sci-fi/fantasy

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sci-fi/fantasy

literature

Eight Trans-Inclusive Fantasy Books for Harry Potter Fans

Eight trans-inclusive fantasy books for the Harry Potter fans , from all-gender Quidditch to trans boys summoning ghosts, there’s a book here for every Potterhead!

Casey —

Oct 28, 2020

comics/graphic novels

sci-fi/fantasy

literature

In “SFSX,” Tina Horn Builds a Purity-Obsessed Sci-Fi Vision of our Dystopian Present

Autostraddle recently spoke with Tina Horn via video call to chat about the first volume of SFSX, her myriad influences, building community around art, the sex worker rights’ movement, and…

James Factora —

Sep 11, 2020

sci-fi/fantasy

literature

Return of the Space Lesbians: Tamsyn Muir’s “Harrow the Ninth” Is a Maze of Grief, Gore, and Possibly Global Warming

Sometimes, what you really need is a story that understands how grief can ricochet through the entire universe.

Lindsay Lee Wallace —

Sep 10, 2020

sci-fi/fantasy

literature

8 Speculative Fiction Books by Black Authors about Black Futures for Imagining a New World

At this moment in time with uprisings against anti-Blackness happening in the US and all over the world, it feels urgent to focus on Black authors who are imagining Black…

Casey —

Jun 30, 2020

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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

autostraddle book club

octavia butler

book features

Read A F*cking Book Club: Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”

Come get dystopian and read “Parable of the Sower” with us!

Ari —

Mar 19, 2020

sci-fi/fantasy

lgbt book reviews

Nino Cipri’s “FINNA” Confronts Capitalism and Killer Furniture

FINNA’s protagonists are two exes of less than a week, Jules (they/them) and Ava (she/her), who continue to work at the same godforsaken mega furniture store named LitenVärld, an IKEA…

Jehan —

Mar 10, 2020

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Lists/Top 10s

lgbt book reviews

8 Great Books About Queer Monstrous Women

“Books about *monstrous women* of all varieties. Softhearted giantesses, feral shapeshifters, malicious sea creatures, lonely gorgons. Women with the strength of gods, women with fangs and fur, women formed of…

Casey —

Nov 12, 2019

sci-fi/fantasy

book lists

Some Covers of Some Lesbian Sci-Fi Books

When I made a pledge to myself a few years back to only read sci-fi books by or about queer people, I wondered whether the cover art would be subtly…

Sally —

Oct 21, 2019

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sci-fi/fantasy

book lists

8 Queer Halloween Reads for Your Gay Spooky Needs

Here are 8 queer books appropriate for the Halloween season, from the genuinely terrifying to funny and lightly macabre.

Casey —

Oct 8, 2019

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sci-fi/fantasy

book lists

8 Great Trans Fantasy Novels

Eight excellent fantasy novels with trans main characters coming your way!

Casey —

Sep 12, 2019