Lambda Literary has a new post rounding up some lesbian mysteries for beach reading. I haven’t read any lesbian mysteries yet, but I have a growing pile I’m waiting to try, so I’d love to hear your recommendations. Do you read lesbian mysteries? What are some of your favorites? Do you have any beach readsRead More
Lesbrary Sneak Peek: Catching Up
Okay, I’m way behind in the new lesbian books I have acquired since last Lesbrary Sneak Peek. All the stacks on the shelf are the lesbian books I’ve gotten since then: The books behind them are my girlfriend’s. So, here’s the first stack, and I’ll try to tackle the next one tomorrow. One review ofRead More
New York Times article on Inseparable by Emma Donoghue
The New York Times has a review of Emma Donoghue’s book on “desire between women”: Inseparable. The article is here. I’ve been wanting to read Inseparable for a while now, partly because it has to do with lesbian in fiction, but also because I really liked the book that I read by Emma Donoghue, KissingRead More
22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards announced!
The winners of the Lammies have been announced! In Lesbian Fiction, the winner is A Field Guide to Deception, by Jill Malone. In Debut Lesbian Fiction, the winner is The Creamsickle, by Rhiannon Argo. Lesbian Mystery: Death of a Dying Man, by J.M. Redmann. Lesbian Erotica: Lesbian Cowboys, edited by Sacchi Green & Rakelle Valencia.Read More
The Golden Crown Literary Conference
Sorry about the three posts in one day; the first one today was supposed to post yesterday but somehow got saved as a draft. This just to let everyone know about the Golden Crown Literary Conference. The Golden Crown Literary Society is all about recognizing lesbian literature, and once a year they hold a bigRead More
Danika reviews Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
Elizabeth E. Lynn’s first novel, Watchtower, is a fantasy that won the 1980 World Fantasy Award for best novel. I haven’t read a lot of fantasy books, but I’m trying to broaden my horizon for the Lesbrary. Watchtower is about Ryke, a commander who defends Tornor Keep. When Tornor Keep is invaded (don’t worry, I’mRead More
Why Lesbian Fiction Still Matters
Here’s a link I’m a week late in posting about. Over at Mid Leap: Tales of a Wandering Lesbian, Kristin has posted a great answer to why lesbian fiction is still relevant, and who so many lesbians seek out lesbian fiction. Read her response here. I, obviously, really enjoy reading books with lesbian characters, andRead More
Top Ten Fictional Lesbian Heroes
Kissed by Venus has a great new post by Catherine Lundoff about her top ten lesbian protagonists. I know I liked Molly from Rita Mae Brown’s Rubyfruit Jungle and Dylan from Beth Goobie’s Hello, Groin, off the top of my head. I think I liked Mike from Julie Anne Peter’s Far From Xanadu, too. IRead More
Lesbrary Links: Bibliography of Queer History
Category: Lists Title: Bibliography of Queer History (Lesbian History, Modern Lesbian History, and Pre-Modern Lesbian History) Summary: Rictor Norton is an academic who specializes in gay history. He’s written six books on the subject and tons of essays on queer history, some which can be read here. What’s good for us, though, is that he’sRead More
Ivan E. Coyote on the queer generation gap
Ivan E. Coyote is one of my favourite queer authors, you should definitely check hir books out. Ivan just wrote a really cool article about the queer generation gap, and it’s not about how terrible this new generation is! Quite the opposite, really. It’s at Xtra! here. Have you read any of Ivan E. Coyote’sRead More