Anna-Marie McLemore: Difference between revisions

McLemore is a [[queer]] [[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology#L|Latinx]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gayya.org/2016/06/the-love-that-lives-here-on-queer-girls-transboys-and-sex-on-the-page/|title=The Love That Lives Here: On Queer Girls, Transboys, and Sex on the Page – YA Pride|website=www.gayya.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> which they cite as one of the reasons why they write inclusive, queer, Latinx casts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/166293761493/qa-with-author-anna-marie-mclemore|title=Q&A with Author Anna-Marie McLemore|last=@stylehatch|first=Style Hatch - http://stylehatch.co {{!}}|work=CBC Diversity|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tejeda/young-adult-authors-honor_b_5833152.html|title=Young Adult Authors Honor Hispanic Heritage Month, Share Why 'We Need Diverse Books'|last=Tejeda|first=Valerie|date=2014-09-17|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> Their husband is [[transgender]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/books/review/the-latest-in-ya-fantasy.html?_r=1|last=Giles|first=Jeff|date=11 November 2016|title=The Latest in Y.A. Fantasy|access-date=15 September 2020|language=en}}</ref> McLemore describes their work as inspired by the fairytales and stories they grew up with and their own background,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yareview.net/2017/07/interview-with-anna-marie-mclemore/|title=Interview with Anna-Marie McLemore {{!}} YARN|website=yareview.net|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> which is why many of their novels feature magical-realist themes, queer characters, and Spanish and French language.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anna-marie-mclemore/weight-of-feathers/|title=THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS by Anna-Marie McLemore|work=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/70501-gender-expressions-transgender-books-2016.html|title=Gender Expressions: Transgender Books, 2016|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> They cite Laura Esquivel's novel ''Like Water for Chocolate'' as one of the reasons they started writing<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/meet-the-lgbtq-authors-who-are-revolutionizing-ya-literature/|title=Meet the LGBTQ+ Authors Who Are Revolutionizing YA Literature|date=2016-03-17|work=The B&N Teen Blog|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref> and names Carla Trujillo, Malinda Lo, Isabel Allende, and Federico García Lorca as some of their influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://link.bookriot.com/view/56a8b7a10aea11997c8b45874n2mx.7qi/7c1dd4f3|title=New Books Oct 10, 2016|website=link.bookriot.com|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref><ref name="Serrao">{{Cite web |title=Anna-Marie McLemore previews Wild Beauty: See the cover reveal |trans-title= |last=Serrao |first=Nivea |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://ew.com/books/2017/01/06/anna-marie-mclemore-wild-beauty-cover-reveal/ |language=EN}}</ref> McLemore was named a Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Fellow in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/07/03/2011-emerging-writers-retreat-fellows/|title=2011 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows|last=Valenzuela|first=Tony|date=2011-07-03|work=Lambda Literary|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

Their debut young adult novel, ''The Weight of Feathers'', was published in 2015 by Thomas Dunne Books. It deals with themes of discrimination and marginalization<ref name="González">{{Cite web |title=Amid uncertain times, 11 new and necessary Latino books to read |last=González |first=Rigoberto |work=NBC News |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/amid-uncertain-times-11-new-necessary-latino-books-read-n689086?cid=sm_tw}}</ref> in a magical-realist story about black magic,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/150069-12-young-adult-novels-with-poc-protagonists|title=12 Awesome YA Novels Featuring POC Protagonists|last=Kovach|first=Catherine|work=Bustle|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> and includes a generational feud between Mexican-American and Romani rival families.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/exclusive-cover-reveal-the-weight-of-feathers-by-anna-marie-mclemore/|title=Exclusive Cover Reveal: The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore|date=2015-02-09|work=The B&N Teen Blog|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref> Their debut was chosen as a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist in 2016<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/12/2016-morris-award-finalists-announced|title=2016 Morris Award finalists announced|last=ALAM|date=2015-12-03|work=News and Press Center|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> and received a starred review from Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Quealy-Gainer|first=Kate|date=2015-09-15|title=The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/592408|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=69|issue=2|pages=102–102|doi=10.1353/bcc.2015.0723|issn=1558-6766}}</ref> It also was chosen for Young Adult Library Services Association's 2016 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2016-top-ten-best-fiction-young-adults|title=2016 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults|last=ALAM|date=2016-01-13|work=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref>

Their second novel, ''When the Moon Was Ours,'' a magical-realist fairytale about a transgender Pakistani-American boy and a [[cisgender]] queer Latina falling in love,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/70579-lgbtq-lit-for-children-and-teens-comes-of-age.html|title=LGBTQ Lit for Children and Teens Comes of Age|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> was published in 2016 by Thomas Dunne Books''.'' It won the James Tiptree Jr. Award<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://tiptree.org/award/2016-james-tiptree-jr-award|title=2016 James Tiptree, Jr. Award « James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award|website=James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> in 2016 and the Stonewall Honor Award<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/stonewall-book-awards-mike-morgan-larry-romans-children%E2%80%99s-young-adult-literature-award|title=Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award {{!}} Awards & Grants|website=www.ala.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> in 2017. It was also named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2016/section/teen/lists/|title=Best Teen Books of 2016 by Category|work=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> and Booklist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/When-the-Moon-Was-Ours-AnnaMarie-McLemore/pid=8202562|title=When the Moon Was Ours, by Anna-Marie McLemore {{!}} Booklist Online|website=www.booklistonline.com|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> ''When the Moon Was Ours'' received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anna-marie-mclemore/when-the-moon-was-ours/|title=WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> School Library Journal,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=when-the-moon-was-ours-by-anna-marie-mclemore-slj-review|title=When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore {{!}} SLJ Review|work=School Library Journal|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> and Booklist.<ref name=":0" />