“I had to write about Hild because she was so important. She changed the world. Her story demands to be told. She basically midwifed English literature. And there’s no book about this woman. The more I thought about it, the more I thought, well, why?” 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
"I am an out lesbian writing about Jonathan Edwards, who many consider the most important Christian theologian this country has ever produced, an icon for many, including many who don’t accept queer people – to go into that territory was scary."
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"I think more gay people need to acknowledge that we have had a different experience growing up and therefore our relationships are somewhat different and our general stance on the world is much more ironic and anti-authoritarian than the mainstream..."
Noted writer and historian Martin Duberman took some time to talk with Lambda Literary about the history of the LGBT movement and the future of radical politics. Read More
"When I write, I am hungry for something. And I don’t always know what it is. But the poem is there to assuage it."
Poet R. Erica Doyle gets real with Lambda Literary about the social issues invoked by her work, the type of poetry she enjoys, and the politics of her process. Read More
"I love reading from this book because I’ve never had these kind of responses to anything I’ve written. I think it’s because everyone has an apocalyptic fantasy life."
Lucy Corin spoke to Lambda Literary about her new collection, One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses, end of the world fantasies, and her strengths and limitations as a writer. Read More
"I’m not only showing the flattering sides of myself, but those dark or random thoughts we’ve probably all had at some point."
In the striking and intimate Lambda Award winning poetry collection He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices (Sibling Rivalry Press), Stephen S. Mills explores sex, relationships and identity. The Lambda Literary Review asked Mills a few questions about the book and what he has planned next. Read More
"One doesn't think of Burns as courageous or engaged--his great intellect and rather supercilious attitude had let him float above everything -- but writing so explicitly about gays, and advocating for them, in 1947 was an act of enormous courage. "
David Margolick took some time to talk with the Lambda Literary Review about his interest in John Horne Burns, the challenges of writing about a person who was often disliked, and learning about twentieth century gay life. Read More
"In writing these stories, the idea of living on a fault line became a way of looking at all kinds of human choices, especially in crisis, a time when character can be revealed in new ways. "
Author Jasmine Beach-Ferrara was kind enough to answer a few questions about her new book, Damn Love, her writing process, and creating intimacy among characters separated by more than mere geography.
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"Though I’m not some badass rebel underground punk, I’m not really in the mainstream of society either, and never have been. " Read More
