‘Feder: A Scenario’ by Nathanaël
Decidedly cerebral, Feder doesn’t just involve the mind, it takes place there; the associative, disembodied voice of a narrator is quite nearly pure intellect
‘This is a Dance Movie!’ by Tim Jones-Yelvington
The collection as a whole speaks to any reader unafraid of a revealing dive into sexual deviancy, fickle intimacy, and evasive amour
‘Marbled, Swirled, and Layered’ by Irvin Lin
More than just a collection of recipes, Marbled, Swirled, and Layered is a slice of Lin’s life with his partner AJ, his friends and family
Cartoonist Ed Luce on Creating Comics and Promoting Body Positivity
“I’m still dedicated to writing and drawing stories that I haven’t really seen in comics, especially queer comics, that I think need to exist.”
‘Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal’ by Ed Luce
This collection is a visual smorgasbord, packed with one-page wrestling matches, posters, fake ads for Oaf hair care products, and…paper dolls
‘The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories’ by A.C. Wise
The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories is achingly smart, sad, and weird in equal measure
‘At Danceteria and Other Stories’ by Philip Dean Walker
This short story collection is inspired by the heady mix of sex, celebrity, and sinisterness inherent in the metropolitan cities of the 1980s
‘In the Empire of the Air: The Poems of Donald Britton’ Edited by Reginald Shepherd and Philip Clark
In the Empire of the Air: The Poems of Donald Britton is a delectable volume of poetry-concentrate, dense with previously unpublished and uncollected works that immortalize Britton
‘Proxies’ by Brian Blanchfield
The subtitle to the book, aptly named, is “Essays Near Knowing.” Not essays of expertise. Not even essays of critical analysis—essays in the proximity of understanding (bodily, mentally, philosophically).
