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“Banana Menorah” is out now, everywhere books are sold!
My fourth picture book, illustrated by Karl West and published by Apples & Honey Press/Behrman House, already has four strong trade reviews! Here’s just one:
“A Hanukkah tale sure to ignite kids’ creativity.” —Kirkus Reviews
Read the rest of the early praise here.
Cool Stuff for Queer Kids
(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)
Banana Menorah Launch, Year-End Lists, Interviews, and a Copy Edit Completed… Lee Wind Dec 2025 Update
Banana Menorah LaunchMy 8th book, the picture book BANANA MENORAH published last month, and I had a wonderful time at Pages, my local indie bookstore where I was one of two authors they hosted for the Manhattan Beach holiday pier lighting celebration. There were live...
Two Early October events and Queer KidLit Recommendations!
Hello community! Join me Online: On Saturday Oct 4, 2025, my picture book Love of the Half-Eaten Peach (beautifully illustrated by Jieting Chen) is one of five finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards in the children's books category! They're doing an all-day...
Lee Wind Author Updates for August 2025 – A Lambda Literary Finalist spot for “Love of the Half-Eaten Peach,” Early Reviews from SLJ & PW for “Banana Menorah,” and more
Hi Community! I'm working hard to stay focused in this moment where the forces of chaos rage, wanting all of our attention so we have nothing left for kindness, or art, or standing up for each other in community. Part of that is this monthly exercise of sharing the...
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My Occasional Podcast
(Because stories — especially our Queer stories and history — should be available for all.)
Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast
Listen to my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety. The idea is to empower Queer teens and their allies with the information that would have changed my life if I’d learned it back when I was a closeted Gay Jewish 13 year old who loved adventure books but thought history had nothing to do with me.
I’m also doing the occasional podcast episode about other things, too… Listen wherever you listen to podcasts!
- Podcast announcement
- Lee Wind author photo
(credit Joanna DeGeneres) - Podcast logo
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Recent Media
Big Gay Fiction podcast -- Audiobook Connection podcast -- Read Your World Instagram Live -- Mombian article-- Paper Phoenix Ink interview -- Publishers Weekly (“Love of the Half-Eaten Peach” announcement) -- Publishers Weekly (“A Different Kind of Brave” announcement) -- Books that Make You podcast -- Remarkable Leadership Lessons podcast -- and more to come!
