How many times have I told myself not to neglect the weekly link round up, and yet, here I am again with 175 things starred to share with you.
The big news in queer literature, according to internets, is
A) The American Library Association has added the Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award (for queer children’s literature) to their Youth Media Awards. Read about it at Newser, Forbes, Advocate, New York Times, babble, MG McFarrelly, Lambda Literary, Oh My Godot, etc. Think of the children! (Also, pet peeve: this is not a “gay” award, or a “gay and lesbian” award: it’s a queer award. This should be especially obvious when you quote that it honours books “relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered experience” within your article. Sigh.)
and B) Taiwan’s first gay and lesbian bookstore!, opened 11 years ago, has a bathroom with transparent walls. Why this is suddenly news, or international news at all, I have no idea. But you can read about it at Daily News and Analysis, Education Blog, and many other sites that have copy-and-pasted them.
“Defending The Well of Loneliness” was posted at Barnes and Noble Review.
AfterEllen posted
- Jeanette Winterson to pen a new memoir, horror novella
- Your Gay Fall Book Guide: Books By and About Lesbians
- Portia DeGeneres lets us in with ‘Unbearable Lightness’
- Across the Page: Must Reads
- An interview with Eileen Myles
Bibrary Bookslut posted “New & Notable November Releases” and “Support a Great Cause . . . and Win Yourself a E-Reader!”.
Bookish Butch posted her first post for her lesbian online book club (go join in!).
The Femme’s Guide posted a review of the zine Fucking Trans Women #0, which isn’t only relevant to lesbians, but is written by a self-identified trans dyke.
GLBT Promo posted a video preview and a link to the first chapter of the upcoming lesbian historical romance Beguiled by Paisley Smith as well as a giveaway of Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher.
I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read? posted an It Gets Better video of queer author Cheryl Rainfield.
Kissed By Venus posted a piece on appropriation of lesbian literature.
Lambda Literary posted
- “Book Buzz #23 November 2010”
- their nominees for the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards
- an interview with Carol Guess
- New LGBT Books in November
- two poems from Joy Ladin’s forthcoming book, Coming to Life
- My First Queer Book? ‘Curious Wine’
- Don Weise Launches Indie LGBT Publisher, Magnus Books
Our Big Gayborhood posted I Wanna Hold Your Ha-a-a-and: Confessions of a Lesbian Author.
QueerReader posted “Wonderful News For Queer Readers: Magnus Books Begins. The Publisher is Don Wiese!”
QueerType posted November Publishing Notes.
Readings In Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Fiction posted a reading with Lynn Ames and a survey for listeners.
Women and Words posted
- a video with author Cheri Crystal
- 3 It Gets Better videos from lesbian authors Kim Baldwin, Lee Lynch, and Nell Stark
- an interview with Mavis Applewater
- Bold Strokes Books Victory Editions: More than Romance
- a video about tackling weighty issues in lesbian fiction
- a video about reviews
More lesetc author news and book reviews under the cut.