At first glance, the concept of Michael Lowenthal’s The Paternity Test (Terrace Books/University of Wisconsin Press) reads like the possible...
Being flat broke in Vegas and not much of a world traveler in any case, I let my imagination soar...
Based on 2010 Census numbers, Chicago has the third largest urban LGBT population in the United States. The land that we know today as Chicago has had an LGBT presence since the seventeenth century. In spite of that, no one has published a history of LGBT life in Chicago until today. Chicago gay press writer St. Sukie de la Croix wrote Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall (University of Wisconsin Press) to fill that empty space on the shelf. Read More
The breadth of this collection is undoubtedly its biggest strength and we have Bergquist to thank. From the queer theoretical treatise on Chicago gentrification by Yasmin Nair to the gorgeous impressionistic poetry of Carina Gia Ferraro, this volume delivers top-notch pieces across the board. Read More
"We should all use time machines to go back and tell ourselves how cute we are in our twenties because everyone is, but we won't realize it until we're middle-aged."
With his new novel, Remembrance of Things I Forgot (University of Wisconsin Press), author Bob Smith becomes the ultimate genre mixer. The book is a time-traveling yarn, a political farce, a comedic examination of our recent past, and a heartrending tale of familial and romantic love.
Smith took some time to talk with Lambda Literary about his new novel, comedy writing and his own 80s past. Read More
Bronson Lemer joined the National Guard during his senior year of high school as a way to help pay for...
In his introduction to Ambientes: New Queer Latino Writing (University of Wisconsin Press), co-editor Lázaro Lima defines this slim volume’s...
Douglas Crimp’s seminal essay “Right on Girlfriend” begins with a memory of Vito Russo’s memorial. Arnie Kantrowitz’ Under the Rainbow,...
& Books Not Found Anywhere Else Compiling this list every month is bar none my most challenging duty. Gathering a...
AWP 2011 was abuzz with old friends and new friends alike. In between the lectures, panels, readings, and receptions we...
