A funny and pertinent book about being lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, transgender or just curious - for everybody, no matter their gender or sexuality.
Queen of Teen 2014 James Dawson is the multi award-winning author of dark teen thrillers HOLLOW PIKE, CRUEL SUMMER, SAY HER NAME and UNDER MY SKIN. In 2015, he released his first contemporary romance, ALL OF THE ABOVE. His first non-fiction book, BEING A BOY tackled puberty, sex and relationships in a frank and funny fashion. A follow up for young LGBT people, THIS BOOK IS GAY came out in 2014. James is a regular contributor to Attitude Magazine, GT and The Guardian and has contributed to news items on BBC Women's Hour, Front Row, This Morning and Newsnight concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education. James's titles have received rave reviews and his books have been translated into more than ten languages. James writes full time and lives in South London. James is a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL.Follow James at either www.askjamesdawson.com or at www.jamesdawsonbooks.com or on Twitter: @_jamesdawson
The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager,
told in the voice of a wise best friend.
*Patrick Ness*
A brave, funny, indignant look at what it means to grow up as
LGTBQ.
*Metro*
Funny, wise and utterly pragmatic this is a brilliant readable and
informative book... which could not only help teens become more at
ease in their own skin as they work out the details of who they
are, but could change your entire school culture, for the
better.
*Teach Secondary*
Filling an important gap in non-fiction publishing is this frank,
funny and very welcome exploration of gender and sexuality.
*The Bookseller*
Frank and funny
*Now magazine*
It's impossible to overstate the importance of a book like this
*Gay Community News*
A fantastic book for classrooms and school libraries, This Book is
Gay is a must-read for teachers and parents, as well as teens
themselves.
*Liverpool Echo*
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