I... got a starred review. From the School Library Journal.

That's never happened before.

And can I frame "VERDICT: Highly recommended for hi-lo readers who loved Heartstopper." because I'd like to frame that.

#QueerYA #QueerRomance #HiLo

I did a re-read of "Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms" by @Amazonchique last week. Loved it the first time; loved it even more this time. Is now my go-to example of queer joy balanced with #queer reality.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cheer-Up/Crystal-Frasier/9781620109557

#QueerYA #QueerBooks

I have the privilege of heading to not one, not two, but three schools over the next while to talk to writers, readers, and GSAs about my hi/lo queer YA "Stuck With You" and I'm not going to lie, young me would never have believed this would be possible.

Also, young me would have noped out on public speaking, but I've learned to quite love that.

Even when a tooth falls out of my head.

#QueerYA https://lorimer.ca/childrens/product/stuck-with-you/

A quick update for my USian friends! While the release date for my #QueerYA Hi/Lo "Stuck With You" is April 4th (tomorrow!) for Canada... it releases in August in the US.

I'd been operating under the assumption that Amazon had listed it incorrectly, but, uh, nope, that was me not knowing things. So! I get to have two release dates, which is sort of cool, but the whole "uh, sorry, see you in August" factor is unexpected.
https://formaclorimerbooks.ca/product/stuck-with-you-2/

NEXT WEEK!

My upbeat #queer hi/lo #YA rom-com, exploring how ridiculous it is to be 17 and expected to know where your life is going, gap years, cute boys, impact-vs-intent, biphobia, apologies, and the horrifying realization you want to kiss the boy you thought was so annoying four hours ago.

#QueerYA #LGBTQ #YABooks @lgbtbookstodon

Meet Ben, thinking about his seat mate for this train-trip, Caleb:

It was really unfair how good he looked in a plain white T-shirt. It showed off how wide his shoulders already were, and his arms were even more impressive than before once you could see the curve of his biceps pull the edges of his sleeves tight.

When I wore a white T-shirt I just looked like I’d forgotten to pack a sweater.

—"Stuck With You," #QueerYA

https://lorimer.ca/childrens/product/stuck-with-you/

It's been a whole year since "Three Left Turns to Nowhere" came out. That was fast.

My thoughts on writing a #QueerYA that didn't feature a romance for the main character...

https://apostrophen.wordpress.com/2022/02/24/fielding-josh-and-logan-choosing-to-centre-friendship-not-romance-in-hope-echoes/

At the Closing of the Year (and the closing of my Twitter).

How did #writing go this year? Pretty well, actually. One #QueerYA, one #QueerRomance, one #Audiobook, and two short nonfiction pieces.

https://apostrophen.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/at-the-closing-of-the-year-2/

I suppose this is as good a set of photos for my introductory post as any! Hi, I’m Michelle. I’m a librarian of a certain age. My hands like to make things, especially when that involves yarn or fabric or fiber in one form or another. I read mainly speculative fiction, queer YA romance, and biography. Polyamorous, queer, community-minded lefty gamer who loves cats and cooks a mean pot of black beans. Toujours gai!

#introduction #librarians #polyamory #queerYA #cubanfood #ttgames

They say you should post with a bunch of hashtags of things you like, so other people who like those things can discover you? Yeah? So. Here goes?

#QueerSF #queerYA #activism #trees (trees as in trees, not trees as in marijuana) #communityorganizing #dinosaurs #horror #queerhorror #QueerHistory #antigentrification #punk #cinema #disco #divas #hashtags #twittergrief #animalrights #vegetarianism #gaming #gayming #retrogaming

They say you should post with a bunch of hashtags of things you like, so other people who like those things can discover you? Yeah? So. Here goes?

#QueerSF #queerYA #activism #trees (trees as in trees, not trees as in marijuana) #communityorganizing #dinosaurs #horror #queerhorror #QueerHistory #antigentrification #punk #cinema #disco #divas #hashtags #twittergrief #animalrights #vegetarianism #gaming #gayming #retrogaming

Definitely time for an #introduction.

I’m Heidi, I’m a law librarian who was once, many moons ago, a lawyer but recovered. I live in regional Victoria with my wife and two cats. I’m American/Australian, so jokes about dumb/evil/etc Americans don’t go over well. Also Christian (yes, #queerchristian is a thing that exists).

In my spare time I #crochet, I try to read a lot, especially #loveOzYA and #queerYA, and am a big fan of #musicals.

Member of the #couchpeloton hoping it re-forms post-Bird