Vivek Shraya Archives

May 20, 2020 3 min read

Neela Devaki’s music might be beautiful and original, but it’s never gotten the acclaim she knows it deserves. That is,...

New in May: Vivek Shraya, Ali Smith, John Waters, and John Glynn

Edit Team

News

May 9, 2019 8 min read

New month, new books... Read More

Vivek Shraya on Her New Book ‘I’m Afraid of Men’

Rakesh Satyal

Interviews

November 19, 2018 4 min read

"Every trans narrative is different, and my hope is that this book is part of the chipping away of the trans identity monolith." Read More

‘The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care’ Edited by Zena Sharman

H. Melt

Anthology

June 11, 2017 1 min read

"The Remedy is part of a growing effort within queer and trans communities to lead the long-lasting and healthy lives that we deserve." Read More

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ the Publishing Triangle Awards, and More LGBT News

Parrish Turner

News

May 1, 2017 1 min read

Queer characters in The Handmaid's Tale, David Levithan receives Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Award, and more... Read More

Lesbian Video Games, Edmund White on Beauty, and More LGBT News

Parrish Turner

News

December 23, 2016 2 min read

Ellen Hart named 2017 Grand Master, how sex became a "four-letter word," and Lilah Suzanne on growing up in the South Read More

Writers Vivek Shraya and Elisha Lim Talk Craft, Race, Identity, and Getting Compensated for Your Work

Theodore Kerr

Interviews

March 21, 2015 12 min read

Lambda Literary Award finalists Vivek Shraya and Elisha Lim talk craft, identity, race, and getting compensated for your work Read More

What Do You Love About Being Queer?

Paige Cohen

Features News

March 29, 2013 4 min read

Toronto-based writer, musician and filmmaker Vivek Shraya’s recently published collection of short stories asks one question: What do queers love...

God Loves Vivek

Jihii Jolly

Interviews

July 19, 2010 7 min read

Vivek Shraya, author of God Loves Hair, was kind enough sit down for a chat on the phone about his...

The Queer Desi Dilemma?

Jihii Jolly

Features

June 17, 2010 4 min read

Within the South Asian community, there exist rigid culturally established dichotomies between male and female, older and younger, gay and...

Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

‘Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction’ edited by Brit Mandelo

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

The Subtweet is a Gripping Interrogation of Friendship and Social Media

New in May: Vivek Shraya, Ali Smith, John Waters, and John Glynn

Vivek Shraya on Her New Book ‘I’m Afraid of Men’

‘The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care’ Edited by Zena Sharman

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ the Publishing Triangle Awards, and More LGBT News

Lesbian Video Games, Edmund White on Beauty, and More LGBT News

Writers Vivek Shraya and Elisha Lim Talk Craft, Race, Identity, and Getting Compensated for Your Work

What Do You Love About Being Queer?

God Loves Vivek

The Queer Desi Dilemma?

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

The High Stakes of Young Adulthood: A Review of Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

People Collide by Isle McElroy: A Review

Reviewing Bad Gays; or how we use the past to shape the future

A Review of Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy

If property is theft, then what is a photograph? A Review of The Unintended by Monica Huerta