Naomi Kanakia

In this queer contemporary YA, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story, Nandan’s perfect plan for junior year goes awry after he hooks up with a guy for the first time. Nandan’s got a plan to make his junior year perfect, but hooking up with his friend Dave isn’t part of it—especially because Nandan has never been into guys. Still, Nandan’s willing to give a relationship with him a shot. But the more his anxiety grows about what his sexuality means for himself, his friends, and his social life, the more he wonders whether he can just take it all back. Is breaking up with Dave—the only person who’s ever really gotten him—worth feeling “normal” again?

We Are Totally Normal

Charlie Jane Anders

Lina Rather

Gwen C. Katz

John Wiswell

Anya Johanna DeNiro

Innocent Chizaram Ilo

Gem Isherwood

L.D. Lewis

Kristen Koopman

RB Lemberg

Nicasio Andres Reed

Gabriela Santiago

Waverly SM

Carlie St. George

Brendan Williams-Childs

We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020, edited by series editor Charles Payseur and guest editor C.L. Clark, showcases sixteen queer science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories published in a difficult year.

Within these pages: A trans woman growing plums on a distant moon. Queer shape shifters falling in love despite brutal intolerance. Video game urban legends. Magic onions. Art history. Archaeology. The tropes of classic movies dashed and subverted. The fragile freedom found in online gaming. True crime podcasts. A non-binary house who refused to eat children.

We're honored to amplify these incredible stories for a wider audience.

Contributors: Charlie Jane Anders, Anya Johanna DeNiro, Innocent Chizaram Ilo, Gem Isherwood, L.D. Lewis, Naomi Kanakia, Gwen C. Katz, Kristen Koopman, RB Lemberg, Lina Rather, Nicasio Andres Reed, Gabriela Santiago, Waverly SM, Carlie St. George, Brendan Williams-Childs, & John Wiswell.

The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020

We're Here

Just Happy to Be Here

Ever wonder why some books make it to bookstore shelves and some books sit on the author's hard drive forever? The secret isn't the quality of the writing or storytelling. It's not even 'who you know.' It's all about one thing: Does the publishing industry believe your book has the potential to be a bestseller?The Cynical Writer's Guide to the Publishing Industry is a manual for playing on agents' and editors' preconceptions and expectations. It teaches you how to get the industry players excited about your book's potential to become a bestseller.This isn't about selling out or compromising your vision. It's about generating excitement for the book you've written-and excitement, more than anything, determines which books get acquired and which don't. .

How to Convince the Gatekeepers That Your Book Is a Potential Bestseller

The Cynical Writer's Guide to the Publishing Industry

Naomi Kanakia

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