LGBT Books

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Things I Read That I Love #345: Hoarding Dunkaroos, Polycrisis, Gentle Parenting, Chain Restaurants and More

Caity Weaver goes to Austria to quit sugar, misadventures in gentle parenting, the chainifcation of American restaurants, the decline of Starbucks and more longform I loved this week.

Riese

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Jan 3, 2026

book lists

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

During a time as turbulent as 2025, being able to spend time off my phone and with a poetry book has kept me afloat. Here are the queer poetry releases…

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Dec 29, 2025

book lists

The Best Queer Books of 2025

It was, despite the right’s attacks on LGBTQ+ literature, indeed a great year for queer books.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Dec 28, 2025

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Things I Read That I Love #344: Dishwasher Wars, Divorce, Motels, The Perimenopausal Novel, Mystery Pallets and More

Elif Bautman interviews Miranda July, Rachel Kushner remembers ‘Less Than Zero’, The Ringer explains Olivia Nuzzi, why men like AI more than women, two types of dishwasher people and more…

Riese

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Dec 20, 2025

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literature

Things I Read That I Love #343: Cinnabon, Food Delivery, Lost Vegas, Chat GPT Divorce, Etc

Dying in a hospital town, the horrors of being 44, the legend and the glory of Cinnabon, the airport lounge wars, Chat GPT destroying relationships, delivery’s impact on restaurants and,…

Riese

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Dec 13, 2025

book features

ND Stevenson on Picking Back Up the Pirate Fantasy Project He Started as a Teen

“I will read or watch any pirate story, but I have strong opinions about them.”

Rendy Jones

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Dec 10, 2025

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for December 2025

There’s lots of new queer history and nonfiction coming your way this month, plus other picks across every genre!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Dec 9, 2025

book features

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

In their new anthology of essays, graphic memoirs, and author-tested recipes, Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food, authors and researchers Alex Ketchum and Megan J. Elias…

Stef Rubino

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Dec 3, 2025