Monica Carter, Author at Lambda Literary Review

cover of The Perfume Thief by Timothy Schaffert. Yellow cursive text over a black and white photo of Paris taken from above.

October 21, 2021 4 min read

In Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief, perfume emerges as a powerful presence in this tale of Nazi Occupied Paris during World War II. Read More

Three LGBTQ Middle Grade Novels About Self-Acceptance and Inner Strength

Monica Carter

Opinion

January 29, 2019 2 min read

With middle grade books increasing in scope and availability, a growing number of middle grade novels are featuring diverse protagonists Read More

David Gale on Anti-Bullying, Creativity, and the Power of YA Literature

Monica Carter

Interviews

September 19, 2018 2 min read

Through Lambda Literary’s LGBTQ Writers in Schools program, with generous support from the New York City Department of Education, Lambda...

Alex Gino on Writing Trans Middle-Grade Fiction

Monica Carter

Interviews

March 9, 2017 3 min read

"[...] the issue isn’t really about understanding transgender and gender nonconforming people, so much as it’s about respecting us and trusting us as experts on ourselves." Read More

Katie Freeman, Riverhead Executive Publicist, Talks ‘Boy Erased’ and Conversion Therapy

Monica Carter

Interviews

February 27, 2017 4 min read

This is our first interview in a series that shines a spotlight on the publishers donating to the program. Riverhead...

Christopher Bram: LGBT Writers in Schools

Monica Carter

Features Interviews

March 27, 2013 4 min read

"Reading is a very private experience, so private it can seem solipsistic at times. It's necessary to talk about books now and then, just to get out of our heads and into the world." Author Christopher Bram talked with the Lambda Literary Review about his work, his support of the LGBT community, and his participation in the LGBT Writers in Schools program. Read More

Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

The Queerness of Robots

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

The Perfume Thief: A Story of Queer Bravery in Occupied Paris

Three LGBTQ Middle Grade Novels About Self-Acceptance and Inner Strength

David Gale on Anti-Bullying, Creativity, and the Power of YA Literature

Alex Gino on Writing Trans Middle-Grade Fiction

Katie Freeman, Riverhead Executive Publicist, Talks ‘Boy Erased’ and Conversion Therapy

Christopher Bram: LGBT Writers in Schools

Reviews

Random

Features

Interviews

Excerpts

Author Monica Carter