Luna Harlow’s Four Bodies in Space reads like a queer pastiche of Star Trek: The Original Series. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: our protagonist, Commander Solaris, is a very emotionally-restrained biracial scientist with psychometry and pointed ears on a ship run by a dramatic captain and the cult of personality he’s gathered aroundRead More
Reading Black Joy: F/F Romances by Black Authors
The first Pride was a riot. A riot against police. This Pride, support Black Americans protesting for their rights. When you’re building your Pride TBR, support Black LGBTQ authors and Black-owned bookstores. Black Lives Matter protests have brought a shift in bestsellers: anti-racist books are selling out, and Black authors are getting a bit of the recognition theRead More
Maggie reviews Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
I really enjoyed Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation, and it is on my rec shortlist when people want fantasy or YA recs. So when I walked by the sequel in stores I was incredibly excited at A) the fact that it was out and B) how amazing the cover is. The complete drama of those outfitsRead More
Trans Sapphic Books
This is a collection of all the books I can find that have a sapphic (bi+ woman or lesbian) trans main character. Please let me know if there are any I missed, because there should be more! Fiction: Nevada by Imogen Binnie (review) The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard by Tom LégerRead More
Lesbrary Links: Queer Black Joy, Pride Flag Book Recs, Disaster Queers, and More
Leah Johnson was interviewed at Electric Literature about her celebration of queer Black joy, You Should See Me in a Crown Lambda Literary posted Black Lives Matter. Black Queer and Trans Lives Matter., which outlines concrete steps the organization will take to uplift Black LGBTQ voices. YA Pride is promoting three BlackRead More
Bosom Friends: The Gay Anne of Green Gables Scandal
Anne of Green Gables was always a book that my mom really wanted me to love, which meant introducing it to me too young, and me stubbornly refusing to read it. (I think I decided that I wouldn’t like it entirely based off the first sentence. Which, on reflection as an adult, is delightful.) I didn’tRead More
25+ Happy Sapphic Books to Make You Feel Warm & Fuzzy
The first Pride was a riot. A riot against police. This Pride, support Black Americans protesting for their rights. When you’re building your Pride TBR, support Black LGBTQ authors and Black-owned bookstores. Sometimes you need a break from queer tragedy, and need to curl with a story that will make you smile. When it comes to queer books,Read More
Why We Need Queer Escapist Lit
When asking a reader why they spend so much time reading, the most common response seem to be some version of “to escape”: to entertain themselves, to distract themselves, and to immerse themselves in a life that isn’t their own. And although that’s not the primary reason that I would give for reading, it seemsRead More
100 Must-Read Bisexual and Lesbian Books
When I was just a babygay, I passionately identified as both queer and bookish, but I had not yet considered the intersection between the two. It was one conversation with my mom about lesbian books that set me on a lifelong path of queer women reading. It went like this: “Danika, have you read Rubyfruit Jungle byRead More
Queer Book Blogs You Need to Read
I follow an absolutely ridiculous amount of blogs through an RSS feed reader in order to put together weekly link round ups. (Over 200, not counting the additional Google alerts.) I love being flooded with queer book recs, but it means sifting through a lot of content that isn’t totally relevant. With that in mind,Read More
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