"I was writing art essays, doing my job, but the concerns of high culture in circulation then had nothing to do with what was going on in the world. And this was very disturbing to me. To just continue what I was doing felt very collusive and weird."
The spirited iconoclast, novelist, art critic, and publisher Chris Kraus talked with Lambda Literary about her new novel, Summer of Hate, her involvement with publishing imprint Semiotext(e), and a recent foray into curatorial practice. Read More
This September, City Lights will be releasing Sister Spit: Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road—an exciting collection of writing/artwork from the feminist spoken word and performance art group Sister Spit. Read More
We here at Lambda Literary are all very excited for the upcoming release of queer punk rock superstar Beth Ditto’s memoir: Coals...
"I hope to start building up the careers of a lot of writers I deeply believe in, but because of their outsiderness in the literary world do not have careers at the levels they deserve."
Writer Michelle Tea recently signed an imprint with the legendary City Light Books, and Lambda had the enlightening opportunity of interviewing her about money, work, activism, sustenance, and her new imprint. Read More
In the intro to Canteen's "Hot Authors" issue, the editors ask, “What is it about being literary that has become so boring, so staid, so - dare we suggest it - dignified?"
Dignified, indeed. The writing life can be a real kill-joy; we work hard to keep a lid on the crazy, to mime leading more stable or wealthy or professional lives than we actually do. Read More
As many queer writers know, story-telling is a powerful tool to place ourselves and our communities in the world, whether...
“I think that God, in creating Man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” So said Oscar Wilde in one of his innumerably...
