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Anna-Marie McLemore, BookRiot, Diversity in YA, Justina Ireland, link roundup, magical realism, Meagan Rivers, reproductive rights
Every now and again I find the urge to share things I have loved on the Internet. So, here are some recent-ish things I have loved on the Internet that you may not have seen:
BookRiot is celebrating a BlackOut with a full day of content by black authors, about black issues, including this post on Moving Past Octavia Butler by local BAMF Justina Ireland.
Birthday by Birthday, a Starter Library for Young Feminists, by Melissa Albert for B&N Teen Blog
Reproductive Rights Don’t Start and End with Abortion, by Meagan Rivers
5 Reasons I love Writing Lesbian Romance, by Rebekah Weatherspoon (her first post for AfterEllen)
Author Alisha Rai Storified a great bunch of helpful tweets with diverse Romance recommendations (obviously Second Position by Katherine Locke is a personal fave, and I can tell you from hearing Sonali Dev read aloud at an event we both did that A Bollywood Affair is a must-buy, but I’m excited for the rest!)
Where Our Magic Lives: a Queer Latina on Magical Realism, by Anna-Marie McLemore for Diversity in YA. This is a gorgeous post on the importance of the cultural origins of magical realism as rooted in oppression, by the author of the incredible new magical realism YA, The Weight of Feathers.
The Daily Dahlia 