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Interview With Laura Lam

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:24-05:00November 15th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club, Teen Voices|Tags: Fantasy, Intersex, Non Binary, Speculative, steampunk, Trans|

Sooo only like a month late, here is our interview with Laura Lam, author of our October and November Book Club books, Pantomime and Shadowplay! We had a lot of fun with this one, since Kathleen and I were also joined by Sarah and Laya, two of the awesome people behind lauralamfans.tumblr.com! Our transcript for it should be up soon. In the meantime, we're right in the middle of our Shadowplay book club! So grab a copy, join us on #GayYA Book Club on Tumblr, and let's discuss this wonderful book! (also check out the same tag on [...]

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Interview With Alaya Dawn Johnson: Transcript

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:27-05:00October 23rd, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|Tags: PoC, Queer Girls, Speculative|

We interviewed Alaya Dawn Johnson author of The Summer Prince and Love is the Drug. Find the recorded interview here! V: Hey everyone, I’m Victoria. K: And I’m Kathleen. Today we have Alaya Dawn Johnson with us, author of our September book of the month, The Summer Prince. Alaya, thank you for joining us, all the way from Mexico City! A: Thanks so much for having me. K: The Summer Prince is a dystopian science fiction novel that takes place many years in the future. V: We chose it for our September book of the month because it [...]

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Driving Lessons

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:38-05:00October 7th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview|Tags: lesbian|

An Interview with Annameekee Hesik- Writer of Lesbian YA! My favorite part about bookstore readings is the end. No, not just because I can finally get off the stage (writers were not meant to be stared at- those are called actors), but because at the end of each reading I get to congratulate myself for not passing out and then answer fan questions. But since not all my fans can come to my readings, I have gathered some fan questions to answer right here, right now, just for you! Question #1: Calina in Carmel, CA “Do [...]

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Announcing our October Book of the Month: Pantomime by Laura Lam!

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:39-05:00October 1st, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club, Updates and Announcements|Tags: Bisexual, Intersex, Non Binary|

Every month we choose a book as our Book of the Month, one of our favorites that has contributed something great and unique to queer YA literature. We chose Pantomime because it is an excellently written fantasy/steampunk series with an intersex, nonbinary, and bisexual protagonist. There is also a large amount of diversity within the rest of the characters. All of these things are unique in queer YA, and when you put them all together, what you get is a wonderful and important read. Shadowplay is the sequel to Pantomime. The third book, Masquerade is in the works. Unfortunately, Laura Lam's publisher [...]

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Interview With Alaya Dawn Johnson, Author of The Summer Prince

By Vee|2016-05-24T14:52:09-05:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|Tags: Bisexual, PoC, Queer Guys, Speculative|

Part 1 of Interview: Part 2: Transcript to come! Next month we'll be interviewing Laura Lam, author of our October Book of the Month, Pantomime. Let us know what you thought of this month's interview in the comments (because they are working again!!! *throws hat*), and drop some questions you'd like us to ask Laura Lam.

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Transcript: Gay YA Interview with Francesca Lia Block

By admin|2020-03-28T13:42:41-05:00September 13th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview|

In August of this year, we had the honor of interviewing Francesca Lia Block, author of numerous Gay YA novels including Weetzie Bat, first published in 1989, and our August Book of the Month, Love in the Time of Global Warming, and its companion, The Island of Excess Love. The audio has already been released, and can be found HERE. The interview below is between Francesca Lia Block and Victoria & Kathleen, admins of GayYA.org. - V: Hi everyone, I’m Victoria. K: And I’m Kathleen. We’re going to be talking to Francesca Lia Block today about her book [...]

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Interview With Francesca Lia Block

By Vee|2016-05-24T14:52:10-05:00September 6th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|

Francesca Lia Block is the author of our August Book of the Month, Love in the Time of Global Warming! Hope you enjoy. :) [Transcript to come.] This is our first recorded interview-- if you have comments or suggestions for us, tweet us @thegayya, or shoot me an email at victoria@gayya.org. (Our comments are STILL not working. Le sigh.) Our September Book of the Month is The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Stay tuned for our interview with Alaya! If you have something you'd like us to ask her, hit us up on Twitter!

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Interview with author Shannon LC Cate

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:41-05:00July 24th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview|Tags: publishing|

Today we have author Shannon LC Cate talking about race and gender histories, the importance of small-press or self publishing, and of course, her book Jack. Find out more about Jack here! Question: Why did you choose the particular time and setting? (Post Civil War, New York and Arizona?) What about that time and those places interested you, or served the story? SHANNON LC CATE: I studied this period during my graduate work in American literature. When I write historical fiction, I tend to naturally choose the last quarter of the 19th century because of my familiarity with that [...]

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Interview With Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Author of BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FOR UGLY CHILDREN

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:42-05:00June 23rd, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|

Hey everyone! Today we have Kirstin Cronn-Mills, author of BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FOR UGLY CHILDREN (our June 2014 Book of the Month) talking about music, research, her book, and of course ice cream. Tune in! Victoria: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children is about a guy named Gabe, who is navigating his way through life, romance, family and friendship, the same as any other teen. The only difference is that he was born in a girl's body, as Elizabeth. BMUC tells the story of him coming into himself and leaving Elizabeth behind. How did this story come to you? Kirstin: This story was [...]

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Interview with Tess Sharpe

By Vee|2020-03-28T13:42:44-05:00May 15th, 2014|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Book Club|Tags: Bisexual|

Tess Sharpe is the author of Gay YA's May Book of the Month Far From You-- which has quickly found a place on my Favorites shelf. This book features a bisexual and disabled protagonist, and I found it to be incredibly moving and well-written. Join our discussion of it over on the forums and read our full review! Tess Sharpe is here today, discussing her writerly journey and her thoughts on Gay YA. This is my first interview, so I hope you all enjoy it! -Victoria Victoria: While on the path to getting published did you ever run into any [...]

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