I feel completely unqualified to talk about this book. After reading (and falling in love with) Piepzna-Samarasinha’s book of poetry Bodymap, I knew I had to read her memoir. The things I loved about Bodymap are present in Dirty River as well: Piepzna-Samarasinha’s strong voice, her sharp and precise words, and the deep dive into disability, queerness, poverty, abuse, and survival. Although thisRead More
Danika reviews My Year Zero by Rachel Gold
When I met Blake, I had no idea that she would destroy my life. My Year Zero makes for a great addition to the lesbian YA genre. In a lot of ways, it’s a refreshing change from the standard lesbian YA narrative. Lauren is a Jewish teenager with an emotionally neglectful father. One of the otherRead More
Megan Casey Reviews In the Game by Nikki Baker
Virginia Kelly is black. This is significant because it makes her the first African-American sleuth in lesbian fiction. Likewise, Nikki Baker is the first African-American author of lesbian mysteries. This makes In the Game an important literary event. At a mere 171 pages, this is one of Naiad’s shortest books, and it is alsoRead More
Anna M. reviews Ready or Not by Melissa Brayden
Ready or Not is the third and final book in Melissa Brayden’s Soho Loft series of romances (previous titles: Kiss the Girl and Just Three Words) about a group of four women who run an advertising agency named Savvy. Having successfully paired off everyone but the firm’s go-getting leader, Mallory Spencer, Brayden turns to herRead More
Link Round Up: March 1 – 13
AfterEllen posted The Internet is the Future of Queer YA Fiction Sapphic Cinema: “Tipping The Velvet” Creating the colorful world of “The Ladies Almanack” Autostraddle posted Drawn to Comics: Support the Fresh Romance Kickstarter for Cute, Sometimes Queer Romantic Comics Lez Liberty Lit #92: Time For A Girl Power Zine PartyRead More
SPONSORED REVIEW: Danika reviews Dreamland City by Larina Lavergne
Dreamland City had me hooked from the first page. Lily, a freshman at Duke University, has arrived on a full scholarship despite not having much enthusiasm for academics. Naturally gifted, she’s been launched into a environment of well-off peers while still coming home as often as possible to the trailer park (Dreamland City) she grew upRead More
Elinor reviews Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Afterworlds may be one book, but it’s also two YA novels told in alternating chapters. Half of the chapters are about Darcy Patel. At the story’s start Darcy has just graduated from high school, sold her novel Afterworlds to a major publisher (along with its yet-unwritten sequel) for six figures, and is moving to NewRead More
Julie Thompson reviews A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
A Grave Talent is the 1993 debut novel of Laurie R. King and the first in her Kate Martinelli series. King won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and a Creasey Award from the Crime Writers’ Association for her first novel. Avid mystery readers and fans of Sherlock Holmes may be more familiar withRead More
SPONSORED REVIEW: Danika reviews Colossus of Arms by Madeleine Lycka
Colossus of Arms is a sci fi story that has just as much to do with marble sculptures and polyamory as it does with space travel. From the first chapter, it reads as a story about a space expedition–but the exotic locale the spaceship is hurtling towards is Earth. The crew mostly consists of the offspringRead More
Link Round Up: February 17 – 29
Autostraddle posted Read A F*cking Book Club: A Conversation With Gabby Rivera About “Juliet Takes A Breath“ Lez Liberty Lit #91: Books For The Spirit 8 Exceptional Excerpts From “The Joy of Lesbian Sex” Drawn to Comics: “The Complete Wimmen’s Comix” is the Collection You’ll Want to Show Off Lambda Literary posted EllisRead More
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