As part of our effort to profile more authors within the LGBT community, we present Lesléa Newman. Lesléa is the author of 64 books for readers of all ages including Heather Has Two Mommies and The Reluctant Daughter. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists. Her most recent book, a young adult poetry collection entitled October Mourning: A Song For Matthew Shepard, will be published by Candlewick Press in September 2012. Lesléa is a past poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts.
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