Literature

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

book lists

9 Scary Good Queer Books To Read for a Hot Horror Summer

Summer makes for primetime reading for horror fans, despite fall’s claim to fear.

Iyana Jones

Aug 13, 2026

lgbt book reviews

“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022

Mature businesswoman reading a book while travelling in commuter train

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Things I Read That I Loved #325: Like a Hippie Van Collided With a Paint Factory

Topics include TED Talks, murder, Morrissey, a horrific party limousine crash, infertility, the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, a legendary Massachusetts roadside restaurant and more.

Riese

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Mar 18, 2022

An anatomical heart with an arrow through it

book lists

In Verse: Poetry Collections for Impressing the One You Love

Being in love is to be full of swell, all bells, and tinkles.

danijanae

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Mar 17, 2022

book features

Melissa Febos on “Body Work,” Medieval Women, and First Drafts

“The process of writing for me is the great work of life. It is the nexus where everything that matters to me intersects.”

Yashwina

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Mar 15, 2022

A tween is curled up in a blanket reading a book

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Rainbow Reading: I’ve Been Thinking About What I Was Reading When I Was 13

Plus, a new podcast exploring queer history through the lens of archive holdings at my favorite library.

Yashwina

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Mar 10, 2022

Jill Gutowitz's book cover for her debut essay collection Girls Can Kiss Now is dark purple with pink font and many line drawing illustrations of cool lesbians in the background

lgbt book reviews

“Girls Can Kiss Now” and Other Realizations with Jill Gutowitz

We reviewed “Girls Can Kiss Now,” Jill Gutowitz’s debut essay collection about pop culture, the internet, growing up, and being very very gay. You’re gonna love it.

Vanessa

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Mar 8, 2022

book lists

Eight Mystery Books With Bi+ Main Characters

We’ve got mystery thrillers, historical mysteries, fantasy mysteries, graphic novel mysteries!

Casey

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Mar 2, 2022

The cover of the book Why Design Matters has the words "why design maters" in red ink in from of black circles and squiggles agains a white book jacket. It is by Debbie Millman, with a forward by Roxane Gay. The cover is displayed twice in front of a red background.

lgbt book reviews

Debbie Millman’s “Why Design Matters” Is a Career Long Tribute of Lesbian Brilliance to Get Lost in on a Sunday Afternoon

Design Matters isn’t explicitly queer, but the longest-running podcast in history — with more than 40 million downloads and counting — comes from the mind of a lesbian and I’m…

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 27, 2022