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Genevra Littlejohn Reviews Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
The night I was born, the attending nurse turned to my mother with a weird expression on her face. She noted that I had long delicate fingernails, and already... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Danika Reviews An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
About three years ago, I saw a post on tumblr from Hank Green, which read: "Remember when I said I was writing a story about a bisexual girl and a robot?" I was... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Megan G Reviews Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Leah feels like she's always on the off-beat. She loves to draw but is so self-conscious she barely shows anyone her drawings, let alone allows herself to... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Susan Reviews Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
Ellen Klage's Passing Strange is an award-winning fabulist romance between Haskel, a cover artist for pulp magazines, and Emily, a singer in a lesbian bar, set... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Link Round Up: October 28 – November 11
This is the Lesbrary bi-weekly feature where we take a look at all the lesbian and bi women book news and reviews happening on the rest of the internet! ... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Alexa Reviews Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi
Outrun the Wind has been on my list of most anticipated releases ever since I saw that magical cover, and learned that it is a Greek mythology love story betwee... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Gail Marlene Schwartz Reviews Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm,...
"The fact that something could go wrong does not mean that we are in danger. It means that we are alive." - Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman Just days... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Mallory Lass Reviews America by Gabby Rivera, Illustrated by Joe Quinones and...
I only recently (in the last 18 months) got into reading comic books. Honestly, I never understood the appeal, and no one I knew read them when I was younger.... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Mary Springer Reviews Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
This review contains spoilers. Given that this was written in 1872 by a presumably heterosexual cisgender man, I was not expecting a happy ending. This is the... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Danika Reviews Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino
"A new magic has entered the realm of the Sidh-and its name is rock n' roll!" -Gossamer Axe front cover blurb I will admit that I picked this up primarily... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Mars Reviews Stray: Memoir of a Runaway by Tanya Marquardt
Content warning for child abuse, alcoholism, incest, domestic violence, dissociation. This review does contain spoilers. Tanya Marquardt was sixteen years old... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Quinn Jean Reviews Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
[warning: this review references sexual harassment, bullying and victim blaming as depicted in the novel] If you've ever wanted to read an intersectional... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Rebecca Reviews If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker
Tamsen Parker's If I Loved You Less is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma. While I love the well-written setting, the plot and characters are underwhelmin... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Link Round Up: October 9 – 27
This is the Lesbrary bi-weekly feature where we take a look at all the lesbian and bi women book news and reviews happening on the rest of the internet! ... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Gail Marlene Schwartz Reviews Maggie Terry by Sarah Schulman
"Everyone was in a state of confusion because the president was insane." Maggie Terry is longtime lesbian author Sarah Schulman's second dive into the crime... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Megan G Reviews Until You See Me by Roberta Degnore
In a Los Angeles train station, a body is found in the trunk of Mrs. Pearl Tild. A body so disfigured, the police cannot even identify its gender. Months... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Genevra Littlejohn Reviews The Woman Who Tried To Be Normal by Anna Ferrara
I read a very great deal, but I'm kind of like a butterfly; while there are some things which will always draw my attention the most, I flit around quite a bit... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Alexa Reviews If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker
Theo Sullivan lives on an island like paradise with her slightly overprotective father, content with how things are. The community in Hanalei is tight-knit:... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Marthese Reviews The Fletcher by K. Aten
''I have lived my life by the lead and the arrow and I respect the trees and the animals they shelter'' I've been meaning to start another fantasy series and... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ -
Mallory Lass Reviews Broken Trails by D. Jordan Redhawk
Trigger Warnings: Suicide of a minor character (occurs in the past and is recounted), and alcoholism. Spoilers marked separately at the end. A gripping adventur... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2018 BOOKS, LGBTQ
