Shana

Shana is a bi femme with a soft spot for romance novels and unapologetically fat women. She lives in California with her vintage Harlequin collection, favorite rolling pin, and a garden that needs weeding. You can find her book reviews at Smart Bitches Trashy Books, and The Lesbrary. Follow Shana on Twitter.

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cookbook review

The cover of "Recipe for Disaster" where a Blonde person is smushing their face into a sprinkle cake.

lgbt book reviews

Celebs Share Good Dishes To Get Through Bad Times In “Recipe for Disaster”

For those who find comfort in food while going through the unthinkable.

Shana —

Apr 5, 2023

bisexuality

It's Your Anniversary

Chasing amy dvd cover overlaid on a still from the film with Alyssa in the booth with a woman. chasing amy queer

movie features

It’s Your Anniversary: My Rage at “Chasing Amy” Helped Me Find My Bisexuality

25 years later I was curious to see if I’d still hate it since I’ve stopped judging my queerness by my distance to gold star lesbian status.

Shana —

Apr 6, 2022

A manicured pair of hands forms a pie crusts into a baking tin.

food and drink

Tricking Lesbians Into Eating Gluten-Free Pie

Their approval puffed me up like the topping on a lemon meringue pie, but I didn’t have the heart to tell anyone that it was gluten-free.

Shana —

Mar 14, 2022

Colcannon (chunky potatoes with leek, kale and butter) in a wooden bowl

food and drink

Lesbians, Love & Colcannon — 48 hours in Dublin

I’d found the ultimate comfort food on a spur-of-the-moment trip, it was the cherry on top of a sweet Valentine’s Day.

Shana —

Feb 14, 2022

A tin of tiramisu with a piece cut out of it. The piece is sitting on a plate that has two ladyfinger cookies on it.

food and drink

How To Seduce A Lesbian With Tiramisù

I spent years hoping that tiramisù would be the perfect sweet to impress girls.

Shana —

Jan 31, 2022