“Stone Fruit” by Lee Lai (Fantagraphic Books).“Black Girl, Call Home” by Jasmine Mans (Berkley).“Light From Uncommon Stars” by Ryka Aoki (Tor Books).“Last Night at the Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo (Dutton Books, and imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) Stonewall Honor Books in Literature “Too Bright to See” by Kyle Lukoff (Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) 'Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir' by Akwaeke Emezi (Riverhead Books) Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award 'Sorrowland' by Rivers Solomon (MCDxFSG) Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award

The award is announced in January and presented to the winning authors or editors at the American Library Association Annual Conference in June or July. The Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award, the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. By leaving, Liam is allowing Regan to actually grow as a person-which is a pretty incredible gift.The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table. Now that Liam is leaving, Regan will have to live out her own life and figure out what she wants to do and who she wants to become. Regan has been so bogged down by Luna's problems that she's been unable to live her own life, and so in letting Liam go, she's also able to say hello to herself and start working on her own individuality. Her brother will have disappeared forever and in his place, she'll gain Luna, her new sister. This is a particularly poignant moment because Regan isn't just saying goodbye to Liam for the time being-if all goes according to plan, she'll actually never see Liam again.

'Good-bye, Liam.' I spoke the words aloud so their music filled my head: 'Hello, Regan.' (26.168) As Regan watches her board the train, she says a final goodbye to the brother she once had: After a big blowout with their dad, Luna decides to go to Seattle in order to start her life and transition.

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