There are few more exciting ways to start the new year than with a fresh TBR (or, perhaps more accurately, a TBR going back years to which you can add some fresh new hits). Add to that the inevitable Barnes and Noble gift card from a distant aunt and uncle and the countless reading challenges you signed up for in the last week of December and this list couldn't come at a better time, could it! Read More
2023 is going out with a BANG! If you are looking for a gift for the reader in your life (including yourself!), we have got an amazing list of brand new books, sure to hit for any and all your cravings. An impressive amount of Lammy finalists and winners have some fantastic books coming out this month, including Melissa Scott, Ronica Black, Joseph Hansen, Gerri Hill, Nan Campbell, David Bergman, and Bushra Rehman.
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As the leaves fall and the air turns crisper, the literary world prepares to embrace a new harvest of vibrant voices and groundbreaking stories. This November, we're thrilled to present our most anticipated LGBTQIA literature: a cornucopia of compelling narratives that will warm your heart and ignite your imagination. From Lambda-finalist Vincent X. Kirsch's heartwarming celebration of friendship and first love to the newest detective thriller by mystery master (and two-time Lambda winner) Greg Herren, these works have so much to offer you this winter. So, grab your favorite cozy blanket and a hot beverage, because the literary feast of November is about to begin, and it's bound to be a season of discovery, celebration, and transformation. Read More
For those of us who love the espooky season, it's the best time of the year. And that includes me. All things magical and haunting are in the air. And even if you are not a Halloween person, there's plenty of sweater weather to go around.
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From grade school to parenthood, September attracts a similar attention distinct from any other month throughout our lives. It’s like the friend who cancels plans at the last minute, then complains that they never do anything ‘exciting’. It’s the raisin in an oatmeal cookie disguising itself all too well as a Hershey’s chocolate chip. It’s the parking curb that’s always just a hair closer to your hubcap than you think. In sum, September is the party-pooper: the quasi-autumnal spoilsport of a season full of warmth, fun, and laxed responsibility. Read More
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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 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
April is a month of possibilities. Spring is officially here, and we are entering National Poetry Month. But March was...
