Chris Belcher’s “Pretty Baby” Examines the Power of Shame in Our Culture
You don’t have to look very closely to see that shame is one of the foremost organizing principles of our society.
In the Sexy and Smart New Novel “Sirens & Muses,” the Art World Is Hell
The chaotic art school tale is a confident debut from Antonia Angress.
Rainbow Reading: Happy “Our Wives Under The Sea” Week to All Who Celebrate
After another banger week for books coverage on Autostraddle, catch up on all the latest happenings in the queer lit world.
This Gay Ocean Horror Book Is So Good I Want To Scream
Our Wives Under The Sea is queer horror at its finest.
This Sporty Queer YA Novel Is the Best Book I’ve Read in Years
In last year’s Like Other Girls, Britta Lundin creates a heartwarming depiction of queer mentorship and intergenerational queer friendship.
Chris Belcher on “Pretty Baby,” Dungeon Dynamics, and the Expansiveness of Queer Sex
“I always envisioned this book as something that would allow me to talk about how I got to know masculinity as an adult through sex work and reflect back on how I came to know masculinity from the time I was younger.”
12 Self-Published LGBTQ Books To Bring to the Beach This Summer
Find sweet, steamy, and escapist reads in this list of self-published romance books to throw in your beach or pool bag this summer.
49 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Summer 2022
Queer science fiction, fantasy sequels, horror YA, experimental books, short stories, a memoir on (in)fertility, and so much more are heading your way this summer.
WHAT?? There’s an A+ Book Club?!
Announcing the NEW A+ book club which features an author Q&A just for our members!
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 case ever: the disappearance of her girlfriend.
“Queerly Beloved” Is a Love Letter to Tulsa and Chosen Family
The queer baking romance has Tulsa at its core.
Let’s Hear It for the Disaster Bisexuals
My confused disaster of a teenage self could have used stories from this new canon of disaster bisexuals, stories about sexually fluid people in all their imperfections.
Self-Publishing Taught Me To Rethink Success
Author Sarah Wallace writes on queer community in the self-publishing world and rewriting the rules of her own success.
30 Books That Are Still Gay Even Though Pride Month Is Over
Today is July 1 which means that Pride Month is officially over, but here at Autostraddle we like talking about gay books 24/7/365.
“I Feel Love: Notes On Queer Joy” Reminds Us That Suffering Is Not Our Destiny
Queerness doesn’t have to be a burden. That’s what I wish I could tell my younger, lonely, and confused self.
Rainbow Reading: Give Me Your Most Escapist Book Recommendations
There’s been a ton of new queer romance coming out, as well as queer mystery. Catch up on the latest LGBTQ literary news.
“Brown Neon” Is a Tribute to the Power of Art and Community in the American Southwest
Over the course of these ten essays, Raquel Gutiérrez skillfully maps the realities, struggles, and joys of queer, Latinx, artistic life in the Southwest U.S.
Queer Books Across America: Incredible Lesbian and Queer Novels and Memoirs Set in Every State
Take a gay road trip to all 50 states right on your couch with queer fiction, memoirs and graphic novels set all across the United States.
Davey Davis on “X,” True Crime, and the Fantasy of Screwball Comedy
“The thing that gets me about a lot of people’s just criticisms of Fifty Shades of Grey is, as a romance novel, as a ravishment novel, it’s a lot closer to real SM, real sexy pulp, than most.”
In Their Debut Romance, Akwaeke Emezi Writes a Kind of Love I Recognize
The friendship central to You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is as important as the romance.