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Happy Black History Month 2024!
Happy Black History Month! Like the other eleven months, it’s an excellent time to buy queer books by Black authors! For even more recs, check out previous years’ posts! Books to Read Now Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend, Loren, is leaving town for the summer, his former friend and maybe sort of crush Sky hasn’t…
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#A.Z. Louise#Anne Shade#Asha Ashanti Bromfield#Black History Month#Brontez Purnell#Bryan Washington#Chencia C. Higgins#Ciera Burch#Family Meal#George M. Johnson#J. Vanessa Lyon#Julian Winters#Kacen Callender#Kalynn Bayron#Kamilah Cole#Karmen Lee#Kosoko Jackson#Leah Johnson#Louangie Bou-Montes#Love and Sportsball#Lush Lives#Meka James#Patrice Caldwell#Shayla Lawson#So Let Them Burn#Songs of Irie#Ten Bridges I&039;ve Burnt#The 7-10 Split
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Day 8: JOMPBPC: Set In Fall
I didn't know what to do for this promot, so instead I chose to spell out the word Fall, using the names of authors! 💚
#justonemorepage#jompbpc#set in fall#fall#f.t. lukens#adam silvera#leah johnson#lex croucher#beautiful books#amazing authors#lgbtqia+#merida dunbroch#i love books
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It's Banned Books Week! Indiana made it on to PBS News last month. Guess why!
The video at the link is captioned and has a full text transcript. No paywall. It discusses a censorship bill passed in Indiana last year (2023).
A few salient highlights:
Leah Johnson: (Indiana author, You Should See Me in a Crown) It's not about the removal of books from shelves. It's about the removal of queer people from public life. It's about making queer people ashamed and afraid and driving them back into the closet.
Max: (Indiana teen) The first book that I read wasn't the reason I realized I was trans. It was just nice to see once I realized that, and I see that represented a book. So now that it's not being represented, it might be harder for people to realize or even just feel safe in their own identity, and that's my concern.
Jim Tomes: (Republican Indiana State Senator, co-author of the bill in question) Well, maybe they should worry. [...] Maybe it should have the chilling effect [...] I will say this, if you're defending these libraries and these books, you're on the wrong side of things.
-- The bill being discussed in this video went into effect last year after a drawn-out fight in the Indiana legislature. We wrote about the fight here. (Scroll down for the reblog with the final update)
We expect next year's legislative session to go further, introducing harsher restrictions and targeting public libraries and librarians in addition to schools and teachers. Keep an ear to the ground if you're in Indiana - your library may need your help in 2025.
Incidentally, and totally unrelated, have you checked your voter registration lately? Local elections matter!
#banned books week#censorship#indiana#trans rights#lgbtq rights#queer rights#book banning#Leah Johnson#politics#public libraries#libraries have always been political#PBS newshour#Lee Gaines#Jim Tomes#tumblarians#tumblrarians#long post
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Ok we've had a summer with a range of gay male romances, created oddly enough by people who are not gay men.
WHEN is Hot Lesbian Summer or Ineffable Wives Summer or even just Sweet and Largely Chaste Lesbian Summer? It's like we got But I'm a Cheerleader and Hollywood decided that was enough. (Meanwhile Jamie Babbitt is RIGHT HERE working on OMITB)
Can we PLEASE get a You Should See Me in a Crown movie? Or a series of Alexandria Bellefleur's Seattle books? Or let's go historical with Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics?
Where are the sapphic adaptations??
#rwrb#heartstopper#good omens#ineffable husbands#you should see me in a crown#written in the stars#lady's guide to celestial mechanics#sapphic romance#lesbian#lgbtqia#leah johnson
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She might just be the bravest girl on the whole west side of Indianapolis.
Leah Johnson, from "Brave"
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Leah Johnson ships Zutara.
Explore her works on GoodReads and StoryGraph.
Website: https://www.byleahjohnson.com/
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Leah Johnson: editor, educator, and author
#leah johnson#lgbt#black lgbt#black queer notables#black lgbt women#black queer women#queer women of color#lgbt author#queer writers
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#Black Queer Author#Leah Johnson#Banned Books Store#Banned Books#Book Store#You Should See Me in a Crown#News
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My deepest thanks to Kenn Hunn, Loudmouth Books, Leah Johnson, and Indiana Humanities for letting me part of the first Backyard Summer Reading Series! I had so much fun, and I got a little teary seeing old friends again.
If you couldn’t attend this one, catch the next one!
Oh, and there a few signed copies of “My Government Means to Kill Me” now on the shelves at Loudmouth Books!
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Read in 2022 (7/?)
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
❝ I don't believe in fairy tales and love at first sight and all that, but for just a second, I think this girl and those eyes and the way her freckles dot the entire expanse of her face are cute enough to make a believer out of me. ❞
#read in 2022#you should see me in a crown#leah johnson#litedit#yalitedit#young adult literature#lgbt literature#lgbt books#queer lit#diverse books#book aesthetic#realistic fiction#ya romance#liz lighty#amanda mccarthy#mystuff#my edit#books2022
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sapphic books read in 2023 [2/?]: rise to the sun by leah johnson
> "What good is the music if you don’t get to share it with the person who makes you want to sing in the first place?"
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Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024!
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024! We’re celebrating with these lesbian protagonists, and you can too! For more recs, check out past years’ posts! Young Adult We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn’t happened yet, but it will. It’s positive thinking that has gotten…
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Day 16: JOMPBPC: Anti-Oppression
#justonemorepage#jompbpc#anti oppression#you should see me in a crown#leah johnson#beautiful book#beautiful cover#amazing author#lgbtqia+#bookish#i love books
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#honey girl#you should see me in a crown#Leah Johnson#morgan rogers#lgbt#lesbian#lesbian novels#lesbian books#lesbian stories#sapphic book tournament#sapphic characters#sapphic fiction#sapphic books#sapphic#sapphic stories#lgbt characters#lgbtq characters#lgbt stories#lgbt representation
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This time, it feels like the beginning of something extraordinary.
Leah Johnson, from Ellie Engle Saves Herself
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