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‘I Remember Lights’ is a time machine trip to Montreal’s gay past
Books

‘I Remember Lights’ is a time machine trip to Montreal’s gay past

Ben Ladouceur’s rigorously researched new novel is romantic, harrowing and transportive

By H Felix Chau Bradley
The internet is toxic for queer and trans people. In ‘A/S/L,’ it’s a haven
Books

The internet is toxic for queer and trans people. In ‘A/S/L,’ it’s a haven

Jeanne Thornton’s new novel draws on the power of the online golden age

By Kerensa Cadenas
Anton Solomonik’s trans stories are not a plea for acceptance
Books

Anton Solomonik’s trans stories are not a plea for acceptance

“Realistic Fiction” brims with awkward encounters and ugly feelings, showing us that discomfort can lead to freedom

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure
Books

‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure

Aria Aber’s debut novel follows a young, queer Afghan protagonist in 2010s Berlin

By H Felix Chau Bradley
A well-known Chinese folk tale gets a queer reimagining in ‘Sister Snake’
Books

A well-known Chinese folk tale gets a queer reimagining in ‘Sister Snake’

Amanda Lee Koe’s novel is a clever mash-up of queer pulp, magical realism, time travel and body horror, with a charged serpentine sisterhood at its centre

By H Felix Chau Bradley
12 queer and trans books we missed this year
Rainbow Rewind 2024

12 queer and trans books we missed this year

From tales of dramatic family secrets to sweet graphic novels, these titles are worth curling up with

By Xtra Staff
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5 things to know about Dorothy Allison
Proud Lives

5 things to know about Dorothy Allison

The lesbian feminist writer passed on Nov. 6

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak
Books

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

REVIEW: Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction
Books

‘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
10 queer newsletters (that aren’t on Substack)
Media

10 queer newsletters (that aren’t on Substack)

As writers abandon Substack en masse, here are some queer and trans writers you can now subscribe to guilt-free

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Playwright Brad Fraser and actor Stephen Jackman-Torkoff are queering Shakespeare and sexing up the Stratford Festival
Theatre

Playwright Brad Fraser and actor Stephen Jackman-Torkoff are queering Shakespeare and sexing up the Stratford Festival

Fraser’s revolutionary adaptation of “Richard II” and Jackman-Torkoff’s energetic performance are bringing the Bard to new audiences

By Christos Tsirbas
The swimming pool is a place of escape, competition and a teenage crush in Jade Song’s debut novel, ‘Chlorine’
Books

The swimming pool is a place of escape, competition and a teenage crush in Jade Song’s debut novel, ‘Chlorine’

REVIEW: Narrating as a future mermaid, Jade Song’s protagonist is a prickly queer who holds readers at a distance

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation
Books

In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation

REVIEW: With “Chrysalis,” Anuja Varghese’s protagonists reject fairy-tale lives, embracing the unexpected

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Online-famous writer Aurora Mattia intertwines reality and fiction in ‘The Fifth Wound’
Books

Online-famous writer Aurora Mattia intertwines reality and fiction in ‘The Fifth Wound’

REVIEW: The excesses of Aurora Mattia’s debut novel are also part of what makes it real

By Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
Margot Douaihy’s lesbian nun-turned-detective is the star of the first novel from Gillian Flynn’s new imprint
Books

Margot Douaihy’s lesbian nun-turned-detective is the star of the first novel from Gillian Flynn’s new imprint

REVIEW: “Scorched Grace” launches the unapologetic career of Sister Holiday

By H Felix Chau Bradley
A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel
Books

A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel

REVIEW: The modern gothic thriller “Tell Me I’m Worthless” grapples with how fascist tendencies urge us turn on each other

By Grace Byron
Jamie Diaz, in prison for almost 30 years and an artist almost 50, at last publishes her first comic book
Books

Jamie Diaz, in prison for almost 30 years and an artist almost 50, at last publishes her first comic book

Jamie Diaz discovered her queerness and artistry at the same time—probably not a coincidence

By Kerry Manders
How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel
Books

How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel

Artist, performer and writer Lauren John Joseph talks about getting beyond mere trans representation

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
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