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Authors Jason June, Sonora Reyes, and Abdi Nazemian are popular frontlist authors with new books on-sale in May, timed for Pride month. They are an eclectic mix of New York Times bestsellers, major awards winners and honors, and they all have a powerful backlist of titles that speak to the power of queer people and their communities. Jason June’s new book, Riley Weaver Needs A Date to the Gaybutante Ball, explores how labels can simultaneously limit and liberate us.Sonora’s new book, The Luis Ortega Survival Club, tells us that many young people still face challenges due to their orientation.Abdi’s new book, Only This Beautiful Moment, is about three generations of teenage boys in the same Iranian family. Aspects of Iranian, American, and queer identity play into the novel.