I haven’t fretted over exactly what to say in a review as much for any other book as I have this one, simply because I’ve never read anything that is both so endearing and yet also so riddled with basic errors before. Charlie Romo’s novel follows the adventures of a super model in the futuristicRead More
Laura Mandanas reviews Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
A darker tale than one might expect, Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith is a story of deception, double-dealing, and dysfunction. Opening in 1862 in a dilapidated London slum known as the Borough, we meet heroine #1: 17-year-old Susan Trinder. Orphaned at a young age, Sue has been raised as a fingersmith (pickpocket) by Mrs. Sucksby, a crookedRead More
MFred reviews Call Me Softly by D. Jackson Leigh and Jukebox by Gina Noelle Daggett
Around the time I was ten years old, “horse girls” emerged and it was clear I definitely was not one of them. Sure, I tried. I read Black Beauty and watched National Velvet. But I was way more into the Babysitter’s Club and Nancy Drew; horses just did not appeal. Imagine my surprise, twenty-some years later (oh god),Read More
Anna reviews Ghosts of Winter by Rebecca S. Buck
I enjoy reading historical fiction and, of course, lesbian fiction, so the opportunity to read Rebecca S. Buck’s Ghosts of Winter, which features both, was too good to pass up. Protagonist Ros Wynne has come to a crossroads in her life after losing her mother to cancer, leaving her job, and breaking up with her long-term girlfriend.Read More
Holly reviews The Professor by Terry Castle
The Professor: A Sentimental Education collects personal essays by Terry Castle, author of The Literature of Lesbianism. Magnetic, self-flagellating, and sharp, her writing here blends personal, political, and academic thoughts on topics as diverse as teen angst and world travel. In these essays, she collects stamps, smokes pot, and talks for her slutty daschund puppy. If it sounds mundane,Read More
Weekly Link Round Up
Bonjour, Cass posted THE LESBRARY Faces THE BOOK APOCALYPSE. Gay/Lesbian Fiction Excerpts posted an excerpt from Women Gone Wylde by Beth Wylde. GLBT Reading posted July reviews: link your queer book reviews there! Lambda Literary posted Arktoi Books seeking FICTION manuscripts from lesbian authors and Cheryl Clarke: The Never Ending Resource that is Black Queerness.Read More
Danika reviews Rum Spring by Yolanda Wallace
I have to be honest: many of the “lesbian fiction” (really more like lesbian romance, but they’re typically labelled lesbian fiction) books I have read don’t have the best writing. I’m not saying that the writing has to be lyrical or award-winning, but most of the lesfic books I’ve read have had writing that was,Read More
Weekly Link Round Up
The big les/bi/etc lit news of the week is the Washington Blade article, “Publishers ignoring lesbian writers.” Go! Form an opinion! The BookDyke posted How I discovered lesbian fiction. Elisa posted LGBT Ebook and Print Releases June, 2011 and Rainbow Awards: Current Submissions 81-90. Lambda Literary posted 2011 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows Book Buzz #31:Read More
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Is there any way I can be more lesbian?”
I mean, sure, we watch lesbian TV shows and movies, read lesbian books, hang out with lesbians, and date/have sex with women… but is that enough? Isn’t there any way to do more things gay? Not to worry, I am here to help. Lesbian cooking! The Lesbian Erotic Cookbook by Ffiona Morgan the butch cookbookRead More
Kristi reviews Jukebox by Gina Noelle Daggett
Harper Alessi is the little rich girl being raised by her grandparents in Arizona; Grace Dunlop is the precocious English-born debutante. Fast friends from age eleven, Grace and Harper grow even closer as they get older. What’s love got to do with it? Everything. This is Harper’s story–her story of meeting Grace for the firstRead More
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