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‘Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis’

Julie R. Enszer
Bio/MemoirReviews
2 min read
Dreaming in French (University of Chicago Press) is a fascinating triple biography examining the effects of study abroad on three very different women. In a little over a decade, between 1949 and 1963, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis studied abroad in France. This unexpected combination of women, together in a single book, makes for an engaging read and a notable one for LGBTQ readers. Read More

Ivan Coyote: On Queer Youth, Spoken Word, and the Writing Life

Paige Cohen
FeaturesInterviews
9 min read
"I think it is definitely easier to come out, but not necessarily easier to be out. There are more queer role models out there, for sure, but we have to ask ourselves if the role models presented to us by popular culture are realistic ones..." Ivan Coyote’s stories (both on and off the page) have been described as the “good old-fashioned kitchen table” kind and are a brilliant combination of funny, surprising, and painful, but most of all, honest in a way that renders each narrative beautiful. This year, Arsenal Pulp Press released Ivan’s newest collection of stories, One in Every Crowd, a book written specifically for queer youth. Ivan was kind enough to speak with the Lambda Literary Review about the book, the kids who inspired it, and working as a writer/performer. Read More

Read Artist Joseph Keckler’s Excerpt from the 8th Issue of ‘Spunk [arts] Magazine’

Paige Cohen
FeaturesExcerpts
1 min read
Spunk [arts] Magazine, founded in New York City in 2003, is an art journal specializing in original artwork and memoir-style writing. With seven wonderful issues already under its belt, Spunk released their eighth issue this summer. We here at the Lambda Literary Review have been lucky enough to get our hands on the latest issue, and of course, we want to share it with you. Read More

In Remembrance: Bill Brent, Groundbreaking Queer Sex Publisher

Lori Selke
Remembrances
4 min read
Bill Brent published six editions of a landmark national resource guide for alternative sexualities, called the Black Book. From there, he launched a sassy, sexy little zine called Black Sheets. That, in turn, spawned Black Books, a tiny independent publishing house. Black Books and Black Sheets were pansexual. The company’s tag line, for a time, was “Kinky. Queer. Intelligent. Irreverent.” Truth in advertising. Read More

Edwin Frank: Queer Aspects of The New York Review of Books

Steven Cordova
FeaturesInterviews
5 min read
LGBT bibliophiles will recognize New York Review Books (NYRB) Classics as the press that could—but doesn’t—boast about its impressive catalogue of LGBT-interest titles. Edwin Frank founded the press in 1999 as the publishing house of The New York Review of Books and serves as the imprint's Editorial Director. Frank kindly agreed to participate in an exclusive interview with the Lambda Literary Review. Read More