“The Bruising of Qilwa” Review: A Trans and Queer Fantasy Novella That Packs a Punch
The short book by Naseem Jamnia is an extremely fast-paced, engaging read.
“The Golden Season” Is a Queer Love Letter to West Texas
The writing is gorgeous and filled with beautiful imagery and insightful quotes.
New “Fire Island” Book Weaves Personal, Historical Narrative To Highlight Power of Community Solidarity
More a place-based memoir than a straightforward history, “Fire Island” provides unique insight on the history, present, and future of this almost mythical place.
“The Romance Recipe” Is the Steamy Beach Read You Need
Thankfully, Ruby Barrett doesn’t make us wait long for the simmering lust to boil into something more.
Michelle Tea’s Queer Pregnancy Memoir Is for Everyone — Not Just People Who Want To Become Parents
For most of my life, I was convinced that some day, somehow, I’d be a parent.
Did Somebody Say Lesbian Sasquatch Horror-Comedy “Bachelor” Parody?
An epistolary lesbian love story, monster horror, final girl thrills, and sharp commentary on reality television and social media collide in this bloody, hilarious, chilling novel.
Honey, I Shrunk the Books: A DIY Guide to Making Miniature Book Replicas
Every time I finish reading a book, I get to work on its tiny counterpart. Now I’ve got a shelf full of minis that make me happy every single time I look at them. Wanna make one with me?
Queer Naija Lit: “Under the Udala Trees” Honors the Past and Paints the Future With Hope
In light of current conditions for queer Nigerians — and global conditions facing queer people — a book like 2015’s Under the Udala Trees is ever-timely.
In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Summer Picnic
If you are going to read one poet in a park, let it be Mary Oliver.
Rainbow Reading: Queer Utopias Are Necessities
Publishing loves its dystopian novels, and true utopias feel even nicer for their scarcity.
Joe Osmundson on Expansive Science Writing and Living in an Impossible World
“It is tension: living well on a viral warming planet is too much to ask of any person. And yet it is what our circumstances are asking of us.”
Michelle Tea on Queer Pregnancy and Writing a Memoir in Present Tense
“I really want it to feel like you fell down a rabbit hole into this world, because that’s how I felt. That was the reality of the experience for me.”
12 Books to Read to Be a Better Ally to Disabled People This Disability Pride Month
This list will make you laugh out loud, bring you to tears, make you question things you believed to be true, and even make you want to blast Demi Lovato.
Nicola Griffith’s Spear Is a Gender-Bending, Queer Arthurian Adventure
There’s magic! There’s sword fights! It’s Mulan meets Merlin with a healthy helping of sapphic romance.
Chris Belcher’s “Pretty Baby” Examines the Power of Shame in Our Culture
You don’t have to look very closely to see that shame is one of the foremost organizing principles of our society.
In the Sexy and Smart New Novel “Sirens & Muses,” the Art World Is Hell
The chaotic art school tale is a confident debut from Antonia Angress.
Rainbow Reading: Happy “Our Wives Under The Sea” Week to All Who Celebrate
After another banger week for books coverage on Autostraddle, catch up on all the latest happenings in the queer lit world.
This Gay Ocean Horror Book Is So Good I Want To Scream
Our Wives Under The Sea is queer horror at its finest.
This Sporty Queer YA Novel Is the Best Book I’ve Read in Years
In last year’s Like Other Girls, Britta Lundin creates a heartwarming depiction of queer mentorship and intergenerational queer friendship.
Chris Belcher on “Pretty Baby,” Dungeon Dynamics, and the Expansiveness of Queer Sex
“I always envisioned this book as something that would allow me to talk about how I got to know masculinity as an adult through sex work and reflect back on how I came to know masculinity from the time I was younger.”