When I told friends I was reviewing It’s Not Really About the Hair (It Books) for LLF, most responded in...
The American Library Association’s 2011 Over the Rainbow selections in eleven queer writing categories have been announced. Selected by the ALA’s...
‘Who is, and is not, my family’ In autumn 2010, Knopf published a “transgender” themed young adult novel. The author,...
In Minnesota, understatement is a virtue. Minnesotans value the ability to endure and make do, preferring to drive a regular...
“An embarrassment of riches” And the awards news continues. This week the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT)...
Children’s Young Adult Lit Prize On Monday night, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video and audiobooks...
A Roundup of Gay Crime Writing This quarter the column features a masterful prison novel, two murder mysteries that follow...
Longest Book Titles of 2010? At 290 words and 1,433 characters, the longest book title in the world belongs to...
Warren Hoffman, in this fascinating study, continues a conversation only recently begun by books such as Balancing on the Mechitza:...
A Look at Gender in YA Fiction I’ve always been interested in gender and how it intersects with sexuality. It’s...
