"Now a published biographer, I fully understand the perils of the enterprise. So much can (and usually does) go wrong. Indeed, I believe that most biographies are doomed, from jump street, by a mismatch between author and subject." Read More
Oscar winning actress Mo’Nique (Precious) is set to star in the forthcoming screen adaptation of Lambda Literary Award-winning author Larry Duplechan’s coming-of-age...
There’s much connection and love in these poems, albeit love on the road, rear view mirror-love. Read More
"After hanging out last night, I struggle to rouse myself from bed at the appointed 8 o’clock hour. Susan Sontag said something about this being the latest possible moment she should wake up in order to have a productive writing day. But then again, she also had her son stand by her typewriter and change her ashtrays while she typed and chain-smoked. I’m not going to have children because they cost too much, but I think that if I did have some, they should earn their keep by doing useful things." Read More
Writer Ayana Mathis on the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Read More
Als took some time to talk with Lambda about his new book’s double-take title, his literary influences, and the wisdom of Richard Pryor. Read More
Reading White Girls one comes smack up against the most unpleasant of truths: America is neither post-racial, post-queer, nor post-feminist. Read More
"There is a certain level of exhaustion moving from city to city and experiencing the same challenges. It’s as though all of our cities are becoming monolithic representations of so many systematic ills, becoming indistinguishable from each other."
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"Huey was the first person I ever edited. It’s about the most unlikely beginning for a gay book editor that I can think of, but the experience helped shape my work." Read More
Having read so many of his novels, I was well-versed with the world of the closet that he wrote about. But I soon discovered that being his reader and being his editor were two different experiences. Read More
