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Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew RannellsIn essays drawn from his life and career, the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls and Big Mouth reflects on anxiety, ambition and the uncertain path to adulthood, challenging us to take a long look at who we're pretending to be, who we know we are and who we want to become.
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All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel by Ruth MadievskyTwo sisters with a very toxic relationship go to a bar patronized by energy healers and share an unidentified bag of pills resulting in a hazy evening of risky interactions with strangers that ends in violence and a missing person.
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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh RyanIn this singular history of a prison that once stood in NYC's Greenwich Village, a noted historian explores the roots of the queer and trans incarceration crisis, connecting misogyny, racism, state-sanctioned sexual violence, colonialism, sex work and the failures of prison reform.
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The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi VoTreated as an exotic attraction by her peers, Jordan Baker, queer and Asian, has the world of illusion, magic and mystery at her fingertips but the most important doors remain closed to her until she can figure out a way to open them.
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Sawkill Girls by Claire LegrandA lovelorn newcomer, a grief-stricken pariah and a privileged liar intersect on the island of Sawkill Rock, where they become unlikely defenders against an insidious monster that has been preying upon the girls in their community for decades.
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Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer"For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game. Pan's life used to be very small. Work in her dad's body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didn't even matter that Tara was a princess... until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever. Years later, when a charismatic pair of off-world gladiators show up on her doorstep, she finds that life may not be as small as she thought. On the run and off the galactic grid, Pan discovers the astonishing secrets of her neo-medieval world... and the intoxicating possibility of burning it all down."--Provided by publisher
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Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead"A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction, edited by the author of Jonny Appleseed. This exciting and groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout its plight in the maw of settler colonialism's histories"
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Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell SMALL TOWN CONNECTIONS: highlights queer small-town life, with an emphasis on community for the characters. SHARP SENSE OF HUMOR: with many jokes and puns, the narrator's sensibility is a cross between a shady drag queen and a self-deprecating stand up comedian. THE DRAG SCENE: taps into the continuing mainstream popularity of drag seen in shows like Rupaul's Drag Race. SUMMER READ: the laugh-out-loud humor and drama that follows Peter makes Dragging Mason County the perfect summer read YA DEBUT: Curtis Campbell makes his stunning YA debut with a hit!
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Getting Glam at Gram's by Sara WeedAlex, a young person who identifies as non-binary, eagerly awaits Sunday dinner with all their cousins at Gram's house. It's not just the yummy treats that Alex looks forward to -- Sunday is when they get glamorous! Everyone is welcome at this fun family gathering, where gender diversity and expression are showcased on a homemade runway. Gram's wardrobe is bursting with styles from different decades, and the kids have a blast as they build their ensembles, becoming anything they can imagine. This playful fashion show is filled with so much joy that even an "uh-oh" is saved by love and understanding
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You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark OshiroMiddle school is the worst, especially for David Bravo. He doesn't have a single class with his best (okay, only) friend, Antoine. He has to give a class presentation about his heritage, but he's not sure how-or even if-he wants to explain to his new classmates that he's adopted. After he injures Antoine in an accident at cross-country practice, he just wishes he could do it all over. He doesn't expect his wish to summon a talking, shapeshifting, annoying dog, Fea, who claims that a choice in David's past actually did put him on the wrong timeline... and she can take him back to fix it.
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Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They by Ian HoffmanJacob's class learns about the use of pronouns of their own choosing when, while preparing for a school play, they learn that their non-binary and gender-fluid classmate, Ari, prefers "they."
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