Literature

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The Many Queer Hauntings of ‘Hemlock’

Earning its title, Hemlock is a beautiful poison.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Apr 8, 2026

The cover of Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi repeated three times

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s Poetry Collection Makes Space for Many Selves

This is a book to be read and re-read, like all true stories.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Jun 13, 2022

The book cover of This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch features gold glitter. It's framed by two identical wavy clocks against a background with wavy lines.

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In Our Own Time: Queer Temporality, Pride, and Diana Goetsch’s “This Body I Wore”

Lately I’ve been thinking about the concept of “straight time” — the way a life unfolds, or is expected to unfold, within heteronormative frameworks.

Melissa Faliveno

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Jun 8, 2022

The cover of Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay by Lars Horn features a swirly blue pattern

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“Voice of the Fish” Examines the Slippery Nature of Bodies

It’s so hard to have a body. Isn’t it?

Stef Rubino

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Jun 6, 2022

The cover of The J Girls by Rochelle Hurt features a split pair of jeans exposing a black thong

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“The J Girls” Review: Sex, Fire Sauce, and Growing Up in the 90s

The poetry collection is quite a refreshing portrayal of Midwestern teenage girlhood — more focused on exploring the messiness of truth than pleasantries.

shea wesley martin

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Jun 3, 2022

A Black woman with braids wears a brown leather jacket and holds a book in front of her face.

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Rainbow Reading: What Are You Reading This Pride Month?

Welcome back to Rainbow Reading, your biweekly roundup of LGBTQ+ lit news you can use.

Yashwina

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Jun 2, 2022

Solo Dance by Li Kotomi, translated by Arthur Reiji Morris

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Li Kotomi’s “Solo Dance” Is Haunted by Death and Literature

Solo Dance has no illusions that in the present day, the implicit and explicit violence of homophobia still leaves lasting scars on young queer people.

himani

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May 24, 2022

A cartoon woman wearing a red swimsuit dives into a book

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Rainbow Reading: Don’t Stop Believer-ing

Let’s talk about what just happened with The Believer. Also, calling all my short story gays! Welcome back to Rainbow Reading, your biweekly roundup of LGBTQ+ lit news.

Yashwina

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May 19, 2022

Two illustrated pink roses against a blue background

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In Verse: Poetry Collections That Conjure Spring

In these books, you won’t necessarily find flowers and natural scenes, but you will find a general feeling of rebirth, of growth, and of finding peace within the things that…

danijanae

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May 12, 2022