11 Queer Romance + YA Comfort Reads I Revisit on Bad Days
When I find myself needing comfort from the atrocities of being an adult, these are the books I usually turn to.
Embracing the Dark Pleasures of Dystopian Literature: 10 Novels That Inspired Me To Write My Own
“I worked on this book between 2019 and 2023, years not exactly known for… incredible progress. In many ways, letting myself slip into another, imaginary world — albeit a worse one — was how I made sense of it all.”
Consider This: Listening to an Audiobook While Doing a Jigsaw Puzzle
I have unlocked a new level of intellectual heaven: listening to an audiobook while doing a jigsaw puzzle.
The Top 12 Queer Novels of 2023
I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by “fun,” I mean pleasurably agonizing.
65 of the Best Queer Books of 2023
Particularly impressive categories this year include memoir/biography, horror — queer and trans horror writers are appropriately giving us their all these days — and comics.
10 Picture Books To Teach Little Ones About Gender Expression
Reading picture books was a way I connected with my son when he was a preschooler, and I was able to teach him about things like racism, empathy and of course, LGBTQ+ issues.
The Best Banned Books According to a Queer Educator in Florida
I’ve watched whole lives transform in my classrooms and outside of them because of the stories we read, because of the work we did together, because of our difficult and revelatory and compassionate conversations, and because we were never afraid to face the truth.
20 Queer and Feminist Banned Books (And How To Get Them to Kids Who Need Them)
It’s Banned Books week. We can do our part and get reading.
13 Books About Gay Mayhem and “Bad” Queers To Read After Watching Bottoms
Bring on the literary GAYHEM.
16 Gay M/M Romance Novels To Read After “Red, White and Royal Blue”
If you loved “Red, White & Royal Blue,” here’s 15 more gay romance novels, aka m/m romance, featuring two men doing cute and also erotic things together!
9 LGBTQ+ Books Every Queer Writer Should Read
I’ve been thinking a lot about the queering of craft.
55 Literary Books With Great Lesbian Sex Inside Them
Novels, memoirs, essay and short story collections that are really good and also have lesbian sex in them! Wow!
Tap Into Queer Rage This Pride With These Scorching LGBTQ+ Books
Read these works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and then let yourself fill with rage and release.
81 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Summer 2023
Kai Cheng Thom’s new book of essays is coming out in August, the first two books from Roxane Gay’s brand new press are releasing, Elliot Page’s much anticipated memoir is available, Jacqueline Carey is returning to her Kushiel’s universe, and more!
Quiz: Which Queer Book Should You Read To Close Out AAPI Month?
Please enjoy a captivating queer read by an AAPI author as we move into the season of leisurely reading by the pool and generally being gay.
Required Reading for Jupiter in Taurus
You have a year to complete this assignment, and there will be no test.
10 Books To Read in the Bathtub
The perfect bath time book is right around 200 pages or less.
Close Out National Poetry Month by Preordering Queer Poetry Books
Preordering books is a great way to support authors.
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.
114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023
New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.