Sally Bellerose on Finding Humor and Tenderness in Conflict Susan Stinson Interviews February 3, 2021 7 min readSally Bellerose is the author of the novel Fishwives, out in February 2021 from Bywater Books. Her previous novel, The...
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...
Polar Vortex Explores the Tensions of Middle-Aged Domesticity Julie R. Enszer Reviews September 15, 2020 3 min readThe action of Shani Mootoo’s propulsive new novel Polar Vortex happens during a single day, but the questions the novel...
Amora Elevates the Stories of Women Loving Women Emily Shapiro Reviews June 23, 2020 3 min readThe idea of a short story collection entirely consumed by the topic of women loving women shouldn’t feel groundbreaking, but...
Desire Runs Deep in Zaina Arafat’s You Exist Too Much Edit Team Features June 16, 2020 10 min readThe following is excerpted from You Exist Too Much (Catapult), the new novel by Zaina Arafat. The novel explores one young Palestinian...
All My Mother’s Lovers Explores how Grief Transforms Us Blaire Baily Fiction May 17, 2020 3 min readIn the middle of the night, twenty-seven-year-old Maggie Krause receives the kind of phone call we all dread. Her mother...
‘Paris, 7 A.M.’ by Liza Wieland Anne Charles Reviews November 5, 2019 3 min readParis, 7 A.M, is a novelistic, dream-like account of the life of the beloved lesbian poet Elizabeth Bishop Read More
‘Willa & Hesper’ by Amy Feltman Carson Beker Reviews February 27, 2019 7 min readWilla & Hesper is a story of being emotionally broken and risking love anyway Read More
Nairne Holtz & Lauren Sanders on Celebrity Crushes, Sex Scenes, and Dyke Life Edit Team Interviews November 7, 2018 11 min readAuthors Nairne Holtz & Lauren Saunders talk sex, celebrity crushes, and centering lesbian characters Read More
‘The Air You Breathe’ by Frances De Pontes Peebles July Westhale Reviews August 19, 2018 1 min readThis beautifully rendered novel maps the epic rise to fame of Sofia Salvador, a samba singer, actress, and dancer Read More