nonfiction

disability

essay collection

lgbt book reviews

“Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice” Draws Real-as-F*ck Maps of Justice and Care

A true map, it never says: this is the way to go, what to do. Instead, Piepzna-Samarasinha tells us what has worked for some people at some times, what could…

Bani Amor —

Nov 1, 2018

2018 election

Lists/Top 10s

book lists

10 Books on Voting, Elections and Government to Get You Ready for the Midterms

Informed citizens unite!

Carrie —

Oct 19, 2018

#lgbthistorymonth

lesbian history

book lists

13 Mind-Expanding Nonfiction Books to Read for LGBTQ History Month

Pick up one of these 13 books about LGBTQ history and learn about your queer and trans ancestors!

Casey —

Oct 18, 2018

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

nonfiction

book lists

8 Self-Help Books about Lesbian Relationships

Here are eight non-fiction self-help books about lesbian relationships, partnerships, marriage, and dating!

Casey —

Sep 13, 2018

lingerie

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“In Intimate Detail” Is the Singular Guide to Lingerie – and It’s Queer-Inclusive

“I’ve had conversations with brands where they’ve been very explicit about who their customers weren’t. They weren’t plus size people. They weren’t queer people. They weren’t people of color. And…

Jeanna —

Sep 4, 2018

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“Wild Mares” Is a Story of Women’s Land and the Midwestern Lesbians Who Loved It (and Each Other)

“At the end of the prologue, I had to put the book down, because I had broken out in ugly, heaving sobs on a Monday night in the dog days…

Jeanna —

Aug 31, 2018

community

here/queer

book features

Where Are the Welcome Signs? Finding Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Community in Unexpected Places

Why is it sometimes hardest to find other queer individuals in places where they seem to be everywhere? The new book, “How Places Make Us,” takes us into the lives…

Japonica Brown-Saracino —

Aug 20, 2018

nonfiction

trans book

lesbian sex

Juno Roche’s <em>Queer Sex</em> Is an Argument for Erotic Empowerment

Queer Sex, a collection of interviews with trans and non-binary folks on sex, love and intimacy, is a map to erotic empowerment. In this excerpt, author Juno Roche explores her…

Ryan Yates —

May 23, 2018

nonfiction

Queer History

lgbt book reviews

“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It

Blackness and transness interconnect in this radical history of not just black and trans people, but also where beliefs about black and trans people come from.

Ari —

Apr 25, 2018

autostraddle book club

black lives matter

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About “When They Call You a Terrorist”

Let’s talk about black studies, queer studies, black queer lives, and When They Call You A Terrorist!

Ari —

Apr 19, 2018

autostraddle book club

black lives matter

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: We’re Reading “When They Call You A Terrorist”!

We’re gonna read Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ new memoir and it’s gonna be great!

Ari —

Jan 16, 2018

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

femmes

book lists

8 Soft Femme Memoirs for Your Femme But Not Too Femmey Needs

The following eight memoirs, which deal with gender, food, writing, relationships and more, reflect soft femmes, tomboy femmes, chapstick femmes, and other femmes who aren’t all that femmey.

Casey —

Dec 14, 2017