of pride! ⁣ ⁣ Pic: Girls of Paper and Fire & Girls of Stormand Shadow by @girlinthelens ⁣ ⁣ #yapride #girlsofpaperandfire #girlsofstormandshadow #natashangan #bookstagram #books #booksbooksbooks #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lXhUGABF8/?igshid=uwe3aityd5t6

Is there something lacking in the queer reads community that can be useful to readers? Because I’d like to try and fill it. 🌈📚🌈 Transcript: Since starting BQ a few years ago, another site has emerged that also helps others find the queer ya book their looking for. (Great minds think alike) And they are doing a better job at building their database. They have the resources and people to make this a usable resource. So I’m not sure what to do with BQ going forward. It’s been my passion project and not something I want to drop. Queer Lit is still v important to me. My question is do I keep building the site and focus on other things? is there a need in the community that could be filled?

On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

Dear Corinne, I got so excited when I found out that there was a book in the sci-fi/fantasy genre with an autistic character, written by an autistic person. You have no idea. The moment Otherbound hit my radar, it was on my wishlist, an eventually, I managed to snag a copy. It's on my shelf, waiting, and I'll get to it, too, but I haven't quite yet. I wasn't expecting that I would read On the Edge of Gone so soon. I have serious anxiety comorbid with my autism, and end-of-the-world/apocalyse scenarios are a trigger for me sometimes. It's a hangover from being a child of the time before the Berlin Wall fell. There's so many books from the Soviet era that are all about what happens to a kid after the bombs fall. It was so normal that when someone a few years back asked for recs for this subgenere, I came up with about thirty books. We were brought up in the shadow of our imminent extinction. Let me tell you, the current POTUS isn't helping that. But fate stepped in - my library had a copy that I found by accident on the shelf in Young Adult. Both Otherbound and On the Edge of Gone, just sitting there, waiting for me, and On the Edge of Gone was the one I didn't own, so I grabbed it. And once I started reading it, I didn't stop. My attention issues make it hard these days to hyperfocus enough to read a book in one sitting, but I did it. It wasn't just the autistic character. It was the others - the queer secondary characters, that I saw a lot of myself in, too. The sister. The couple, helping out any way they could. I even saw myself in the mother, though her burden isn't one of my own, I saw myself at my most dependant, my most weak, and I ached for her. You shone a light on the side of society that most people forget exists - the queer, the disabled, the addicted, the different, and you didn't just make it a narrative of horrendous loss. You made it heart-breaking, yes, but you made it hopeful. You gave your characters choices that weren't always right or wrong but were always HUMAN, and made me feel my inherent connection to a species I often feel has marginalised me for my neurotype, my gender, my sexuality. It took the common 'they all die, obviously' trope and turned it on its head and created something beautiful. I still have Otherbound waiting for me, but reading it isn't stepping into the unknown. I know now what you can do, and how you can make me feel, so I'm anticipating what it will be with excitement. Thank you.

Here is a picture of my copy of one of my favorite books, Ash by Malinda Lo. This book was what I needed when I was first starting to realized I was a lesbian and it had a very positive impact on the shaping of my identity, I am so grateful to have had this book when I needed it most.

#Repost @balzerandbray (@get_repost) ・・・ Stay tuned for the EpicReads #yapride twitter chat tonight at 7pm eastern time about LGBTQIA+ rep in YA and get some *epic* pride month book recommendations! Follow @epicreads on twitter and join the conversation!!

Announcing my first book under my super stealthy YA Contemporary pen name, Remi K. England! Coming early 2022 from the amazing @wednesdaybooks, with immense gratitude to my rad agent @ericsmithrocks and my new editor, Alexandra Sehulster. . I wrote this book back in 2016 after attending a small Sherlock convention, at which my friends and I literally looked around and went... why are there so many sparkly gowns? Oh my god there is a beauty pageant happening in the same hotel as this fandom con and I need this fanfic right now. . Reader, I wrote that fic. . This book means so much to me on so many levels. It's all about finding your people and your safe space, especially within fandom. It's about experimenting to figure out your identity. It's my first time writing a non-binary POV character whose journey is so much like mine. And of course, like all my books, it's about queer joy and triumph and happy endings where the world is better than we found it on page one. . This one's for every person who found their identity in a tumblr post, in a fanfic, or at a convention. For anyone who's experienced that shock of returning home from a con and being dropped back into the real world where you can't always wear your identity quite as openly. I can't wait for you to meet Teagan and Kay. . . . #mkengland #wednesdaybooks #yacontemporary #yaromcom #yalovin #ireadya #yabooks #booknerdigans #bookworm #sapphic #wlw #queerya #lgbtqreads #yapride #fandom #bbcsherlock #fanfic #fanfiction #ya #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #librarian #librariansofinstagram #comingsoon — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/36UVXxg

What’s the last LGBTQIAP+ YA book you checked out from your library?⁣ ⁣ We love our libraries! I haven’t been as active on our YA Pride accounts over the past week because *drum roll* I just transferred colleges! As soon as I finished studying today, I had to go check out the children’s section of my new library to see what LGBTQIAP+ YA books we have in stock! The first book I found was It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by @misallaneous1 💕🏳️‍🌈⁣ ⁣ {Image description: A photo of It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura against a white background.}⁣ ⁣ #bookstagram #itsnotlikeitsasecret #misasugiura #yapride #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #yabooks #booksta #booksbooksbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B2H0yTJgmVu/?igshid=hfwkrypa2v9

Hinata made a Group Chat...?!?!

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3axLoBJ

by Yapride

Hello everyone! First time making a Group Chat Story! Hope you enjoy! 

 Right side is chatting

Left side is when people will do a lyric pranks

 Thank you! Enjoy the Story! Love Yapride! 

Words: 1526, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Hinata Shouyou, Karasuno Volleyball Club, Nekoma Volleyball Club, Fukuroudani Volleyball Club, Aobajousai Volleyball Club, Datekougyou Volleyball Club | Date Tech Volleyball Club, Shiratorizawa Academy Volleyball Club, Inarizaki Volleyball Club, Itachiyama Academy Volleyball Club, Nohebi Volleyball Club, Kamomedai Volleyball Club

Relationships: Hinata Shouyou/Kozume Kenma, Akaashi Keiji/Hinata Shouyou, Hinata Shouyou/Iwaizumi Hajime, Hanamaki Takahiro/Hinata Shouyou/Matsukawa Issei, Aone Takanobu/Hinata Shouyou, Hinata Shouyou/Kita Shinsuke, Hinata Shouyou/Tsukishima Kei, Hinata Shouyou/Kuroo Tetsurou, Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio, Hinata Shouyou/Ushijima Wakatoshi, Hinata Shouyou/Sakusa Kiyoomi, Bokuto Koutarou/Hinata Shouyou, Goshiki Tsutomu/Hinata Shouyou, Hinata Shouyou/Miya Atsumu, Hinata Shouyou/Miya Osamu, Hinata Shouyou/Suna Rintarou, Hinata Shouyou/Semi Eita, Hinata Shouyou/Koganegawa Kanji, Hinata Shouyou/Shirabu Kenjirou, Hinata Shouyou/Hoshiumi Kourai, Hinata Shouyou/Kindaichi Yuutarou, Daishou Suguru/Hinata Shouyou, Hinata Shouyou/Everyone, Hinata Shouyou/Kuguri Naoyasu, Hinata Shouyou & Karasuno Volleyball Club, Hinata Shouyou/Kyoutani Kentarou

Additional Tags: Hinata Shouyou is Sunshine, Oblivious Hinata Shouyou, Hinata Harem

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3axLoBJ

ON A LARP RAINBOW AWARDS

AND A VERY GOOD MORNING TO ME:

2017 Rainbow Awards:

"...This is the kind of gem you join the Rainbow Awards for. A fantastically well written young adult novel - although adults should absolutely read it too - with a stand out heroine. Sid is amazing, and now I want to read all of her exploits. An exceptional character in an engaging novel."

http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/5088938.html

A CIA Agent, A Sorcerer Supreme, and A Black Panther

by Yapride

I suck at summaries but this story is about Everett Ross and his two lovers, Dr. Stephen Strange and King of Wakanda, T'Challa.

Words: 2231, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Black Panther (2018), Doctor Strange (2016)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Everett Ross, Stephen Strange, T'Challa (Marvel), Other Marvel Characters

Relationships: Everett Ross/Stephen Strange/T'Challa, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Peter Parker/Wade Wilson, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, Wanda Maximoff/Vision, Loki/Thor, other relationship

Additional Tags: Everett Ross is so done with his CIA Team, Everett Ross acts like a mom, CIA/SHIELD Wade Wilson, CIA/SHIELD Erik Killmonger, Sharon Charter & Kate (13) are twins, Everett Ross & Phil Coulson are BBF, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Shifters

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/29248956

A CIA Agent, A Sorcerer Supreme, and A Black Panther

Read it on AO3

by Yapride

I suck at summaries but this story is about Everett Ross and his two lovers, Dr. Stephen Strange and King of Wakanda, T'Challa.

Words: 2231, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Black Panther (2018), Doctor Strange (2016)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Everett Ross, Stephen Strange, T'Challa (Marvel), Other Marvel Characters

Relationships: Everett Ross/Stephen Strange/T'Challa, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Peter Parker/Wade Wilson, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, Wanda Maximoff/Vision, Loki/Thor, other relationship

Additional Tags: Everett Ross is so done with his CIA Team, Everett Ross acts like a mom, CIA/SHIELD Wade Wilson, CIA/SHIELD Erik Killmonger, Sharon Charter & Kate (13) are twins, Everett Ross & Phil Coulson are BBF, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Shifters

Read it on AO3

Stay tuned for some exciting news! If you want to be the first to see the cover of my January 2020 YA fantasy-sf mashup, SPELLHACKER, make sure you sign up for my newsletter todaaaaay: bit.ly/MKEnews or click the link in my bio. . . . #igwritersclub #coverreveal #igwritingcommunity #yasff #authorsofinstagram #yafantasy #authorsofig #yascifi #igwriters #harperteen #writersofig #epicreads #authorsofinstagram #lgbtqreads #amrevising #yapride #writerscommunity #enby #amwriting #igauthorlife — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2YcZsNm

What’s the last LGBTQIAP+ YA book you finished in a day?⁣ ⁣ Hello, friends! I know I haven’t been very active lately—instead of hitting the YA books I’ve been hitting the textbooks! While I’m home, I’m going to take a few pics to post over the next few weeks, so get ready for new content :)⁣ ⁣ Girl Made of Stars by @ashleyhblake is one of my all time favorite books. I absolutely could not put it down.⁣ ⁣ #yalit #yapride #bookstagram #girlmadeofstars #ashleyherringblake #booksbooksbooks #bisexualbooks #lgbtqbooks #yabooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VOewQg1-g/?igshid=1qzaml2vd4hwg

Get your signed copy of #noahcanteven and join a Q&A tomorrow @waterstonescastlepoint - if you're in or passing through Bournemouth, it'd be fab to see you! (Plus I have free Noah bookmarks, just saying). #readwithpride #pride🌈 #YAPride #yabooks #yafiction #authorsofinstagram #lgbtbooks #lgbt #author #bookshop #bournemouth http://ift.tt/2tuVUmS

Need a quick "Sid" fix? Happy to share "A Day In Her Life" on the Raven Award-Wining dru's book musings!