Lez Liberty Lit #90: 1,000 Books
1,000 books about black girls, a new Didion thinkpiece, earning a living wage when writing, literary binge reading and more.
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.
Things I Read That I Love #194: She Wrote My Childhood Before It Happened
Topics include Flint, Margaret Atwood, the business of swinging, being emotionally ambushed by Oprah and everything that came before and after, Hokkaido, Alice Goffman and so much more!
Read A F*cking Book Club: We’re All Reading “Juliet Takes A Breath”
You can totally read Gabby Rivera’s debut novel “Juliet Takes A Breath” right now! Join us for another fantastic Autostraddle Book Club.
Lez Liberty Lit #89: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?
Buying the same book over and over, decorating your dream library, why women writers disappear, historical fiction as resistance and more on queer books.
Back to the Beginning: 8 Authors Who Connect Our Past to the Present
Brain Pickings’ Maria Popova curated a reading list just for Autostraddle readers!
Read a F*cking Serialized Book: “Tremontaine” Is a Paradise of Queerness and Chocolate
“Every love story is between men who love men, or women who love women, or men and women who love both men and women. The sex is good fun, but the romance is deliriously well-written. Such aching and longing and pining and promises (amid cups and cups of chocolate!).”
Things I Read That I Love #193: I Sincerely Don’t Know Why Poetry Can Be Mortifying But Tattoos Can Be Cool
Topics include emotional nakedness, Scores, douchebag T-Shirts, abusive relationships, remembering a murdered sister, Haruki Murakami’s birthday, Pembroke, Jonathan Franzen and more!
“Don’t Date Anyone Who Treats You Like Shit”: An Interview with Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
This was supposed to be a book review of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha’s new memoir “Dirty River.” But it’s actually the story of how reading my friend and queer aunty Leah’s brown femme poetry saved me, made me a writer, and totally revolutionized my love and sex life.
Read a F*cking Book: Dryland, by Sara Jaffe
“Dryland,” by Sara Jaffe, is a quiet coming of age tale clad in flannel on the outside; on the inside, it’s draped in gorgeous prose.
15 Queer/Feminist Books To Read In Early 2016
Welcome to your list of queer/ feminist books coming out from January to July 2016. Roxane Gay, Gabby Rivera and erotica, anyone?
Lez Liberty Lit #88: Why Do You Write Like You’re Running Out Of Time?
Fat-positive queer books, Roxane Gay on dissonance, weeding out your shelves, books as best friends and more.
Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “Dirty River”
“This memoir will appeal to those seeking a gritty, glorious, multi-layered story of homecoming and self-healing.”
Things I Read That I Love #192: My 20 Favorite Longreads of 2015
I could’ve picked 200 but I just picked 20.
Read a F*cking Book: You Simply Must Get Your Hands on “I Must Be Living Twice”
“I Must Be Living Twice” is a strong place to first get acquainted with every aspect of Eileen Myles’ work, but it’s also a deeper look into her story for those of us who have been attempting to follow it all along.
215 Of The Best Longreads Of 2015 — All Written By Women
This should keep your brain busy for quite some time.
Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Leigh Matthews’ “Don’t Bang the Barista!”
If smart, well-written theatrics are your thing, you’re in for a fun ride with Don’t Bang the Barista!
Were We Ever So Young: Rereading Julie Anne Peters’ “Luna” for the Seventh Time
Luna opened a door for me — no, it opened a thousand doors, doors that I’ve been confidently walking through ever since I came out.
Lez Liberty Lit #87: Drowning In Best-Ofs
Queer holiday depression, a trans princess book, reading Lolita under the patriarchy, Eileen Myles on Transparent, books lists and more.
Things I Read That I Love #191: Now We’re Living in Mississippi, Because My Mother Is Insane.
Topics include the questionable existence of a dog-free floor at Amazon, Galway Kinnell, “a black woman walks into a gun show,” the National Association of Professional Women scam, TripAdvisor, The Pleasant Company story and so much more!