Literature

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

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for April 2026

From a grocery co-op drama to a cheeky pop star saga to a linked story collection centering fat queer characters…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

Apr 10, 2026

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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Stories That Find Humor in Sad Places

A road trip, a strip mall, a breakup, a painting, and a pregnancy bump — read these five queer short stories where humor sits inside of sadness.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 28, 2022

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literature

Rainbow Reading: A New Story Collection From Carmen Maria Machado Is Coming!

Plus, book awards for Torrey Peters, Sarah Schulman, Darcie Little Badger, and more!

Yashwina

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Jan 27, 2022

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Eight Queer Punk and Counterculture Books Set in the 90s

90s queer punk / counterculture / DIY books coming up!

Casey

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Jan 24, 2022

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Morgan Thomas On Weaving Genderqueer History Into Their Debut Short Fiction Collection “Manywhere”

“I was really interested in writing about specifically Southern and genderqueer characters, in part because I felt like I hadn’t seen myself in both the literature and in the sort…

Abbie Jones

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Jan 24, 2022

literature

Things I Read That I Love #324: You May Call It Dirty, But I Call It Home

Topics include kids who play with toys on YouTube, the Brooklyn Nets, the price of being single, NFTs, LuLaRoe, weight loss camp, debt, a Home Makeover Horror Story and more!

Riese

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Jan 19, 2022

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Rainbow Reading: It’s Showtime, Folks

Every other week, I’ll run my metal detector over the literary internet, dig up whatever beeps, and present to you my findings.

Yashwina

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Jan 13, 2022

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7 Brilliant Books About Chaotic Queers

When I think about “good” queer representation, I think about bad. I think about bad behavior, bad relationships, bad choices, bad words.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 9, 2022

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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Get Lost in This Weekend

Find strangeness, horror, spit, and surreality in these five queer short stories available online. And let me know if you want to see more short fiction recs on Autostraddle!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 7, 2022