Literature

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

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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…

Zefyr Lisowski

Mar 18, 2026

The Call Is Coming From Inside the House by Allyson McOuat

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Queer Feminist Essay Collection Explores Horrors of Motherhood

The Call Is Coming From Inside The House is an ideal read for anyone interested in any one of its disparate themes: horror movies, queer parenthood, mental health, bisexuality, true…

Casey

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Apr 18, 2024

Everytime You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris. Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings. Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald.

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Sapphic Romance Books To Give Your Heart a Spring Refresh

If you’re looking for something that evokes spring, whether literally or figuratively, this list of YA and Adult Romance has you covered.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Apr 16, 2024

Chaya Milchtein with her book Mechanic Shop Femme's Guide to Car Ownership

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Yes, Gays Can Drive: Mechanic Shop Femme Demystifies Car Ownership

“So I really look at this book as a guide for the average car owner for regular people like you who aren’t out there trying to fix their cars in…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 10, 2024

The following novels featuring breakup quotes: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, and Abandon Me by Melissa Febos

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37 Quotes From Queer Authors About Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On

“Even as I hold you, I am letting you go.”

Riese and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 9, 2024

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Bi4Bi Romance Thrives in This New Queer Regency-Era Rom-Com

Their romance also encapsulates the protagonist figuring out she’s a top, a journey I always love to see!

Casey

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Apr 8, 2024

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Satanic Panic Depicted in Thriller ‘Rainbow Black’ Feels Strikingly Relevant to the Present

If there’s one word I could use to describe Maggie Thrash’s books, I’d use “tormented.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Apr 5, 2024

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Why I’m Compiling Queer and Trans Goodbye Letters to Places We’ve Left Behind

I stand with the grief of maps and the ways I bittersweetly still carry the places I left.

Lexie Bean

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Apr 3, 2024

Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing ofGay Bars SParked a Revolution by Amin Ghaziani

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Queer Nightlife Doesn’t Need Permanent Spaces To Thrive

In Long Live Queer Nightlife, Ghaziani examines how the closing of gay bars over the last 20+ years has helped bring about a new kind of queer nightlife, one that…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 3, 2024