Literature

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‘Perverts’ Sits With Self-Doubt, Embarrassment, and Labor When the World Writes You Off as a ‘Freak’

More than lending humanity to the types of queer folks society would rather not humanize, Perverts is for the freaks…

Mase An Hamberlin

Jul 9, 2026

Venita Blackburn and the novel Dead in Long Beach, California

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“We’re a Surviving Sort of Species”: Venita Blackburn on Grief and How We Live With It

“I don’t believe in hope. But I’m also optimistic. I have that kind of ancient Greek philosophy about hope, that it arrests man’s despair. It makes you stuck.”

Daven McQueen

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Jan 24, 2024

Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn

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“Dead in Long Beach, California” and the Inevitability of Grief

Venita Blackburn’s debut novel is a masterful feat of storytelling.

Stef Rubino

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Jan 22, 2024

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“Brainwyrms” Is the Perfect Twisted Novel for Clive Barker Queers

There’s an undeniable playfulness in the way Alison Rumfitt presents sex, kink, and violence, but there’s also a seething rage underneath it all.

Juan Barquin

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Jan 17, 2024

Station Eleven, Parable of the Sower, Severance, and How High We Go in the Dark

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Embracing the Dark Pleasures of Dystopian Literature: 10 Novels That Inspired Me To Write My Own

“I worked on this book between 2019 and 2023, years not exactly known for… incredible progress. In many ways, letting myself slip into another, imaginary world — albeit a worse…

Gabrielle Korn

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Jan 16, 2024

gothic book club puzzle + Plain Bad Heroines

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Consider This: Listening to an Audiobook While Doing a Jigsaw Puzzle

I have unlocked a new level of intellectual heaven: listening to an audiobook while doing a jigsaw puzzle.

Riese

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Jan 11, 2024

Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright

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“Alice Sadie Celine” Is a Delectable Queer Sex Novel With a Wicked Sense of Humor

If you’re less into slow-burn and more into the narrative equivalent of a wildfire, this one’s for you.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 9, 2024

Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

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The U.S. Occupation of Hawaiʻi Haunts the Pages of This Extraordinary Short Fiction Collection

It’s beautifully constructed from start to finish, and while the stories will get under your skin, it’s a welcome invasion.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 5, 2024

picture of gabrielle korn flanked by the book cover for "yours for the taking"

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“Here Are All My Favorite Delusions, I Hope You Like Them”: Talking to Gabrielle Korn About Queer Dystopian Novel “Yours For The Taking”

“I feel like so much of the theme of ‘straight women idealizing women’ just came from my dark times in women’s media. This idea that if you have a space…

Riese

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Jan 4, 2024