Kate Gorton

gamergate

literary fiction

lgbt book reviews

“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.

Kate Gorton —

Apr 19, 2021

literary fiction

novel

literature

The Audacity of Melissa Broder’s MILK FED

Broder’s coming-of age-tale MILK FED is at turns funny, poignant, and squirm-in-your-seat sexy.

Kate Gorton —

Mar 17, 2021

novel

read a f-cking book

literature

Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery, But Is a Gay Noir Must-Read

There’s another kind of revolution happening within this sequel, and that’s where Knecht really blows the doors off the noir genre.

Kate Gorton —

Jul 6, 2020

literary fiction

novel

lgbt book reviews

Celia Laskey’s “Under the Rainbow” Is Dark, Redeeming, and Very Very Queer

Both light and heavy, dark and redeeming, this book is sure to be a comfort and resource for many, as we try to bridge the growing gap between “coastal elites”…

Kate Gorton —

Apr 3, 2020

essay collection

lesbian history

lgbt book reviews

Jenn Shapland Names What Needs Naming in “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers”

It has taken over 50 years for us to get the full, queer truth about Carson McCullers’s life, and now I know why. We were waiting for Jenn Shapland.

Kate Gorton —

Jan 7, 2020

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“March Sisters” Celebrates “Little Women,” But Stops Short of Queerness

This essay collection is a warm and personal tribute to the title characters of Little Women, in honor of the classic’s 150th birthday. But it left much to be desired…

Kate Gorton —

Nov 14, 2019