Queer Love Stories (A Mighty Blaze Panel)

First Draft Episode: Queer Love Stories (A Mighty Blaze
Panel)

A conversation between Sam Maggs, author of The Unstoppable Wasp,
Girl Squad: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History, and more;
Lyla Lee, author of I’ll Be the One; Tobly McSmith, author of
Stay Gold; Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars; and Leah
Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown.


This conversation was held as part of A Mighty Blaze’s YA
Weekend, and many thanks to Joseph Moldover (author of Every Last
Breath) and Jennifer de Leon (author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m
From) for all the help putting that entire celebration together.


You can watch the Zoom video of this panel at A Mighty Blaze’s
Facebook page, here.


Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode




Hear Sam Magg’s episode of First Draft here




The Cooperative Children’s Book Center 2019 numbers on
diversity in KidLit




Simon Vs the Homo Sapien’s Agenda by Becky Albertalli (listen
to her FIrst Draft interviews here and here)




Adam Silvera, author of More Happy Than Not, They Both Die at
the End, and more (listen to his First Draft episode here)




David Levithan, author of Every Day, Boy Meets Boy, and more




Malinda Lo, author of Ash, Huntress, and more




The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Aresenault Rivera




Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron




The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow




The Ship We Build by Lexie Bean




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