![]() This spotlight has been long time coming: LaCour’s YA debut Hold Still, a tender story of grief and hopeful queer love, came out in 2009. ![]() You’ve probably seen the gorgeous cover of Yerba Buena, LaCour’s atmospheric adult debut about two star-crossed young women navigating trauma, family, and romance, anywhere from Book of the Month to Target’s book club. These days, thanks to the tireless and trailblazing work of authors like LaCour, it’s easier than ever to find lesbian books. Without a local indie full of helpful queer booksellers to guide me, I walked into Barnes & Noble armed with a listicle of queer books, typed Nina’s name into the computer in the young adult section, and went home with Everything Leads To You. Books like that weren’t easy to come by in 2014. The first time I ever bought a romance about two girls at a bookstore, Nina LaCour’s name was on the spine. ![]()
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