Happywierdie - Happy Blog

When you finished a task

When you realize how much you still have to do

Pure savage

Look I DON’T CARE if I won’t haVE TIme FoR reading I WILL BRING MY BOOK ANYWAY cause having a book with you when you go somewhere is such a good feeling, OKAY?

LGBTQIA+ books coming out in 2017

there are a ton of lgbtqia+ books coming out this year so i decided to compiled a list of all of them! if i made a mistake or if you know of a book that should be on this list but isn’t, please don’t hesitate to let me know!

JANUARY •flying lessons and other stories by ellen oh | jan 3 | diverse middle grade anthology •the cursed queen (the imposter queen #2) by sarah fine | jan 3 | wlw ya fantasy •wing jones by katherine webber | jan 5 | ya sports contemporary, unknown lgbtqia+ element •history is all you left me by adam silvera | jan 17 | mlm ya contemporary •dreadnought by april daniels | jan 24 | ya superhero ft. trans mc •the you i’ve never known by ellen hopkins | jan 24 | wlw ya contemporary •our own private universe by robin talley | jan 31 | bi mc, ya contemporary •ida by alison evans | jan ? | bi mc+trans and non binary characters, sci fi/fantasy •flowers of luna by jennifer linsky | jan ? | wlw sci fi •warrior: a collection of short stories by antonica jones | jan ? | multiple lgbtqia+ protagonists, sci fi/fantasy ya anthology

FEBRUARY •at the edge of the universe by shaun david hutchinson | feb 7 | mlm ya contemporary •love is love by mette bach | feb 14 | trans love interest, ya contemporary •same love by tony correria | feb 14 | mlm ya contemporary •we are okay by nina lacour | feb 14 | wlw ya contemporary •10 things i can see from here by carrie mac| feb 28 | wlw ya contemporary

MARCH •the other f word by natasha friend | mar 7 | wlw parents, ya contemporary •the inexplicable logic of my life by by benjamin alire sáenzs | mar 7 | mlm parent, ya contemporary •the pants project by cat clarke | mar 7 | trans mc, middle grade contemporary •you’re welcome, universe by whitney gardner | mar 7 | wlw parents, ya contemporary •queens of geek by jen wilde | march 14 | wlw ya contemporary •star-crossed by barbara dee | mar 14 | questioning mc, middle grade contemporary •shadow run by adrianne strickland | mar 21 | genderfluid+gay secondary characters, ya sci fi/fantasy •the lotterys plus one by emma donoghue | mar 27 | wlw+mlm+transgender characters, childrens/middle grade contemporary •honestly ben (openly straight #2) by bill konigsberg | mar 28 | mlm ya contemporary

APRIL •ashes to asheville by sarah dooley | apr 4 | wlw parents, ya contemporary •the upside of unrequited by becky albertalli | apr 11 | wlw ya contemporary •meg & linus by hanna nowinski | apr 18 | wlw+mlm ya contemporary romance •the edge of the abyss (the abyss surrounds us #2) by emily skrutskie | apr 18 | wlw ya sci fi/fantasy •lumberjanes vol 6: sink or swim by noelle stevenson | apr 20 | wlw+trans characters, ya fantasy comic •looking for group by rory harrison | apr 25 | mlm+trans character, ya contemporary

MAY •georgia rules by nanci turner stevenson | may 2 | wlw parents, middle grade contemporary •how to make a wish by ashley herring blake | may 2 | wlw ya contemporary •my fairy godmother is a drag queen by david clawson | may 2 | mlm ya contemporary •noteworthy by riley redgate | may 2 | bi mc, ya contemporary •release by patrick ness | may 4 | mlm, ya contemporary •the seafarer’s kiss by julia ember | may 4 | wlw fantasy retelling •it’s not like it’s a secret by misa sugiura | may 9 | wlw ya contemporary •ramona blue by julie murphy | may 9 | self-identified lesbian questioning (bi)sexuality, ya contemporary •rough patch by nicole markotic | may 16 | bi mc, ya contemporary •the love interest by cale dietrich | may 16 | mlm ya contemporary •this would make a good story someday by dana alison levy | may 16 | wlw parents, children’s contemporary •queer, there, and everywhere: 23 people who changed the world by sarah prager | may 23 | nonfiction

JUNE •troublemakers by catherine barter | june 1 | mlm side characters, ya contemporary •perfect ten by l. philips | june 6 | mlm ya contemporary romance •tash hearts tolstoy by kathryn ormsbee | june 6 | asexual mc, ya contemporary •from prejudice to pride: a history of the lgbtq+ movement by amy lamé | june 8 | nonfiction •the gentlemen’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee | june 20 | bi/pan mc, mlm ya historical fiction

JULY •the art of starving by sam j. miller | july 11 | mlm ya contemporary •the gallery of unfinished girls by lauren karcz | july 25 | wlw ya contemporary

AUGUST •we now return to regular life by martin wilson | aug 1 | mlm ya contemporary •little & lion by brandy colbert | aug 8 | wlw ya contemporary •what is gender? how does it define us? and other big questions by juno dawson | aug 10 | nonfiction •dress codes for small towns by courtney c. stevens | aug 29 | ya contemporary questioning mc •the tiger’s watch by julia ember | aug ? | genderfluid mc, ya fantasy

SEPTEMBER •girl made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust | sep 5 | wlw ya fantasy retelling •mask of shadows by linsey miller | sep 5 | genderfluid mc, ya fantasy •they both die at the end by adam silvera | sep 5 | mlm ya sci fi contemporary •echo after echo by amy rose capetta | sep 15 | wlw ya •the queer history project: no way, they were gay? by lee wind | sep ? | middle grade nonfiction

OCTOBER •27 hours by tristina wright | oct 3 | mlm+wlw ya sci fi •mick & michelle by nina rossing | oct ? | trans mc, ya contemporary

UKNOWN RELEASE DATE •alan cole is not a coward by eric bell | ? | mlm middle grade contemporary •amelia westlake by erin gough | ? | wlw ya contemporary •autoboyography by christina lauren | ? | mlm ya/na contemporary romance •here so far away by hadley dyer | ? | mlm ya contemporary •hold my hand by michael barakiva | ? | mlm ya contemporary •if found return to astropop by lucas hargis | ? | genderfluid mcs, ya contemporary •kaleidoscope song by fox benwell | ? | wlw ya •like water by rebecca podos | ? | wlw ya contemporary •not your villain by cb lee | ? | trans mc, ya superhero •the 57 bus by dashka slater | ? | agender mc, ya •these books belong to ken z by r. zamora linmark | ? | mlm, ya contemporary •untitled (timekeeper #2) by tara sim | ? | mlm ya sci fi/steampunk

harry potter and the day he got his shit together

(as if)

hey. hey. stop scrolling for a sec.

breathe. you’ve made it so far this year. you’ve gotten through so many things that you thought you wouldn’t, and you’ll continue to get though this, whatever it is. i know you can. i believe in you, and i’m so, so proud of you. i know it probably seems impossible, but it’s going to be ok. it’s going to be ok.

breathe in, breath out. and just keep breathing. we’re gonna get there.

kitty

THIS BETTER NOT BE A MISTRANSLATION