Some Publishers & Authors Who Celebrate Pride All Year

Black Rose Writing

Bold Strokes Books https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/

Carina Press https://www.carinapress.com/shop/index.html

OR Books https://www.orbooks.com/

PM Press https://pmpress.org/

Riverdale Avenue Books https://riverdaleavebooks.com/

Three Fortnights Press https://www.shaiaugust.com/three-fortnights-press

Tuxbury Publishing LLC

LGBTQ+ comics superheroes https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/10-rad-lgbtq-superheroes

Prince George's County Memorial Library System search results for "LGBTQ"

https://catalog.pgcmls.info/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&type=Default&term=LGBTQ&by=KW&sort=RELEVANCE&limit=TOM=bks&query=&page=0&searchid=1

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, A Resource By and For Transgender Communities

Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth, with Foreword by Kai Cheng Thom

Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter

TJ Alexander

Shai August

Alexandria Bellefleur

Sarina Bowen

Alyssa Cole

Jayce Ellis

Talia Hibbert

Kosoko Jackson

Karen Janowsky

Claire Kann

Janelle Monae

Cat Sebastian

Anne Shade

K. Talley

Cecilia Tan

Alexi Venice

Visit your local library in-person or online to discover more fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, comics, audiobooks, plus magazines, newspapers and so much more reading that's available to borrow for free!

Help self-pubbed, indie, and small press authors who write about the broad spectrum of sexuality, sexual orientation, and identity by choosing "read now" titles on Book Review Nation, NetGalley, and Edelweiss, then reading them and posting honest, respectful reviews on your favorite socials and review sites. Recommend great reads to your bookish friends, book club, and suggest them to your local library. (Most have a form on their websites.)

And of course, when budgets allow, please purchase books by and about LGBTQUIA+ people and characters from your favorite booksellers.

You are worthy and loved just as you are.

Happy reading!

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Hot Love in the Kitchen & Travelling Through Time

Redemption of the Heart by Moni Boyce contemporary romance Love Snacks Publishing 8 January 2019 Despite addressing heavy themes of domestic violence, incarceration, and grief, Redemption of the Heart is a charming and sweet spicy read in the tradition of a 21st-century interracial homage to Janet Dailey’s monthly romance era. Gemma’s open-hearted ingénue contrasts starkly with Alex’s jaded workaholic. They struggle with a variety of challenges, but ethnicity isn’t one of them—a spin that feels particularly modern. Once readers commit to their suspension of disbelief regarding the cascading impact of lacks in due diligence by several characters, it’s easy to settle in to enjoy this love story. The recent public debate about the pros and cons of Gillette’s “We believe the best man can be” campaign ties in with the contradictory messages in the story threads about toxic masculinity. There’s a scene in which Alex apologizes to someone who was openly bragging among coworkers

Meeting Some Author Sheroes IRL at the Yale Pop Rom Fic Conference

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DMV-Area & TWWBF Authors at PGCMLS South Bowie Branch

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