The Recent East Features Characters Who Long For a Place to Call Home Walter Holland Reviews March 23, 2021 8 min readThomas Grattan’s ambitious novel, The Recent East, rests on an interesting premise. In 1968, a young German girl is suddenly...
Let’s Get Back to the Party Explores the Joys & Tensions of Queer Friendships Giancarlo Latta Reviews March 18, 2021 3 min readQueer friendships, in art as in life, are often complex. Zak Salih’s debut novel Let’s Get Back to the Party...
Honey Girl is a Tender Exploration of Identity and Place Molly Catherine Turner Young Adult March 2, 2021 3 min readMorgan Rogers’ debut novel, Honey Girl, follows freshly minted Ph.D. in Astronomy, Dr. Grace Porter. After being set on one...
We Play Ourselves is a Darkly Comic Meditation on Success and Happiness Anne Laughlin Reviews February 23, 2021 3 min readJen Silverman’s debut novel, We Play Ourselves, reads like the work of a more established novelist. Silverman is no novice...
The Reconception of Marie Offers a Vibrant Queer Heroine Edit Team Reviews February 10, 2021 3 min readThe Reconception of Marie by Teresa Carmody is a timely novel offering an important queer addition to, and significant improvement...
Shuggie Bain is a Memorable Story of Family, Class, Sexuality, and Hope Giancarlo Latta Reviews January 26, 2021 3 min readOne of 2020’s most celebrated books and the winner of this year’s Booker Prize, Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain...
Detransition, Baby is a Deliciously Femme Queer Drama Sarah Fonseca Reviews January 22, 2021 7 min readAs a broad who has taken shelter in Virginie Despentes’ writing during her own perennial gender malaise, I initially mistook...
The Prophets Centers Black Male Love to Illuminate America’s Soul Sarah Schulman Reviews January 20, 2021 6 min readThe American soul is rooted in slavery, though the realities of slavery elude full knowledge. It has taken this long...
Be Dazzled is a Moving Gay Love Story Molly Catherine Turner Reviews January 13, 2021 3 min readRyan La Sala emerged as a unique and special voice in the queer young adult community with his debut novel...
The Reissue of Martha Moody is Cause for Celebration Judith Katz Reviews January 13, 2021 3 min readSusan Stinson’s substantial and delicious historical novel, Martha Moody, has been reissued by Small Beer Press, and it is certainly...