Purple ombre background with faded illustrations of flowers throughout. In the center is a screenshot of an article on advocate.com that features Kimm Topping and their book, Generation Queer. The screenshot reads, “Explore the transformative impact of LGBTQ+ education in schools, from student-led GSAs to openly out teachers paving the way for inclusivity. Next to the screenshot is a navy circle with text that says, “Read an excerpt!”

✨We're so thrilled that Generation Queer by @kimmtopping.bsky.social & Anshika Khullar was recently featured in @advocate.com!

📚Read their exclusive excerpt of the book before you grab it from your favorite indie or request it from your local library: www.advocate.com/voices/gener...

Read an excerpt from an upcoming book celebrating young trailblazers Explore the transformative impact of LGBTQ+ education in schools, from student-led GSAs to openly out teachers paving the way for inclusivity. How did your first encounter with LGBTQ+ education shape ...

Learn more about the history of LGBTQ+ educators in this excerpt from @kimmtopping.bsky.social's GENERATION QUEER, published in the @theadvocatebr.bsky.social! 🌈⤵️

www.advocate.com/voices/gener...

Young queer activists are fighting to rebuild the world. This book isn't waiting to celebrate them. - LGBTQ Nation I had no idea so much was happening beyond my vision by a cadre of amazing young activists.

“This book, after all, is about the now, about what young LGBTQ+ people are doing to reconstruct the world.” Read this terrific review of @kimmtopping.bsky.social'sGENERATION QUEER in @lgbtqnation.com, written by founder of LGBTQ+ History Month Rodney Wilson 🌈 ⤵️

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/youn...

Look who's in Shelf Awareness! Our Pride celebration with @kimmtopping.bsky.social's Generation Queer was featured in last week's Shelf Awareness issue. https://f.mtr.cool/omdiqglhgn 

L-R: @lmscovel.bsky.social, Kimm, @stacylwhitman.bsky.social 

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WPS Author Interview Day 6: Kimm Topping WPS Author Interview Day 6:  Kimm Topping Welcome to day 6 of the Wonderland Pride Spotlight author interviews! Today I am interviewing Ki...

Today is day 6 of my #wonderlandpridespotlight project over on my #blog

Today's #authorinterview is with @kimmtopping.bsky.social

You can check it out here: readintowonderland.blogspot.com/2025/05/wps-...

#booksky #queerbooksky #readersky 💙📚✨📚

At LG Literary we hoist the Pride flag high. Read the rainbow with our authors: see @kimmtopping.bsky.social get a starred review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social; @k-wilfrid.bsky.social make the ALA's Rainbow List Top 10; and @jodipicoult.bsky.social & Jennifer Finney Boylan heralded in Booklist. 🌈✊🌈

Foreword Reviews: "An inspiring intersectional portrait of powerful young people enacting social change."

A love letter to the many generations of queer and trans youth who have committed their time and energy to demanding a better future for themselves and for humanity.

Generation Queer is hot off the presses and is part of our middle school donation set! Follow author and advocate Kimm Topping @kimmtopping.bsky.social for events near you! @leeandlow.bsky.social #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 💙📚#booksky #SchoolLibrarians

“A necessary addition to the literary canon.” Happy publication day to @kimmtopping.bsky.social! Their debut book, GENERATION QUEER, hits the shelves today – accompanied by a STARRED review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! 🤩

www.publishersweekly.com/9781643795201

Catch @kimmtopping.bsky.social's launch for GENERATION QUEER tomorrow through @allshewrotebks.bsky.social in Somerville, MA! 🥳

“All of the stories are intended to humanize: to focus on people’s joys & what they are most passionate about, & how they see the world and their futures.” @kimmtopping.bsky.social talks to @ala-booklist.bsky.social about GENERATION QUEER, out in 2 weeks. 🌈 ⤵️

www.booklistonline.com/products/980...

So excited that Generation Queer will be donated to middle schools through @openbooks501c3.bsky.social 🌈

I hope you enjoy Generation Queer!

Thank you for including Generation Queer!

“… an inspiring intersectional portrait of powerful young people enacting social change.” Fantastic review for @kimmtopping.bsky.social's GENERATION QUEER in Foreword ⤵️

www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/gene...

Image is a banner of our Generation Queer event on Saturday, May 31st, at 7:00pm at Connexion.

✨SATURDAY MAY 31st @ 7pm ✨We are SO EXCITED to welcome historian and educator @kimmtopping.bsky.social to celebrate the release of their upcoming book “Generation Queer!

✨This book launch event does require registration, and be done by visiting allshewrotebooks.com/events!

Thank you friends!! Go support @aokgrants.bsky.social 💜

Bookstores full of LGBTQ-themed new releases Novels, memoirs, and even a George Takei biography

GENERATION QUEER by @kimmtopping.bsky.social features in @washblade.bsky.social, alongside a bevy of other new LGBTQ+ books. Head on over for their roundup ⤵️

www.washingtonblade.com/2025/03/15/b...

Huge congratulations to @kimmtopping.bsky.social (one of my very first clients!) whose phenomenal GENERATION QUEER will finally be out in the world this May!!

GENERATION QUEER | Kirkus Reviews A collection of illustrated profiles of a diverse range of young queer activists, grouped into three categories: organizers, artists, and educators.

Kirkus Reviews calls GENERATION QUEER by @kimmtopping.bsky.social “joyful and inspiring”! Take a look ⤵️

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

So proud of everyone involved in making this book possible, and I can’t wait for you to read it! 🏳️‍⚧️🌈💜

could i be added please?! (: i’m a collage artist and writer 💜 thank you

lavendereducation.com/write Info here!

Nonfiction is the art of truth-telling, which we need a whole lot of right now. Meeting with writers who are interested in writing their first nonfiction book yesterday was so energizing, so I'm offering more sessions and hope to connect with more writers soon!

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.

Introducing Boston’s queer art journal club! If you’re in the Boston area, these will be wholesome artsy afternoons.

Thank you, Joan!! 💜

helloooo!!! we’re on bluesky now

Just got here and tryna connect with as many queer/trans writers, historians, artists as possible! Please share suggestions 🌸

it really is 😂