Growing Up Queer With a Narcissistic Mother Was Its Own Special Hell
The twisted protagonist’s mommy issues in Elle Nash’s ‘Deliver Me’ were far too relatable for comfort.
Feeling Feral? Here’s 17 Novels For The Weird Girls
I love a fucking weirdo narrator — a strange girl who’s always on the outside of things, always looking too closely at everything around her, drawing conclusions nobody wants to hear, perpetually unsure of how to be a human.
‘All-Night Pharmacy’ Is a Bisexual Neo-Noir About Addiction, Psychics, and Intergenerational Trauma
In this fresh take on the mystery novel, what needs to be solved is not a murder — it’s not even a missing sister or the truth of a psychic — it’s how to move past cultural and familial trauma.
‘Carrie Carolyn Coco’ Isn’t Like Any Other True Crime You’ve Read
With her new book Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, Sarah Gerard forces us to reckon with ourselves and how we approach the world around us.
When It Comes to Fat Liberation, the Work Is Never Done
“I think the fewer examples there are of fat people or people writing about fatness, the more we expect from individuals, when fatphobia is a systemic problem. What I really want to see is just all of the stories.”
Which Queer Midwest Writer To Read Based on Your Favorite Chappell Roan Song
Growing up in a Missouri trailer park, Chappell has been outspoken about the Midwest as a center of cultural revolution.
46 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out This July and August
As usual, all genres are represented, but there’s a surprising amount of creepy reads in the thriller/horror realm coming out the rest of summer.
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Get a Sneak Peek of Amy Spalding’s Upcoming Sapphic Rom-Com ‘On Her Terms’
Check out the first chapter of On Her Terms, a sapphic rom-com with a fake relationship plot.
Things I Read That I Love #336: The Brat Pack, Buying Sperm, Conversational AI and Streaming Wars
Annie Hamilton befriends Tavi Gevinson and gets unhinged about it, the future of streaming, literary it-girls, MTV’s “The Real World,” Colleen Hoover has writer’s block, Kindbody sucks, a really funny piece about a “Conversational AI” conference and so much more!
‘Unsuitable’ Looks at the Dynamic History of Lesbian Fashion
From Sappho’s violets to monocles to bandanas in your back pocket, queer women have long used fashion as a signal to find their community.
Your Ancestors Are Your Best Friends: Juju Bae’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Approach to African Traditional Religion
Like many young Black people in the United States, I was raised in the church.
‘Why Are People Into That?’ Asks Incisive Questions About Kink
Tina Horn’s new book will challenge some of your problematic notions no matter how confident you are in your sex positivity.
‘Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous’ Is a Perfect Sapphic Second-Chance Summer Romance
For fans of second-chance romance, friends to lovers, and ‘celebrity falls for regular person’ tropes.
46 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out In June 2024
Hot fresh reads for a hot bookish Pride month!
‘The Other Olympians’ Is Essential Reading Heading Into This Year’s Summer Olympics
It’s a fascinating and, oftentimes, frustrating exploration of how we got to where we are in both the sports and gender debate and the limitation of trans rights in general.
75 Books for Every Pride Vibe
Browse our curated list of books by LGBTQ authors and receive a discount on books purchased through Bookshop all Pride month long!
‘I Want You More’ Traps a Lesbian Ghostwriter in a Manor With a Devious Food Network Star
Talking to Swan Huntley about her new queer thriller “I Want You More,” building a writing career, whether she takes her own advice, the endless internal void, loving food shows despite not being a cook.
This Month, We Get Two Sapphic Romances Featuring Black Main Characters
I hope this means there will be more trad pubs looking to publish Black sapphic stories, because my bookshelf is ready.
When it Comes to Queer Fertility, There Are No Perfect Choices
I was 22 years old when I donated my eggs anonymously at a fertility clinic in New York City.
‘Housemates’ Is a Remarkable Novel, Intimate, Expansive, and Full of Sight
It’s about seeing through images and seeing through words. It’s also a love story, about falling for the way another person sees the world, the magic of realizing someone sees in a way that is different than you yet insistently compatible.