thriller/mystery

interview

literary fiction

book features

‘I Want You More’ Traps a Lesbian Ghostwriter in a Manor With a Devious Food Network Star

Talking to Swan Huntley about her new queer thriller “I Want You More,” building a writing career, whether she takes her own advice, the endless internal void, loving food shows…

Riese —

May 31, 2024

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novel

lgbt book reviews

Satanic Panic Depicted in Thriller ‘Rainbow Black’ Feels Strikingly Relevant to the Present

If there’s one word I could use to describe Maggie Thrash’s books, I’d use “tormented.”

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Apr 5, 2024

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thriller/mystery

lgbt book reviews

YA Favorite Jennifer Dugan’s Queer Thriller Debut Is a Lesson in Trauma

The Last Girls Standing gave me big Yellowjackets vibes.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Aug 23, 2023

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thriller/mystery

lgbt book reviews

Autistic Teen Girl Takes On the Rich and Powerful in This Queer YA Thriller

This is Jen Wilde’s first thriller, but I hope not her last.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

May 8, 2023

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novel

lgbt book reviews

As Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Ramps Up in My Home State, I Find Myself Returning to This Book

It’s been a rough time to be a queer from Tennessee.

Yashwina —

Mar 22, 2023

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novel

lgbt book reviews

“I’m the Girl” Is a Harrowing, Complex Story of Abuse That’s Difficult To Read

Courtney Summers’ latest thriller tries to hold our culture accountable for its crimes against teen girls. Does it succeed?

Darcy —

Sep 13, 2022

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novel

lgbt book reviews

Gay History, Mystery, and Romance Abound in Latest Thrilling Vera Kelly Adventure

Set in 1971, Vera Kelly: Lost and Found takes the series’ titular P.I. from post-Stonewall NYC to the sprawling land of Southern California, where she must solve her most personal…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 6, 2022

novel

sci-fi/fantasy

lgbt book reviews

In “How To Be Eaten,” Fairytales and Reality TV Are Twisted Sisters

The new novel takes classic fairytales and a Bachelor-like reality show and twines them into a fresh tale of wronged women.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 20, 2022

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regular

book lists

Eight Mystery Books With Bi+ Main Characters

We’ve got mystery thrillers, historical mysteries, fantasy mysteries, graphic novel mysteries!

Casey —

Mar 2, 2022

gamergate

literary fiction

lgbt book reviews

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” Is a Smart, Feminist Thriller – and Also a Very Cool F*cking Book

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” is a direct response to GamerGate… and a searing indictment of the political nightmare it foreshadowed.

Kate Gorton —

Apr 19, 2021

novel

read a f-cking book

literature

Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery, But Is a Gay Noir Must-Read

There’s another kind of revolution happening within this sequel, and that’s where Knecht really blows the doors off the noir genre.

Kate Gorton —

Jul 6, 2020

comics/graphic novels

gaby dunn

lgbt book reviews

With “Bury the Lede,” Gaby Dunn Reshapes the Modern Thriller

“Bury the Lede” follows the familiar, even classic format that makes a hard-boiled detective story work, but Dunn takes that wireframe and expands upon it to make something unique.

Lisa A.C. Ryan —

Oct 22, 2019