Speaking of gay girls, how about Tenoh Haruka from Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon? I had the biggest crush on her. And let us all forget the horrific atrocity that was the Sailor Moon S American dub, which turned Haruka and Michiru–excuse me, Amara and Michelle–into cousins (freaking COUSINS!), but inexplicably left all the flirting in. [...]
More Gay Girls, Please
On Twitter, I eavesdropped a little on a conversation between Barry Goldblatt and Malinda Lo about gay boys vs. gay girls in fiction (and specifically teen fiction). This, of course, got me thinking. LGBTQ characters are far from common, although thankfully they seem to be growing in visibility, although I feel (and this may not [...]
Incomunicado
Pardón, estaba incomunicada la última semana porque estaba muy ocupada por mi trabajo. He ayudado una otra redactora a St. Martin’s Press con sus autores y no tuve tiempo para escribir en mi…blog? (¿Cómo se dice “blog” en español?) Sorry, I have the habit of reverting to high school Spanish when I get a wee [...]
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Right, so last week I needed a break from my submissions pile and blasted through a pile of published books instead of muddling my way through manuscripts. I debated whether or not to review each book individually or together in one enormous post, but I decided separately would probably help the tl;dr. Review of WILL [...]
Show Me Some Love
