Every day, it seems, there is a new con, a new scanner worming their way into the limelight. We live in a country where a bankrupt businessman can lie his way to the presidency, mega-corporations steal billions of dollars from workers in unpaid wages, and PR firms launder the reputations of executives who lie about trying to cure cancer. Amid all this highly institutionalized scam artistry, Rafael Frumkin’s Confidence offers readers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of these structures. 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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And it's that time of year again! As the rainbow paraphernalia officially hits Target and everyone under the (at times sweltering) sun begins prepping their floats and their costumes, so do the shelves of your local bookstores' queer section creak under the weight of all the new titles released just in time for Pride. This June's list features an excellent selection of compelling and urgent queer writing across every genre! From Lambda Fellow Katie Jean Shrinkle's atmospheric and haunting new thriller cowritten with Jessica Alexander, to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull's wistful coming-of-age memoir; from Norman Erikson Pasaribu's whimsical short stories to Elliot Page's bold and buzzy memoir; June is sure to rouse you from your reading slump and lengthen your TBR. Read More
May means the start of freedom for so many of us. No school, no teaching-- even summer Fridays! But for us who are still 9-5ing it, we remember what the smell of cut grass meant to us as kids: reading in the park, or long visits to the library. And we have just the books to scratch that itch! This list is full of exciting and intriguing writing, including a memoir by the Inaugural J. Michael Samuel Prize, Jobert Abueva; new YA from Lammy winner Abdi Nazemian; and new books from Lammy finalists Stephanie Adams-Santos and Nicole Melleby Read More
Queer life in New York City has always lent itself well to poets. From established voices like Eileen Myles to newer ones like Kay Gabriel or Maggie Milliner, the rhythms and dynamics of life lend themselves well to verse. And now Cat Fitzpatrick, an editor, co-publisher of LittlePuss Press and poet, has gently satirized the Brooklyn queer scene in her new book The Call-Out, available now from Seven Stories Press. Read More
This series is divided into three sections. I decided to narrow my focus from other POC poetic communities, not to...
LOTE, the debut novel by Shola von Reinhold, is something of a ghost story, a trip through archives, abandoned apartments, and a rural artist's retreat in search of a forgotten Black poet from the 1920s. It's an interesting and frequently funny novel that touches on relevant themes. Read More
February is the shortest month, but it’s packed full of new books. Two of my favorite established writers, Camonghne Felix and Carl Phillips, have new books out, and there are also some amazing debuts by Lambda Literary Fellows Lamya H and Katie Jean Shinkle. Take some time out to focus on yourself and read some amazing new writing to center yourself. Read More
Cecilia Gentili’s new book Faltas: Letters to Everyone In My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is a memoir that peppers a striking sense of humor into a series of memories, digressions, and insights into the lives of the lives of the people populating her hometown. Faltas avoids the trappings of many trans memoirs that make them sometimes feel like trauma porn for the cis crowd, instead breathing new life into the genre. It’s a fresh take on a stale genre. Read More
