Happy #LesbianVisibilityDay! Let’s celebrate with a thread of ownvoices lesbian young adult authors and because of that YA books!
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Note: this is only authors mostly know to write YA as I am more familiar with that age category and so can conclude as many as possible
Note 2: all these authors have spoken out on specifically being a lesbian at least once…I can’t confirm their identity other than what I found
Note 2: all these authors have spoken out on specifically being a lesbian at least once…I can’t confirm their identity other than what I found
MOST RECENT BOOK: Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2884780.Malinda_Lo
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: https://www.malindalo.com"> https://www.malindalo.com
Twitter: @malindalo
MOST RECENT BOOK: Not My Problem
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6910324.Ciara_Smyth
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: https://ciarasmyth.com/
Twitter:">https://ciarasmyth.com/">... @CiaraNicG
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Key to You and Me
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6577839.Jaye_Robin_Brown
Author">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: http://www.jayerobinbrown.com/
Twitter:">https://www.jayerobinbrown.com/">... @JayeRobinBrown
MOST RECENT BOOK: Something Like Gravity
MOST RECENT BOOK WITH A LESBIAN MAIN CHARACTER: The Last To Let Go
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9857002.Amber_Smith
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: http://ambersmithauthor.com/
Twitter:">https://ambersmithauthor.com/">... @ASmithAuthor
MOST RECENT BOOK: Amelia Westlake was never here (International/US)/ Amelia Westlake (AUS)
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6579232.Erin_Gough
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: https://www.eringough.com/contact/
Twitter:">https://www.eringough.com/contact/&... @ErinOnFridays
MOST RECENT BOOK: All The Bad Apples
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9013537.Mo_ra_Fowley_Doyle
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://moirafowley.com/
Twitter:">https://moirafowley.com/">... @moirawithatrema
MOST RECENT BOOK: Plain Bad Heroines
MOST RECENT YA BOOK: The Miseducation of Cameron Post (has a move adaptation)
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4916529.Emily_M_Danforth
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.emilymdanforth.com/
Twitter:">https://www.emilymdanforth.com/">... @emdanforth
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1217665.Hannah_Moskowitz
Twitter:">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... @hannahmosk
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Sisters of Reckoning (the sequel of The Good Luck Girls)
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17521373.Charlotte_Nicole_Davis
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.charlottenicoledavis.com"> https://www.charlottenicoledavis.com
Twitter: @cndwrites
MOST RECENT BOOK: I think I love you
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19825447.Auriane_Desombre
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.aurianedesombre.com/
Twitter:">https://www.aurianedesombre.com/">... @aurianedesombre
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Dead and the Dark
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/19557163.Courtney_Gould
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/li... Website: https://gouldbooks.com/
Twitter:">https://gouldbooks.com/">... @gayowyn
MOST RECENT BOOK: Last Bus To Everland
MOST RECENT LESBIAN BOOK: Out of the Blue
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17069179.Sophie_Cameron
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.sophie-cameron.com/
Twitter:">https://www.sophie-cameron.com/">... @sophiemcameron
MOST RECENT BOOK: Queen of Coin and Whispers
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7105948.Helen_Corcoran
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://helencorcoran.com/
Twitter:">https://helencorcoran.com/">... @hcor
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Gay Girl& #39;s Guide to Ruining Prom
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7476951.Siera_Maley
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.sieramaley.com"> https://www.sieramaley.com
Twitter: @SieraMaley
MOST RECENT BOOK: Of Ice and Shadows (sequel of Of Fire and Stars)
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13659072.Audrey_Coulthurst
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://audreycoulthurst.com/
Twitter:">https://audreycoulthurst.com/">... @audwrites
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Scratch Daughters
Goodreads Authors page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19260641.Hannah_Abigail_Clarke
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://hannahabigailclarke.com"> https://hannahabigailclarke.com
Twitter: @sapphomancer
MOST RECENT BOOK: The Shadow Mission (sequal of The Athena Protecol)
Goodreads Author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/374437.Shamim_Sarif
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: https://www.shamimsarif.com"> https://www.shamimsarif.com
Twitter: @shamimsarif
MOST RECENT BOOK: Here To Stay
MOST RECENT BOOK WITH A LESBIAN MAIN CHARACTER: Tell Me Again How A Crush should Feel Like
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6911915.Sara_Farizan
Twitter:">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... @SaraFarizan
(Note: the tweet is from 2015 so be aware of that)
MOST RECENT BOOK:
Are You Listening?
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13560692.Tillie_Walden
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: http://tilliewalden.com"> http://tilliewalden.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/tilliewalden/ *
(Tillie">https://instagram.com/tilliewal... doesn’t seem to have twitter)
MOST RECENT BOOK: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
Goodreads Author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/483588.Mariko_Tamaki
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... Website: http://marikotamaki.blogspot.com/?m=1
Twitter:">https://marikotamaki.blogspot.com/... @marikotamaki
MOST RECENT BOOK: She Drives Me Crazy
Goodreads Author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7768490.Kelly_Quindlen
Authors">https://www.goodreads.com/author/sh... website: http://kellyquindlen.com"> http://kellyquindlen.com
Twitter: @kellyquindlen