The Dirt Chronicles definitely lives up to its title. It is a collection of short stories that tell the story of homeless queer kids in Toronto, and y0u can practically smell the exhaust come off the page. The stories begin as separate and free-standing, but characters begin to repeat, and by the end, all ofRead More
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon!
Hello readers! In case you are not aware, today is Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, an event where book bloggers read as much as they can for 24 hours and blog about it! I (Danika) have been wanting to participate for years, and this time I finally got the day off and don’t have schoolwork toRead More
Casey reviews I Know My Own Heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840 edited by Helena Whitbread
I Know My Own Heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840, edited by Helena Whitbread The Diaries of Anne Lister is definitely the oldest “lesbian” book I’ve read to date. I’m putting lesbian in quotation marks because what is actually the most fascinating things about the diary is how Anne Lister explores her attractionRead More
Link Round Up (2 Week Edition)
AfterEllen posted 5 reasons you should read Rachel Maddow’s “Drift” and Your New School Library: Queer tales from debut authors (and more!). Autostraddle posted Queer Harlem: From LGBT Icons of the Harlem Renaissance to Invisible Me and Sinclair Sexsmith on “Say Please: Lesbian BDSM Erotica”: The Autostraddle Interview. Bella Books posted Cats in Lesbian Fiction – Our List So Far! and GoldieRead More
Laura Mandanas reviews Drift by Rachel Maddow
As the first out lesbian primetime anchor, Rachel Maddow has always been a pleasure to watch. She’s also a pleasure to read. Engaging and full of personality, the voice and tone of her recent release, Drift, will sound very familiar to fans of The Rachel Maddow Show. (Literally. As in, I could hear the author’sRead More
Anna Katterjohn reviewed Come and Go by Lee Harlem Robinson
Lee Harlem Robinson, the fictional narrator of Come and Go (and the pseudonym for first-time novelist Hannelore Arbyn), was transferred to Hong Kong after a relationship with her boss in London. As the novel opens, Lee has just gotten out of a relationship with Stella, who left her for an intern, and she is farRead More
Mfred reviews Brazen Femme: Queering Femininity edited by Rose and Camilleri
I felt somewhat disconnected from the essays in Brazen Femme. Many, especially in the beginning, were written in that stream-of-consciousness, grammarless, spoken-poetry-confession style which does nothing but irritate me. I also do not respond to “I am Woman! I am Femme!” type essays that revel in celebrating something without taking it apart a bit first.Read More
Alyssa reviews The Lion’s Circle by Amelia Ellis
The Lion’s Circle, the first in the Nea Fox series by Amelia Ellis, is a detective novel, set in England, about a private investigator who faces down a dangerous, misogynistic cult with the help of various random players who join her in the action. As I slogged through the epilogue chapters, I kept thinking aboutRead More
Anna M reviews But She Is My Student by Kiki Archer and LoveLife by Rachel Spangler
Putting potential lovers in unequal positions of power and seeing what happens is a commonly used technique in romance novels. Current heterosexual romance novels are littered with boss/secretary and boss/nanny relationships, which . . . ick. So I found it heartening to read two lesbian romances recently, But She Is My Student and LoveLife, whichRead More
Link Round Up
About.com Lesbian Life posted Lesbian Poet Adrienne Rich Has Died* Lesbian Life Readers’ Choice Winners for 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards: An Explanation Autostraddle posted Eileen Myles is Coming to DC, Will Most Likely Be Best Thing To Happen Here All Year Watch Rachel Maddow on Letterman, Listen to Her on Fresh Air, Then Win a Copy ofRead More
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