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12 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

A dozen books — from YA to romance to literary fiction to memoir — that center queer road trips all over the U.S. and abroad.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 4, 2023

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The book matchmaking in the Archive: 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts

lgbt book reviews

“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors

This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.

Nico —

Mar 3, 2023

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book features

Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival

A beautiful commitment to and demonstration of Black femme poetics, The Color Pynk offers a radical alternative to the genre of the academic book, one that celebrates Black queer language…

Lauren Herold —

Mar 2, 2023

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astrology, tarot & witchcraft

“Finding the Fool” Asserts Tarot Is for Everybody

Reading this book was compelling, fluid, and joyous.

danijanae —

Mar 1, 2023

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literary fiction

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns features a rearview mirror with a desi woman's face reflected in it and an air freshener on fire.

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“Your Driver Is Waiting” Review: I’m Obsessed With the Swole Bisexual Narrator of This Rip-Roaring Novel

Some readers may be tempted to label Your Driver Is Waiting as satire, but that’s not my reading at all.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 28, 2023

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A+ Book Club

M. Crane is between two images of their book cover. The book cover is a simple plane of blue with a rippling human shadow on the cover and the title text I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF layered on top. M. Crane is smiling. They have long brown hair, tan skin, and are wearing a colorful button up shirt.

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Right Now – A+ Read a Fucking Book Club: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Join us for a Q&A with author M. Crane! Right now! See you there?

Nico —

Feb 27, 2023

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Walking with Shadows by Jude Dibia features hands groping a man's bare chest

lgbt book reviews

Queer Naija Lit: 2005’s “Walking With Shadows” Is a Meditation on Shame, Rupture, and Repair

As a child, I wasn’t different because I was gay (that came with teenagehood), I was different because I was autistic.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Feb 27, 2023

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short fiction playlist

Two girls driving in a convertible in a still from The Bachelorette; The cover of Sleepless in Seattle, featuring the Empire State Building; the album cover of Whitney Houston's eponymous album; "He Will Break Your Heart" by Jerry Butler; two people in pirates costumes

book lists

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories Featuring Pop Culture

Find sexy pirates, bachelorette viewing parties, and Whitney Houston crushes in these pop culture-packed queer short stories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 25, 2023

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