nonfiction

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

Lists/Top 10s

No Justice No Pride

book lists

Resistance 101 Reading List: A Crash-Course for Aspiring Revolutionaries

You’re joining a fight that is by no means new, check out this list of books to make sure you come correct to the next rally.

Danielle —

Jun 9, 2020

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Samantha Irby’s “Wow, No Thank You.” Masters the Art of Self-Deprecation

Irby evokes Nora Ephron in her latest essay collection.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 31, 2020

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Isa Mazzei’s “Camgirl” Explores Performance, Privilege, Kink and Contradictions

“Cam” screenwriter Isa Mazzei’s new memoir is an accessible and honest portrayal of one woman’s stint in the online sex industry.

Annie Rose Malamet —

Feb 12, 2020

daniel lavery

essay collection

book features

Danny Lavery on Queer Wanting, Difficult Experiences, and Oh Yes His New Book

Trying desperately to want less than what one truly requires — and the goodness that comes from giving up that ghost — is a prominent theme in “Something That May…

Adrian —

Feb 10, 2020

essay collection

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Beyond Survival: Rethinking The Humanity Of Those Who Harm

“Transformative justice”—the idea that communities can resolve and repair harm and abuse, as well as transform the conditions that led to them, on their own without the necessity of State…

Abbie Jones —

Jan 24, 2020

chani Nicholas

nonfiction

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Chani Nicholas’ “You Were Born For This” Gives Us the Tools We Need to Understand Ourselves

Chani Nicholas’ debut astrology guide slash workbook gives you the keys to better understand yourself, if you are ready to commit to it.

Christina Tucker —

Jan 22, 2020

mental health

nonfiction

book features

Building Relationships Is Thriving: Interview with Meenadchi

Conflict is meant to happen. Relationships are strengthened by conflict. What are our capacities to engage with conflict in a way that doesn’t destroy us, but help us better understand…

Kamala Puligandla —

Jan 18, 2020

essay collection

lesbian history

lgbt book reviews

Jenn Shapland Names What Needs Naming in “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers”

It has taken over 50 years for us to get the full, queer truth about Carson McCullers’s life, and now I know why. We were waiting for Jenn Shapland.

Kate Gorton —

Jan 7, 2020

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“March Sisters” Celebrates “Little Women,” But Stops Short of Queerness

This essay collection is a warm and personal tribute to the title characters of Little Women, in honor of the classic’s 150th birthday. But it left much to be desired…

Kate Gorton —

Nov 14, 2019

Carmen Maria Machado

memoir

lgbt book reviews

“In the Dream House” Deconstructs the Nightmare of Abuse in Queer Relationships

Carmen Maria Machado’s first memoir, a deep dive into abuse between women both in Machado’s past relationship and in our world, is a wholly unique and wholly necessary text.

Rachel —

Nov 5, 2019

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Cyrus Grace Dunham’s “A Year Without a Name” Is an Affecting, Imperfect Exploration of Identity

Often, we talk about novels that should have been short stories. Dunham’s book of the same title “A Year Without a Name” feels like a memoir that should have been…

Oliver Reeson —

Oct 30, 2019