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Aven, Fer, and Ash are three members of the Love and LiteraTea online book club for LGBTQ+ youth

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It’s Lit: Queer Youth on an Online Book Club Club That Became Family

“Well the premise combined two of my favorite things: being gay and reading, so I was naturally intrigued.”

shea wesley martin —

Jun 20, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

A Black girl with her hair pulled back holds a stack of books while smiling and wearing a buttondown denim shirt

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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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The cover of "Exalted" by Anna Dorn features an illustration of hands holding a moon and a sun and illustrated stars against a purple background. The image is repeated three times.

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“Exalted” Review: A Delusional Astrologer and a Bad Gay Mom’s Stars Collide, Chaos Ensues

Exalted — a riotous new novel from Anna Dorn — is exquisite chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 14, 2022

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The cover of Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi repeated three times

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Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s Poetry Collection Makes Space for Many Selves

This is a book to be read and re-read, like all true stories.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu —

Jun 13, 2022

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The book cover of This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch features gold glitter. It's framed by two identical wavy clocks against a background with wavy lines.

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In Our Own Time: Queer Temporality, Pride, and Diana Goetsch’s “This Body I Wore”

Lately I’ve been thinking about the concept of “straight time” — the way a life unfolds, or is expected to unfold, within heteronormative frameworks.

Melissa Faliveno —

Jun 8, 2022

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The cover of Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay by Lars Horn features a swirly blue pattern

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“Voice of the Fish” Examines the Slippery Nature of Bodies

It’s so hard to have a body. Isn’t it?

Stef Rubino —

Jun 6, 2022

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The cover of The J Girls by Rochelle Hurt features a split pair of jeans exposing a black thong

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“The J Girls” Review: Sex, Fire Sauce, and Growing Up in the 90s

The poetry collection is quite a refreshing portrayal of Midwestern teenage girlhood — more focused on exploring the messiness of truth than pleasantries.

shea wesley martin —

Jun 3, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

A Black woman with braids wears a brown leather jacket and holds a book in front of her face.

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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

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