Literature

Author interviews, guides to the best LGBT Literature, Gay and Lesbian Novels and Memoirs and more!

lgbt book reviews

The Many Queer Hauntings of ‘Hemlock’

Earning its title, Hemlock is a beautiful poison.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Apr 8, 2026

lgbt book reviews

Let This Trans Horror Novel Ruin Your Day as Soon as Possible

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements is a cult classic of literary horror in the making.

Nic Anstett

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Feb 19, 2026

Heap Earth Upon It, A Body Made Home, and Citizenship — three of Autostraddle's most anticipated books for February 2026

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for February 2026

Here are our most anticipated LGBTQ+ book picks for February! There’s a little bit of something for everyone!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Feb 3, 2026

Actress Goldie Hawn Reading a Newspaper (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #347: Portlandia, The New Yorker Story, Vegans, The Great Movie Ride and More

Looking back on Portlandia, the “New Yorker story,” the most anticipated books lists, the Great Movie Ride, our friends in Minneapolis, the downfall of Veganism and more longform for your…

Riese

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Jan 31, 2026

book features

What We Can Learn From Lesbian Nuns

A forgotten 1980s bestseller on lesbian nuns is the antidote to dating app burnout and the “cool queer” rat race.

Carolina Flores

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Jan 23, 2026

A Malaysian woman reads a tabloid newspaper at a news stand in Kuala Lumpur. Among the titles on display are Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and National Geographic. (Photo by © Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

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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 by ICE, how to cast a baby commercial and more…

Riese

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Jan 17, 2026

The Seep, Land of Milk and Honey, and The Unworthy

book lists

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

If you have struggled to adjust to a life without Pluribus, I’m right there with you.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 15, 2026

lgbt book reviews

‘You’ll Never Forget Me’ Is a Rip-Roaring Queer Thriller With ‘Killing Eve’ Energy

It’s hard to pull off murder and romance and thriller, and one of the reasons this book did is because I did believe these were real f*cked up people.

Christina Tucker

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Jan 14, 2026