Literature

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

book features

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

May 6, 2026

lgbt book reviews

Samantha Irby’s “Wow, No Thank You.” Masters the Art of Self-Deprecation

Irby evokes Nora Ephron in her latest essay collection.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 31, 2020

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: The Emergency Library

1.4 million free books, virtual museum tours, maintaining a creative practice (but maybe not starting that coronavirus novel) and more.

Ryan

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Mar 26, 2020

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: March’s Poetry Is Not a Luxury

One of the biggest lessons of Audre Lorde’s work is the strength of coalitional politics. I need a movement that can hold my anger. I need a movement that can…

Jehan

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Mar 26, 2020

book features

Read A F*cking Book Club: Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”

Come get dystopian and read “Parable of the Sower” with us!

Ari

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Mar 19, 2020

literature

Things I Read That I Love #308: I Have Spent Many Lonely Nights Zombie-ing Around the Target on Flamingo

Topics include Katie Hill, a kickstarter backpack, amusement parks,Natasha Lyonne, Las Vegas and so much more!

Riese

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Mar 13, 2020

book lists

25 Books Relevant to Your Queer Feminist Interests Coming Out Spring 2020

Many of us are intentionally spending more time indoors, and it’s a great time to pick up a new book. Here are some of the most exciting and interesting books…

Rachel

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Mar 13, 2020

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Quarantine Reading

Pandemic reading, writers speaking for themselves rather than for their communities, new books on mental health and more.

Ryan

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Mar 12, 2020

book lists

Eight Great Angsty Lesbian Romance Books

Sometimes you want queer ladies to get a nice happily-ever-after but you want them to have to really work for it, you know? That’s what these angsty lesbian romances are…

Casey

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Mar 12, 2020