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Things I Read That I Love #346: Bama Rush, Celebrity Memoirs, Laptop Boyfriends, Leaving LA and More

An elite rescue squad in the Great Smokey Mountains, the museum at the Pennhurst Asylum, a liberal journalist gets hired…

Riese

Jan 17, 2026

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Growing Up Queer With a Narcissistic Mother Was Its Own Special Hell

The twisted protagonist’s mommy issues in Elle Nash’s ‘Deliver Me’ were far too relatable for comfort.

Nico

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Jul 11, 2024

3-picture collage: Bunny by Mona Awad, Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

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Feeling Feral? Here’s 17 Novels For The Weird Girls

I love a fucking weirdo narrator — a strange girl who’s always on the outside of things, always looking too closely at everything around her, drawing conclusions nobody wants to…

Riese

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Jul 10, 2024

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‘All-Night Pharmacy’ Is a Bisexual Neo-Noir About Addiction, Psychics, and Intergenerational Trauma

In this fresh take on the mystery novel, what needs to be solved is not a murder — it’s not even a missing sister or the truth of a psychic…

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jul 9, 2024

Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable by Sarah Gerard

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‘Carrie Carolyn Coco’ Isn’t Like Any Other True Crime You’ve Read

With her new book Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, Sarah Gerard forces us to reckon with ourselves and how we approach the…

Stef Rubino

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Jul 8, 2024

More Please by Emma Specter

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When It Comes to Fat Liberation, the Work Is Never Done

“I think the fewer examples there are of fat people or people writing about fatness, the more we expect from individuals, when fatphobia is a systemic problem. What I really…

Stef Rubino

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Jul 3, 2024

Chappell Roan with the books Homie by Danez Smith, Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno, and Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

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Which Queer Midwest Writer To Read Based on Your Favorite Chappell Roan Song

Growing up in a Missouri trailer park, Chappell has been outspoken about the Midwest as a center of cultural revolution.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Jul 2, 2024

You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston. A Map of My Want by Faylita Hicks

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46 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out This July and August

As usual, all genres are represented, but there’s a surprising amount of creepy reads in the thriller/horror realm coming out the rest of summer.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Jul 2, 2024

On Her Terms by Amy Spalding

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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Get a Sneak Peek of Amy Spalding’s Upcoming Sapphic Rom-Com ‘On Her Terms’

Check out the first chapter of On Her Terms, a sapphic rom-com with a fake relationship plot.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 1, 2024

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15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

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16 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

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What Hot Queer Book Published This Summer Should You Read?

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

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

Pick An Actual Category, You Strange Genius

Gabrielle Korn

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Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

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Drew Burnett Gregory

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

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Stef Rubino

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Alison Bechdel Never Thought She’d Be This Successful

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The Greatest Women Filmmakers Are Mad for a Reason

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Stef Rubino

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Bob the Drag Queen’s New Novel ‘Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert’ Is More Than a Joke

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Clowning Around With Kristen Arnett

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