Literature

nonfiction

literature

How to Actually Accept Help from People Who Love You: An Excerpt from “The Art of Showing Up”

When someone I know is dealing with a difficult situation, I typically feel extremely “Put me in, coach!!!” But when I am the one in a difficult spot? Well, then,…

Rachel Wilkerson Miller —

Jul 7, 2020

novel

read a f-cking book

literature

Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery, But Is a Gay Noir Must-Read

There’s another kind of revolution happening within this sequel, and that’s where Knecht really blows the doors off the noir genre.

Kate Gorton —

Jul 6, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Just Say No to a Coronavirus Novel

The problem with new anti-racist book clubs, 50 Black-owned bookstores to support, writing good sex scenes and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 2, 2020

disability

essay collection

lgbt book reviews

“Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century” Centers the Wisdom of Disabled People

How many times have you heard that we’re “in a new world” recently? “Disability Visibility” challenges us to consider what a world with disability at its core can look like.

Carrie —

Jul 1, 2020

sci-fi/fantasy

literature

8 Speculative Fiction Books by Black Authors about Black Futures for Imagining a New World

At this moment in time with uprisings against anti-Blackness happening in the US and all over the world, it feels urgent to focus on Black authors who are imagining Black…

Casey —

Jun 30, 2020

audre lorde

queer theory

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: June’s Uses of Anger

We are in the middle of a revolution. My Black woman’s anger is here to signal a necessary sea change. Understand that all of our freedoms are bound up in…

Jehan —

Jun 29, 2020

malinda lo

novel

literature

Check Out the Cover & New Excerpt of Malinda Lo’s Forthcoming “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”!

Malinda Lo’s work has been incredibly relevant and sustaining to this site and this community, and her voice on current leaps forward in lesbian cultural production remains unparalleled. Which is…

Rachel —

Jun 29, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Bodies Are Not Metaphors

How to find a queer incarcerated penpal, why it is correct to capitalize Black, “The Vanishing Half,” “You Exist Too Much,” living in the Cool Zone, it’s time for publishing…

Ryan Yates —

Jun 25, 2020