The Letter Q
“A veritable who's-who of the LGBT creative world.”
BOOKLIST
starred review
“A thoughtful, humorous,
moving collection.
Read together, the letters become
a powerful refrain.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“This book might be
a life saver...
and could function as an author list,
as well, for teens wanting to read
more about People Like Us.”
HORN BOOK
9780545399326 | $17.99 | May 2012
LaShonda Katrice Barnett
Marion Dane Bauer
Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Amy Bloom
Anne Bogart
Paige Braddock
Melanie Braverman
Nick Burd
Jennifer Camper
Bill Clegg
Bruce Coville
Howard Cruse
Michael Cunningham
Ray Daniels
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Stacey D'Erasmo
Carole DeSanti
Diane DiMassa
Michael DiMotta
Mayra Lazara Dole
Colman Domingo
Larry Duplechan
David Ebershoff
Paula Gilovich
Jewelle Gomez
Brent Hartinger
Adam Haslett
Randall Kenan
Lucy Knisley
David Leavitt
James Lecesne
Arthur Levine
David Levithan
Ali Liebegott
Malinda Lo
Gregory Maguire
Jaye Maiman
Armistead Maupin
Richard McCann
J. D. McClatchy
Terrence McNally
Erika Moen
Sarah Moon
Martin Moran
Eileen Myles
Michael Nava
Jasika Nicole
Eric Orner
Erik Orrantia
Julie Anne Peters
Christopher Rice
Paul Rudnick
Rakesh Satyal
Brian Selznick
Carter Sickels
Susan Stinson
Lucy Thurber
Tony Valenzuela
Maurice Vellekoop
Linda Villarosa
Marc Wolf
Jacqueline Woodson
Bil Wright
Doug Wright
CONTRIBUTORS
Life-saving letters from a glittering list of authors.
This book was conceived as part of the response to a spate of suicides among LGBTQ youth that revealed how vulnerable and isolated these teens often still are. The popularity of the "It Gets Better" You-Tube campaign shows how badly needed are messages that tell LGBTQ teenagers that they will be ok if they just hang on.
The Letter Q takes this one step further by moving beyond the simple platitude of "it gets better" to tell a deeper and more personal story for each of its contributors. Each letter is like a tightly focused biography, where the writer reveals an aspect of his or herself that speaks to the heart of what's important to LGBTQ teens.
This is a book that should be available to every LGBTQ kid coming of age today, and fans of this stellar list of authors.