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Young Adult

New Release: As Fast As She Can – E. F. Schraeder

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As Fast as She Can

E. F. Schraeder has a new lesbian horror / coming of age book out: As Fast As She Can. Living in a quiet house on the outskirts of town, Ginger isn’t like the other girls. When she wakes up and discovers the unthinkable about her adoptive parents, she runs away and goes on a rampage straight to the only friend she has. Can she control what they both become? With a violent, growing hunger and more questions than answers, Ginger has nowhere to turn. Amazon | Universal Buy Link Excerpt Two dozen camps dotted the acreage around the five-mile perimeter of … Read more

NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Amethyst – Rebecca Henry

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Amethyst - Rebecca Henry

Rebecca Henry has a new FF YA paranormal romance out, Ambrosia Hall book 1: Amethyst. She was sent away because of her feelings for another girl. But what she discovered at her aunts’ lake house was a birthright of magic. Thirteen-year-old Zinnia is about to turn fourteen when her life is flipped upside down. With her parents on the brink of a divorce, Zinnia is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric great-aunts at their lake house away from her home in Manhattan. Zinnia arrives at her aunts’ massive Victorian house with a heavy heart after a recent falling … Read more

Special Edition of “Heartstopper” Graphic Novel Released to Coincide With Netflix Series

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Heartstopper Graphic Novel

A special edition of gay graphic novel series, Heartstopper is being released alongside the upcoming Netflix adaption. The much-anticipated adaption of the best-selling YA series, by Alice Oseman is arriving on the streaming platform on 22 April. Oseman has announced that fans can get a tie-in version of Heartstopper Volume One, with a new cover featuring the show’s stars. It will be released on 28 April and fans can pre-order it from Amazon and Waterstones. Full Story from Pink News

NEW RELEASE: Founder’s Mercy – Owen lach

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NEW RELEASE: Founder's Mercy - Owen lach

QSFer Owen Lach has a new queer YA sci-fi book out, Neskan Chronicles book 1: Founder’s Mercy. Some secrets are worth dying for. Teenage best friends Adan Testa and Bo Shen have a plan. They’ll pull off an unlikely heist to earn their way over the wall, escaping Bolvar before serving their mandatory five years in the Bolvar Union Defense Force. But Adan has a secret talent that no one has seen in the five centuries since the First Explorers colonized Neska. And when the Union discovers Adan’s gift, they’ll do everything they can to learn his secret even if … Read more

NEW RELEASE: The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter – David Berger

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The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter

QSFer David Berger has a new gay YA fantasy book out, DragonHawk Cycle book 1: The Quest of Wyndracer and Fyrehunter. One born of air. One born of fire. Together, two teenagers must stop a god war. Conall and Aedan, having reached their sixteenth year, both leave their homes to go on a quest for their spirit guides, only to be swept into intrigue and mystery when the Elder Druids tell the boys they are tied to prophecy about a great war between the Ancient Ones, the Ársa and the Fonn, who want to do battle on the lands of … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Schoolbooks & Sorcery Anthology

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Schoolbooks & Sorcery Anthology

QSFer Michael M. Jones is the editor of a new inclusive YA fantasy anthology: Schoolbooks & Sorcery. “I snagged a few pinches of herbs from the apothecary cabinet in the kitchen and ground them into a paste. The bruised leaves let out their oils, and the air filled with a sweet, green, medicinal smell. Just a small magic, friend-to-bees magic, and it didn’t look like magic unless you knew.” From “The Delicate Work of Bees” by Emily Horner “What is the centaur philosophy of magic?” Clementine cleared her throat, cheeks flushing pink, and said, “That if it were easy, everyone … Read more

REVIEW: The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow – Jeff Jacobson

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The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow - Jeff Jacobson

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, YA LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans Reviewer: Damian Get It On Amazon About The Book What If an Evil Witch Was Controlling Your Thoughts Without You Knowing? Soon after being whisked away to Seattle to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knew, Charlie Creevey learned that he hailed from a family of witches. After settling into this unfamiliar life, his feelings toward his new friend Diego Ramirez began to grow into something more serious. And if that wasn’t enough, he failed to stop the nefarious witch Grace and her cohort from using the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sirena – Gideon Marcus

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Sirena - Gideon Marcus

QSFer Gideon Marcus has a new queer YA sci-fi adventure out (bi, poly), The Kitra Saga book 2: Sirena. One starship, six friends, 10,000 lives in the balance Young captain-for-hire Kitra Yilmaz has gotten her first contract: escort the mysterious Princess of Atlántida beyond the Frontier and find her a new world. It’s a risky job, fraught with the threat of pirates, dangerous squatters, and rising romantic tensions. Still, Kitra and her crew are up for anything — until they find a lush world, perfect for settlement…with an enormous ghost ship already in orbit. What secret does the crippled vessel … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Raven’s Call – Jaxon Altieri

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Raven's Call - Jaxon Altieri

Jaxon Altieri has a new MM YA urban fantasy romance out: Raven’s Call. Ren finds more to life in the city that never sleeps than working at his uncle’s Shinto temple. And one of those things is trouble. Ren finds himself in hot water with a local motorcycle club, and they’re out for blood. When it seems like it can’t get any worse, a cry for help echoes inside Ren’s mind. At the other end of the call, Ren finds Devon, a powerful telepath known as an Esper. He just so happens to be under attack by the same motorcycle … Read more

Tim and Bernard’s Big date: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

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Robin Bisexual - DC Comics

Bernard and Tim’s Big Date By Jeff Baker Word is out: Tim Drake has made a date to go out with his buddy Bernard Dowd. Just a nice story, right? Except that Drake is the secret identity of Batman’s partner Robin and the comics world is abuzz. To be more specific; Drake is one of several young men (not sure how old he is, I suspect about sixteen) to have donned the costume as Batman’s athletic young sidekick since the original debuted in 1940. The close relationship between Millionaire Bruce Wayne and his youthful ward has been the subject of … Read more