Dive into this comic anthology featuring 29 transgender and nonbinary comic artists sharing their unique coming out journeys. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-05 13:30:00 UTC ]
How to prepare for Pride month in the library, both as library workers and library lovers. That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-10 11:30:00 UTC ]
Among the headlines this week: John Oliver weighs in on book bans and libraries (and so do his viewers); more library drama in Alabama; and how to prepare for Pride month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
In honor of Pride Month, the White House today announced a set of actions designed to protect LGBTQIA+ communities, including the appointment of a new coordinator within the Department of Education to facilitate a response to the rising number of book bans at the state level. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Kirk Cameron has had a tough year, not unlike poor, pregnant Mary. “We tried to go to libraries across the country and we’ve been turned away,” he told a church gathering this week in Charlotte, N.C., of touring his conservative children’s book As You Grow, about a tree SYMBOLIZING FAITH getting... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-17 13:22:18 UTC ]
For Pride month, Penguin Random House installed billboard with quotes from LGBTQ books in areas where LGBTQ books are being banned. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-11 20:07:06 UTC ]
Libraries from California to North Carolina to Utah to New York have seen their Pride displays challenged or removed this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 10:41:00 UTC ]
Collection edited by Andrew McMillan and Mary Jean Chan ‘questions and redefines’ the meaning of its title• Read a selection of the poems belowThis Pride month, a new anthology featuring the work of queer poets such as Langston Hughes, Ocean Vuong and Kae Tempest is “questioning and redefining... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-15 08:44:43 UTC ]
For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has been celebrating LGBTQ literature. This vital organization has been an advocate and support system for LGBTQ writers, their communities, and their stories. In lieu of an in-person ceremony, Lambda Literary will be hosting a series of virtual happy hours all... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-01 14:48:51 UTC ]
Harlequin’s digital-first romance imprint Carina Press plans to launch Carina Adores, a line of contemporary and classic LGBTQ romance tales, in June 2020 during Pride Month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
For 30 glorious days each year, brands in every category reach out to LGBTQ+ consumers and say, "We see you (and your wallets)." By July, the media and marketing industries have usually abandoned their rainbow-tinted Pride goggles. This year though, the LGBTQ+ community was gifted a brief,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-09-03 22:13:52 UTC ]