I received "The Making of American Girl" coffee table book and opening it honestly felt like opening a time capsule from my childhood. The beautiful hardcover book goes behind the scenes of how American Girl was created, tracing the journey from founder Pleasant Rowland’s original vision to the launch of beloved historical characters like Samantha Parkington, Kirsten, and Molly. It’s filled with archival photos, original sketches, early catalog pages, character concepts, and stories about how the brand became such a huge part of so many childhoods.

Check out our interview with Hazel Newlevant, the author of "Queer and How We Got Here."

Velvet Green Summer is all about family; the one we are born into and the one we create as we pass through life. That is perhaps a theme that resonates even more with the LGBTQ community, as so many of us have had to move away from our biological families and had to create new ones as we move through life.

Season 18 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” could have been called “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Florida vs. The World” with so many performers from the Sunshine State battling it out for the crown. Juicy Love Dion is not just part of a famed legacy family like The Dion’s of South Florida, but rose to the top of the pack on Season 18 as the winner of the Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa!

Step, step, tap, back step. Shimmy in a circle, left hand waving over your head, shake your tail feathers, repeat to the beat. Once was a time when you could do any dance in your sleep, but it’s been awhile. So read “Mighty Real” by Barry Walters, and see if your toes don’t tap.

Looking for a graphic novel series to dive into this summer? Well, we have you covered with a list of some titles to pick up and add to your TBR now!