Literature

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

lgbt book reviews

‘All Us Saints’ Boldly Slashes Away at the Trans Killer Trope

All Us Saints is hardly the first work to critique and analyze the prolific horror trope of the transgender slasher…

Nic Anstett

Jun 6, 2026

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Bodies Are Not Metaphors

How to find a queer incarcerated penpal, why it is correct to capitalize Black, “The Vanishing Half,” “You Exist Too Much,” living in the Cool Zone, it’s time for publishing…

Ryan

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Jun 25, 2020

literature

EXCLUSIVE: Staceyann Chin Performs Her Poem “Crossfire” with Video Artist Sekiya Dorsett

Chin’s work is invaluable always, and in the current moment. We’re glad, then, to bring you this new and gripping performance of the book’s title poem, from Haymarket Books and…

Rachel

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Jun 24, 2020

book lists

Resistance 101 Reading List: A Crash-Course for Aspiring Revolutionaries

You’re joining a fight that is by no means new, check out this list of books to make sure you come correct to the next rally.

Danielle

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Jun 9, 2020

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: The Work Is Bigger than Backorder

Readings and reading lists on Black radicalism, dismantling white supremacy, antiracism, police brutality and more.

Ryan

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Jun 4, 2020

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: May’s Burst of Light

“I am going to write fire until it comes out my ears, my eyes, my noseholes — everywhere. Until it’s every breath I breathe. I’m going to go out like…

Jehan

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May 30, 2020

book lists

60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020

Queer and feminist books, including, YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and poetry, hitting bookshelves this summer!

Casey

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May 25, 2020

book lists

13 Books Packed With Queer Joy to Block Out the World

We’re still smack dab in the middle of a global crisis. But as summer approaches, you might want to forget our reality and float away with something joyful *and* queer.…

Sarah N

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May 25, 2020

book lists

Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet

Queer historical fiction books full of the steaminess, lush historical detail, and drama of Sarah Waters’s iconic lesbian coming of age story Tipping the Velvet.

Casey

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May 21, 2020