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Amy Kaufman Burk

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in Los Angeles, The United States

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LGBTQ+, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

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May 2013

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Amy Kaufman Burk grew up in the Hollywood Hills surrounded by creativity. Her father wrote screenplays, and her home was filled with actors, authors and thousands of books. She and her husband met in college at Yale. They have three grown children, and live in North Carolina.

Amy's novel, Hollywood Pride, is based on her experience in tenth grade when she transferred from a college prep academy to Hollywood High School. At her new school, she found 40+ languages spoken among the students, kids from all over the world, and an economic spectrum ranging from students living on the streets to the wealthy homes in the hills. Being a part of Hollywood High's diverse community shaped Amy's outlook on all aspects of her life going forward.

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Average rating: 4.36 · 33 ratings · 12 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Hollywood High: Achieve The Honorable 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tightwire 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hollywood Pride it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Publishing My LGBTQ+ Novel In The Age Of Banning Books

In March of 2025, I jumped into my next new beginning — my novel Hollywood Pride launched, born into the Age of Banning Books.

The months leading up to publication had been a whirlwind. Emails, phone calls and edits shooting back and forth. Finally we were done, and I was completing the final edit. I was excited, exhausted, relieved. The end was in sight.

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Published on March 06, 2026 13:07 • Tags: banned-books, lgbtq-novels, representation, trans-and-nonbinary-characters, writing-process

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Amy Burk and 3 other people liked Kaje Harper's blog post: "Fixer" is out! "Today is release day for Fixer: a Hidden Wolves prequel - available now on Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo (and Kobo Plus) and Google Play. (It seems to be hidden from Google searches but that link should work.) Other wide locations to follow..." Read more of this blog post »
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Amy Burk made a comment in the group YA LGBT Books — 2025 New Releases topic " Hollywood Pride, by Amy Kaufman Burk Caroline Black, a bookish nerd growing up in a film industry family, leaves her wealthy college prep academy for H ...more "
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Amy Burk rated a book it was amazing Tiki Tholley Reads Her Reflection by E Ballay	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a beautifully written and illustrated book for every child who feels different, and for every adult to read to a child who longs to find their place in the world. Highly recommend.
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This book is about the meaning of being a writer, both as an individual and within the enormous community of writers, readers and publishers. The book is simultaneously wickedly funny and intensely serious as it calls out pretensions, assumptions and ...more
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“Substitute the word gay for straight and she's the exact same pain in the neck kid sister she was before she told us.”
― Amy Kaufman Burk

tags: family, family-relationships, lgbtq, lgbtq-literature

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“…don't ever apologize for being who you are. Be gay and be proud.”
― Amy Kaufman Burk, Hollywood High: Achieve The Honorable

tags: lgbtq, lgbtq-literature

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“I grew up in the entertainment industry. I've always been told I was all wrong. No glitz. No glamour.”
― Amy Kaufman Burk, Hollywood High: Achieve The Honorable

tags: film-industry

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