Literature

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book lists

7 Brilliant Books About Chaotic Queers

When I think about “good” queer representation, I think about bad. I think about bad behavior, bad relationships, bad choices, bad words.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 9, 2022

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short fiction playlist

book lists

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Get Lost in This Weekend

Find strangeness, horror, spit, and surreality in these five queer short stories available online. And let me know if you want to see more short fiction recs on Autostraddle!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 7, 2022

regular

short stories

first person

Slow Takes: Casey Plett’s “A Dream of a Woman” and Forgiveness as a Love Story

Often I find myself pushing so hard against the image of trans loneliness that I don’t allow myself to acknowledge the truths that lie within. This book acknowledged them for…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 6, 2022

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most anticipated queer books

book lists

80 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2022

If you thought 2021 was a banner year for LGBTQ+ books, wait until you see what the first three months of 2022 have in store for queer book lovers.

Casey —

Jan 3, 2022

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: The End

Over the decade-ish that I’ve been writing this column, the number of published queer and trans stories has exploded.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 30, 2021

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end-of-year-list

book lists

My Favorite Witchy Books of 2021

Every year, more and more brilliant, engaging, inspiring witchy books are published to help both beginner and more advanced practitioners improve their skills with tarot, astrology, tarot, numerology, herbalism, divination,…

meg —

Dec 29, 2021

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malinda lo

book features

Malinda Lo on Her Historic National Book Award Win and Lesbian Literature’s History and Future

Malinda Lo talks about writing queerness in different genres, butch/femme dynamics in literature, and the gay Macy’s of the 1960s that didn’t make it into her book.

Yashwina —

Dec 28, 2021

lgbt book reviews

“No Filter and Other Lies” Asks How Far Will You Go for Validation?

Life is hard enough already, why turn Instagram into a bully that can taunt you every time you open it?

Analyssa —

Dec 21, 2021