Teen Witches on the Move! Read Hannah Abigail Clarke’s The Scapegracers Edit Team Excerpts September 1, 2020 79
Wagnerism Grapples with Richard Wagner’s Complex Legacy Sophie Strohmeier Reviews November 24, 2020 9 min read“Are you peculiarly fond of Wagner?” — a query from a 1908 public questionnaire by gay writer Xavier Mayne, in...
Each of Us a Desert Encourages Readers to Consider Their Own Stories Tara Scott Reviews November 22, 2020 3 min readXochitl is her village’s cuentista (storyteller). When anyone from town needs to unburden their minds, they come to her. Xochitl...
More Than Organs is a Ferocious and Necessary Collection AD Tenn Reviews November 17, 2020 3 min readKay Ulanday Barrett’s More Than Organs (Sibling Rivalry Press) is a ferocious work of necessity in 2020. This second collection...
Lot Six is an Exploration of What it Means to Create Giancarlo Latta Reviews November 16, 2020 3 min read“In some way, exile was my native state,” David Adjmi writes early in Lot Six, explaining somewhat playfully that “Adjmi”...
No Modernism Without Lesbians Centers Lesbian Life in the Cultural Landscape of Modernism Anne Charles Reviews November 15, 2020 4 min readDiana Souhami’s deliberately provocative title points to the nature of her project: to place lesbian life and work prominently in...
Plain Bad Heroines is an Engrossing Gothic Horror Story Alyssa Greene Reviews November 11, 2020 3 min read“I wish some one would write a book about a plain, bad heroine so that I might feel in real...
The Watcher Balances a Noir Sensibility With a Sensitive Portrait of a Young Gay Man John Copenhaver Reviews November 4, 2020 2 min readIt’s not unusual for LGBTQ+ people to play caretaker or fixer roles in their families—and of course, the irony is...
Rules for Being Dead is a Haunting and Heartfelt Meditation on Life Michael Graves Reviews November 2, 2020 2 min readEveryone needs an escape from life. In Kim Powers’ new, genre-bending novel, Rules for Being Dead, not even death provides...
Memorial Raises Thought-Provoking Questions about Race, Class, and Family Charles Green Reviews November 2, 2020 4 min readMemorial, Bryan Washington’s debut novel, is a powerfully subtle book about family and relationships. Benson, known as Ben, and Mike...
When Theaters Go Dark, Read Plays Willem Finn Harling Reviews October 25, 2020 6 min readEarlier this year, the Coronavirus pandemic brought live performance art to a grinding halt. Theaters around the country shut down...
