Gail Scott’s 1993 book Main Brides is less a novel than a series of snapshots, taken with the camera of the protagonist Lydia’s eyes. She sits in a café-bar on St. Laurent in Montreal—also known as the Main, which the title refers to—observing the women who come and go. These “women travellers, like sleepwalkers, moveRead More
Danika reviewed Maye’s Request by Clifford Henderson
In some ways, Maye’s Request seems like a very small story. It takes place in a short period of time, maybe a week or so. It revolved around the main character’s mother, father, and aunt, with her romance taking a definite backseat. At the same time, the characters and interactions between these four are soRead More
Link Round Up
AfterEllen posted “A Year Straight: Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Lesbian Beauty Queen” will piss you off. Autostraddle posted On Style, Eileen Myles about Fun Home becoming a musical Today’s NY Mag Sex Diary is “Epic,” Queer, In An Open Relationship Occupy Writers Is Your Favorite Authors in Support of the Occupy Movement Bonjour, Cass! posted Guide toRead More
Anna reviewed I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif
I Can’t Think Straight, a novel by Shamim Sarif, is a rarity among lesbian romances. It was adapted from the screenplay of Sharif’s recent film of the same name, which is unusual–generally the movies are created from the books. It also features a cast of almost exclusively non-white characters, which I found refreshing. In theRead More
Mfred Reviews Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon
Laura goes off to college and meets Beth. Beth inspires in her a frenzied, frightening passion, which she can barely contain. Beth, in her loneliness, is drawn to Laura’s worship of her. They start an affair. Until Beth meets Charlie, and finally falls in love. This is basically the plot of Ann Bannon’s Odd Girl Out andRead More
Lesbrary Sneak Peek
Some more of the les/etc books I’ve gotten lately and why I’m looking forward to reading them. How could I resist the cover of Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds by Judy Grahn? Answer: I could not. It is amazing. It also seems to about gay and lesbian culture, history, language, and symbols, whichRead More
Lesbrary Link Round Up
Bonjour Cass! posted about her favourite [queer] nonfiction anthologies. Elisa posted Persistent Voices: Merle Woo Rainbow Awards: Cover Contest – Round 2 – Finalists LGBT Ebook and Print Releases October, 2011 Gay League posted Erika Moen Speaks! and Gay Previews 12/2011. Good Lesbian Books posted Lesbian Knights In Fiction. Kissed By Venus posted the newest VenusRead More
Danika reviews Love Spell by Karen Williams
Okay, so it may be a little late to pick this up for Halloween, but still! I’ll admit, I picked up this book entirely because of Rie (Friend of Dorothy Wilde)’s review, so you should probably check that out. I’m going to go with the negatives first, in a convenient bulleted list There definitely isRead More
Allysse reviews Women’s Barrack by Tereska Torres
Women’s Barracks is a novel by Tereska Torrès. It depicts the lives of a few women and girls who worked for the Free French Forces that existed in London during World War 2. The novel is a sort of collection of snapshots of their lives. It is based upon the journals the author wrote duringRead More
Maryam reviewed Reclaiming the L-Word: Sappho’s Daughters Out in Africa edited by Allyn Diesel
I just finished Reclaiming the L-Word: Sappho’s Daughters Out in Africa, edited by Allyn Diesel. It is a wonderful anthology of personal essays, poetry, and photographs, each African woman telling the tale of what it is to be queer in South Africa. They range from the heartwarming – Yulinda Noortman’s description of shopping for wedding fabricRead More
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