Link Round Up: May 9 – 15

SisterMischief   StartingFromHere   Nevada

Autostraddle posted More Than Words: Dyke Pt. 2 — Dyke Dynasty.

Bold Strokes Books posted Building Worlds: A Conversation Between Jane Fletcher and Nora Olsen.

Gay YA posted If Only There Were a Gay [or Lesbian] Version of…

Housequeer posted Queer Young Adult Fiction To Curl Up With.

The L Fest (The Lesbian Music Arts & Comedy Festival) is happening ​July 19-22nd 2013 in Staffordshire, England.

Queer Books Please posted Episode 17 – Time Travel & Nuns & Willa Cather.

OtherSide   MandOForever   WingedDiemer

Sistahs On the Shelf posted Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Dealing With Tough Subjects.

Women and Words posted Cool Stuff Coming Up.

Sarah Diemer posted 125,000 WORDS: Project Unicorn’s Six-Month Anniversary and 125K of Lesbian YA Fiction FOR FREE (Plus Cover Reveal!) and The Mermaid Rib, a Free YA Short Story — Part of Project Unicorn (A Lesbian YA Extravaganza).

Malinda Lo posted Why there’s no HUNTRESS sequel.

Catherine Lundoff posted Bisexual Book Awards info (June 2).

huntress_arc_cover_web   TheSummerWeGotFree   HarleyLoco

Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair, and Post-Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side by Rayya Elias was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

The Very Thought of You by S Anne Gardner was reviewed at Lesfic Insomniac.

The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie was reviewed at Autostraddle and Lambda Literary.

I am Your Sister: Season 2 by Ericka K. F. Simpson was reviewed at Sistahs On the Shelf.

Relative Stranger by Barbara Treat Williams was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

For even more links, check out the Lesbrary’s twitter pageWe’re also on Facebook and tumblr

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Link Round Up: April 3-9

TheChelseaWhistle   madnessvase   FirstSpringGrassFire

Autostraddle posted Poet and Activist, Andrea Gibson: The Autostraddle Interview and Liberty Lit #17: You Hate The Word “Moist” For A Reason.

ELIXHER posted Black Enterprise April Cover Features Lesbian Couple.

Lambda Literary posted Lammy Finalist Readings 2013.

Piercing Fiction posted It’s time to be more discriminating in [lesbian] books. (I loved this article. I think it’s really necessary.)

Queer Books Please posted Episode 12 – What Not To Read (when you’re first coming out) and An Informal Guide on Finding More Books to Read (without depending on Amazon or Goodreads) (This is another article I really recommend!).

Queer Women of Color Media Wire posted Nominate Your Favorite Queer Women, Gender Non-Conforming, and Trans POETS of Color.

Women and Words posted Alice In Rainbowland – My Venture and Adventure to the Rainbow Book Fair by Doreen Perrine.

RoseofNoMan'sLand   PrettyLittleLiars   Twixt

“10 LGBT-Themed Novels That Every Student Should Read” was posted at Flavorwire.

The Rainbow Book Fair is happening April 13th in NYC.

The 10th Anniversary of The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival takes place May 23-26 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kelli Jae Baeli posted Lesbian Readers & Writers.

A video of Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon performing Gender Failure was posted at BFIIvan was also reviewed at BC Bookworld.

Sarah Diemer posted Sneak Peek at TWIXT: First Chapter Download + Book Trailer! and a post about who can read lesbian books.

Malinda Lo posted I’m all over the internet this week and Diversity in 2012 Young Adult Bestsellers.

howpoetrysaved   TheEndofSanFrancisco   DoYouDreamInColor?

Slices of Life by Georgia Beers was reviewed at Piercing Fiction.

Waiting Up for the End of the World: Conspiracies by Elizabeth J. Colen was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

How Poetry Saved My Life by Amber Dawn was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

Snapshots of a Past by Julia Jay was reviewed at Lesfic Insomniac (plus interview!).

Second Chances by Eliza Lentzski was reviewed at Lesfic Insomniac (plus interview!).

Do You Dream in Color?: Insights from a Girl Without Sight by Laurie Rubin was discussed at Curve Magazine.

The End of San Francisco: a Memoir by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore was discussed at The Capitol Hill Times.

For even more links, check out the Lesbrary’s twitter pageWe’re also on Facebook and tumblr

This post has the covers linked to their Amazon pages. If you click through and buy something, I might get a small referral fee.

Link Round Up: January 29 – February 6

The Difference Between You and Me by Madeline George   Sparks   StartingFromHere

ALA’s Rainbow Book List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens posted 2013 Rainbow List Announced.

Autostraddle posted More Than Words: Queer, Part 2 (Growing Pains).

Band of Thebes posted Stonewall Book Awards: Ellis Avery, Keith Boykin.

Elisa posted 2013 Rainbow Awards: Call for Judges.

Carapace   2   MissingMyth

Lambda Literary posted

queer book club posted diversifying your queer reads, part 1: a list of books published in 2012 featuring queer people of color.

Queer Books Please posted Episode 3.

UK Lesbian Fiction posted News Roundup.

Imbolc   KickedOut   youknowwhogirls

Sarah Diemer (aka Elora Bishop) posted Announcing: ONE IMBOLC GLOAMING, the Second Book in the Benevolence Tales! <3

Annameekee Hesik was interviewed (plus a giveaway!) at True Colorz.

Sassafras Lowrey posted February 17th – Roving Pack & Kicked Out reading.

Hilary Sloin was interviewed at Out In Print Book Review.

RosefromBayou   ASimpleRevolution   DragonTreeLegacy

A Simple Revolution by Judy Grahn was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Step into the Wind by Bev Prescott was reviewed at The Rainbow Reader.

Casting Shadows by RJ Samuel was reviewed at Terry’s Lesfic Reviews.

The Dragon Tree Legacy by Ali Vali was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Rose from the Bayou by Teryn Williams was reviewed at Sistahs On the Shelf.

As always, find more links at the Lesbrary’s twitter, tumblr, and Facebook page!

Link Round Up: Dec 5-18

Rubyfruit   TheColorPurple   FriedGreenTomatoes

Autostraddle posted

How do we define Lesbian Literature? posted 30 responses to the questions: 1. How do you identify yourself in the world? 2. How would you define Lesbian Literature? 3. What have your experiences been like with Lesbian Literature, and how have you experienced it throughout your personal or formal education? If you have never experienced Lesbian Literature why do you think that is?

Women and Words was been hosting the 12-Day Holiday Hootenanny, 2012, with tons of book giveaways! Check back every day!

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emily m danforth‘s The Miseducation of Cameron Post has been announced as a 2013 Morris Award Finalist.

Sarah Diemer posted

Eloise Klein Healy has been selected as LA’s first poet laureate and was interviewed at Lambda Literary.

Annameekee Hesik was interviewed at I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?

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Malinda Lo posted My favorite YA sci-fi and fantasy novels of 2012 and My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012.

Sarah Terez Rosenblum, author of Herself When She’s Missing, was interviewed at Curve Mag.

Laurie Salzler was interviewed at Women and Words.

Rebekah Weatherspoon posted Lots of news! Events! Awards! News! News! News!

Jeanette Winterson was written about at The Arts Desk.

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“‘Reading Queer Series’ To Promote Miami as a Center for LGBTQ Literature” was posted by Neil de la Flor.

“ANNOUNCEMENT: 1970s Gay & Lesbian YA Read-a-Long” was posted at Bonjour, Cass!

“Books: Last minute ideas for your gay bibliophile” was posted at GA Voice.

CoaltoDiamonds   CarrytheOne   ItsOurProm

Carry the One by Carol Anshaw was reviewed by Bonjour, Cass! as part of the Green Carnation Prize project.

The Book of Eleanor by Nat Burns was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Coal to Diamonds by Beth Ditto and Michelle Tea was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Julie Anne Peters’s books were recommended by Tori Munro on Youtube.

It’s Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne Peters was reviewed at bookshelves of doom.

ParallelVisions   YouSetMeOnFire   BrokenLikeThis

Parallel Visions by Cheryl Rainfield was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

First Grass Spring Fire by Rae Spoon (a queer/trans novel/memoir) was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

(You) Set Me on Fire by Mariko Tamaki was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

Broken Like This by Monica Trasandes was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Seminal Murder by Mary Vermillion was reviewed at The Rainbow Reader.

As always, there are lots more links at the Lesbrary’s twitter and facebook accounts!

Link Round Up: Oct 9-16

      

Curve Magazine posted 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards.

Lambda Literary posted Let’s Talk About Sex: Allison, Myles, and Woolf and Amanda Kyle Williams: Creating Kick-Ass Women.

The Outer Alliance posted OA Podcast #25: Live at Gaylaxicon!

      

“Queer Cogs: Steampunk, Gender Identity, and Sexuality” was posted at TOR.

“Keeping Up With the Gays of DC and Marvel” was posted at Out.

“Lee Lynch and Lori Lake on Lesbian Mystery, Police Raids, and Fairy Godmothers” was posted at The Advocate.

“Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite LGBTQ Authors” was posted at Bonjour, Cass!

      

Lisa Cohen was interviewed at The Hive.

Jeanne Cordova was interviewed at Ms Magazine.

Nann Dunne was interviewed by Q. Kelly.

KB Grant  (aka KT Grant) posted Why We Need More Lesbian Romance and Fiction.

Malinda Lo posted Upcoming events in Portland and Palo Alto and was interviewed at TOR.

Sassafras Lowrey posted National Coming Out Day.

      

The Raven’s Heart by Jesse Blackadder was reviewed at Piercing Fiction and Lambda Literary.

Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Landing by Emma Donoghue was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

People Who Disappear by Alex Leslie was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

Link Round Up: Oct 3-9

     

AfterEllen posted Literary Lesbian Couples We Ship and The AfterEllen.com Huddle: Hot Covers.

Autostraddle posted

      

Elisa posted

Lambda Literary posted

lesbian meets book nyc posted All We Know: “If you want the damn ball keep it, don’t throw it away.”*

       

The Outer Alliance posted Gaylatic Spectrum Awards for Best Novel of 2011.

Ivan E. Coyote was interviewed at Lambda Literary.

Mayra Lazara Dole was interviewed at Bitch.

Jae posted Sad news.

Malinda Lo posted September 2012 in Review: Photos.

Rae Spoon was interviewed at Media Mornings.

Golondrina Manga, Volume 1 by Est Em was reviewed at Okazu.

Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis by Alice Kaplan was interviewed at Lambda Literary.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson was discussed at Out on the Shelves Library and reviewed at Bonjour, Cass.

Link Round Up: September 11-18

     

AfterEllen posted Queer Book Roundup: September.

Autostraddle posted Listling: Reasons You Should Read Santa Olivia Immediately and How About a Little LGBT History With Your Theater.

Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian posted My Fall Reading List: New Books by Mariko Tamaki, Rae Spoon, and Emma Donoghue.

Lambda Literary posted a mini link round up.

The Outer Alliance posted OA Podcast #24: Changing the Conversation (Recorded at WorldCon).

Queeries posted Forbidden Love 20 years later.

     

Sarah Diemer posted about the sexualization of lesbian fiction and Melusine, a Free YA Short Story — Part of Project Unicorn (A Lesbian YA Extravaganza).

Jewelle Gomez was interviewed at Curve Magazine.

Malinda Lo posted her Adaptation booktour schedule and was interviewed at Dorothy Surrenders.

Gayle Pitman, author of Fringe: On the Edges of the Mainstream Gay Community, was reviewed at Shelly’s LGBT Book Review Blog.

One In Every Crowd by Ivan Coyote was reviewed at Vancouver Desi.

Plenitude magazine was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

Out of the Past by Glenda Poulter was reviewed at Terry’s Lesfic Reviews.

Outlaw Marriages: The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples by Rodger Streitmatter was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

As always, check out even more links at the Lesbrary’s twitter feed!

Bottle Rocket Hearts by Zoe Whittall was discussed at Bonjour, Cass!

Lesbrary Link Round Up: August 8-15

      

The Advocate posted 21 LGBT Biographies or Memoirs You Should Read Now.

AfterEllen posted Batwoman and Batgirl team up for an epic battle of epicness in “Batgirl #12”.

Autostraddle posted Read a F*cking Book: 20 Best Young Adult Novels For Queer Girls.

Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian posted Montreal’s Queer Between the Covers Bookfair (August 18): Fun Times for Queer Nerds.

Elisa posted Particular Voices: Adrienne J. Smith (January 9, 1934 – August 10, 1992).

Lambda Literary posted Chloe Sevigny, Justin Vivian Bond, and Eileen Myles Perform at Free Pussy Riot Public Reading and Watch Emma Donoghue Talk About Her New Play ‘Talk of the Town’.

      

Ivan E. Coyote was interviewed at The Rumpus.

Sarah Diemer posted Curse Cabin Confession, a Free YA Short Story — Part of Project Unicorn (A Lesbian YA Extravaganza).

Emma Donoghue was interviewed at Bay Times.

Bett Norris posted Do You Like Free Stuff?

Linda Hirschman (author of Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution) was interviewed at The Advocate.

Jeanette Winterson at Sydney Opera House” was posted on Youtube.

      

Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino was reviewed at Good Lesbian Books.

Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock was reviewed at Good Lesbian Books.

Being the Steel Drummer by Liz Bradbury was reviewed at The Rainbow Reader.

Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi was reviewed at Lindy Reads and Reviews.

Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

Memory Board by Jane Rule was reviewed by Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian.

As always, check out more links by following us on twitter @Lesbrary!

Link Round Up

Hey everyone! Here’s the link round up for the week, but I wanted to get your opinion. Do you think I should keep including reviews on the round ups, or just news/articles/lists/etc?

Do you click through to reviews? Is there anything else you’d like to see included in link round ups? Without feedback, I think I’ll probably stop including the reviews, because they don’t seem to get a lot of interest and they are the most time-consuming, but I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Another option is to post the articles and news I find most interesting in separate posts throughout the week, and include the rest in the round ups.

 

AfterEllen posted Across the Page: Mari SanGiovanni, Daphne Gottlieb, Adrienne Rich.

Bella Books posted Bennett, MacGregor and Robinson Honored by Alice B Readers.

Bold Strokes Books Authors’ Blog posted Lee Lynch’s The Amazon Trail.

Elisa posted LGBT Ebook and Print Releases January, 2012.

Good Lesbian Books posted An Anniversary Guest Posting Event: Calling All Lesbian Book Readers.

Kissed By Venus posted Venus Magazine Special!

Lambda Literary posted

lesbian meets book nyc posted Where are the lesbians?: We’ve come a long way but…

Rainbow Books announced the 2012 Rainbow List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens.

Readings In Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Fiction posted Readings welcomes Rrrose Carbinela.

Sapphire Books Publishing posted Is it F/F or Lesbian romance?

Sistahs On the Shelf Literary Promo Blog posted SOTS Books 2 Check Out – January 2012.

The Stonewall Awards for 2012 have been announced!

Women and Words posted Getting Some Action.

Sarah Diemer (aka Elora Bishop) posted

KT Grant posted

Q. Kelly posted Men Writing Lesfic.

Malinda Lo posted Writing about lesbians when you’re not a lesbian.

Catherine Lundoff posted More info on my Loft Literary Center Class on LGBTQ writing and Kickstarter campaign for new zine and CFS (not mine).

Andi Marquette posted The power of humor.

Jeanette Winterson‘s writing was written about at Mildred Barya’s House of Life.

Outwrite Books is permanently closing. Covered at Creative Loafingajc, and Publisher’s Weekly.

“Voice To Voice: Ellen Hart And Val McDermid Discuss Lesbian Literature” was posted at Huffington Post.

“Yearly LGBTQ Book Review” was posted at Neutrois Nonsense.

History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous: From the Beginning by Audrey Borden was reviewed at Shelly’s LGBT Book Review Blog.

Nothing But the Girl: The Blatant Lesbian Image: A Portfolio and Exploration of Lesbian Erotic Photography edited by Susie Bright and Jill Posener was reviewed at Shelly’s LGBT Book Review Blog.

Beautiful Game by Kate Christie was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme edited by Ivan Coyote and Zena Sharman was reviewed at Prism Magazine.

For The Love Of Miss Bard by P Crow was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Truth Behind the Mask by Lesley Davis was reviewed at Loving Venus- Loving Mars.

After The Night by Rachel Dax was reviewed at Terry’s Lesfic Reviews.

The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue was reviewed at For Books’ Sake.

Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry edited by Julie R. Enszer was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Flashpoint by Katherine V. Forrest was reviewed at Good Lesbian Books.

Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden was reviewed at Writing For Keeps.

Tats by Layce Gardner was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

L As In Love Book One by Ruth Gogoll was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

L As In Love Book Two by Ruth Gogoll was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Tropical Storm by Melissa Good was reviewed at C-Spot Reviews.

Like Lovers Do by Lori L Lake was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Glass Houses by Ciarán Llachlan Leavitt was reviewed at C-Spot Reviews.

Disturbed by Her Song by Tanith Lee was reviewed at Kissed By Venus.

Golden Gate by Erin Jennifer Mar was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

The Moonbane Mage by Laurie J. Marks was reviewed at Good Lesbian Books.

The Mystic Market by Ruth Perkinson was reviewed at C-Spot Reviews.

Petra’s Canvas by Ann Roberts was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Deadly Intersections by Ann Roberts was reviewed at Terry’s LesFic Reviews.

Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader by Gayle S. Rubin was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Taking My Life by Jane Rule was reviewed at Lindy Reads and Reviews.

Affinity by Sarah Waters was reviewed at We Be ReadingMedieval Bookworm, and The Whispering of the Pages.

Batwoman by J.H. Williams III, Greg Rucka & W. Haden Blackman was reviewed at The Rainbow Reader.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson was reviewed at a daily masochist.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson was reviewed at Persephone MagazineVancouver Sun, and So You Need a Good Book to Read?