Tegan and Sara’s “Junior High” Brings Their Origin Story to a Graphic Novel
Queer youth need to see a hero’s journey from queer icons who’ve lived it! And they need to be able to relate to it, not to write it off as ancient history.
“Dykette” Has Plenty of High Femme Camp Antics
The novel is thought-provoking even in its flaws.
“Human Sacrifices” Is a Latine and Feminist Gothic Must-Read
Gothic is the instrument by which Latine authors have historically been able to explore coloniality, migration, violence, and other horrors of Latin American society.
“Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl” Is a Swoony Queer Neurodiverse Romance
I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed and swooned, simultaneously, as much as I did while reading Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl, a queer high school romance that features two neurodiverse characters from wildly different worlds.
In Lesbian YA Debut, Teen Girls Find Love in the Midst of an Asteroid Barreling Toward Earth
The biggest theme in Jen St. Jude’s If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come is mental health.
Autistic Teen Girl Takes On the Rich and Powerful in This Queer YA Thriller
This is Jen Wilde’s first thriller, but I hope not her last.
“Stars Collide” Is a Fun, Layered Queer Romance About Pop Stars Falling in Love
Like a good pop song, this book is fluff at first glance, and surprisingly deeper when you look closer.
“Rose Quartz” Review: Poems for the Wounds We Carry
Shades of pink have followed me through my life, showing up in names, flowers, organs, sex.
“Just as You Are” Is the Gayest Rom-Com I’ve Ever Read
Just As You Are is a full-on enemies-to-lovers romance that exudes queerness at every possible turn.
Sexy, Ambitious Novel “Any Other City” Explores Transition and Transformation
I don’t remember ever reading such sexy queer sex.
“Sizzle Reel” Doesn’t Let Its Queer Romance Be Messy
I don’t want Twitter and TikTok discourse to dictate how books are written.
Celebs Share Good Dishes To Get Through Bad Times In “Recipe for Disaster”
For those who find comfort in food while going through the unthinkable.
This YA Book Is a Great Queer Second-Chance Romance
What would you do if the one person you loved the most was the one person you cannot remember?
Love and Loss Lead to Healing in YA Novel “I Will Find You Again”
Sarah Lyu’s I Will Find You Again deftly captures the volatile nature of teenage girls falling in love with each other for the first time.
As Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Ramps Up in My Home State, I Find Myself Returning to This Book
It’s been a rough time to be a queer from Tennessee.
“The Fake” Is a Funny-Sad-Sexy Novel About the Psychological Damage Scammers Inflict
It’s a book about a scammer, but The Fake isn’t trying to hoodwink the reader.
New Historical Romance “Infamous” Reads Like Queer Jane Austen
This is the sapphic Regency coming-of-age book you’ve been waiting for.
“A Day of Fallen Night” Is the Most Satisfying Queer and Trans Fantasy Book I’ve Ever Read
The prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree confirms that Samantha Shannon’s Roots of Chaos series is to queer nerds what The Lord of the Rings is to straight nerds.
“The Daughters of Izdihar” Is Fantastical Queer Feminist Rage
I have seen some angry women in fantasy stories before, but I have never felt the kind of fury pulsating off of them the way I did with queer water-bender Nehal.
Explore NYC’s Underground Queer and Trans Rave Scene in “Raving”
Readers are constantly reminded that so much of what makes white-dominated raves comes from Black culture.