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Finding and Fostering Empathy Online with ‘IRL’ by Chris Stedman Nick Havey Reviews January 31, 2021 3 min readWhen Chris Stedman started writing IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives, he probably didn’t expect that...
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...
C.S. Poe and Gregory Ashe Discuss Co-Authoring a Crime Novel John Copenhaver author interviews January 23, 2021 8 min readThere’s this myth about the lone writer (often tortured, often male, often straight) hammering away at his Smith Corona typewriter,...
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 Other Side of Forestlands Lake is an Intriguing Genre Mashup Tara Scott Reviews January 22, 2021 2 min readTwenty-six years ago, a little girl disappeared from the summer camp at Forestlands Lake in Upstate New York. A year...
A Look Into the Dark Inner World of Patricia Highsmith Charles Green Reviews January 22, 2021 4 min readAuthor of such novels as Strangers on A Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, Highsmith captured brilliant, amoral characters willing...
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...
The Deviant’s War is a Timely and Essential Read Tom Cardamone Reviews January 20, 2021 3 min readBefore Stonewall, there were lawsuits, fledgling homophile organizations, and game-changing publications of historic importance. Less sexy and unifying than a...
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...
