Wonderland Pride Spotlight Day 10: Raluca M. Matara
Welcome to day 10 of the 2026 Wonderland Pride Spotlight! This is my way to help champion LGBTQ+ books and authors this Pride month! Today I am interviewing Raluca M. Matara. Be sure to check out my Instagram for even more excitement with this event!
Raluca M. Matara 's LGBTQ+ Releases
- Winter's Winter
- Not What I Ordered
- Exactly What I Needed
The Interview
1. Are you LGBTQ+? If so, how?
"Lesbian"
2. What rep do your books have?
"All are sapphic
Not What I Ordered: BIPOC
Exactly What I Needed: BIPOC"3. If you were to write in a different genre, what would it be?
"I would love to be able to write epic fantasies. It takes a lot of discipline and patience to create and plot such stories and be able to bring the reader into that world, and keep them there."
4. What is your biggest writing inspiration?
"Women. Women in all their forms and colors and beauties. I can't imagine anything more inspiring."
5. Anything exciting for you on the horizon?
" My next novel, Hitchhiking With Daisy comes out November 2nd and I'm preparing for ARCs. This is the most exciting part of writing and publishing books for me (aside from actually selling them 😅). I love that moment when the first reviews come in, the anticipation, the thrill. Books are meant to be read and it's so satisfying to see if people like your work."
6. Who is a queer figure you look up to?
"Can I pick more than one? 😅 Because Cynthia Erivo, Sophia Bush, Laverne Cox, Billy Porter, Elliot Page, they all make my list. These are some of the people I admire, their values, their loud voice amongst our community and beyond, the will to fight for equality."
Outro
I adore this excuse to conduct little author interviews! Happy Pride everyone! Stay tuned tomorrow for another amazing indie author and their LGBTQ+ releases!
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