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lez liberty lit

link roundup

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literature

Lez Liberty Lit: A Cute Panopticon

Why literature is so self-aware, living like an artist, caring for others without destroying yourself and more.

Ryan Yates —

Nov 19, 2020

pulp fiction

A woman wearing rollers and a red polka dot dress reclines on a bed with a cigarette, reading a copy of ODD GIRL OUT intently

literature

No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

A look into the history — and present! — of mid-century lesbian pulp fiction.

Chloe Maveal —

Nov 18, 2020

longform journalism

Things I Read That I Love

girl in hoodie on the beach reading a thing on her phone

literature

Things I Read That I Love #314: There Were Many Days In Which Several People Were Typing

Topics include Far Right literature, the Spelling Bee game, influencers traveling during COVID, the pandemic DIY boom, the Folgers Incest Ad, Lean Cuisine, recovery, faking illness on GoFundMe and truly…

Riese —

Nov 13, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

Two women are lounging in a cozy indoor space covered in blanket and pillows with a warm yellow light as if by a flashlight at night, one person reading from their phone screen and one hunched over reading from a hardback book

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: What’s Up With Reading Lists

What is Afrofuturism, readings on climate and clean energy transition, a new anthology of radical trans poetics and more.

Ryan Yates —

Nov 5, 2020

audre lorde

queer theory

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: October’s Dead Is Behind Us

To be Black in this world is to be intimate with a kind of living death. It’s an intimacy no one craves, and yet Black people know better than most…

Jehan —

Oct 29, 2020

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

sci-fi/fantasy

literature

Eight Trans-Inclusive Fantasy Books for Harry Potter Fans

Eight trans-inclusive fantasy books for the Harry Potter fans , from all-gender Quidditch to trans boys summoning ghosts, there’s a book here for every Potterhead!

Casey —

Oct 28, 2020

Asian American

interview

a graphic of the cover of mcsweeney's queer fiction issue, and a photo of the author patti yumi cottrell. the cover features tendrils, foliage and plants with a hand at the bottom.

book features

What Is Queer Fiction? An Interview with Patrick Yumi Cottrell

The first time I encountered a book with queer characters must have been James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. At the time I remember feeling afraid of its intensity. Now it’s one…

Kamala Puligandla —

Oct 28, 2020

love + sex

Sex Ed 2.0: Books on Queer Sex That Answer Questions You Never Got To Ask

Our ongoing adult sex ed requires a little research. These books on queer sex address the questions you didn’t get to ask in health class.

Ro White —

Oct 26, 2020

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