In The News The Science of Writing a Hit Book Over at the A.V. Club, writer Jason Heller unpacks the...
The first time I saw My Best Friend’s Wedding I was dismayed. At eight or nine, I had discovered the...
Last month, The Feminist Press released the e-book Pussy Riot! A Punk Prayer for Freedom, compiling the lyrics, letters, legal statements and poems of the jailed members of the Russian feminist punk collective, with a portion of the proceeds dedicated to Pussy Riot's legal defense fees. In addition to preserving an important historical moment for posterity, the book is a rigorous and intelligent read not to be missed.
The Editorial Director at The Feminist Press, Amy Scholder, took a moment to answer some of Lambda Literary's questions about freedom, Pussy Riot, and putting the collection together. Read More
"I am personally interested in exploring the possibilities of poetry—to counter rhetoric, reinvigorate language, and uplift the material of the everyday."
Jennifer Benka was recently named the new Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets. Having served as Managing Director of Poets & Writers for almost a decade and, most recently, as the National Director of Development and Marketing for 826 National, she’s also an accomplished writer in her own right.
Benka took some time to talk with Lambda Literary about the mission of the Academy of American Poets, her own personal inspirations, and the relationship between poetry and queerness. Read More
“I don’t trust beauty anymore / when will I stop believing it?” ...
One-hundred pages into Divining Divas: 100 Gay Men on Their Muses, I stopped thinking of it as a book and...
Right now I’m working my way through Anaïs Nin’s Delta of Venus—the pièce de résistance of all erotic literature. It’s...
Charlie Vázquez, a radical writer of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent, is the author of Buzz and Israel (Fireking Press...