A memoir blue8/14/2023 ![]() ![]() "A personal examination of what it's like to grow up as a black and queer young man. All Boys Aren’t Blue is a game changer." - Bitch Magazine The game was released on Ma1 2 for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and on Novemfor iOS. Johnson’s book is geared toward young adults-a market that needs this level of realness about everything from finding and harboring joy to bullying to navigating queerness. A Memoir Blue is an interactive story and video game developed by studio Cloisters Interactive and published by Annapurna Interactive. In a publishing landscape in need of queer black voices, readers who are sorting through similar concepts will be grateful to join him on the journey." - Publishers Weekly "Johnson’s debut is a collection of heartfelt personal essays revolving around themes of identity and family. Johnson anchors the text with encouragement and realistic guidance for queer Black youth." - School Library Journal This young adult memoir is a contemporary hallmark of the blossoming genre. "The conversational tone will leave readers feeling like they are sitting with an insightful friend. the personal stories and the healing and reconciliation of self in this title are all undeniably honest and relatable-a reminder of our shared imperfection and humanity." - Booklist Still living and waiting for our stories to be told-to tell them ourselves.' A critical, captivating, merciful mirror for growing up black and queer today." "This title opens new doors, as the author insists that we don't have to anchor stories such as his to tragic ends: 'Many of us are still here. From Cloisters Interactive, A Memoir Blue is an interactive poem about a superstar athlete and the all-encompassing love between mother and daughter. Developed and published by Cloisters Interactive, Annapurna Interactive. "An exuberant, unapologetic memoir infused with a deep but cleareyed love for its subjects." - The New York Times A Memoir Blue (1.75 GB) is an Adventure video game. ![]() Publishers Weekly Anti-Racist Reading List PickĢ021 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Pick Optioned for television by Gabrielle Unionįeatured on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, MSNBC and Fox SoulĪ Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 Praise For All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto… Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults.Ī Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020. ![]() Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature storiesįrom the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.īoth a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. ![]()
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