Join us for a brilliant evening with authors Dean Atta (
I Can’t Even Think Straight
), Leon Egan (
Lover Birds
), and William Hussey (
The Boy I Love
), discussing their brilliant novels and all things Queer Pride in YA (and life in general).The Book Bundle & Ticket option includes a copy of all three books (RRP £8.99 each) and admission.
About the Books
I Can’t Even Think Straight
From the author of verse novel The Black Flamingo comes another immersive queer coming-of-age as Kai wonders whether he's ready to come out in the new school year.
Lover Birds
Two school students start to feel a spark of romance despite their open dislike of each other in this engaging and emotional queer romcom debut.
The Boy I Love
Poignant and devastatingly beautiful, Hussey's moving YA love story finds two young men fighting for their country drawn together in the trenches of the First World War.
About the Authors
Dean Atta is the author of YA novels-in-verse 
The Black Flamingo
 and 
Only on the Weekends
. Named as 'one of poetry's greatest modern voices' (Gay Times). 
The Black Flamingo
 was a top-selling debut of 2020 and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, CILIP Carnegie Medal, The Jhalak Prize and The YA Book Prize.
 
The Black Flamingo
 was also awarded the prestigious Stonewall Book Award and the Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Award 2020, and sold to the US in a five-way publisher auction.Leon Egan (he/they) is a trans author from Liverpool. Shortly after graduating from an MA in Publishing, the world fell apart, so mostly he’s just been getting a lot of writing done. Leon is the writer and producer of scripted fiction podcast Tell No Tales and their debut YA novel
 
Lover Birds
 published in 2024.William Hussey is the award-winning author of over a dozen novels, including the critically-acclaimed 
Hideous Beauty
, 
The Outrage
, and 
Broken Hearts and Zombie Parts
. William has spent over a decade visiting schools in the UK and internationally, teaching creative writing to young people and presenting workshops on LGBTQ+ lives and fundamental human rights. William lives in Dumfries with his partner Chris, his faithful dog Bucky and a vivid imagination.
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