Literature

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

book lists

Queer Comfort Reads for Tough Times

Comfort reads with queer characters to soothe you in today’s rough times! I’ve specifically picked books that are available in ebook format so that you can get a hold of…

Casey —

Apr 22, 2020

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

sci-fi/fantasy

book lists

8 Great Space Operas with Queer Women and Non-Binary Characters

Now is a great time to escape to outer space, don’t you think?

Casey —

Apr 14, 2020

autostraddle book club

octavia butler

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” Offers Persistence, Painstaking Reality

We finished reading “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler. At its core, the book is about embracing truth and change, which is especially true now — when our world…

Ari —

Apr 10, 2020

Things I Read That I Love

literature

Things I Read That I Love #309: Like The Cone With Flowers Coming Out of it to Look Like Ice Cream

Topics include Kinfolk Magazine, the Jazz vs Thunder no-game, 24 hours as EMTS during coronavirus, the opioid crisis, chain pharmacies, Estonia, Katie Porter and so much more!

Riese —

Apr 10, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Reading Weather

Supporting small booksellers online, Samantha Irby on writing, reading or not reading books about pandemics, why it’s time to keep a journal and more.

Ryan Yates —

Apr 9, 2020

latinx

lgbt book reviews

“The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext” Celebrates Latinx Community and Future-Building

“Writing, for me, is a way of reimagining that which I’ve experienced and creating something new. It’s a way of future-building. It’s a way of taking back agency. Each time…

Jaelani Turner-Williams —

Apr 7, 2020

Lists/Top 10s

poems

book lists

11 Poems to Read to Your Lesbian Lover in Isolation

11 poems of varying lengths that you can read to your lesbian lover with that expensive wood wick candle flickering on the bedside table.

danijanae —

Apr 6, 2020

literary fiction

novel

lgbt book reviews

Celia Laskey’s “Under the Rainbow” Is Dark, Redeeming, and Very Very Queer

Both light and heavy, dark and redeeming, this book is sure to be a comfort and resource for many, as we try to bridge the growing gap between “coastal elites”…

Kate Gorton —

Apr 3, 2020