Literature

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

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

The books Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman, Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, and Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour

book lists

Eight Queer Books Set in Los Angeles About the Movie Industry

A solid half of these are romance, which is entirely unintentional — but you’re welcome if queer celesbian romance is your jam.

Casey

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Sep 30, 2022

The books Pet and Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

lgbt book reviews

Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “Pet” and “Bitter” Explore the Costs of a Different World

A new world isn’t possible without people believing it is.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Sep 28, 2022

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror. Also, Megan Fox in the movie Jennifer's Body

first person

In Queer Horror Anthology “It Came From the Closet,” Carmen Maria Machado Considers Jennifer’s Body

On queerbaiting, bisexuality, and Jennifer’s Body. This essay is an exclusive excerpt from the queer horror anthology It Came From the Closet, on sale next week.

Carmen Maria Machado

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Sep 27, 2022

An illustrated woman peeks from behind a book

literature

Rainbow Reading: Book Hangovers Are Real and I Have One

The latest LGBTQ+ book releases are full of queer dark academia vibes.

Yashwina

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Sep 22, 2022

lgbt book reviews

In “Nona the Ninth,” Tamsyn Muir Zooms In on Her Goth Puzzle Box World

If you want to feel the dazzling space-goth world of Gideon and Harrow within reach, to pull it close enough to see its day-to-day details, then Nona will feel like…

Yashwina

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Sep 19, 2022

The book cover for Chasing Harmony: A silhouette of a girl sitting at a piano

book features

Author Melanie Bell on her YA Novel “Chasing Harmony” and the Messy Process of Growing Up Queer

“The people I met who were identified as musical prodigies had long journeys involving conflict between their abilities and personal needs and finding who they were beyond the weight of…

Darcy

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Sep 17, 2022

four square: abandoned mall, choose your own adventure, disneyworld, the TSA

book features

Things I Read That I Love #328: You Never Called That Girl Back Even Though You Were Dating

Topics include the mall, Tinder, Gabby Petito, the abuse scandal at an acclaimed L.A high school, Choose Your Own Adventure books, Crime Junkie, amusement parks, dog breeds and more!

Riese

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Sep 16, 2022