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Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”
“My bookish exterior perhaps belies it,” write Alison Bechdel in The Secret to Superhuman Strength, “but I’m a bit of an exercise freak.” That is, it turns out, an understatement. Alison Bechdel shares her process of writing this latest book over the last ten years, collaborating with her partner, and the “huge blossoming of lesbian culture.”
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“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” Is a Smart, Feminist Thriller – and Also a Very Cool F*cking Book
“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” is a direct response to GamerGate… and a searing indictment of the political nightmare it foreshadowed.
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“Detransition, Baby” Is a Book For Trans Women — The Rest of You Are Lucky to Read It
“The truth is I don’t know how to review Detransition, Baby. Torrey was too successful in what she set out to accomplish. If trans women have been and remain her primary audience then I, a trans woman, don’t know what to say from a place of supposed objectivity. The fact that this is not a PDF free on her website but a hardcover book garnering an immense amount of buzz fills me with a joy I can explain and a terror I cannot.”
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69 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Winter 2020 and 2021
I believe we are in living in a truly incredible time for queer and feminist books. For proof, I offer you this majestic — if I do say so myself — list of queer and feminist books hitting shelves this winter.
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Season of the Witch: 40 Books on Witches, Witchcraft and Wonder
Whether you’re interested in witches as a horror trope, a doorway to sex positivity, a topic of historical exploration, or rich characters and ideas in fiction or poetry, at least one of these witch books will bring something into your life!
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Eight Trans-Inclusive Fantasy Books for Harry Potter Fans
Eight trans-inclusive fantasy books for the Harry Potter fans , from all-gender Quidditch to trans boys summoning ghosts, there’s a book here for every Potterhead!
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8 Books Featuring Bi+ People in Longterm Relationships
Given that identities are often assumed based on the gender of a person’s current partner(s), how do bi+ folks navigate longterm relationships? What effect does being in a longterm relationship have on a bi+ person’s understanding of self? How does their bi+ identity interact with intersecting identities and those of their partner(s)? How do poly and monogamous relationships differ for bi+ people? All those questions and more are explored in these fiction and non-fiction books about bi+ people!
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Eight Fat Positive Queer Books Featuring Queer Fat Characters in All Their Glory
Eight great fat positive queer books featuring queer fat characters in all their glory: teen superheroes, fashionista bloggers, bisexual nannies, lesbian home economists, self-deprecating humorists, wannabe K-Pop stars, and more!
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Also.Also.Also: Elliot Page Is Getting Divorced, Another Day in the Books for Love Being a Lie
Yes, some thoughts about Elliot Page’s divorce. And also: Black Sign Language, Andra Day on Billie Holiday (we can’t wait for the movie next month!), and breaking up with white supremacy for good.
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Also.Also.Also: This One Goes Out to the Nerds Who Learned to Masturbate From Books!
The Squad is keeping it real about the fashion limitations of working class women of color in the halls of Congress, President Obama on not “abandoning the possibility of America,” Megan Thee Stallion said get ready for a Hot Girl XXXMas, and yes — be proud you learned how to masturbate from a book.
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65 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Fall 2020
I can confirm that no matter what you’re looking for — YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, poetry — there are queer and feminist books on this list that you will love!
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A Quick and Easy Guide to Making Consent Exciting, Not Scary: An Interview with Isabella Rotman on Her New Book
Rotman’s comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent is a fun, well-written, and much needed refresher that I strongly recommend to anyone with a body that wants to connect with others and their bodies.
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Sex Ed 2.0: Books on Queer Sex That Answer Questions You Never Got To Ask
Our ongoing adult sex ed requires a little research. These books on queer sex address the questions you didn’t get to ask in health class.
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8 Great Queer Scandinavian Books, from Tender Novels to Supernatural Horror
This list includes a variety of different genres. The only requirements were a main queer woman or non-binary character, written by a Nordic / Scandinavian author, and set in a Nordic / Scandinavian country or featuring a Nordic / Scandinavian protagonist. Enjoy!
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13 Books Packed With Queer Joy to Block Out the World
We’re still smack dab in the middle of a global crisis. But as summer approaches, you might want to forget our reality and float away with something joyful *and* queer. This list has got you covered.
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60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020
Queer and feminist books, including, YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and poetry, hitting bookshelves this summer!
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Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet
Queer historical fiction books full of the steaminess, lush historical detail, and drama of Sarah Waters’s iconic lesbian coming of age story Tipping the Velvet.
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6 Queer Authors on What It’s Like to Launch Their Books in a Pandemic
If you’re looking to escape reality for a little while, look no further than this year’s absolute bumper crop of queer novels. As late spring and summer literary events are postponed and cancelled, writers are looking for ways to connect virtually with readers and the publishing community – and finding ways to keep their creativity flowing in a difficult time.
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Eight Great Angsty Lesbian Romance Books
Sometimes you want queer ladies to get a nice happily-ever-after but you want them to have to really work for it, you know? That’s what these angsty lesbian romances are for.
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8 Speculative Fiction Books by Black Authors about Black Futures for Imagining a New World
At this moment in time with uprisings against anti-Blackness happening in the US and all over the world, it feels urgent to focus on Black authors who are imagining Black futures. Plus, it was Octavia Butler’s birthday on June 22!