It always means a lot to me, to have something available. Last year it was “Make your own pride flag” which could include anything you’re proud of, and the year before it was a beautiful community board where people could up a little dot that reflected their gender identity. I’ll usually have a display up all month long featuring queer books, and sometimes with an activity that’s all inclusive. Busiest month of the year! But, I always make sure to do something at my library. That means constant chaos and collapsing on my couch at the end of the day due to a drained social energy tank. MKE: I rarely get to do much on a personal level because June is the start of the summer reading program in the public library world. How do you celebrate Pride Month? Are you doing anything pride-themed at your library? BA: Part of the reason I started this series is because I know June feels like a month-long holiday for many people in the queer community. I also wanna give a shout out to a recent adult romance, though: I love the whole Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole, but book 3, A Prince on Paper, had some major LGBTQ+ content that was such a beautiful surprise to find in a mainstream romance. On the book side of things, I think my favorites are both YA: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Also, I wouldn’t say the queer rep is good necessarily, but I can not look away from The Magicians TV show and my son Eliot. Good old Brooklyn 99 will always be a favorite. I’m so heartbroken over the cancellation of the reboot of One Day at a Time on Netflix! So worth watching though. ENGLAND: I’m definitely more of a TV person than a movie person.

I’m so excited to have them on my blog, and I hope you all enjoy this interview as much as I did.īEN ACE: Hi, M.K.! Welcome to 30 Days of Pride, and thank you so much for participating! To start off this Q&A, why don’t you talk a bit about some of your favorite media (TV, movie, books, music, etc.) with queer representation?

They’re here to talk about queer rep in sci-fi and in their books, celebrating pride month, and a whole lot more. England, the author of The Disasters (2018) and the upcoming Spellhacker (2020). Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, I’d like to welcome M.K.

Spellhacker by M.K. England