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• Link Round Up: March 20 – 26

  

  AfterEllen posted A.K. Summers illustrates the life of “Pregnant Butch”.Autostraddle posted Lez Liberty Lit #42: Didactic Dialogue and Book Doctors.Lambda... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Rachel Reviews The Child Manuela by Christa Winsloe

  

  German novelist and playwright Christa Winsloe wrote a daring book for her time: The Child Manuela, published in 1934; a novel about a young lesbian’s love for... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Loving Her by Ann Allen Shockley

  

  The foreword to Open Road Media’s edition of Loving You begins with a quotation, and I can’t help but use the same one to begin my review:“For black lesbians,”... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Sarani Reviews On Her Lead by Hayley Cooke

  

  On Her Lead is a collection of lesbian BDSM short stories by Hayley Cooke. Having never heard of Cooke before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but overall,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up March 13 – 19

  

  Autostraddle posted Movie Review: Biopic “Reaching For The Moon” Lets Us See Elizabeth Bishop in Love.LadyLike Book Club posted Episode 29 – Uncommon Romance. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Hannah Reviews Waiting for the Violins by Justine Saracen

  

  I read Justine Saracen’s Waiting for the Violins because it’s chockfull of hearty elements that a make up a good tale: espionage, clever women, French poetry,... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Krait Reviews Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History Edite...

  

  Long Hidden features 27 stories, focusing on (as the editors put it) “stories from the margins of speculative history, each taking place between 1400 and the... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Falling into Place: An Intimate Geography of Home by Catherine...

  

  When I first picked up Falling into Place, I thought it was a memoir. While it can read like one, it’s actually a collection of related essays. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danielle Reviews After the Night by Rachel Dax

  

  With images of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black fresh in mind, I was immediately drawn to After the Night by Rachel Dax (I admit I mainly associated the two... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Tag Reviews The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin

  

  Before my full review, I want to give everyone some content warnings for this novel. If rape makes you queasy, this might be a book to avoid; doubly so if rape... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Ashley Reviews The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George

  

  Don’t judge this book by its cover – or by its title. While The Difference Between You and Me sounds like your typical novel about an unlikely high school... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: March 6 – 12

  

  Autostraddle posted Dreams Really Do Come True: “The Legend of Bold Riley” Delivers a Queer Folk Heroine of Color and Lez Liberty Lit #41: Not Computer... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Jess Reviews Coal To Diamonds by Beth Ditto (with Michelle Tea)

  

  Coal To Diamonds (2012) is Beth Ditto’s raw and demanding memoir. Written with Michelle Tea, Ditto holds nothing back, sharing family history, The Gossip’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews On Loving Women by Diane Obomsawin

  

  On Loving Women is a graphic novel made up of several short stories. The artwork is all done in the style of the cover: simple, clear illustrations depicting al... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Kalyanii Reviews Imperial Hotel by Diane Marina

  

  Rare is the romance that speaks to the journey of two lovers as they grow fully into themselves just as they merge into one another; yet, that is precisely... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Casey Reviews Excluded by Julia Serano

  

  I was pretty eager when I picked up writer, performer, and activist Julia Serano’s latest book, Excluded: Making Queer and Feminist Movements More Inclusive. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Anna M Reviews Like Jazz by Heather Blackmore, Wingspan by Karis Walsh, and...

  

  Like Jazz, by Heather BlackmoreAlthough newcomer Cassidy “Cazz” Warner finds herself entranced by the most popular girl in high school, Sarah Perkins, their... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: February 20 – March 5

  

  AfterEllen posted “Batwoman #28″ review: Lesbian processing is always harder than crime fighting.Autostraddle posted Zine Crush: I Love You Queerly 10... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi

  

  Prairie Ostrich is the story of Egg, an eight-year-old Japanese girl growing up in Alberta, Canada in the 1970s. Her brother recently died, and her family is... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Nicole Reviews Amara’s Daughter by E H Howard

  

  For my first book review for the Lesbrary, I decided to go with a fantasy novel called Amara’s Daughter by EH Howard. I have a soft spot for fantasy,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ