Activism. Art. Community care. Education. These are the hallmarks of the work done by the youth highlighted in this collection featuring LGBTQ+ leaders working to make our world more inclusive.Civil Rights activist Marian Wright Edelman once said, "You can't be what you can't see."In this collection of short biographies, listeners will see the example of thirty young trailblazers representative of a generation that values intersectional, collaborative socia...

Someone wants trans girl hacker-for-hire Kiera Umehara in prison or dead—but for what? Failing to fix their smart toilet?It's 2032 and we live in the worst cyberpunk future. Kiera is gigging her ass off to keep the lights on, but her polycule's social score is so dismal they're about to lose their crib. That's why she's out here chasing cheaters with Angel Herrera, a luddite P. I. who thinks this is The Big Sleep. Then the latest job cuts too deep—hired to...

A celebrated food writer's expansive, audacious excavation of the development of modern queer identity and food culture.Food in America and Europe has long been shaped, twisted, and upended by queer creatives. Beloved food writer John Birdsall fills the gap between the past and present, channeling the twin forces of criticism and cultural history to propel readers into the kitchens, restaurants, swirling party-houses, and humming interior lives of James Baldwin, Al...

Tormented by his religious family and the broader conservative community of Pawley's Island, South Carolina, fourteen-year-old Josh struggles with the pressure to conform to their puritanical standards. As he embarks upon his high school years, Josh meets a supportive cast of eccentric small-town characters, falls in love with his classmate, becomes obsessed with David Bowie, and fumbles in his attempts to make his own thongs. But it's when his elderly neighbor gives him a copy of Walt Whi...

Behold the power of Chimor!Silluka, Ichu, Cosquella and the other refugees from their destroyed village have discovered the world is much bigger than they thought. Now they scrape by in Chimor, a huge city populated by multiple species, gods, and magic.But all is not well. Ichu has been tainted by the mysterious god of the Eztli Mecatl, and his magic no longer works as it should. Elder Quilqi pushes Silluka to hone her intent before she's ready, in order to...

While Chimor is under siege, they will learn.Silluka has escaped the battle at Chimor with her brother, her girlfriend, and the ever-present Lugopo. But when they crash land on an island in the middle of the burning ocean, they quickly discover the existence of worldbeasts. The island is, in fact, a giant sea otter floating on her back.There is one house on the sea otter's belly, belonging to Maisah, the flamesmith. Maisah is one of the immortals, individua...

Forty years after landing on Lida, the colony still isn't finished.Agetha has survived many more battles than she anticipated when she first landed on her new home planet. She's older and wiser, has gained family and lost loved ones. And yet her reward for four decades of service is to be pushed to the colony's outer edges with the other aging Generationals.But that was only the beginning of her adventure.The biomass has spent years studying the int...

Welcome to the Shifting Lands.Silluka was born with only one arm and could never practice the exacting motions to summon the favor of the gods. Caught stealing, she is forced to test her powers or be branded an outcast. She fails, and loses citizenship to her village. In a fit of desperation, Silluka tries to steal a badge of citizenship from a mysterious elder, but instead, Elder Quilqi shows Silluka a different path to gain the powers of the gods, aided by an oct...

They say, "Never work with androids or children."Quirk had one job to do, deliver papers to a Milan mafia boss, before leaving Earth for his home in the asteroids. But that was before being tailed, poisoned—oh, yes—and hijacked into raising foulmouthed fourteen-year-old convent girl Angelika Moratti, aka Moth, who'd rather see him asphyxiate in space.Fleeing assassins, Quirk, Moth, and her syRen® android S-0778 ride the space elevator to the Moon, where Qui...

You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family . . .Quirk and Moth have avoided killing each other long enough to solve another case. They decide on a local job next, and take up the search for a missing scientist. How could Quirk know this new mystery put them on a headlong collision course with his troubled past, a plethora of personal issues, and a hoard of genetic hybrid creatures with an appetite for anything that moves?When their client...

The most powerful man in the solar system is going to steal the future.Besides dealing with his teenage assistant, Moth (being enticed by her mafia family to join the business), Quirk's nemesis Beatrix Potter has reappeared. The nonbinary assassin reveals an unprecedented power grab by Joshua Simister. The Old Man, aka TOM, aka Quirk's ex-father-in-law plots to snatch control of all interstellar travel from the UN. The struggle for power puts the lives of Quirk's e...

Branch Out from Antiquated Interpretations of the Tree of LifeThe Hermetic Qabala is a rich framework for understanding ourselves, our magickal workings, and the universe, but outdated descriptions often obscure its intrinsically queer and nonbinary nature. With updated, affirming metaphors and word choices, this guide makes it easy for any practitioner to understand and work with the Tree of Life.Enfys J. Book welcomes queer people to see themselves in thi...