Author-curated reading lists

In celebration of Pride, we've asked some of our favourite authors from the community to share their top picks to read for Pride (and beyond!). Take a look at selections from Gabe Cole Novoa, John Paul Brammer, Jen Winston, Munroe Bergdorf, and Kenny Ethan Jones.

Gabe Cole Novoa (he/him) is an award-winning, NYT-bestselling author known for speculative fiction about characters examining and discovering their own identities. Gabe has an MFA in Writing for Children and formerly wrote YA dystopian sci-fi under the pseudonym Ava Jae. You can find him on his popular writing-based YouTube channel, 'bookishpixie' or across social media sites: @thegabecole.

John Paul Brammer (he/him) is an author, illustrator and columnist from Oklahoma, currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. Brammer writes the queer advice column, ¡Hola Papi!, on Substack and became an opinion columnist for the Washington Post in 2021. In his art, Brammer often draws inspiration from his multicultural background.

Munroe Bergdorf (she/they) is an internationally-renowned activist, model, author of 'Transitional' (Bloomsbury, 2023), and broadcaster. In 2022, she joined British Vogue as a Contributing Editor. A UN Women Changemaker since 2019, she was then appointed as a UN Women UK National Champion in 2023. Munroe also serves as an ambassador for the gender variant and transgender youth charity, Mermaids. On the broadcasting front, she hosts the podcast ‘The Way We Are’, and fronts MTV's hit show, Queerpiphany. Her voice has echoed in venues from Oxford University to the United Nations Headquarters.

Jen Winston (she/they) is a writer and creative director who lives in Brooklyn with her partner and dogs. A Lambda Literary finalist, Jen's work on the intersection of politics, sex and technology has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. You can find Jen on Instagram: @jenerous.