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First Draft Episode: Queer Love Stories (Panel)
A conversation between Sam Maggs, author of The Unstoppable Wasp, Girl Squad: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History, and more; Lyla Lee, author of I’ll Be the One; Tobly McSmith, author of Stay Gold; Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars; and Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown.
This conversation was held as part of A Mighty Blaze’s YA Weekend, and many thanks to Joseph Moldover (author of Every Last Breath) and Jennifer de Leon (author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From) for all the help putting that entire celebration together.
You can watch the Zoom video of this panel at A Mighty Blaze’s Facebook page, here.
Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode
Hear Sam Magg’s episode of First Draft here
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center 2019 numbers on diversity in KidLit
Simon Vs the Homo Sapien’s Agenda by Becky Albertalli (listen to her FIrst Draft interviews here and here)
Adam Silvera, author of More Happy Than Not, They Both Die at the End, and more (listen to his First Draft episode here)
David Levithan, author of Every Day, Boy Meets Boy, and more
The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Aresenault Rivera
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
The Ship We Build by Lexie Bean
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