Renowned author Jeanette Winterson, known for her groundbreaking debut novel, “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit,” has made a captivating comeback with her latest work, “Night Side of the River,” a collection of ghost stories just in time for Halloween. Winterson’s literary journey is as remarkable as her writing, which is characterized by its exploration of language, gender, and desire. In “Oranges,” Winterson delved into her own tumultuous upbringing in a working-class Pentecostal family, where she was raised to be a missionary but was eventually cast out of her home at sixteen for her relation ..read more

In a vibrant tribute to the 40th anniversary of Cherríe Moraga’s groundbreaking work, Haymarket Books has launched an expanded edition of “Loving in the War Years.” This seminal text delves into the intricate tapestry of identity, interweaving experiences as a lesbian and a Chicana during a pivotal era of societal transformation. Originally penned in the early 1980s, Moraga’s memoir of poetry and prose reflects her radical roots in California and her subsequent journey to New York City. Through her introspective storytelling, Moraga navigates the complexities of being a lesbian woman of mixed ..read more

Kelly J. Ford has earned wide critical acclaim for her gritty novels of queer southern suspense ever since the release of her award-winning debut, Cottonmouths, a Los Angeles Review Best Book of the Year, followed by the Real Bad Things, which crime fiction critic Jon Land called “an outstanding literary crime thriller in all respects.” Ford, Southern by several generations and grew up in the foothills of the Ozarks, says, “Arkansas is in my roots and made me who I am.” Ford returns to the rural South for the setting of her third novel, THE HUNT, which Thomas & Mercer will publish on July ..read more

Lisa Dordal’s third book, NEXT TIME YOU COME HOME, is available for pre-order from Black Lawrence Press. In the book, Lisa distills one hundred eighty letters she received from her mother over a twelve-year period (1989-2001) into short, meditative entries that reflect upon motherhood, marriage, grief, the beauty of the natural world, same-sex relationships, and the passage of time. The final entries are something between letters and poems and portray a mother who, despite her alcoholism, maintains an engaged and compassionate presence in the world, one nourished by intellectual curiosity, lif ..read more

This September, J.M. Redmann brings us the eleventh Micky Knight mystery, Transitory. J.M. Redmann has published ten novels featuring New Orleans PI Micky Knight. Her first book was published in 1990, by one of the early hard-boiled lesbian detectives. Tell us about Micky Knight, the protagonist of your series. Michele Antigone Knight, known to her friends as Micky, was born in the bayou country outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. She had a rough childhood, her mother was a teenager who hadn’t chosen to be pregnant and had little choice but to marry the man Micky considers her father, a man muc ..read more

MariNaomi’s collage-comics memoir I Thought You Loved Me is like no book you have ever seen before. I Thought You Loved Me is a memoir about a long-term friendship that went wrong. My friend ghosted me when we were in our twenties. When I hadn’t gotten over it by the time I was in my forties, I thought it was time to write about it. Focusing on and explaining my experience was an attempt to exorcise my ghost, but then it turned into something else. LN: Why did you choose to share this with the public versus working it out on your own? MariNaomi: I have a therapist now, and I joke with her that ..read more

By Lucy J. Madison Charlize Theron leaned her head back against the stiff cushion of her set trailer’s couch rubbing both temples, trying to stem the onslaught of a full-force migraine headache. This particular headache was mainly caused by the grueling sixteen-hour action sequence shoot she just finished. The acrid smell of all the explosive effects didn’t help either. Her entire image was already riding on this super sexy spy film that promised to give audiences a “female Bond.” The pressure of being that empowerment fantasy for so many was beginning to take its toll on Charlize. She knew sh ..read more

By Lucy J. Madison Melissa McCarthy rushes around a trendy hotel suite at Soho Grand Hotel in Manhattan. She spreads rose petals on the bed and lights a few candles. She is definitely going for romance. She checks her watch. “Dammit!” She yells aloud in the spacious suite. She’s running late. Really late. Kate will arrive any moment and she hasn’t even showered yet. There’s a knock at the door. Melissa runs over and throws open the door. A young, fresh faced waiter stands before her with a bottle of champagne and an ice bucket. He looks quizzically at Melissa. “Well, come in for God’s sake. I ..read more

It’s the new year! What are you reading for 2017? If you’re like us, and always looking for good LGBTQ books, why not sign up for the Queer Library? Run by the Change Project and the brainchild of Change Project founder Steven Romeo, the Queer Library is the new online exclusive home for LGBTQ literature that was launched last November. LGBTQ books you want, all the time With 600 books and growing, this library is all about books that were written by an LGBTQ author or has LGBTQ content. The books have different genres, from mystery to young adult. Jennifer Collins, the library curator, said t ..read more

By Lucy J. Madison Sure, Emma Watson and Emma Stone spent months rehearsing and preparing for their respective roles in the budget-busting musical feature films Beauty and the Beast and LaLaLand where they both dance and twirl their ways across the big screen. Rumor has it Emma Watson turned down the role first before her make-believe Hollywood girlfriend snatched it up for herself, ultimately nabbing an Oscar for Best Actress. But can they dance off into the sunset together in a sexy lip-locked girl-on-girl tango? That’s the real question. Let’s pop into their wonderfully colorful Notting H ..read more