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• Lena Reviews “Prairie Women in Love” and “Dames with Dames” by Rachel Windsor

  

  Both “Prairie Women in Love” and “Dames with Dames,” by Rachel Windsor, are part of a series about lesbians through the ages.  “Written by lesbians for... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Jess Reviews Fire and Ice by Gaelle Cathy

  

  Fire and Ice, by Gaelle Cathy, follows the love story of Emma, a student from Manhattan, and Charlie, a glass blower from New Hampshire. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• TB Reviews The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer

  

  I’ve been seeing The Gravity Between Us, by Kristen Zimmer, quite a bit lately and was impressed by the amount of reviews it had in a short amount of time. I... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Kit Reviews Valhalla by Ari Bach

  

  Violet MacRae is one of the aimless millions crowding northern Scotland. In the year 2330, where war is obsolete and only brilliant minds are valued, she emerge... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Jordan Reviews Nevada by Imogen Binnie

  

  If there is anything we need more of, it is trans* literature, or pretty much any books falling under that such umbrella term. But as the years go on we start t... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Kathleen Wheeler Reviews Rain Falls by Kelli Jae Baeli

  

  This is the first of Ms. Baeli’s work I’ve read and I’ve gotta say, I enjoyed it.  It was a quick read, entertaining, funny in places, steamy in others, just... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Abigail Reviews Riding Fury Home by Chana Wilson

  

  A woman telling her own story in her own words is a powerful emotional force. Riding Fury Home by Chana Wilson packs an extra punch because we are invited to... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews The Whip by Karen Kondazian

  

  I will admit, I was a little wary of picking this one up. It has a very similar premise to The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber, and I felt... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: February 13 – 19

  

  LadyLike Book Club posted Episode 26 – Armchair Detective.Lambda Literary posted New in February: Rabih Alameddine, Edmund White, Clifford Chase, Michelle... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Tag Reviews Honor Among Thieves by Amy Gaertner

  

  I went into this book pretty blind except for a brief blurb about the plot, describing it as a heist novel. From the blurb I had kind of high expectations,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: February 6 – 12

  

  Hmm, bit of a slow news week for lesbian lit? Well, it hasn’t been slow at the Lesbrary: we’ve recently added a bunch of new reviewers, so look forward to seein... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Guest Post: Radclyffe, Editor of Love Burns Bright

  

  Everyone—gay, straight, or otherwise—has heard the old adage: once the honeymoon is over, no one has sex much anymore. After all, we have jobs, kids, and... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Casey Reviews Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women...

  

  I had heard a lot of praise for Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women (edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre) by the time I finally... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Anna M. Reviews The Blush Factor by Gun Brooke

  

  Gun Brooke’s The Blush Factor, released this month by Bold Strokes Books, features a May-December romance between a savvy businesswoman and an entrepreneurial... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: January 30 – February 5

  

  AfterEllen posted The AfterEllen.com Book Club Selection for February Is…Babbling About Books posted The Importance of Lesbians in Young Adult Fiction From... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Danika Reviews Living as a Lesbian by Cheryl Clarke

  

  Living as a Lesbian is a poetry collection that was first published in 1986, and has been recently republished with notes, reviews, a preface and introduction. ... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Lena Reviews A Dying Place by Emma Johnson-Rivard

  

  There’s an almost theatrical quality to A Dying Place, Emma Johnson-Rivard’s rather bleak fantasy story. In terms of setting and structure, the novel functions... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Guest Post: Mala Kumar on Her Upcoming Book, The Circumstance of Marriage

  The brilliant thing about storytelling is that one person, one view, one tiny microcosm of the world can be portrayed in-depth out of the infinite combinations... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Link Round Up: January 23 – 29

  

  AfterEllen posted “Batwoman #27″ review: Kate and Maggie’s relationship suffers a pint-sized new hurdle and AfterEllen.com Book Club: “Bodies of Water”. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ

• Rachel Reviews I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif

  

  Different cultures are explored, and two different women come together in I Can’t Think Straight by Shamim Sarif, the director of the movie of the same name. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, LGBTQ