Sophie Labelle is an internationally renowned visual artist and author from the South Shore of Montreal, in French Canada. She is the transgender cartoonist behind Assigned Male, a webcomic about a group of queer and trans teenagers that has been running since 2014 and has touched millions of readers.
- A book for middle graders about a trans character that doesn’t focus on the character’s transition, or dwell exclusively on negative aspects of being trans.
- Sophie Labelle’s webcomic, Assigned Male, features the character of Ciel and has a huge following on a number of different platforms online.
- Sophie’s facebook page (@lasophielabelle) has almost 54,000 followers, and she also has popular followings on Tumblr, Twitter, and web/comic platforms.
- In 2020, Sophie Labelle has over one hundred planned lectures, book signings, events and talks, around the world from Asia to Europe to North America.
- Promotion at national and regional school, library and trade conferences
- Extensive ARC distribution, advance e-galleys
- Author interview on blog and social media promotion
- Reach-out to diversity, LGBTQ+ media (traditional, social, and online)
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This charming novel depicts a realistic slice of life as a nonbinary teen.
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