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

Unlike Luke Skywalker in the swamps of Dagobah, I’m no quitter. I’m ranking all one hundred plus canon queer women…

Nic Anstett

May 28, 2026

lgbt book reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

We Are Flowers, a Queer Nigerian anthology, is defiant and audacious. It has no choice but to be.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Aug 29, 2022

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Rather Than a Coming Out Story, “Body Grammar” Is About Queer Characters Coming Into Themselves

Jules Ohman paints the harsh, sharp-angled modeling industry with soft, tender prose and tells many queer narratives at once in the novel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 26, 2022

A vintage illustration of a bird on a branch against a blue background

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In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change

I have never lived anywhere that wasn’t in Pennsylvania. This state is my home, but I’m ready to move on from it.

danijanae

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Aug 25, 2022

A crow against an orange and blue background

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Rainbow Reading: Even the Crows Are Queer in This Upcoming Speculative Novella

Catch up on the latest LGBTQ+ literature news in Rainbow Reading.

Yashwina

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Aug 25, 2022

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Keah Brown on Her New Picture Book and the Importance of Disability Representation for Children

“I was excited to talk about rest for children, to talk about how even rest can be an adventure.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Aug 24, 2022

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

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“All This Could Be Different” Review: A Novel So Good I Dreaded Finishing It

Whether she’s writing about Gantt charts or economic turmoil or oysters or blue and green or sex or hunger, Sarah Thankam Mathews’ sentences seduce and swathe.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 23, 2022

Lydia Conklin wears large rectangular framed glasses and has a swoopy short haircut and wears a shortsleeved blue buttonup.

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Author Lydia Conklin on Being Queer in the 90s and Writing Characters in Transitional Moments

“Somebody told me that pretty much everyone who grew up queer, especially in our generation, is a secretive person or has an ability for secrecy.”

Annie Liontas

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Aug 22, 2022

Cool For The Summer by Dahlia Adler, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan, In The Key Of Us by Mariama J. Lockington, This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, Island Time by Georgia Clark, and Florida Woman by Deb Rogers

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Quiz: What Queer Book Should You Read To Extend Summer?

Do you need a summery queer book to pack in your beach bag?

Casey

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Aug 21, 2022

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

Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

Rather Than a Coming Out Story, “Body Grammar” Is About Queer Characters Coming Into Themselves

In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change

Rainbow Reading: Even the Crows Are Queer in This Upcoming Speculative Novella

Keah Brown on Her New Picture Book and the Importance of Disability Representation for Children

“All This Could Be Different” Review: A Novel So Good I Dreaded Finishing It

Author Lydia Conklin on Being Queer in the 90s and Writing Characters in Transitional Moments

Quiz: What Queer Book Should You Read To Extend Summer?

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

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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

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