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jonny garza villa

@jgv.bsky.social

they/them sagittarius sun and award winning writer

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jonny garza villa@jgv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“If you want more nuanced explorations of masculinity and bisexuality in your sports romances, Jonny Garza Villa’s Futbolista is a must-read […] An adaptation of this endearing coming-of-age story and swoon-worthy romance could be a real banger.” 💙⚽️ bookriot.com/sports-roman...

One of These Books Is the Next HEATED RIVALRY

Read these queer sports romances now to be first aboard the bandwagon for the next HEATED RIVALRY-esque fandom.

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Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy Friday! Your assignment for the weekend: Tell a favorite author how much they mean to you. Find 'em on socials, hit up the contact form on their website, email their agent. It's rough out there & these little moments of connection & validation help us keep our heads up. Thank you!

Sonido Reyes@sonidoreyes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Had the BEST time chatting with @alechiadow.bsky.social and @jgv.bsky.social for our latest Bidi Bidi Book Pod episode! We talked about staying cozy in a harsh industry, the magic of whimsy, and held some much needed space for celebrating our wins.

A graphic with author headshots of Alechia Dow, Jonny Garza Villa, and Sonido Reyes with purple and blue lettering that reads: Bidi Bidi Book Pod! ep #04 Alechia Dow is Our Cozy Queen
jonny garza villa@jgv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

the Trans Rights Readathon is here! if you need more books for your stack or want to get in on the fun, mind if an enby author shows off a couple recs— 🤎 Ander & Santi Were Here / enby, aries, muralist mc; set in Texas; very Mexican; art and tacos; big FUCK ICE energy; you’re gonna cry [1/2]

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚@cknightwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today started with the excitement about TTMH and book sales... Then I needed a good ol' bag of blood transfused because I'm still in the thick of this recovery. And we still need help. Please. Every cent helps.

Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚@cknightwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My autoimmune disease is progressive and terminal; it will make me blind, paralyze me completely, end my life. I have to constantly battle back against it, and I've been doing the bare minimum for years because of cost. I need more, and I need help. Every single cent helps. ko-fi.com/cknightwrites

jonny garza villa@jgv.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bidi Bidi Bring Yourself Over To Whatever You Use To Listen To Podcasts Because We’ve Got Another Episode For Y’all! 💜💃🏽

Sonido Reyes@sonidoreyes.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Episode two of Bidi Bidi Book Pod is live! This time @jgv.bsky.social and I chatted with the icon, the powerhouse, the captain of the second chance romance PR team, @julianwinters.bsky.social 💜 You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or just click here: bidibidibookpod.com/episodes/jul...

a graphic with Julian Winters' author headhsot beside Sonido Reyes and Jonny Garza Villa's author headshots. Purple font with a blue shadow reads: bidi bidi book pod! ep. #02 Julian Winters believes in second chances.
jonny garza villa@jgv.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wrote a new adult romance about an incredibly bisexual, chicano, Crocs-wearing soccer goalkeeper who falls for his philosophy classmate after kissing him at his first college party and finds the courage to fight for himself, his dreams, his greatness, and the guy he’s falling in love with 💙🍍⚽️

cover of FUTBOLISTA by Jonny Garza Villa
Anya K. Jordan@anyakjordan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bisexual stories 🌈📚 often disappear in the algorithms that decide our place in search engines and marketplaces. Time again for a thread to share #books, #novels and #poetry by #bi writers, or about bi stories, or with bi characters! 📚👀💙📚📢 #author #writingcommunity #queer

jonny garza villa@jgv.bsky.social · last yr.

barely on here but anyways most of my free time lately has been spent 💨🥬🤪-ing and playing Baldur’s Gate 3, so have some screenshots of my half-elf College of Swords Bard named Lindelin 🖤 in my head, pre-worm-thing he invented rock music and had a band named The Booming Blades

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We Need Diverse Books@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Here are some excerpts from their interview, where they discuss what readers can expect from FUTBOLISTA, what it was like writing about a soccer player, wanting to impart expressions of positive masculinity, and how readers can show up for authors affected by book bans.

Graphic with a white-gray gradient background displaying a pull-quote from WNDB’s interview with Jonny Garza Villa. The quote says, “I think, as a queer person, and especially as a queer person of color, the most courageous act one could do is to choose to love themself, wholly and completely.” In the bottom left-hand corner is a mock-up image of a hardcover copy of “Futbolista” by Jonny Garza Villa.Graphic with a white-gray gradient background displaying a pull-quote from WNDB’s interview with Jonny Garza Villa. The quote says, “I want to present a masculinity that shows it’s okay to be emotional around people you trust and care about; how fraternity, in that sense, in being unafraid to be close to your guy friends, to celebrate and struggle and care for them as they do you, to be brothers, doesn’t take away from your masculinity. If anything, it’s the purest celebration of it.” In the bottom left-hand corner is a mock-up image of a hardcover copy of “Futbolista” by Jonny Garza Villa.
We Need Diverse Books@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Stonewall Award Winning author, Jonny Garza Villa, was kind enough to stop by the WNDB newsletter to “spill the tea” on their new release, FUTBOLISTA — a classmates-to-friends-to-lovers new adult romance that’s equal parts raunchy, heartfelt, queer, and abundantly Mexican-American!

Graphic with a white-gray gradient background. On the right-hand side is a headshot of author Jonny Garza Villa and an image of a mock-up hardcover of their latest book, “Futbolista”. On the left-hand side is a quote from Jonny that reads as follows: “Don’t wait for those most banned books lists. Actively look to diversify your TBRs and your book-shelves yourself. If you picked up a book by a white author last time you were at the book-store or library, pick up a book by a BIPOC author next time. If you picked up a book by a straight author last time, next time pick up one by a queer and/or trans author. If you liked that BIPOC book, that queer book, that trans book, tell your friends.”
Rosiee Thor@rosieethor.bsky.social · last yr.

This is How We Roll is my forthcoming anthology of queer D&D themed stories! Editing this anthology was such a dream come true and I love every single one! It comes out this fall, so a preorder for the fam perhaps??

On a muted rainbow background, the 3D book cover for This is How We Roll (A foursome of players surround a table. The DM with light brown skin and hair in a bun holds a d20 between her fingers and sits in a wheelchair. The players are a white gender nonconforming person with two toned hair and a mug that says dice goblin, a dark skinned girl with hoop earrings looking flirtatiously at the DM, and a boy with dark hair and gold hued skin wearing a sweat band in the colors of the trans flag. Above them, a large speech bubble depicts their characters: a firbolg with a dagger and bow, a blue skinned trifling in a purple dress, and a green skinned half-orc wearing heavy armor.) with the lesbian, asexual, trans, pride, bisexual, gay, and non-binary flags. Text bullet points read: Queer D&D stories, self discovery, finding your people, contemporary & SFF, flirting across the table. Below is the lineup: Anna Meriano, M.K. England, Andrew Joseph White, Tara Sim, Jonny Garza Villa, Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos, Linsey Miller, DeAndra Davis, Margaret Owen, Marieke Nijkamp, Akemi Dawn Bowman