In 2019, CJ Hauser called off their wedding –– ten days later, they went on an expedition to study the whooping crane. This is the setup of “The Crane Wife,” a 2019 Paris Review essay that quickly attracted over a million views. Later, it became the title essay for Hauser’s memoir-in-essays, “The Crane Wife,” published in 2022. “The Crane Wife” looks at the stories about love passed down from generation to generation, questioning our assumptions and challenging our beliefs. It’s an honest look into the “self-erasing” that Hauser experienced in many of their relationships –– and, judging by how the piece was received, with which many of us can identify. Read More
As we enter into the end of the year, we want to celebrate and mourn the create LGBTQIAP+ authors, scholars,...
As the genocide in Gaza continues, we want to remind our community that we are here as support and a resource. In the spirit of that mission, we present a list of queer Palestinian/Anti-Zionist Jewish writers/activists/scholars. Buy, read, support! Looking for more information on queerness and Palestine? Check out our resources at the bottom of the page! Read More
For those of us who love the espooky season, it's the best time of the year. And that includes me. All things magical and haunting are in the air. And even if you are not a Halloween person, there's plenty of sweater weather to go around.
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At the time of his death from complications of AIDS in 1984, Michel Foucault was considered one of the 20th century’s most influential intellectuals and philosophers. His work forever changed our understanding of sanity, sexuality, morality, and crime. And yet his life concealed a personal secret that might explain how he first arrived at his profound realizations about society. This secret is finally exposed to light in Foucault in Warsaw – a new book by Remigiusz Ryziński, a writer, gender studies scholar, and professor of philosophy at the University of Warsaw. Nominated for Poland’s most prestigious literary award, Foucault in Warsaw tells its fascinating story through colorful and fast-paced documentary reportage. Read More
From grade school to parenthood, September attracts a similar attention distinct from any other month throughout our lives. It’s like the friend who cancels plans at the last minute, then complains that they never do anything ‘exciting’. It’s the raisin in an oatmeal cookie disguising itself all too well as a Hershey’s chocolate chip. It’s the parking curb that’s always just a hair closer to your hubcap than you think. In sum, September is the party-pooper: the quasi-autumnal spoilsport of a season full of warmth, fun, and laxed responsibility. Read More
On January 1, 1979, a Black queer fourteen-year-old committed to writing in his new diary every single day of the coming year and just about did. The teen lived in Simi Valley, a suburb north and west of Los Angeles, where Reagan would build his presidential library, where the police who beat Rodney King in 1991—on video—would be acquitted of all charges the following year. Simi Valley wasn’t just majority white; it was a Klan stronghold and home to so many (white) LAPD officers the locals called it “Copland.” 1979 was the year of the Iran hostage crisis, rising gas prices, peak disco, and the Sony Walkman. Read More
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MariNaomi (they/them) is the award-winning author and illustrator celebrating publishing their latest book, I Thought You Loved Me. Told in prose, collage, and sequential art, the narrative explores queer culture, feminism, race, class, sex work, and the flawed nature of memory. In this Gen-X Graphic memoir, MariNaomi works to uncover a long-lost best friend she can no longer remember but can't let go. Read More
Happy June! There are so many exciting events around the corner, including the Lambda Literary Awards. But as you recoup from Pride or if you just want to celebrate from your couch, we have some great recommendations straight from the staff of Lambda Literary!
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