LGBTQ
Teen
Queer YA Romance Reads Teens Will Love
We're all for the rise of inclusive YA romance stories featuring love stories between teens of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Teen
YA Books That Center on Transgender and Nonbinary Teens
Discover young adult books in contemporary fiction, romance, sci-fi, and fantasy centered on teens with various gender expressions and identities.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
30 Great LGBTQ+ Books for Kids and Teens
Everyone can benefit from these books' messages of unconditional love and acceptance.
Tween
Teen
Banned & Challenged Books Every Tween and Teen Should Read
Ideas in books can ignite discovery, encourage empathy, and offer solace. With that in mind, here are 22 banned books worth reading for their ideas.
Teen
A Reading Rainbow: YA Novels That Explore Sexuality and Sexual Identity
These funny, moving, and powerful YA books reflect the experiences and struggles of teens exploring sexuality and sexual identity for the first time.
Pre-K
Brightly Storytime: Patience, Patches!
Can the rambunctious pup Patches learn to adjust when his moms bring home a new baby? Follow along with our latest Brightly Storytime to find out!
All Ages
Books That Celebrate Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Kids
It’s so important that children see themselves represented in books, including transgender and gender-nonconforming character inclusion and stories that focus on these topics.
All Ages
Ain’t Nothing But a Family Thing: Books About All Kinds of Families
From adoption to divorce to same-sex families, kids and parents can find books that explain how all sorts of families are formed in all sorts of ways.
Teen
Pride is Much More Than a Month
Author James Brandon discusses the origins of Pride, his new young adult novel, "Ziggy, Stardust and Me," and why it's important to embrace LGBTQIA+ history.
Teen
Pride and Less Prejudice: LGBTQIA+ Books for Teens
These LGBTQ YA stories are filled with characters experiencing everything from dystopian drama to summer love to messy breakups and more.
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
Read along with Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, a picture book that tells the powerful history of LGBTQIA+ rights, gay pride, and the rainbow flag that's perfect for celebrating Pride Month.
Tween
Why I Write Realistic and Relatable Young Rainbow Characters
I am not the first person to write about the importance of representation in kid lit, nor the thousandth, but as an out trans author of LGBTQIA+-themed middle grade titles, I do think I’m positioned to put my own inflection on the topic.
Tween
The Importance of Queer Representation in Middle Grade Fiction
While the YA genre is burgeoning with queer representation, books for middle grade readers are still sadly lacking such characters, themes, and stories.
Grown-Up Reads
We Are All Made of Stars: Jenni Fagan on Letting Kids, and Characters, Be Themselves
After writing several novels, I’ve realized that it takes time to get to know a character. They rarely turn up wholly formed. They change as life does. They grow and alter.
