Munro is oh-so-curious about the human condition about which she writes so splendidly, provocatively and compellingly. Read More
If you’re asking yourself who this Charles Jackson is, or why you’d want to read anything he wrote, you’re probably not alone. Read More
One of the important functions of zines is that they can fill in gaps where mainstream publishers forget or refuse to go. Read More
Mainstream superhero comic books are having a moment with the inclusion of a host of new LGBT characters. Yet, with all the queer characters, there is nary an out and proud sissy... Read More
Did Gertrude Stein predict the Internet back in 1934? Read More
Having read so many of his novels, I was well-versed with the world of the closet that he wrote about. But I soon discovered that being his reader and being his editor were two different experiences. Read More
“A strange den or music room childhood” –Frank O’Hara Mother works at the Aurora Family Care Center, a low...
The Rowling affair has raised the specter of women’s literary past in which the pseudonym was no mere whimsy, but essential to being taken seriously as a writer or even being published at all. Read More
"The Uncanny X-Men offered me a path forward before I even knew I needed one; each of them had to come to terms with the fact that their supposed curse was a blessing." Read More
“I can get caught up in details and miss the big picture. A face without a body, a body without...
