The Anxious Author

  June is known far and wide as Pride Month, and though several other things are celebrated in June (such as Juneteenth and Flag Day), Pride is widely celebrated in the literary community. This is due partially because of authors in the LGBTQIA community, partially because of readers in the LGBTQIA community, and partially because character diversity in literature is seen as a mark of a good writer.   Our June author spotlight focuses on an author that believes strongly in Pride Month. Pixie Chica is a romance author who specializes in both LGBT and straight relationships.    "Most of my books are 18+ with the exception of the Sweetville books," stated Chica. "Those may be enjoyed by older teens, but I do warn there are cuss words, so I refrain from advertising them [the Sweetville books] as YA books."   Becoming an author came naturally to Chica, who has enjoyed writing for as long as she can remember. "I've always written for pleasure," explained Chi

         I realized I never announced April's book of the month. I had planned to announce our April author spotlight, but the book came from our May author spotlight, so I decided to hold off.    Madison Granger's The Rising of Amelia was by far my favorite book I read in April. Therefore, I had to choose it. It's the sequel to The Awakening of Amelia , which has vampires, magic, and a complex plot. Loved it.    For May...uh...well, I wish I could say I'm back on track to reach my reading goal for 2022. I'm not. I'm currently 25 books behind schedule. I'm seizing this opportunity to read some graphic novels and shorter works on my to-be-read lists. However, June is pride month and I'm trying to locate books with demisexual characters to read. I also have other LGBTQIA books on my TBR.   May's book of the month was an easy pick. Like Granger's, I knew May's book would be out BOTM when I was halfway through its story.    Angelina Kerner recent