{"id":1182,"date":"2016-06-16T09:24:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2017-06-12T09:33:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:33:37","slug":"pulse-of-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/16\/pulse-of-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulse of Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to discuss an array of LGBTQIA+ books for Pride Month but after recent events, I decided to focus on queer Latinx stories. In taking this specific focus I realize there needs to be SO many more of these books. Like whoa. While there are several others I know with Latinx main characters, the authors are not and I want to keep this post very specific.<\/p>\n<p>I hope there are other stories out there I simply haven&#8217;t found or been exposed to yet and if you know of them, please leave a comment so I can check them out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dante and Aristotle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is such a heartwarming story about friendships becoming something more through community and culture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slj.com\/2013\/01\/interviews\/between-violence-and-tenderness-aristotle-and-dante-author-saenz-talks-to-slj\/#_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more check out this interview with author Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Juliet Takes a Breath<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Funny, feminist, and fresh. Wonderful take on intersectionality from a wonderful and compelling character.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latina.com\/lifestyle\/our-issues\/gabby-rivera-author-juliet-takes-breath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more check out this interview with author Gabby Rivera <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Happy Than Not<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slight sci-fi bend on the coming out story that explores family and what it means to be QPOC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookishandawesome.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/02\/author-interview-adam-silvera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more check out this interview with author Adam Silvera <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>When the Moon Was Ours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This magical realism romance is a gorgeously written and deconstructs the dangers of gossip in a small town and the histories that pull them together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gayya.org\/?p=3832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more check out this interview with author Anna-Marie McLemore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, please let me know of any others to add to this list and I hope you enjoy the suggestions above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to discuss an array of LGBTQIA+ books for Pride Month but after recent events, I decided to focus on queer Latinx stories. In taking this specific focus I realize there needs to be SO many more of these books. Like whoa. 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