What’s not left up for interpretation is Upadhyaya’s ability to craft a ghost story that both feels thoroughly new and also reminds of something that’s hard to forget or run away from: “We all do things to keep the dead with us.”
What exactly do I mean by database? Well, I want it to be something that can be queried or filtered; it’s not just a long book list, and searching isn’t limited merely to title or author but allows you to interrogate every intersection of queer interest.
It’s not hard to see the connection that trans readers and storytellers can find in vampire media.
“We never learned to write books, we only learn how to write the book that we’re writing.”
You fear Nightwood because of what it reveals about you.
Let’s get gay and scared!
Over the course of five years, Jessi Hempel came out as a lesbian; her dad then came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as trans.
Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.
When someone declared on Twitter “october is an inherently gay month” — they were right.
Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is an exciting and, at times, breathtaking addition to the canon of works about “messy trans lives.”
Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.
Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.
After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too.
Trans activist and historian Kit Heyam’s new book Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender examines gender nonconformity throughout history.
I’ve always had a very active daydream life.
A solid half of these are romance, which is entirely unintentional — but you’re welcome if queer celesbian romance is your jam.
A new world isn’t possible without people believing it is.
On queerbaiting, bisexuality, and Jennifer’s Body. This essay is an exclusive excerpt from the queer horror anthology It Came From the Closet, on sale next week.
The latest LGBTQ+ book releases are full of queer dark academia vibes.
If you want to feel the dazzling space-goth world of Gideon and Harrow within reach, to pull it close enough to see its day-to-day details, then Nona will feel like a veritable feast.