June 11, 2020

After JK Rowling posted transphobic content online, NBC put together a list of summer reading alternatives and included Felix. 

May 26, 2020

Lunch Ticket is the literary and art journal put out by Antioch University in LA. Adrien and I had a wide-ranging conversation about writing, politics, and gender.

October 20, 2019

Advocate feature writer Donald Padgett interviewed me back in June about Felix and Zen and what I'm trying to accomplish with my books. His exclusive article now appears on their online and print platforms.

August 24, 2019

Zen finds herself in excellent company in this list from the Advocate of 30 queer-friendly books for young adults, kids, and families.

August 19, 2019

Montréal-based podcasters Kadi and Teffer have a wide-ranging conversation about Zenobia, noting a bunch of stuff no other reviewers have ever talked about. A really aware and nuanced read. Yes, thank you!

July 31, 2019

This Minnesota-based 4th grade teacher and book blogger picked up a copy of Zen at #NerdCampMI, and felt moved to write a strong assessment. 

June 28, 2019

For Pride, Shelf Awareness invited Meredith and me to have a conversation for publication. I had a blast emailing back and forth with her. The finished piece is edited down to about one tenth of its original length. Ha!

June 27, 2019

Blogger Jamie Sugah included Zen in a series of books reviewed during Pride. I love the name of the blog. :-)

June 27, 2019

Abby Arsenault did a really nice job, I thought, on this piece. "Trans Author gives voice to 'Rainbow Humans.'"

June 22, 2019

This Canadian book blogger does not make her name easy to find, so I can't credit her by name, but it seems a well-established and well-run blog.

June 14, 2019

The review writer is Terry Hong from Smithsonian BookDragon, which has the tagline, "Books for the Multi-Culti Reader.

June 13, 2019

In "The Halfway Helpful Stories of my Childhood," I look back on some of the re-read favorites of my years as an unexpressed trans girl, examining how they helped me, and how they let me down.

June 09, 2019

Brightly is a blog platform with the tagline, "Raise Kids Who Love to Read." My article for them is "Why I Write Realistic and Relatable Young Rainbow Characters."

June 07, 2019

It's always a pleasure talking with Peter Biello at New Hampshire Public Radio. We got into the origins of Zen, the universal horror of middle school, word geekery, and a little politics too.

June 05, 2019

Rainbow book blogger Dahlia Adler has been a consistent friend of my writing, and I am so grateful. Her post includes a lovely mini-review.

May 31, 2019

Trans enby bookseller and blogger emmy kindly gave me space to do a rant, so I laid out my philosophy of Post-Binary Narrative. A manifesto for maybe possibly surviving the future!

May 30, 2019

I especially love that in the second picture, you can see that she's using a boarding pass as a bookmark. 

May 29, 2019

Every two weeks, Derry, NH-based librarians Erin and Courtney talk about two books. They approach Zenobia July as a mystery first, and as an LGBTQ book second, which I love. 

May 29, 2019

"I would strongly recommend Zenobia July to young readers and also to adults who are trying to become better allies to the LGBTQ+ community."

May 27, 2019

Andy invited me to give advice to Young Rainbow Humans, so I wrote a letter. Love, Auntie-of-choice Lisa!

May 23, 2019

"...definitely has the potential to have a profound impact on a reader’s life and broaden their view of society and the world itself."

May 21, 2019

Melissa Sarno at the Barnes and Noble Kids blog asked some truly thoughtful questions, and we had a lovely exchange.

May 21, 2019

An enthusiastic release-day review from young book blogger extraordinaire Tucker A.!

May 21, 2019

A lovely write-up from this long-established middle-grade reviewer, who remembers Felix too!

May 20, 2019

The blog is called "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the hell do I read?" We had a great exchange about Zen and about Post-Binary Narrative.

May 20, 2019

Friya Bankwalla, my digital publicist at Viking, worked up an incredible blog tour around Zen's release, and this glowing review is stop #1!

May 15, 2019

A lovely pre-publication review from middle school librarian blogger Brenda Kahn. 

March 27, 2019

A complimentary early industry review. "Bunker brings considerable empathy and skill to her authentic, nuanced portrayal..."

January 22, 2019

Kidlit blogger extraordinaire Dahlia Adler included Zen in a list of five upcoming LGBTQ+ Middle Grade titles to watch for. 

December 04, 2018

We splashed out the cover of my upcoming release, Zenobia July, in early December on the lovely Nerdy Book Club website. I guest-wrote a post about the inspirations for the story.

March 26, 2018

And, another state-wide year-long reading list inclusion for Felix Yz! I was living in Maine when I wrote Felix, so I'm particularly pleased to be included in the coming year.

March 09, 2018

Felix Yz has been chosen as one of 30 books that will be read by Vermont school kids through the 2018-2019 school year. The students then vote for the award winner. 30 is a big field and it's crammed with stellar competition, so a win is a long shot, but just to be nominated is an honor!

November 27, 2017

The folks at Kirkus have been so supportive of Felix, and they're doing amazing work with diversity across all the spectra. 

November 22, 2017

Such an honor to have Felix included in this list of holiday book shopping ideas from the bay area in California! "Filled with characters all along the LGBTQ spectrum, Felix Yz is a heart-warming tale of acceptance and connection."

November 17, 2017

It's the first year for this new list, and they very kindly included Felix among the middle grade novels they recommend. He is in excellent company. So many good books!

September 18, 2017

My writing friend Alex Myers and I were featured in the Huffington Post with an authorial dialog we wrote about the challenges (and a few advantages) of being transgender writers.

September 12, 2017

Starred review from SLJ of the audiobook version of Felix. Unending authorial gratitude and props to Michael, Tara, Erin, Simone, Julie, and everyone at Listening Library!

September 04, 2017

Five stars on two different scales from Kristie Lowry at YA Books Central! Woohoo! "Felix Yz is a wise and beautiful story that combines humor with heartache, and it’s sure to keep the attention of readers of all ages." 

June 25, 2017

Any reviewer who places Felix on the same shelf as A Wrinkle in Time is my new best friend. :-) Humble thanks to Avalinah's Books!

June 23, 2017

I had a really fun conversation with Peter Biello at New Hampshire Public Radio which aired as one of their regular "Bookshelf" features. Audio stream and complete text at the link, plus my top five book recommendations!

June 17, 2017

Much gratitude to Tasha Saecker at the blog Waking Brain Cells for a kind and insightful review! Also, "A dynamic mix of LGBT, science fiction and growing up, this novel is entirely unique just like its main character."

June 12, 2017

Thank you to book blogger Greg Pattridge and his blog "Always In The Middle..." for his warm and insightful review of Felix. He sees so much of what I was trying to accomplish. :-)

June 09, 2017

Starred review from Shelf Awareness. Also, "The marvelously diverse cast of Felix Yz is certain to charm audiences and leave them eagerly anticipating what Bunker will deliver next.”

June 08, 2017

Article resulting from a really fun conversation I had with Kirkus' Megan Labrise. All the geekeries!

June 07, 2017

"The queerness-density strained credulity, she said. (This comment about a story of a boy melded with a fourth-dimensional being.)"

June 05, 2017

On the eve of Felix's release, Lee kindly invited me to write a guest blog post. The whole messy saga of the creation of the book laid bare!

June 01, 2017

In addition to the website version, this article also appeared in the print edition of the Exeter News-Letter.

May 25, 2017

Joyce and Amy at Kid Lit Universe kindly invited me to write for them. The article is about the attempt I made in Felix Yz to depict a version of the quirky humor of my family while I was writing the book. 

May 15, 2017

Review in Booklist. Note you need a Booklist subscription to read the full review.

May 08, 2017

Starred review in Publisher's Weekly.

March 06, 2017

Kirkus, starred review of Felix Yz. Also: "Above all, it’s about Felix’s voice: acutely perceptive, disarmingly witty, devastatingly honest, and utterly captivating."

October 27, 2016

Includes a guest post I wrote about my mission to write thrilling stories featuring LGBTQ+ characters without that being The Point.