Ascension follows Alana Quick, a sky surgeon AKA starship mechanic, who stows away on the Tangled Axon when the crew comes in search of the services of her sister, Nova. Alana has a chronic and debilitating illness that requires expensive medication and her ship repair yard barely brings enough in to cover her expenses, soRead More
Susan reviews Humanity For Beginners by Faith Mudges
Humanity For Beginners by Faith Mudges is an absolutely charming novella about a group (not a pack; definitely not a pack) of lesbian werewolves running a B&B in the Lake District. Gloria has, unintentionally, set up a half-way house for lesbian werewolves. She is a former soldier, and the owner of the B&B; Nadine isRead More
Link Round Up: July 27 – August 9
Autostraddle posted 15 Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels You Can Judge by the Covers Drawn to Comics: “Legend of Korra: Turf Wars” Answers Your Korrasami Prayers by Being Really Gay Drawn to Comics: Carly Usdin’s “Hi-Fi Fight Club” Is “Baby-Sitters Club” Meets “Empire Records,” But So Much Gayer 8 Books Featuring Queer Parents ToRead More
Julie Thompson reviews Freiya’s Stand by Anastasia Vitsky
Freiya’s Stand gives room for queer women to embrace their religious faith, kinky desires, and career aspirations, as well as room for dreaming. Freiya and Sabrina live strictly compartmentalized lives as teachers at St. Agatha of Sicily, a private Catholic school for primary and secondary students, lest anyone find out that they’re dating. Both womenRead More
Danika reviews Girl Friends: The Complete Collection 2 by Milk Morinaga
I’ve been on a bit of a manga binge lately, and one of the ones I’ve enjoyed the most is Girl Friends. The first volume was adorable and such a slow-burn romance, though there was some internalized homophobia. The second volume is more from Akko’s perspective, which made me enjoy it even more. While Mariko wasRead More
Danika reviews Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
Hunger, as the subtitle states, a memoir of a body. It follows Roxane Gay’s journey with her body, from when she was a kid to her present day, and how the trauma in her life has played out over her body. This is dark, sometimes brutal book. It talks frankly about her rape as aRead More
Danika reviews Dreadnought by April Daniels
If “trans lesbian superhero YA” makes you think “queer escapist romp,” you would have the same idea as I did going into Dreadnought. And although I don’t regret picking it up based on that, I got the “escapist romp” inference entirely wrong. This is a book that deals directly with intense transphobia (especially transmisogyny) and abuse.Read More
Link Round Up: July 6-26
Autostraddle posted 8 Black Lesbian Speculative Fiction Books To Read Right Now Drawn to Comics: Steven Universe’s Comic Book Captures the Magic and Queerness of the Show “Hollywood Lesbians”: This 1994 Interview Book Valiantly Attempted To Out Over 31 Legendary Ladies Bibliosapphic posted Book Covers in Femslash || by M. Hollis and Reading my Sexuality. Read More
Tierney reviews How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
Grace dreams of moving to New York for college and studying music–but she’s worried that her mom, Maggie, needs her stability too much for her to leave their life in small-town Maine: for as long as she can remember, since the death of her father when she was little, her mom has made impulsive decisions, and it’sRead More
Rebecca reviews Driving Lessons by Annameekee Hesik
Annameekee Hesik’s 2014 Driving Lessons is a cute and quick but also meaningful read. The novel follows teenager Abbey Brooks as she attempts to navigate her sophomore year at Gila High. Abbey’s journey is relatable, funny, and touching as she tries to get her driver’s license, survive high school, navigate the basketball court, come out to herRead More
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