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

book features

Things I Read That I Loved #326: It Was 1997 and Everything Seemed Mostly Okay.

Topics include Barnes & Noble, Black Excellence according to Bel-Air, a dog’s purpose, #vanlife, a nurse imposter, the pursuit of hotness, Los Angeles, Starbucks, the real reason for a recent…

Riese

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Apr 29, 2022

The cover of Flung Out of Space: Patricia Highsmith stares out a window with her cat while smoking a cigarette.

lgbt book reviews

“Flung Out of Space” Grapples With Patricia Highsmith’s Misanthropic Lesbian Life

Patricia Highsmith liked three things: women, writing, and cigarettes.

Heather Hogan

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Apr 25, 2022

The books She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen, Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin, Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney, and Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan are arranged between a soccer field, a track field, a basketball hoop, and a baseball diamond.

book lists

Unleash Your Inner Jock With These 10 Sporty Gay Romance and YA Books

Sports! They make us gay, and we can’t get enough of reading about them!

Sally

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Apr 24, 2022

In Sensorium: Notes For My People by Tanaïs

lgbt book reviews

Perfume Provides a Map of Memory and History in This Powerful Memoir

Tanaïs’ In Sensorium is an aesthetic, intimate labyrinth of ancestral reckoning and identity.

Em Win

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Apr 22, 2022

A cartoon of Shakespeare sits against a multicolored background.

literature

Rainbow Reading: Have You Heard About This Queer YA Retelling of Julius Caesar?

Apparently, it promises “bisexuality and backstabbing.” 👀 Get all your LGBTQ+ book news in the latest Rainbow Reading!

Yashwina

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Apr 21, 2022

Photo 1: Chloe Caldwell sits on the back of a toilet with her arms up and a heating bottle on her lap. Her reflection is also visible in a mirror. Photo 2: Chloe Caldwell crouches on the ground, looking at a puddle of what appears to be blood. Photo 3: Chloe Caldwell sits on the back of a toilet with her arms up and a heating bottle on her lap. Her reflection is also visible in a mirror.

book features

Chloe Caldwell on First Periods, PMDD, and That Weird Blue “Blood” in Tampon Commercials

The author discusses her new memoir “The Red Zone,” which chronicles her experiences with premenstrual dysphoric disorder and provides a kaleidoscopic view of how people feel about their periods.

Analyssa

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Apr 19, 2022

A hand holding a pen against a blue background

book lists

In Verse: Poetry Collections for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Whether you’re ready to heal or just want to hear someone else’s story, these poets are experts at examining grief, loss, and recovery.

danijanae

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Apr 14, 2022

Burning Butch: A Memoir by R/B Mertz. The cover features a box of matches on it.

lgbt book reviews

“Burning Butch” Is the Trans Butch Memoir We’ve Always Needed

We’ve always needed books like Burning Butch out in the world reminding us that it’s possible to fight back, to overcome, and to survive despite all odds.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 11, 2022