Yashwina, Author at Autostraddle

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Book Recommendations From Hot People Just Hit Different

It’s a great time to immerse yourself in some LGBTQ+ sci-fi and genre fiction.

Yashwina —

Sep 8, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Even the Crows Are Queer in This Upcoming Speculative Novella

Catch up on the latest LGBTQ+ literature news in Rainbow Reading.

Yashwina —

Aug 25, 2022

Diner Week

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This Diner Is Where My Relationships Begin — And End

My recent breakup the first week of June wasn’t one I wanted or expected, but it was one I had to initiate anyway.

Yashwina —

Aug 14, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Exclusive “Lesbian Love Story” Cover Reveal!

Amelia Possanza’s debut memoir Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in the Archives is everything I’ve wanted: intimate and voracious and utterly magnetic.

Yashwina —

Aug 11, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Queer Utopias Are Necessities

Publishing loves its dystopian novels, and true utopias feel even nicer for their scarcity.

Yashwina —

Jul 28, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Happy “Our Wives Under The Sea” Week to All Who Celebrate

After another banger week for books coverage on Autostraddle, catch up on all the latest happenings in the queer lit world.

Yashwina —

Jul 14, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: Give Me Your Most Escapist Book Recommendations

There’s been a ton of new queer romance coming out, as well as queer mystery. Catch up on the latest LGBTQ literary news.

Yashwina —

Jun 30, 2022

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The cover of Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour features a glass with a cocktail in it and a vase with flowers in it. The image is repeated three times.

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“Yerba Buena” Is the Perfect Book To Bask in This Summer

Yerba Buena accomplishes in one novel what Sally Rooney attempted in three. And I say this as an on-the-record devoted Rooney Tune!

Yashwina —

Jun 23, 2022

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The cover of Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin features a swirling rainbow pattern. The image is repeated three times.

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With Characters From Middle School to Middle Age, This LGBTQ Short Fiction Collection Has the Range

In resisting the tidiness of a happy ending, Conklin demonstrates something profound and important that made me cry at several of these stories.

Yashwina —

Jun 22, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: The 2022 Lambda Literary Award Winners, Erotic Cookbooks, and More!

June is full of LGBTQ+ book releases, but make sure to preorder queer books all summer!

Yashwina —

Jun 16, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

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Rainbow Reading: What Are You Reading This Pride Month?

Welcome back to Rainbow Reading, your biweekly roundup of LGBTQ+ lit news you can use.

Yashwina —

Jun 2, 2022

dating

In a room with white walls, a woman with olive skin, long, brown hair and floral tattoos on her lower arm sits in a white bed with her chin in her hand. To her left, a woman with pale skin and short brown hair who is wearing a grey T-shirt sits with her arms crossed.

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Competitive Queerness Gives Me the Ick

This residual harm, this chip on the shoulder, this something to prove — they’re proving it to the wrong person. They’re gay-tekeeping.

Yashwina —

May 31, 2022

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