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My ‘Dry Season’

Taking time to be celibate during my first year in California allowed me to build a life which matched my…

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The following books: Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza, Forever Is Now, Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis, Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby, Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson, The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher, This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham, Body Horror, A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett, and Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante

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114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023

New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.

Casey

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Mar 7, 2023

The book matchmaking in the Archive: 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts

lgbt book reviews

“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors

This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.

Nico

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Mar 3, 2023

book features

Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival

A beautiful commitment to and demonstration of Black femme poetics, The Color Pynk offers a radical alternative to the genre of the academic book, one that celebrates Black queer language…

Lauren Herold

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Mar 2, 2023

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

“Finding the Fool” Asserts Tarot Is for Everybody

Reading this book was compelling, fluid, and joyous.

danijanae

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Mar 1, 2023

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns features a rearview mirror with a desi woman's face reflected in it and an air freshener on fire.

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“Your Driver Is Waiting” Review: I’m Obsessed With the Swole Bisexual Narrator of This Rip-Roaring Novel

Some readers may be tempted to label Your Driver Is Waiting as satire, but that’s not my reading at all.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 28, 2023

M. Crane is between two images of their book cover. The book cover is a simple plane of blue with a rippling human shadow on the cover and the title text I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF layered on top. M. Crane is smiling. They have long brown hair, tan skin, and are wearing a colorful button up shirt.

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Right Now – A+ Read a Fucking Book Club: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Join us for a Q&A with author M. Crane! Right now! See you there?

Nico

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Feb 27, 2023

Walking with Shadows by Jude Dibia features hands groping a man's bare chest

lgbt book reviews

Queer Naija Lit: 2005’s “Walking With Shadows” Is a Meditation on Shame, Rupture, and Repair

As a child, I wasn’t different because I was gay (that came with teenagehood), I was different because I was autistic.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Feb 27, 2023

Two girls driving in a convertible in a still from The Bachelorette; The cover of Sleepless in Seattle, featuring the Empire State Building; the album cover of Whitney Houston's eponymous album; "He Will Break Your Heart" by Jerry Butler; two people in pirates costumes

book lists

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories Featuring Pop Culture

Find sexy pirates, bachelorette viewing parties, and Whitney Houston crushes in these pop culture-packed queer short stories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 25, 2023

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Literature

My ‘Dry Season’

114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023

“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors

Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival

“Finding the Fool” Asserts Tarot Is for Everybody

“Your Driver Is Waiting” Review: I’m Obsessed With the Swole Bisexual Narrator of This Rip-Roaring Novel

Right Now – A+ Read a Fucking Book Club: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Queer Naija Lit: 2005’s “Walking With Shadows” Is a Meditation on Shame, Rupture, and Repair

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories Featuring Pop Culture

Book List

All 100+ Queer Women of the Star Wars Universe, Ranked

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Queer Books To Read if You’re Really Missing ‘Pluribus’

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

The Best Queer Books of 2025

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

Author Interviews

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

New Memoir ‘A Body Made Home’ Embraces Black Trans Love, Healing, and Transformation

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

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Rose Dommu and Casey McQuiston on Writing Queer Romance That Fucks With the Formula

Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

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