Literature

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

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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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A composite of a photo of author Heather Walter and the cover of her book, Malice

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Malice’s Lesbian Love Story (and Bitter Realities) Are Worthy Additions to Dark Fantasy Re-Tellings

The dark fairytale re-telling has become an established fantasy sub-genre in its own right, and Malice’s sweet lesbian love story and bitter realities are a more-than-worthy addition.

Lindsay Lee Wallace

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Apr 15, 2021

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Joss Whedon and JK Rowling Don’t Own My Queer Narratives

Whedon and Rowling don’t get to lay claim to the stories we wrote, whether they were in fan fiction, on forums, or even just in our own, quiet thoughts. We…

Shelly Jay Shore

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Apr 13, 2021

Melissa Febos "Girlhood" book review: Melissa Febos is in a black turtleneck, next to the cover art of her book "Girlhood." The book title says the word "Girlhood" in dark magenta lettering over and over until it fades into orange, spelling her name, like a sunset. It's all against a black background.

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Power Is Searingly Political and Personal In Melissa Febos’ “Girlhood”

Secrets, silence, internalized misogyny, power, desire, and the catastrophic — yet very common — ways in which girls are harmed as they grow into women are all themes that Febos…

Luna Adler

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Apr 9, 2021

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Lez Liberty Lit: How Do Plague Stories End?

How DO plague stories end? Plus, “non-binary” in Italian, was this one feminist classic actually trash, the Tamagotchi cemetery and more.

Ryan

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Apr 8, 2021

Three repeating images of the cover of We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival

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How New Anthology “We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival” Honors Sex Workers’ Truths

We Too maps out the underground ecosystems of sex worker survival and self-determination that are literally the building blocks of a new world order.

Aegor Ray

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Apr 5, 2021

Three repeating images of the cover of Forsythe Harmon's JUSTINE

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Forsyth Harmon’s “Justine” Is a Haunting Book About Intense Teenage Friendship

This tiny book is a quiet horror story in which beauty is a terror and friendship is an undoing of the self. The final line has haunted me long past…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 1, 2021

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Lez Liberty Lit: A Phantom from the Jump

Not reading anything for a week, an interview with jamie hood, bathroom libraries, a short story collection of Sarahs and more.

Ryan

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Mar 25, 2021

A collage of the 8 book covers of the books included in this list

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M/F Romances Featuring Bi+ Women Whose Queer Identities and Communities are Front and Center

“I am looking for content more than simply a small throw-away line that the woman is bisexual. I would love to see bisexual women for whom their queer identities and…

Casey

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Mar 22, 2021