everybody drop what you're doin' bc our friends at @queerliblib are here to get you access to FREE QUEER LIT and drop their reccs for our Summer Reading Challenge!
if you're not in the loop, Queer Liberation Library functions like a digital library card: sign up for a free account, then use the Libby app to sign in and access their collection.
here are their fave YA summer reading reccs for this summer:
The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve
In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh TranÂ
The Loophole by Naz Kutub
The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown
This Delicious Death by Kayla CottinghamÂ
Time and Time Again by Chatham GreenfieldÂ
Toxic Summer by Derek Charm
Trans History by Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett
3 books they recommend to start your queer lit journey:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz "A modern day classic!"
Wren Martin Ruins it All by Amanda Dewitt "A side of representation we don’t get to see as often - asexuality, wrapped up in a feel-good, funny, heartfelt story"
Flamboyants by George M Johnson "A nonfiction pick - in essay rather than textbook format to get to know & celebrate Black queer history"
and one book they realllly wish more of y'all were talking about right now:
"It’s not technically labeled YA but To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is a wonderful crossover with a 15 year old protagonist - we’d challenge any teen or adult to read it and not love it. It’s an alternate history fantasy set in the 1840s with steampunk vibes centering indigenous characters, and delightfully unique dragons."
check out our own summer reading list here and drop a donation here after every book you read this summer to help us fundraise for lgbtq+ youth!