Tag: *Lesbian

‘Teaching the Cat to Sit’ by Michelle Theall

“Michelle Theall’s new memoir, Teaching the Cat to Sit, brings some big topics—God, sexuality, abuse, loneliness, love, family—to the page. It’s a rocky ride, full of contentious conversations, frank disclosures, and plenty of struggle.”

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Emma Donoghue: Making Beautiful Music

“We’re not always in the best place to judge our own work. There’s a lot to be said for just making the book as good as you can, sending it out into the world and not worrying about it.”

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‘100 Crushes’ by Elisha Lim

“Though we might have made lists, few of us could craft descriptions (or drawings) as deft as Lim’s.”

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Lambda’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices: The 2013 Fellows Reflect

Lambda Literary checked in with the some of this year’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices participants and asked them to provide their own personal take on their time at the retreat.

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Malaga Baldi: Ask the Agent

“…if I am reading a novel and I start comparing it to something else that is popular or I have read…then I know something vital has been washed away.”

High-profile queer literary agent Malaga Baldi took some time to talk with the Lambda Literary Review about her life in publishing, the ins and outs of being a literary agent, and the books that inspire her.

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‘Canary’ by Nancy Jo Cullen

Every story in Nancy Jo Cullen’s debut collection skates along the edge of weirdness. These characters are just a tiny bit off, drawing the reader into their delightful eccentricities.

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‘Melt’ by Robbi McCoy

Kelly Sheffield is a talented

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‘The Pyramid Waltz’ by Barbara Ann Wright

Demons come in varying forms

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