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
Lesbrary Sneak Peek: Nonfiction
Okay, so yesterday I went to this incredible book sale. People donate their books (it all benefits children’s literacy) and then they are sold for $1 for a mass market, $2 for a trade, and $3 for a hardcover. People camp out in the line, you have to get there at least an hour beforeRead More
Danika reviews Crocodile Soup by Julia Darling
The blurbs and back cover of this book, I think, completely misrepresent its tone. The back cover seems to imply zany fun times, but though Crocodile Soup is written with humor, I wouldn’t really call it chipper. The main character, Gert, is a lesbian and the present time plot of the story is mostly aboutRead More
Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
Live anywhere near New Orleans? Like GLBT fiction? Then I am jealous, because I just heard about the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival happening there May 13-16. It has readings and workshops and all sorts of really cool things. I tell you, the more I start poking around, the more I realize what a big,Read More
Mslexia Interview with Sarah Waters
Mslexia has a great, if short, interview with my favorite author, Sarah Waters, here. She seems to usually dislike writing, much like another one of my (non-lesbian) favorite authors, Douglas Adams. He’d take as many baths in a day as he could to procrastinate. Well, I’m glad some of these authors slog through it forRead More
Lesbrary Sneak Peek: More New Arrivals!
I’m sorry that I haven’t been updating as much this week. I’m taking some pretty intense courses for the next month and a half (Economics?!), so I’ll probably only be posting once or twice a week. Please send in some guest reviews if you’d like to see the Lesbrary update more! I have gotten aRead More