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Aaron Hartzler: Waiting for the Rapture

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8 min read
"A librarian who read the book recently contacted me and said, 'I loved your book, I just wish there had been more gay content in it.' Of course my response was, 'Me TOO!' I wish I had been able to knock down the closet door at 16 and take the world by storm." Aaron Harzler explores sexuality and religion in his young adult memoir Rapture Practice, published this month by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Read More
Emily Danforth

Emily M. Danforth: Exploring Compelling Young Adult Characters

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11 min read
"What I hope The Miseducation of Cameron Post offers to its readers is a nuanced picture of a particular time and place as seen through the eyes of a young woman discovering her sexuality and her voice." Author Emily M. Danforth sat down to answer a few questions about her new book, The Miseducation of Cameron Post , her thoughts on LGBTQ YA novels, and writing and growing up gay in Miles City, Montana. Read More

J.H. Trumble: Beyond Self-Awareness

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7 min read
"I want readers to find themselves in this novel, to see their own potential for greatness, authenticity, to understand that they are not their mistakes and that others do not have the power to define them unless we give them that power, and to see that there is great power in time and perseverance." Read More