#julian winters

[thatsmybook]

"It's been a month since Young Royals officially ended and, if you're like me, you're still sobbing over that beautiful finale and missing Prince Wilhelm, Simon, and the entire squad from Hillerska (and Bjärstadt).

Don't worry, I've got some royally good YA book recs for your favourite characters from YOUNG ROYALS that you can add to your TBR to fill the space we're all missing after watching this fantastic series."

From YA author Julian Winters on IG @wintersjulian

[lgbtqreads]

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…

[vkelleyart]

“The chorus hits. Diego throws his head back, putting as much rasp into his singing as possible and that’s it. I can’t let him suffer alone. This is *our song.*” - RIGHT WHERE I LEFT YOU, by Julian Winters

I have long been a fan of Julian Winters’ work and have been so undecided about which scene to tackle first of the MANY scenes he’s written that I adore. But when I picked up this book and got to this moment between Isaac Martin and his best “friend” Diego Santoyo, the decision was made. This book is so joyful and wholesome, and more people need to read it, not the least because more Afro-Latine boys deserve their HEA and Julian is actively out here writing that world into being.

PS: I make no apologies about putting MANU’s poster on the wall. Diego is a queer Puerto Rican and my headcanon says he’d dig Manu’s story. Look close for the other Easter Eggs! ;)

[redwhiteandroyalbluesuggestions]

Be compared with many, many other books that come after you

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (August 20th, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

Something Like Right by H.D. Hunter

House of Thorns by Isabel Strychacz

Helga by Catherine Yu

Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield

Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

Mighty Millie Novak by Elizabeth Holden

A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen

The Darkness of Dying in the Light by S.E. Reed

New Sequel:

My Salty Mary (Mary #3) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows

Wisteria (Belladonna #3) by Adalyn Grace

Clown in a Cornfield: The Church of Frendo (Clown in a Cornfield #3) by Adam Cesare

Drown Me with Dreams (Sing Me To Sleep #2) by Gabi Burton

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Happy reading!

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

My piece for @rainbowcrate’s January book box.

Julian Winter’s As You Walk on By.

[willmarstudios]

Warm tears cling to my eyelashes. Tears like a storm in the middle of July - unexpected but soothing. Some tears aren't for wounds. Some are for healing.

'Right Where I Left You' by Julian Winters

[daybringersol]

ordered myself more books 💪 got Running with Lions by Julian Winters & Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei

in a sport gay romcom kinda mood at the moment idk

[stardustandrockets]

This is my last post in my series of rainbow recs. If you've enjoyed my content and can donate, my ko-fi is linked in my bio and my stories.

Thank you to everyone who has read my posts, saved them, shared them, and commented. It really means a lot that so many people have said they resonate with what I’ve said. It hasn’t been easy sharing some of this stuff as it’s not something I always like talking about. But with the #JesusJune reading challenge that was created by Christian bigots, I felt it was an opportune time to let my fellow religiously traumatized queers know that you’re not alone.

It’s been a hard journey to get to where I am today, and I don’t think I could have done that if it weren’t for my partner and queer representation in books. Before joining booksta back in 2017, I can think of only two queer books I’d really read, M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou and Chris Tebbetts and Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. I read them both in high school and then fell off the reading wagon because college was a lot and I was too busy surviving to leisurely read. But it was the first time that I had read books with explicitly queer characters.

I am so very thankful that queer books exist at the capacity they do now. Even though scared adults are trying to ban queer content, it’s there for kids that need it and I greatly hope the ones that do need it are able to get it. If I had books like Loveless by Alice Oseman or known of any out and proud asexual authors, I might have discovered my asexuality sooner. That being said, I’m so glad that kids these days have better access to information that I did growing up (despite what some people want) and seem to know who they are at an earlier age. I think they’ll turn out okay, all things considered.

Remember: whether you are out or not, know you are greatly loved and my account is a safe space. 🌈 Bigots can't and won't win.

[pridepages]

Been a little MIA recently, but here’s the tea on my latest LGBT reads…

As You Walk On By by Julian Winters ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A sweet tribute to the power (and importance) of queer friend groups. (But did we really need another version of the Breakfast Club?)

Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This cozy fantasy owes an (obvious) debt to Legends and Lattes. But I do respect that the romantic leads are older sapphics who model healthy relationship communication alongside the magical hijinx!

And I’ve been lucky enough to receive a few highly-anticipated ARCs! Since the pub date is closest, I’m cracking open one of the reads I’m most excited for in ‘24: Alison Cochrun’s third novel: Here We Go Again. (My queer little English teacher heart is glowing…)

XOXO

EJ

[thatsmybook]

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A book Wilmon will read to each other over the summer.

👑 A Black and queer bad boy prince

👑 A pink-haired American boy with a secret

👑 Young Royals angst

👑 Red, White and Royal Blue banter

👑 Fighting to flirting to late night sneaking around the palace

[lgbtqreads]

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July-December 2024

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman (July 2nd) When Cal Ware wins a scholarship to an elite New England boarding school, he’s thrilled to leave his past behind. Back home in Mississippi, he was the poor, queer kid who never fit in. But at Essex Academy, he’ll be able to reinvent himself. Or so he hopes… But at Essex, Cal’s classmates only see his cheap clothes and old iPhone. They mock his accent,…

[marsmachtmobil42]

Title: Running With Lions

Author: Julian Winters

Page length: 307

Synopsis: Bloomington High School Lions' star goalie, Sebastian Hughes, should be excited about his senior year: His teammates are amazing and he's got a coach who doesn't ask anyone to hide their sexuality. But when his estranged childhood best friend Emir Shah shows up to summer training camp, Sebastian realizes the team's success may end up in the hands of the one guy who hates him. Determined to reconnect with Emir for the sake of the Lions, he sets out to regain Emir's trust. But to Sebastian's surprise, sweaty days on the pitch, wandering the town's streets, and bonding on the weekends sparks more than just friendship between them.

[the-final-sentence]

So tonight, I'm making my own rules.

Julian Winters, from As You Walk On By

[te-intheworld]

Was reading a slow nonfiction book the last few days, but I picked up As You Walk on By by Julian Winters for gay main character and finished it in a day. Very fun high school story about choosing your friends and making them family and living inside others expectations. Definitely worth the read if you need something fun and not dark.