22 Fictional Books From Movies and TV Shows We Would Really Like to Actually Read
Anybody got a copy of “Station Eleven” or um, “The Wrong Side of the Bed; Corruption, Cover-Ups and a Crisis of Culture on America’s #1 Morning Show”?
“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park
My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.
Things I Read That I Loved #325: Like a Hippie Van Collided With a Paint Factory
Topics include TED Talks, murder, Morrissey, a horrific party limousine crash, infertility, the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, a legendary Massachusetts roadside restaurant and more.
In Verse: Poetry Collections for Impressing the One You Love
Being in love is to be full of swell, all bells, and tinkles.
Melissa Febos on “Body Work,” Medieval Women, and First Drafts
“The process of writing for me is the great work of life. It is the nexus where everything that matters to me intersects.”
Rainbow Reading: I’ve Been Thinking About What I Was Reading When I Was 13
Plus, a new podcast exploring queer history through the lens of archive holdings at my favorite library.
“Girls Can Kiss Now” and Other Realizations with Jill Gutowitz
We reviewed “Girls Can Kiss Now,” Jill Gutowitz’s debut essay collection about pop culture, the internet, growing up, and being very very gay. You’re gonna love it.
Eight Mystery Books With Bi+ Main Characters
We’ve got mystery thrillers, historical mysteries, fantasy mysteries, graphic novel mysteries!
Debbie Millman’s “Why Design Matters” Is a Career Long Tribute of Lesbian Brilliance to Get Lost in on a Sunday Afternoon
Design Matters isn’t explicitly queer, but the longest-running podcast in history — with more than 40 million downloads and counting — comes from the mind of a lesbian and I’m deeply invested in reclaiming it as our culture.
Rainbow Reading: Trans! Vampire! Romance!
Plus, the debate about Sally Rooney’s depictions of bisexuality and queerness continues apace.
Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid
“Manhunt is really my attempt to show the utility and the importance of existing in discomfort.”
In Verse: Poetry Collections for Broken Hearts
This new series, In Verse, is about bringing you the collections of poetry that meet you where you are at. This first installment is for the person dealing with a broken heart.
A Mile in Her Jackboots: Writing TERFs as a Trans Author
The challenge of writing about human monsters is that you have to confront the ways in which they’re exactly like you are.
Short Fiction Playlist: Five Stories With Queer Sex
Welcome to another Short Fiction Playlist! In honor of Valentine’s Day, today’s theme is queer sex! Dig into these five stories featuring a sex-talking parrot, period sex, gay clubs, spanking, and more.
Quiz: Which Queer Romance Novel Should You Read This February?
This February celebrate love NOT being a lie by reading a queer romance novel.
Rainbow Reading: More Like Mercury READtrograde, Am I Right!
Learn more about the book whose “highlights include: a May/December queer romance, psychopaths on the loose, and a school for bad girls….” Plus, more book news and recommendations, including lots of author interviews and upcoming queer lit events!
Grace Lavery on Her New Memoir “Please Miss,” Sex Writing, and the Trans Glamour of Nicole Kidman
“When one is trying to write about sex, if you’re doing it right, something happens in the prose that is unpredictable and kind of wild.”
“Getting Clean With Stevie Green” Cares More About the Mess
It’s an attitude that’s really relatable, a year and some change sober as I am, the idea that your whole life would be different if not for this one thing that happened to you.
Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Stories That Find Humor in Sad Places
A road trip, a strip mall, a breakup, a painting, and a pregnancy bump — read these five queer short stories where humor sits inside of sadness.
Rainbow Reading: A New Story Collection From Carmen Maria Machado Is Coming!
Plus, book awards for Torrey Peters, Sarah Schulman, Darcie Little Badger, and more!