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What We’re Reading: Pride Edition

Suzi Garcia
Features
11 min read
Happy June! There are so many exciting events around the corner, including the Lambda Literary Awards. But as you recoup from Pride or if you just want to celebrate from your couch, we have some great recommendations straight from the staff of Lambda Literary! Read More

June’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Books

Suzi Garcia
New In List
7 min read
And it's that time of year again! As the rainbow paraphernalia officially hits Target and everyone under the (at times sweltering) sun begins prepping their floats and their costumes, so do the shelves of your local bookstores' queer section creak under the weight of all the new titles released just in time for Pride. This June's list features an excellent selection of compelling and urgent queer writing across every genre! From Lambda Fellow Katie Jean Shrinkle's atmospheric and haunting new thriller cowritten with Jessica Alexander, to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull's wistful coming-of-age memoir; from Norman Erikson Pasaribu's whimsical short stories to Elliot Page's bold and buzzy memoir; June is sure to rouse you from your reading slump and lengthen your TBR. Read More

May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Books

Suzi Garcia
New In ListReviews
5 min read
May means the start of freedom for so many of us. No school, no teaching-- even summer Fridays! But for us who are still 9-5ing it, we remember what the smell of cut grass meant to us as kids: reading in the park, or long visits to the library. And we have just the books to scratch that itch! This list is full of exciting and intriguing writing, including a memoir by the Inaugural J. Michael Samuel Prize, Jobert Abueva; new YA from Lammy winner Abdi Nazemian; and new books from Lammy finalists Stephanie Adams-Santos and Nicole Melleby Read More

Lambda at AWP 2023

Suzi Garcia
Reviews
12 min read
Earlier this month, Lambda Literary was in-person during AWP 2023, hosting events and spaces for queer writers to come together...

March’s most anticipated LGBTQIA+ books

Suzi Garcia
New In List
6 min read
It's unbelievably March already, and with that comes a spring of new books. There is a wealth of beauty and diversity in these books, from topics to authors to ideas. If this list was a grab bag, you'll never know which one you'll get, and each one of them is a prize. Make sure to check out Lambda Literary fellows and award finalists like Cruel/Cruel by Dior J. Stephens, Synthetic Jungle: Poems by Michael Chang, The House on Ashbury Street by Susie Hara, and American Gospel by Miah Jeffra. Read More

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

Suzi Garcia
Reviews
6 min read
Prelude: February These men will not matter in the end, but the story begins with them, in a boardroom, in a hush. They all knew itwas a hush because they could hear it, the audible pause in wait, the music rest, the preparation for the pounding notes of new decision. A photograph would pick up no hesitation,...

February’s Most Anticipated

Suzi Garcia
Reviews
4 min read
February is the shortest month, but it’s packed full of new books. Two of my favorite established writers, Camonghne Felix and Carl Phillips, have new books out, and there are also some amazing debuts by Lambda Literary Fellows Lamya H and Katie Jean Shinkle. Take some time out to focus on yourself and read some amazing new writing to center yourself. Read More