read a f-cking book

literary fiction

novel

lgbt book reviews

Read A F-cking Book: SJ Sindu’s “Marriage Of A Thousand Lies”

Lucky’s been walking a thin line. She desperately wants to maintain a relationship with her family, and especially with her mother, but she also aches to live as an out…

Casey —

Jun 16, 2017

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

How to Live in Paris, Get Kissed a Lot, Write a Memoir About It

“By the end of the seventies, women were in fashion: every Parisian woman, gay or straight, fell in love with women as if it were the most natural thing in…

Maree —

Jun 6, 2017

Amber Dawn

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

book lists

8 Urban Fantasy Books That Feature Queer Women

These gritty and glittery queer urban fantasy novels feature sex-work activism, genetic experiments, polyamory, erotic antique-postcard painting, sibling rivalry and more — and a ton of queer women characters.

Casey —

May 29, 2017

read a f-cking book

the speakeasy

lgbt book reviews

KOKUMO’s Galactic Bitch-Slap to the Literary Establishment

KOKUMO blasts through the bullshit rhetoric and tokenism that too-often engulf queer and trans communities in order to expose the raw struggle to survive at their heart.

Kai Cheng —

May 12, 2017

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Now Is A Good Time To Get Into Patricia Lockwood

Priestdaddy, the poet’s new coming-of-age memoir, has a lot of twists and a lot of power.

Cara —

May 9, 2017

autostraddle book club

margaret atwood

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About The Handmaid’s Tale

Everything on the internet you need to read about The Handmaid’s Tale, plus our discussion!

Ryan Yates —

Apr 27, 2017

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

book lists

8 Books Featuring Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women

Looking for clearly queer Asian and Pacific Islander women in fiction? Look no further.

Casey —

Apr 24, 2017

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

For Runaways, Survivors and Dreamers: “Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars”

Runaways, witches, and girl gangs: a review and conversation with Kai Cheng Thom on her new book, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars.

Luna —

Apr 17, 2017

Lists/Top 10s

read a f-cking book

book lists

25 New Queer YA Books To Read This Spring and Summer

Queer young adult fiction is exploding right now, but with so much out there, how can you figure out what to read next? These 25 queer YA novels — including…

Patrice Caldwell —

Apr 14, 2017

essay collection

feminism

lgbt book reviews

In “Body Horror,” Anne Elizabeth Moore Examines How Consumer Feminism Is Failing Us — and Is Itself Failing

“So, are menstrual bags good, or are they bad? Do they empower women, or further constrict them? It becomes obvious that this is not a zero-sum game, and Moore illuminates…

Raquel —

Apr 11, 2017

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

Lists/Top 10s

book lists

8 Books with Masculine-of-Center Characters and No Sexual Assault

Many books that feature masculine women characters or characters on the trans masculine spectrum show sexual assault. These ones don’t.

Casey —

Mar 29, 2017

autostraddle book club

margaret atwood

book features

Read A F*cking Book Club: The Handmaid’s Tale

Reading for today’s dystopia, today.

Ryan Yates —

Mar 28, 2017