Banned Books Week is like Christmas for me: it allows me to queer my reading like I queer my gender. Party hard with some inappropriate reading!

“Isn’t this what Valentine’s Day had always been to me? A pageant? An opportunity to try on the idea of being in love, being traditional, being a couple you could fit into a envelope.”

This week: Eileen Myles, Emily Books, lesbians in comic books, Lady Business, technology and fiction, and what we’re reading.

This massive six-page guide is full of holiday gift ideas and wishes from your friendly neighborhood Autostraddle staffer! We think you’ll find it very useful and inspiring, much like Autostraddle itself. What is modesty?

This week was crazy! And you all were hilarious.

Nothing on Halloween is hotter than the girl on fire. Here are three versions of Katniss Everdeen for you to choose from!

I like weird books, and these people write them.

In which Ash tells you everything you missed before the Firefly reunion at San Diego Comic Con.

There are lots of reasons to read Santa Olivia. Even if you weren’t peer pressured into doing it for A Camp.

Super moms, composting and the price of mini geese.

Tips on proper toy storage and cleaning, with a little help from Good Vibrations, Smitten Kitten and Oh My!

This week on Glee, Quinn discovered how nice it is to slow-dance with Santana.

“Since the nuances of personal responsibility seem to escape so many people, let’s go through it. Let’s figure out rape jokes.”

Holy shit what a good week.

In this week’s liberty lit: finding comfort in bad books, steampunk and gender identity, an interview with Michelle Tea, a “photographer of books” and the best place to discover new poetry.

Registration is open for A-Camp May 2013! Sign up now to spend four days on a mountain with a bunch of weirdos, it’s gonna be crazy fun.

This week in lesbian lit: Project Unicorn, science, keeping a notebook, weekend book festivals, and a new excerpt from Eileen Myles.

We want to dress you up in our love.

Rachel’s Team Pick: “You look a lot more friendly in person than you do in your comic.”

Vanessa chats with Marvin J. Taylor about Kathleen Hanna, Kathy Acker, lesbian comics, secret lesbians of early Hollywood and other fascinating secrets uncovered at Fales.