Title: Proud
Author: Juno Dawson (compiled by)
Pages: 352
Publisher: Stripes
Release Date: 7th March 2019
Blurb from Goodreads:
A stirring, bold and moving
anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new
talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride.
Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of
the LGBTQ+ community. Compiled by Juno Dawson, author of THIS BOOK IS
GAY and CLEAN.
A celebration of LGBTQ+ talent, PROUD is a thought-provoking, funny, emotional read.
Contributors: Steve Antony, Dean Atta, Kate Alizadeh, Fox Benwell, Alex Bertie, Caroline Bird, Fatti Burke, Tanya Byrne, Moïra Fowley-Doyle, Frank Duffy, Simon James Green, Leo Greenfield, Saffa Khan, Karen Lawler, David Levithan, Priyanka Meenakshi, Alice Oseman, Michael Lee Richardson, David Roberts, Cynthia So, Kay Staples, Jessica Vallance, Kristen Van Dam and Kameron White.
Following A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, winner of the YA BOOK PRIZE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2018
My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book
in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Stripes and NetGalley*
Proud
is an anthology made up of short stories, poetry and artwork.
The
contributors are LGBTQ+ authors/illustrators, some of them new
talent, and others established.
Proud
was compiled by Juno Dawson.
I
really liked the idea of an anthology featuring LGBTQ+ stories/poems
from LGBTQ+ creators.
There
was a good variety of stories - some of which I enjoyed more than
others, but there were none that I didn't like.
There
was artwork after each story/piece of poetry featuring a scene from
the story/poem, which I thought was a nice idea.
I
found this anthology to be refreshing, thought-provoking and unique.
I'm glad that I read it and I would recommend it to anyone looking to
read more LGBTQ+ content.
Overall
this was an enjoyable read.
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