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Wordclay Author Reviewed in ‘The Gay & Lesbian Review’

December 3, 2009 at 12:43 pm katemorgan1 Leave a comment

We’re excited to announce that Wordclay author A.J. Walkley was featured in the November/December 2009 issue of ‘The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide’ for her book, Queer Greer.

The review by Sheela Lambert entitled “The Young and the Bi”, highlighted three books each portraying a teenage girl struggling and accepting her bisexuality. Lambert praised Walkley’s realistic portrayal of Greer’s struggle with her torn feelings for both a boy and a girl. Lambert also stated, “All three authors have a good ear and create an authentic teen voice in their narration and dialogue. All three successfully capture the angst of adolescence: the pressure on teenage girls to be thin and feminine and to have a boyfriend; the loneliness, isolation and confusion experienced by teens who are different; and so on.”

Published in early 2009, Queer Greer chronicles the life of Greer MacManus, a teenage girl trying to navigate high school while having feelings for a boy and a girl. As she begins to experiment with drugs, self-mutilation and her own sexuality, she finds herself alone. Throughout the entire book she learns how to be comfortable with her bisexuality and embrace who she truly is. 

A.J. Walkley is a reporter, freelance writer and novelist from Fairfield County, Connecticut. She graduated from Dickinson College in May 2007 with a degree in English and minors in creative writing and film. After spending three months in Malawi with the Peace Corps, Walkley returned to the U.S. and now works as a media correspondent in the United Nations.

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Happy writing,

Kate

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