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‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction
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‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction

Katherine Packert Burke’s novel explores how little one can really understand about one’s own life while in the middle of living it

By Emily Zhou
All ‘Hookers Go to Heaven’ navigates the changing world of sex work
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All ‘Hookers Go to Heaven’ navigates the changing world of sex work

Angel B.H.’s intimate and nuanced debut novel makes a clear point: ultimately sex work is work, and work is oppressive

By Noelle Perdue
adrienne maree brown offers loving course corrections for a world on the brink

adrienne maree brown offers loving course corrections for a world on the brink

The “Emergent Strategy” author on turning toward each other in moments of conflict, and getting to know her favourite tree

By Syrus Marcus Ware
Black lesbian poet Cheryl Clarke shares her life’s work in new collection  
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Black lesbian poet Cheryl Clarke shares her life’s work in new collection  

With “Archive of Style,” Clarke cements her place in the Black feminist poetry canon

By Dani Janae
Taking a closer look at the history of queer women’s spaces
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Taking a closer look at the history of queer women’s spaces

Author, journalist and podcaster June Thomas’ new book, “A Place of Our Own,” tells the stories of six spaces that helped define queer women’s culture

By Abbey Bilotta
Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up
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Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up

With ‘The Wendy Award,’ Scott is stepping away from his beloved titular character—for now

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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In ‘The Default World,’ Naomi Kanakia skewers the hypocrisy of progressive rich kids
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In ‘The Default World,’ Naomi Kanakia skewers the hypocrisy of progressive rich kids

Scathingly funny, painfully realistic and relentlessly critical, it’s a novel with a view of the world

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love
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Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love

The author’s new book, “Sex Goblin,” is a collection of short prose about violence, sexuality and trying to process life 

By Thea McLachlan
Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes
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Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes

In “Wild Failure,” the poet and novelist challenges queer femme erasure in fiction

By Paula Espinosa
Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons
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Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons

Her latest novel, “All Fours,” unpacks the transformative, sometimes painful process of rediscovering oneself in middle age

By Kerensa Cadenas
The queer book bike serving Brooklyn
Activism

The queer book bike serving Brooklyn

Providing books for queer kids and teens is at the core of the Nonbinarian Book Bike’s mission

By Jill Webb
‘Bird Suit’ is a surreal, lush and devastating portrait of small-town life
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‘Bird Suit’ is a surreal, lush and devastating portrait of small-town life

REVIEW: Sydney Hegele’s new novel is a queer take on the the genre of southern Ontario gothic literature

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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‘Supplication’ asks important questions about agency and control
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‘Supplication’ asks important questions about agency and control

REVIEW: Nour Abi-Nakhoul’s debut horror novel reflects the noise and overwhelmed-ness of contemporary life

By Thea McLachlan
Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops American banned book list … again

Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops American banned book list … again

The graphic novel memoir topped the American Library Association’s annual list for the third consecutive year

By Xtra Video
In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair
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In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair

REVIEW: Purnell’s new memoir turns heaviness into humour, and exposes the bleakness under what seems silly and light

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 
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‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito
The (missing) context around using AI to ban books
Tech

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship? 

By Jon Heggestad
The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing
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The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley
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