Literature

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Running on Queer Time

What do we do with unthinkable thoughts in the time of covid? Plus: how crime fiction enables police brutality, zines and self-discovery, celebrating the Clueless anniversary, every book you’ll want…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 30, 2020

audre lorde

queer theory

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: July Is a Black Unicorn

I’m still angry. Breonna Taylor’s murderers still walk free. Let’s be real, they’re probably running around without masks. Audre Lorde’s sense of restlessness and barely concealed fury are evident. But…

Jehan —

Jul 27, 2020

Lists/Top 10s

literature

8 Great Queer Scandinavian Books, from Tender Novels to Supernatural Horror

This list includes a variety of different genres. The only requirements were a main queer woman or non-binary character, written by a Nordic / Scandinavian author, and set in a…

Casey —

Jul 23, 2020

comics/graphic novels

disability

literature

It Should Always Include Lube: Talking with A. Andrews About “A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex & Disability”

A. Andrews’ comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex and Disability is a well-written, thoughtful, and enjoyable guide that I strongly recommend to all disabled and able-bodied people alike

Isabella Rotman —

Jul 22, 2020

Things I Read That I Love

literature

Things I Read That I Love #311: As If I Were a Train and the Last Page Was Anna Karenina

Topics include Dollar Stores, Black media, Peak comfort TV, a 16-year-old model in the 90s, Hamilton, racial disparities in coronavirus cases, Ziwe Fumudoh, the primaries and so much more!

Riese —

Jul 17, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Values-Driven Art Making

The past and future of trans narratives, a new Black-owned bookstore in the Twin Cities, updates on everyone’s pandemic diaries and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 16, 2020

nonfiction

literature

Tana Wojczuk’s “Lady Romeo” Profiles Shakespearean Actress Charlotte Cushman, Leading Man of the 19th Century

What kind of choose-your-own-adventure occurs when a queer lady with an unbending will and a penchant for leaping about onstage with a dagger strapped to her thigh is born in…

Luna Adler —

Jul 13, 2020

abby wambach

Glennon Doyle Melton

literature

Glennon Doyle’s “Untamed”: A Gay Love Story About a Grown-Ass Woman Who Does What the F*ck She Wants

“There. She. Is.” Glennon wrote in her new memoir, Untamed, when she recalled the moment Abby Wambach entered her life. I assumed that would be the central conflict of Untamed.…

Heather Hogan —

Jul 8, 2020