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Eileen Myles

Books

33 Literary Books With Great Lesbian Sex Inside Them

Novels, memoirs, essay and short story collections that are really good and also have sex in them that involve two or more women! Wow!

By Riese| February 6, 2019 | 24 Comments
Books

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.

By Carmen| December 30, 2015 | 3 Comments
Books

Read a F*cking Book: Eileen Myles’ “Chelsea Girls” is Back, Better Than Ever

It’s the kind of book that takes hold of you. Chelsea Girls is like sitting in someone else’s heart and mind as they go back through an entire lifetime of becoming who they are in that moment, and those are the kinds of moments you can’t just walk into and out of at random.

By Carmen| December 11, 2015 | 3 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Jill Soloway and Eileen Myles Are Officially Gal Pals

Jill Soloway fell in love with Eileen Myles while researching her for Transparent, The SAG Awards are going to be super queer this year, Samira Wiley is a zombie slayer, Megan Rapinoe tore her damn ACL (again), and other important stories.

By Heather Hogan| December 9, 2015 | 28 Comments
Books

Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2015

Read these f*cking books.

By Carolyn Yates| December 3, 2015 | 25 Comments
Books Straddleverse

Introducing “Queer Sultry Summer,” A Mini-Book We Wrote For You

“Queer Sultry Summer,” the newest full-color mini-book from Autostraddle and Everyone is Gay, featuring new writing, illustrations by Rory Midhani, and an exclusive original Lumberjanes comic and so much more. It’s the best thing we’ve ever made. Seriously.

By Riese| June 17, 2015 | 10 Comments
Sex + Relationships

Happy International Fisting Day! Here’s Some Willfully Misinterpreted Lesbian Poetry

Because every day should be celebrated with sexy lesbian poetry.

By Carolyn Yates| October 21, 2014 | 17 Comments
Feminism Herstory

Rebel Girls: The Women I Wish I Could Vote For

Although the nation’s highest offices have been sought by many badass women, we have yet to win. It’s enough to make me wish we could go back in time and vote for, well, these chicks.

By Carmen| October 15, 2014 | 8 Comments
Books

Lez Liberty Lit #17: You Hate The Word “Moist” For A Reason

Best literary insults, stalking Eileen Myles, queer readings of Harriet the Spy and more.

By Carolyn Yates| April 4, 2013 | 30 Comments
Sex + Relationships

Idol Worship: Two Idols Are Better Than One, Especially When Those Two Idols Are Together

Valentine’s Day Edition! A collection of lady-loving-ladies I love loving a lady I also love in a somewhat official manner.

By Carmen| February 12, 2013 | 13 Comments
Books The Scene

You Should Go: PUSSY RIOT! Book Launch in NYC

Join Justin Vivian Bond, Barbara Browning, Vivien Goldman, Karen Finley, Johanna Fateman, Eileen Myles, and Laurie Weeks as they read from the new print edition of PUSSY RIOT! A Punk Prayer for Freedom at Barnes & Noble Union Square on February 7.

By Gabrielle| February 1, 2013 | 2 Comments
Books

Lez Liberty Lit #12: I Owe Everything To Being Queer

This week in literature: reading writers you hate, choosing your own adventure, evolving libraries, an interview with Eileen Myles, Gertrude Stein and more.

By Carolyn Yates| January 24, 2013 | 19 Comments
Books

My Top 8 Favorite Authors: Riese, Editor-in-Chief

In which all books mentioned herein were published after 1975 and almost everybody is both female and still alive.

By Riese| December 4, 2012 | 34 Comments
Herstory

Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Eileen Myles

“Recently I wrote a poem on the notebook on my iPhone on the subway platform. I like to move around.”

By Carmen| November 27, 2012 | 12 Comments
Books

Lez Liberty Lit #3: It Is So Quite New A Thing

This week in lesbian lit: Project Unicorn, science, keeping a notebook, weekend book festivals, and a new excerpt from Eileen Myles.

By Carolyn Yates| September 20, 2012 | 8 Comments
Books

Lez Liberty Lit #2: This Week You’re Here, Queer, Reading

This week: Eileen Myles, Emily Books, lesbians in comic books, Lady Business, technology and fiction, and what we’re reading.

By Carolyn Yates| August 30, 2012 | 16 Comments
Books

Top Five Famous Queer Lady Writers and their Dogs

“Girlfriends will love you and leave you, but your four-legged friend’s desire to wake you each morning with an enthusiastic lick will never waver.”

By Malaika| August 8, 2012 | 16 Comments
Books

Eileen Myles’ Perfect Tote Bag Exists and You Can Have It

I believe this is what the kids call “relevant to your interests.”

By Rachel| June 21, 2012 | 6 Comments
Books

Read A F*cking Book: Win A Copy of ‘The Letter Q’

“The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes To Their Younger Selves is an anthology of letters about life getting better in Adult Land, but it’s also a tiny peek into the histories of some of your favorite queer authors.”

By Laneia| May 21, 2012 | 188 Comments
The Scene

Eileen Myles is Coming to DC, Will Most Likely Be Best Thing To Happen Here All Year

Carmen’s Team Pick: On Wednesday, March 28, Eileen Myles is coming to American University in Washington, DC, and nothing in my life will ever be the same. Will you please come along?

By Carmen| March 25, 2012 | 7 Comments
Books

Eileen Myles Still Has It: The Autostraddle Review of “Snowflake / different streets”

“Suddenly it all became very clear to me what made the two books different, what brought them together, and what let them stand alone. And suddenly I was crying.”

By Carmen| March 13, 2012 | 11 Comments
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