Sara Rauch, Author at Lambda Literary Review

February 3, 2020 3 min read

Verge is volatile and vital, and it hits where it hurts, in the most oddly pleasurable way Read More

‘Right after the Weather’ by Carol Anshaw

September 29, 2019 2 min read

Right After the Weather is about the psychology of ordinary people who are put through extraordinary circumstances Read More

‘Patsy’ by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Sara Rauch

Reviews

June 6, 2019 3 min read

Patsy does not shy away from confronting the brutal reality that immigrants face in the United States Read More

‘Famous Men Who Never Lived’ by K Chess

Sara Rauch

Reviews

January 31, 2019 2 min read

Famous Men Who Never Lived is a wonderful example of how fiction can illuminate reality—and a stark reminder that we are all human, deserving of dignity and respect, no matter the country or dimension from which we come. Read More

‘A Certain Loneliness’ by Sandra Gail Lambert

Sara Rauch

Reviews

October 28, 2018 2 min read

Lambert writes with a studied aloofness and matter-of-fact tone about a body that constantly generates conflict with itself and the world around it. Read More

‘The Evolution of Love’ by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Sara Rauch

Reviews

June 12, 2018 2 min read

There’s been a devastating earthquake, and the Bay Area has been evacuated, but not everyone has left, and Lily, sweet, stable, dependable Lily, is hellbent on rescuing her sister, even if she has no idea if she’s still alive Read More

‘When Katie Met Cassidy’ by Camille Perri

Sara Rauch

Fiction

June 7, 2018 3 min read

Block an afternoon out of your schedule, grab a copy of Camille Perri’s new novel, When Katie Met Cassidy, and get ready to laugh, cry, and rediscover your faith in romance Read More

‘Paper is White’ by Hilary Zaid

Sara Rauch

Reviews

May 17, 2018 3 min read

Paper Is White follows Ellen Margolis, assistant curator at the Foundation for the Preservation of Memory, as she navigates the choppy waters of history, kicked up by two very intense and very important personal involvements. Read More

Christopher Zeischegg on Life as a Porn Star and His New Book ‘Body to Job’

Sara Rauch

Interviews

April 17, 2018 8 min read

"Porn gave me material to explore. I didn’t need to go out and research something. I was living it. The research was my life." Read More

‘Sodom Road Exit’ by Amber Dawn

Sara Rauch

Reviews

March 11, 2018 3 min read

Starla Martin, the sardonic narrator of Amber Dawn’s second novel, Sodom Road Exit, is a twenty-something college dropout with a penchant for pricey art, designer clothes, and one-night stands. 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

‘Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction’ edited by Brit Mandelo

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

Verge by Lidia Yuknavitch

‘Right after the Weather’ by Carol Anshaw

‘Patsy’ by Nicole Dennis-Benn

‘Famous Men Who Never Lived’ by K Chess

‘A Certain Loneliness’ by Sandra Gail Lambert

‘The Evolution of Love’ by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

‘When Katie Met Cassidy’ by Camille Perri

‘Paper is White’ by Hilary Zaid

Christopher Zeischegg on Life as a Porn Star and His New Book ‘Body to Job’

‘Sodom Road Exit’ by Amber Dawn

Reviews

Random

Features

Interviews

Excerpts

Author Sara Rauch