Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! June is Pride Month and celebrating by talking about a plethora of LGBTQIAP+ books! Hawke and Grayson flee a political coup of their noble house, to stay alive they must hide and assume new identities in Niki Smith’s debut middle grade graphic novel, The Deep & Dark Blue. Dahlia Adler's Cool for the Summer is a story of self-discovery and new love, as high school senior Lara attempts to figure out her life and what she wants. Come jam with us!
Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be Read pile.
Marisa’s book:
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith. Middle Grade, Grades 4-8. Published by Little Brown & Co., 1/7/20.
Mary’s book:
Cool For the Summer by Dahlia Adler. High School, Grades 9-12. Published by Wednesday Books, 5/11/21.
Books we talked about this episode:
Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Legend of Korra (multiple series)
Crossplay by Niki Smith
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu (illustrator)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable, Ellen T. Crenshaw (illustrator)
Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman
Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
Girl From the Sea by Molly Ostertag
The Prince & the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter (illustrator)
Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges, polterink (illustrator)
Lumberjanes: The Shape of Friendship by Lilah Sturges, polterink (illustrator)
Young Avengers series by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie & Mike Norton (illustrators)
His Hideous Heart by Dahlia Adler
That Way Madness Lies by Dahlia Adler
Date Me Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lord
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
The Marvelous by Claire Kann
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
All Us Villains by Amanda Foody
Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
