I don’t know whether it’s the snow that has begun falling in picturesque flakes outside my window or the blizzard of end-of-year lists on my Twitter feed, but it suddenly seems like ‘tis the season for curling up with a good book.
“There’s something really magical about creating the job you want for yourself from scratch.”
An Autostraddle Interview with Tania De Rozario, queer artist, writer and activist. Read more about her views on censorship, activism and Jeanette Winterson in this interview.
And! Because I’m the one doing the book club, I have a bit of an added element. There is a drink recipe in here, folks!
We want to hook two commenters up with copies of Julie Maroh’s graphic novel, Blue is the Warmest Color!
No matter what your reasons are, or where your piece winds up, we think it’d be cool if you got to write about sex with us.
Okay, so you have a pen and paper and some feelings. Now what?
Two queer comic professionals are starting a brand-spanking new anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy comics featuring queer characters and stories. And the best part is, they’re looking for contributions from people like you!
This edition is FULL OF TREASURES. Ali and I read two books and asked ten(ish) questions to poet, writer, and die-hard dyke Ali Liebegott for you. Also, many dog photos!
Felicia Day, Hannah Hart, and your other favorite geek girls are talking about Tipping the Velvet!
“What if you’d like to let your loyalties walk some middle tightrope, where you can keep the good stuff about this book you loved while also turning your back on its creator? What’s the best way to hate the player and love the Game?”
This year’s Lambda Award winners were announced yesterday evening.
Katie Roiphe thinks that some women writers are too quick to call “sexism” in interviews. We’re not so sure.
What do the leading names in science fiction tell us about the future of gender?
The only thing better than reading books is looking at pictures of books on the internet or, better yet, looking at pictures of bookSHELVES on the internet. There are so many cool lit pinterests, here are some of my faves.
This is an exclusive Autostraddle interview with Andrea Gibson. Happy National Poetry Month, queermos!
Last year the NMA nominated zero ladies in its prime categories but this year we snagged half the noms! Why? Plus, I’ve got an epic rundown on everything you need to know about every ladyjourno finalist.
Making sense of a new study that says we don’t like our books to have “mood words” anymore, except for scary ones.
Didja hear? Google reader is being deactivated on July 1st. Here are a few replacements.
When a dog goes on a book tour, the rest seems pretty self-explanatory. Get in on this!