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Autistic Teen Girl Takes On the Rich and Powerful in This Queer YA Thriller

This is Jen Wilde’s first thriller, but I hope not her last.

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Literature

Rainbow Reading: The Book With “The Most Hilarious Disaster Bisexuals You’ll Ever Meet”

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In “A Recipe for More,” Sara Elise Asks: Who Do You Want To Become?

“We do not have to do anything more to be worthy; we are worthy just because we are.”

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LGBT Book Reviews

“Stars Collide” Is a Fun, Layered Queer Romance About Pop Stars Falling in Love

Like a good pop song, this book is fluff at first glance, and surprisingly deeper when you look closer.

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Preordering books is a great way to support authors.

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“Rose Quartz” Review: Poems for the Wounds We Carry

Shades of pink have followed me through my life, showing up in names, flowers, organs, sex.

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Just As You Are by Camille Kellogg
LGBT Book Reviews

“Just as You Are” Is the Gayest Rom-Com I’ve Ever Read

Just As You Are is a full-on enemies-to-lovers romance that exudes queerness at every possible turn.

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Negative Money by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, The World Keeps ENding, and the Wold Goes On by Franny Choi, and Freedom House by KB Brookins
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8 Poets With New Queer Books To Check Out This National Poetry Month

If I’ve given you one poetry recommendation, I’ve held back from giving 15.

A. Tony Jerome April 24, 2023 5 Comments
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Literature

Rainbow Reading: Give Me All the Queer Paleontology Novels!

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Yashwina April 20, 2023 9 Comments
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25 Lines of Poetry I Think About Once a Day

It’s National Poetry Month, so I become a poetry hound, sniffing out new books and revisiting old ones, finding solace, rage, love, and beauty in some of the words crafted by writers I truly admire.

danijanae April 18, 2023 16 Comments
Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
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I don’t remember ever reading such sexy queer sex.

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Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald
LGBT Book Reviews

“Sizzle Reel” Doesn’t Let Its Queer Romance Be Messy

I don’t want Twitter and TikTok discourse to dictate how books are written.

Christina Tucker April 17, 2023 10 Comments
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Lost Lesbian Lit: Murder! At the Retirement Home

My only positive memory of my grandma was our last, the one time I was with her as myself.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 14, 2023 4 Comments
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Literature Sports

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Literature

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Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick
LGBT Book Reviews

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