“Fieldwork” Review: A Lush, Chewy Memoir Full of Mushrooms
Michelin-star chef Iliana Regan takes you back to her family’s farmhouse.
“Judas Goat” by Gabrielle Bates Made Me Start Writing Again
Once I started Judas Goat, it was nearly impossible to put down.
Tess Sharpe’s New Queer YA Novel Will Have You Chanting “Kiss, Kiss, Kiss!”
As someone who grew up in a rural place, I really appreciated how authentically rural this novel felt.
“The Fixer” Is Slow Burn Lesbian Romance at Its Finest
Lee Winter is back with an age gap, ice queen romance that leaves you hanging.
Alison Rumfitt’s “Tell Me I’m Worthless” Is Fearlessly Honest About Modern Trans Life
In a time when so many popular examples of queer art have their edges sanded down, Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is all edge.
Quiz: What Queer Book in Translation Should You Read?
I’ve gathered eight LGBTQ books in translation from around the world in various genres and forms. Take the quiz to get matched with one.
Rainbow Reading: Happy Birthgay!
Rainbow Reading kicked off as a biweekly LGBTQ+ lit news column one year ago!
Kristin Cashore’s “Seasparrow” Continues The Great Graceling Gaying
Like all the Graceling books, Seasparrow allows the woman at its center to be angry, and hurt, and confused, and scared and messy and even downright unlikable sometimes. That’s what makes the series great!
54 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2023
Welcome to 2023, which promises to be yet another spectacular year for feminist and queer books. This winter is only the beginning!
“Ingredients for Revolution” Offers a New Look at Social Justice Movement History
Cafes became hubs for marginalized members of the communities they were in, and learning their history helps us understand the power of their impact.
In a Year Full of Great Sapphic Holiday Romances, “Kiss Her Once for Me” Stood Out
Kiss Her Once for Me is a truly stellar example of not just a holiday romance or a queer romance, but of any kind of romance.
Eight New Queer Indigenous Books
Poetry, contemporary YA, science fiction, short stories, essay collections, graphic novels, and more!
Nicole Morse Wants You To See Trans Feminist Futures in Selfies
Selfie Aesthetics: Seeing Trans Feminist Futures in Self-Representational Art is a book about selfies and our relationships to them.
Rainbow Reading: Hey Siri, What’s the Opposite of Listless?
Instead of discourse, you know what we’ve got during this last mellow week? Lists. SO MANY LISTS.
Queer Naija Lit: Hausa Is a Language of Love in Arinze Ifeakandu’s “God’s Children Are Little Broken Things”
To be human is to be, or not. To love, or not.
92 of the Best Queer Books of 2022
Almost every category in this 2022 best of list was very competitive.
I’ll Never Look at the Ocean the Same Way After Reading Sabrina Imbler’s “How Far the Light Reaches”
Sea creatures become iridescent queer metaphors in this wonderfully queer memoir.
Rainbow Reading: Call That an Elliot Page-turner
This week’s Rainbow Reading features a very special small press spotlight! Dig in!
Marika Cifor Wants You To Activate Your Nostalgia for ACT UP
Marika Cifor’s new book Viral Cultures: Activist Archiving in the Age of AIDS explores how LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS archives shape our understanding of history.
“Men I Trust” Is a Beautiful Graphic Novel About Loneliness, Connection, and Capitalism
Tommi Parrish’s stunning new graphic novel Men I Trust is about two lonely women. It appears to be the story of their connection, but as it unravels it becomes darker, deeper, and, ultimately, in its own way, more hopeful.