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National Book Foundation > Author > Anna-Marie McLemore
Anna-Marie McLemore writes magical realism and fairy tales that are as queer, Latine, and nonbinary as they are. More about this author >
New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Wisconsin, has no interest in the city’s glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future—and his life as a man—and benefit his family. More about this book >
Graciela Cristales’ whole world changes after she and a boy she barely knows are assaulted at the same party. She loses her gift for making enchanted pan dulce. Neighborhood trees vanish overnight, while mirrored glass appears, bringing reckless magic with it. And Ciela is haunted by what happened to her, and what happened to the boy whose name she never learned. More about this book >
To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel's wrist, and rumors say she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees, and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel's skin, and they're willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up. More about this book >
Anna-Marie McLemore writes magical realism and fairy tales that are as queer, Latine, and nonbinary as they are. Their books include The Weight of Feathers, a 2016 William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist; 2017 Stonewall Honor Book When The Moon Was Ours, which was Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and was the winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Award; Wild Beauty; Blanca & Roja; Miss Meteor, co-authored with Tehlor Kay Mejia; Dark And Deepest Red; The Mirror Season, which was also Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and the recently released Lakelore and Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix.
(Photo credit: Elliott McLemore)