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Ten LGBTQ+ Authors on the Books That Taught Them

Ten LGBTQ+ Authors on the Books That Taught Them

James Frankie Thomas, Amelia Possanza, Richard Mirabella, Gina Chung, and Many More Reflect on Their Formative Texts

By Samantha Paige Rosen | June 1, 2023

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

Featuring Martin Luther King, Emma Cline, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Verghese, and More

By Book Marks | June 1, 2023

What Banned Books Can Teach Us: Building an LGBTQ Picture Book Library for Pride 

What Banned Books Can Teach Us: Building an LGBTQ Picture Book Library for Pride 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Finding Stories For Her Queer Family

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | June 1, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“When I put down the book, I felt I was waking after a vivid, portentous dream.”

By Book Marks | June 1, 2023

The Lesser-Known Novel of the 1950s That Presaged Queer Liberation

The Lesser-Known Novel of the 1950s That Presaged Queer Liberation

Cat Sebastian on the Unexpected Power of Mary Renault’s The Charioteer

By Cat Sebastian | June 1, 2023

Boundaries Dissolve: Joanna Biggs on Reading Ferrante With Other Women

Boundaries Dissolve: Joanna Biggs on Reading Ferrante With Other Women

“Things fall apart, but the reader never loses hope.”

By Joanna Biggs | June 1, 2023

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  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
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How to Brainwash Yourself: Grace Lavery on the Devices of Trans Identity in Literature

By Grace Lavery | May 31, 2023

Part of Our World: On the Mermaids of Walt Disney, Hans Christian Andersen, and W.B. Yeats

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 31, 2023

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of May

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2023

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Writing a Violent Story with Love

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Writing a Violent Story with Love

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | May 31, 2023

Zachary Zane Reads from <em>Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto</em>

Zachary Zane Reads from Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | May 31, 2023

26 new paperbacks on shelves this June!

26 new paperbacks on shelves this June!

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 31, 2023

ChatGPT is basically a Gen X’er who stopped reading in 12th grade.

ChatGPT is basically a Gen X’er who stopped reading in 12th grade.

By Jonny Diamond | May 30, 2023

Ling Ma on Rachel Ingalls’s <em>Mrs. Caliban</em>

Ling Ma on Rachel Ingalls’s Mrs. Caliban

This Week from the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | May 30, 2023

23 new books out today!

23 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 30, 2023

Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence

Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence

Gabrielle Bellot Reads Allegra Hyde, Mark O’Connell, and More

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 30, 2023

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