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Art Has Its Own Power Outside of the Systems That Profit From It

Music is a way for us to tell the truth. To feel our souls inside our bodies. The novel ‘Long…

Gen

Aug 7, 2026

Hemlock by Melissa Faliveno

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The Many Queer Hauntings of ‘Hemlock’

Earning its title, Hemlock is a beautiful poison.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 8, 2026

Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

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New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

While most texts about polyamory explore what happens when a relationship opens up, Vernal Thaw reverses this trope: the novel explores what happens when a polyamorous person chooses to close…

Lauren Herold

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Apr 6, 2026

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Interacting with Queer Boricua art has always felt like coming home to a part of myself I didn’t always know how to name.

Titeänyä Rodríguez

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Mar 20, 2026

Whidbey by T Kira Madden

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Whidbey, the Blast Radius of Sexual Trauma, and Resisting the Story the World Wants

Whidbey is not precisely concerned with the why of what happened, although it is concerned with what comes next. The abuser, as a voice, is almost completely absent.

Zefyr Lisowski

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Mar 18, 2026

A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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

Kai Marshall Green resists cliche disability recovery narratives and normative tropes of trans storytelling.

Lauren Herold

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Mar 5, 2026

sara torres x is where i am, whidbey by t kira madden, and hell's heart by alexis hall

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026

March is here, and it’s a BIG month for queer books.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Mar 3, 2026

Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

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Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

Get Over It, April Evans has all the signature elements of a great sapphic romance, including some deliciously spicy sex scenes.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 26, 2026

Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

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How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

Getting to write four queer romance novels, especially sapphic romance novels, in the same universe isn’t something many authors get to do.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 25, 2026

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Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

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Bone Horn and the novel's author

‘Bone Horn’ Is a Well of Horniness Rippling With Comedy, Grief, and the Ultimate Lesbian Mystery

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The Queer Bookshelf

‘The Queer Bookshelf’ Will Help You Find Your Next Gay Read — Without Algorithms

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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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