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

Cancel Club: Jane Roper on Online Shame, Responsibility, and Fame

Cancel Club: Jane Roper on Online Shame, Responsibility, and Fame

Jane Roper in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | 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

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Boundaries Dissolve: Joanna Biggs on Reading Ferrante With Other Women

By Joanna Biggs | June 1, 2023

From the Ashes of Failure: On Cary Grant, Crop Dusters, and Character Arcs

By Meg Shaffer | June 1, 2023

From a Toxic Set of Norms: Maureen Ryan on Why We Ought to Burn It Down

By The Maris Review | June 1, 2023

Hope and Survival: Jeff Hobbs on the Juvenile Justice System

Hope and Survival: Jeff Hobbs on the Juvenile Justice System

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 1, 2023

The Ethics of Writing Hard Things in Family Memoir

The Ethics of Writing Hard Things in Family Memoir

Kelly McMasters Wonders What is Enough When Revealing Hard Truths

By Kelly McMasters | May 31, 2023

How to Brainwash Yourself: Grace Lavery on the Devices of Trans Identity in Literature

How to Brainwash Yourself: Grace Lavery on the Devices of Trans Identity in Literature

“George Eliot was, unquestionably, a trans author.”

By Grace Lavery | May 31, 2023

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

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

Gabrielle Bellot: “The mermaid is the Other; she is also us.”

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 31, 2023

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 31, 2023

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of May

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of May

The Month in Literary Listening

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2023

Elise Loehnen on Why Women Should Indulge Their Sinful Sides

Elise Loehnen on Why Women Should Indulge Their Sinful Sides

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 31, 2023

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