‘Love & Other Natural Disasters’ review: A trope-y summer romance from Misa Sugiura

It’s been a banner year for fake dating in queer YA romances. Misa Sugiura’s new rom-com, Love & Other Natural Disasters, takes the trope to San Francisco.

‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ review: Arlo Parks exudes kindness and warmth on rich, dazzling debut

In case you weren’t aware. we’re living in stressful times, and a lot of people are justifiably upset about it. The planet’s been swept by a pandemic, drastic climate change, and any number of deadly -isms, and even as we…

Interview: Ana Ortiz Talks About the Importance of Love, Victor

We at the Young Folks had the pleasure of speaking with Ana Oritz about her role in Hulu’s new series, Love, Victor. Coming off of the success of the 2018 film Love, Simon, the show is set in the same…

Celebrate Pride Month with 10 LGBTQ+ Romances

Happy Pride Month! 2020 is definitely a year of amazing books, and the same can be said for LGBTQ+ books. With the first half of the year already passed, celebrate the month of being true to you with one of…

Pride Picks: Top LGBTQ+ Novels for Pride Month

Happy Pride Month, everyone! This marks a time dedicated to celebrating the voices, faces, contributions, and lives of anyone identifying as LGBTQ+. This month is the time to shine light on LGBTQ+ portrayal and representation, both in real life and…

Rachel McAdams stars in Disobedience [Trailer]

Bleecker Street unveiled the first trailer for Disobedience, the Orthodox Jewish lesbian romance coming in late April.  Based on the Naomi Alderman novel of the same name, the film premiered in September during the Toronto International Film Festival. Sebastián Leilo…

Stephanie Beatriz Talks The Light of The Moon, Brooklyn Nine-Nine & Coming Out

Actress Stephanie Beatriz took some time out of her schedule recently to talk to The Young Folks about indie film The Light of the Moon, FOX sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and how terrifying it can be to come out. Thanks for…