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Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

Books that ask questions like: Is any of this really happening? What is possible, in this great big world of…

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14 Hours

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

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“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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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“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

A glass of beer sits on top of a stack of books. A hand is pouring a beer bottle into the beer glass.

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Rainbow Reading: I’m a Book-at-the-Bar Kind of Nerd

Yashwina is back for another round of Rainbow Reading, rounding up all the latest LGBTQ+ literature news and happenings.

Yashwina

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Apr 7, 2022

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

New Memoir ‘A Body Made Home’ Embraces Black Trans Love, Healing, and Transformation

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Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

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What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Rose Dommu and Casey McQuiston on Writing Queer Romance That Fucks With the Formula

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Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

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Gabrielle Korn

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Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

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The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

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