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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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!
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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories Featuring Pop Culture
Find sexy pirates, bachelorette viewing parties, and Whitney Houston crushes in these pop culture-packed queer short stories.
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Eight Romance Novels Featuring Trans Women, by Trans Authors
We’ve got fantasy romance, contemporary romance, YA science fiction comic romance, historical romance, and more!
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Required Reading for Jupiter in Taurus
You have a year to complete this assignment, and there will be no test.
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change
I have never lived anywhere that wasn’t in Pennsylvania. This state is my home, but I’m ready to move on from it.
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37 Quotes From Queer Authors About Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On
“Even as I hold you, I am letting you go.”
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In Verse: Poetry Collections That Conjure Spring
In these books, you won’t necessarily find flowers and natural scenes, but you will find a general feeling of rebirth, of growth, and of finding peace within the things that trouble us.
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Summer Picnic
If you are going to read one poet in a park, let it be Mary Oliver.
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Whether you’re ready to heal or just want to hear someone else’s story, these poets are experts at examining grief, loss, and recovery.
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Impressing the One You Love
Being in love is to be full of swell, all bells, and tinkles.
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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.
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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Read on Thanksgiving
If you have a pocket of time between tasks tomorrow or are just having a chill, quiet day, dive into some brilliant stories.
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month
In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.
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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Get Lost in This Weekend
Find strangeness, horror, spit, and surreality in these five queer short stories available online. And let me know if you want to see more short fiction recs on Autostraddle!
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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.
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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.
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20 Feminist, Queer, Body-Positive and Otherwise Radical Coloring Books
Want to combine your values and your hobbies with some feminist coloring books? We’ve got you more than covered.