"...if I am reading a novel and I start comparing it to something else that is popular or I have read...then I know something vital has been washed away."
High-profile queer literary agent Malaga Baldi took some time to talk with the Lambda Literary Review about her life in publishing, the ins and outs of being a literary agent, and the books that inspire her. Read More
On May 25th, the Cannes jury, which included Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, and Ang Lee, awarded the prestigious...
This month you can expect new books from Dan Savage, Michelle Tea, Amber Dawn, and Martin Duberman. Read More
"[...]'gayness' questions the idea that society has of itself."
In a wry voice that seamlessly combines both sincerity and camp, Luis Negrón's Mundo Cruel examines how desire, love, and sexuality simultaneously inspire and warp the citizens of Santurce, Puerto Rico. Read More
In his new memoir, famed 80-year-old record executive Clive Davis opens up about his long rumored bisexuality. Read More
"I think debates over what makes a book great are largely among writers and people who teach literature. The rest of us I don’t think really care. I’d say we’re more interested in whether we connect with a book..."
Publisher Don Weise took some time to talk with the Lambda Literary about his publishing imprint, Magnus Books, the future of LGBT publishing, and what characteristics make a book “great.” Read More
The Lambda Literary Award winning author and performer Mx. Justin Vivian Bond has created a new YouTube channel that takes a decidedly satirical look at the weekly news cycle. Read More
At a loss on what kind of holiday gift to give that madcap, pleasure-seeking, hedonist in your life? Writer Christopher...
Awww romance! People like reading about adoration almost as much as they like feeling it. It’s literature’s great everlasting theme....
The iconic author Gore Vidal, who was best known for his ground-breaking novels (The City and the Pillar, Myra Breckinridge) and acerbic political essays, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. He was 86.
The cause was complications of pneumonia, according to his nephew Burr Steers. Considered one of the titans of 20th century letters, Vidal, always the gadfly, used his writing to challenge America's "puritanical" sexual and cultural mores and "imperialist foreign policies." Read More
