Books

The post below was kindly written by Kristin Lamber, author of The Boy in the Red Dress I spent most of my life thinking I was straight. I grew up in a place and religion and time where being straight was not only assumed to be the default, but where I knew no adults who were out and never heard a…

This post contains affiliate links, which means United By Pop receives a percentage if you make a purchase using these links. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. 2020 may have hit the midway mark but that's not stopping it from continuing to deliver on fabulous LGBTQIA+ YA…

The post below was kindly written by Saundra Mitchell, author of Out Now: Queer We Go Again! Once upon a time, there was no such thing as queer YA. And then, the world changed. Our shelves started to overflow with fantastic work from queer authors about queer characters. Where once, we only had…

Don't have any LGBTQIAP+ books by black authors on your TBR? It's time to change that.

The Hunger Games fanbase has lived on and lived strong in the twelve years since the first book blessed our lives. Now, in the year 2020, Suzanne Collins has released, not only her first book since Mockingjay, but a The Hunger Games prequel following President Snow as a teen. With The Ballad of…