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Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Rae Theodore’s “Leaving Normal: Adventures in Gender”

A smart and eloquent memoir about becoming butch, Leaving Normal: Adventures in Gender will resonate if you have a proud copy of Stone Butch Blues on your shelf, or listen…

Melanie —

Aug 27, 2015

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

read a f-cking book

lgbt book reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Jennica Harper’s “What It Feels Like for a Girl”

What It Feels Like for a Girl centers on two 13-year-olds who meet in gym class: the narrator, addressed in a piercing second person that has the effect of melding…

Melanie —

Aug 13, 2015

novel

people of color

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Tanwi Nandini Islam’s “Bright Lines” Adds Color To LGBTQ Fiction

In a multigenerational, transcontinental tale, Bright Lines weaves together issues of gender and sexuality across cultures, migration, in/dependence, family secrets, conflict and tragedy, and well, botany.

Fikri —

Aug 11, 2015

gay history 101

LGBT history

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: The Right Side Of History

These 30 essays provide important context and understanding of individuals, movements and moments that formed the greater whole of a long fight for queer liberation, one that is far from…

Adrian —

Aug 7, 2015

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

michelle tea

lgbt book reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: “Mermaid in Chelsea Creek” and the Chelsea Trilogy

“If you adore any of Tea’s other books, you’ll find Mermaid in Chelsea Creek to be every bit as transgressive and illuminating. If you ever escaped into the magical realms…

Melanie —

Jul 30, 2015

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Irena Klepfisz’s “Dreams of an Insomniac”

“If you have a cherished copy of Sisterhood is Powerful on your shelf, or a fascination with the ways tragedies are remembered and forgotten, you’ll enjoy this book.”

Melanie —

Jul 16, 2015

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

native american

literature

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Chrystos and ‘In Her I Am’

Every two weeks I’ll profile a queer lit title that’s outside of the public eye for one reason or another: obscure, small-press, older, aimed at a different niche, or otherwise underrated. This…

Melanie —

Jul 2, 2015

nonfiction

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book lists

10 Lesbianish Sex Books To Make You Better In Bed

Want to know how to have lesbian sex? These books have your back.

Ryan Yates —

Jun 29, 2015

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: “Out of Orange” is the Real Life Alex Vause’s True Story

You know about Alex Vause, but you may not know much about Catherine Cleary Wolters, the drug-smuggling lesbian in thick-rimmed glasses who inspired her character. That’s where Out of Orange…

Carmen —

Jun 19, 2015

Amber Dawn

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lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: Amber Dawn’s “Where The Words End And My Body Begins”

Although it is an individual’s work, it feels collective and empowering to see so many voices and ideas represented in this set of glosa poems.

Adrian —

Jun 4, 2015

autostraddle book club

Maggie Nelson

book features

Autostraddle Book Club #8: Let’s All Read ‘The Argonauts’ by Maggie Nelson

We’re all gonna read The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson! We bet you’re gonna like it a lot or at least have lots of feelings about it.

A.E. Osworth —

May 26, 2015

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

poems

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book Review: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is Living Her Truths in “Bodymap”

I told myself 2015 was the year of living my truths. I’m excited to have a guide in this book, and in Leah’s soulful mission to love and be loved…

Carmen —

May 5, 2015