20 Dorothy Allison Quotes I Think About All The Time
“Two or three things I know, but this is the one I am not supposed to talk about, how it comes together — sex and violence, love and hatred.”
Dorothy Allison, Lesbian and Feminist Writer and Activist, Has Died. We Must Keep Learning From Her Life’s Work and ‘Remake the World’
Dorothy Allison died at the age of 75 from cancer earlier this week. Some of my favorite teachers in the world are people I’ve never shared a classroom with, and Allison is undoubtedly one of them.
Things I Read That I Love #339: Nerd Clusters, Love Is Blind, Competitive Cheerleading, the Free Returns Industry and More
Topics include “border theater” in Texas, the rise of Nerds Clusters, the WNBA, regional McDonalds’ cuisine, behind the scenes at Love is Blind, how the Fentanyl crisis is harming teens, the collapse of self-worth in the digital age, the competitive cheerleading monopoly and more!
Writing a Lesbian Novel Should Have Been Easier. It Wasn’t
Was it cowardice that kept us, in our debut, from writing a queer novel?
Which Queer Horror Book To Read Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie
If you’re a horror movie fan who wants to see more stories by queer writers, or featuring good queer representation, head to the bookstore instead of the movie theater.
To Protect Trans Kids, We Have To Actually Listen to Them
The stories of trans youth go largely ignored by the American public in our cultural conversations about their lives, but Nico Lang is giving everyone a chance to change that with their new book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.
The Trans Terror of Franz Kafka
For many trans readers, it’s easy to find a kinship with Kafka.
Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick Are Co-Authoring Sapphic YA Romances While Balancing Motherhood
With a toddler and another baby on the way, Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick have to carve out space to keep making art together.
Check Out the Cover and an Excerpt From the Upcoming Super Queer Fiction Anthology ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’
Read Temim Fruchter’s story from the upcoming Be Gay, Do Crime short fiction anthology.
A Cozy Queer Romance for Lovers of Tarot With Mommy Issues
In “The Lovers” by Rebekah Faubion, two women’s romance is written in the cards.
Queer Television Is About More Than Representation
Shayna Maci Warner talks about their new book The Rainbow Age of Television and hot TV topics from representation to the Killing Eve finale.
17 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour After You Finish ‘The Pairing’
Casey McQuiston’s latest queer romance The Pairing couples its juicy bi4bi storytelling with delectable descriptions of food and drink. Here are some other tasty queer novels that feature food in some way!
Things I Read That I Love #338: Veneer Regret, Yelp Reviews, True Crime Conventions and Casino Carpeting
Caity Weaver on the tyranny of the penny, Roxane Gay on TikTok rabbit holes and more longreads for you including pieces on CrimeCon, the ubiquity of Yelp reviews, why therapists are leaving the networks, resort carpet design and more.
A Refreshing Trans Memoir More Concerned by What Is Gained by Transition Than What Is Lost
The backlash against trans people in recent years has no doubt left many of us feeling as if there will never be relief from the constant antagonism and legislative damnation. Books can’t necessarily change the way our society is operating, but at the very least, they can give us a new way to look at and govern our own lives.
Some of Their Parts: Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig Are Writing You a Book About Friendship and ‘The L Word’
Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig will be challenging Jenny Schecter’s grip on the ‘L Word’ Memoir Market with their new book, ‘So Gay For You.’
Even After We Leave it, Home Stays With Us
Growing up in rural Guilford County, North Carolina, poet and essayist Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers dreamed of escaping, of one day leaving behind the “cow-dotted” fields of her hometown and arriving somewhere “more enlightened.”
A New Biography Transforms Our Understanding of Audre Lorde and the Genre Itself
“Biographies normativize people,” Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells me. “It’s like: this is a person, they were born, they died, their life is linear, they’re only one person. My queer approach doesn’t necessarily agree with any of those things. Does our life begin when we’re born? Does it end after we die? Are we ever one person? Those are questions of queer critique that I live inside of.”
72 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out Fall 2024
Tis the season for queer horror, but fans of sapphic books with magic have a lot to look forward to, too!
Anarchist Author Margaret Killjoy Crafts Trans Worlds in the Woods
Margaret Killjoy is a master world-builder. Her first young adult book, The Sapling Cage, comes out next month.
‘A Bánh Mì for Two’ Is a Swoony Sapphic Romance Between Two Foodies
The story combines two of my favorite things: girls falling in love, and finding connection through food!