Fiction Archives

March 18, 2018 3 min read

Susan X Meagher has long been a go-to author for lesbian romance readers who enjoy layered stories with excellent character development, and Vacationland does not disappoint in either of these respects Read More

‘The Sparsholt Affair’ by Alan Hollinghurst

John Francis Leonard

Reviews

March 17, 2018 2 min read

Hollinghurst brings alive a generational tale that begins at the dawn of WWII in the storied world of Oxford University Read More

‘Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire’ Edited by Vince A. Liaguno

Damian Serbu

Horror

March 15, 2018 4 min read

Mysterious train rides. Hot but dangerous hook ups in Central Park. Special agents. Magic books. Nuns. Gore. Spooky stuff on a boat. Nasty jail scenes. Horrific episodes born from desire gone awry reach out to frighten you time and again in the second volume of Unspeakable Horror. Read More

‘Some Hell’ by Patrick Nathan

Steve Susoyev

Reviews

March 12, 2018 7 min read

Patrick Nathan's debut novel declines to conform to the rules of any established literary category. Read More

‘Lethal Care’ by Claire McNab with Katherine V. Forrest

Anna Furtado

Fiction

March 7, 2018 3 min read

From beginning to end, the story moves rapidly, introducing us to a host of suspects and interesting characters, taking us on a bumpy ride and bringing this tale, and the series, to a satisfying conclusion. Read More

‘Bachelor Girl’ by Kim Van Alkemade

Christina Tesoro

Reviews

March 5, 2018 2 min read

Pulled from a compelling headline over a century old, Bachelor Girl follows fictional heiress Helen Winthrope after the death of her mysterious benefactor Read More

‘Wild Beauty’ by Anna-Marie McLemore

Michele Kirichanskaya

Young Adult

March 4, 2018 1 min read

The characters in Anna-Marie McLemore’s new fantasy novel are brilliant, beautiful, and powerful, bound by their love for each other, and their capacity to love others—regardless of gender or class. Read More

‘Unholy City’ by Carrie Smith

Hope Thompson

Fiction

February 20, 2018 1 min read

Carrie Smith's third Claire Codella novel, Unholy City, is set at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, a site of faith, history--and murder. Read More

‘Taken In’ by Erica Abbott

Anna Furtado

Mystery

February 15, 2018 2 min read

Delightfully entertaining, jam-packed with baffling suspects and a surprising twist, all leading us to its satisfying end. Taken In is a great read for the couch or the beach. Read More

‘Bingo Love’ by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San

Cathy Camper

Fiction

February 5, 2018 3 min read

Bingo Love is a much-needed, generation-spanning love story, detailing the relationship between two women of color 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

Matthew Gallaway: On His New Novel and Finding a Different Kind of Faith

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

‘Vacationland’ by Susan X Meagher

‘The Sparsholt Affair’ by Alan Hollinghurst

‘Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire’ Edited by Vince A. Liaguno

‘Some Hell’ by Patrick Nathan

‘Lethal Care’ by Claire McNab with Katherine V. Forrest

‘Bachelor Girl’ by Kim Van Alkemade

‘Wild Beauty’ by Anna-Marie McLemore

‘Unholy City’ by Carrie Smith

‘Taken In’ by Erica Abbott

‘Bingo Love’ by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San

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

The High Stakes of Young Adulthood: A Review of Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

People Collide by Isle McElroy: A Review

Reviewing Bad Gays; or how we use the past to shape the future

A Review of Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy

If property is theft, then what is a photograph? A Review of The Unintended by Monica Huerta