‘The Clancys of Queens’ by Tara Clancy
The Clancys of Queens is a family story that takes an unfiltered look at class differences. It’s also hilarious, inspiring, and that rarest of animals–a memoir full of honest good cheer.
A Poem by Jen Levitt
This week, a poem from Jen Levitt’s The Off-Season , out this month from Four Way Books
Appreciations: Derrick Austin’s “Summertime”
Every month, “Appreciations” looks closely at a poem or poems from recently-published books by LGBTQ poets
‘Another Brooklyn’ by Jacqueline Woodson
Another Brooklyn is an absorbing, lyrical, beautifully written novel, which quietly draws the reader into its story of four friends “sharing the weight of growing up girl in Brooklyn” in the 1970s
A Poem by Lawrence Kaplun
This week, a poem by Lawrence Kaplun
A Poem by Tommy Pico
This week, an excerpt from Tommy Pico’s book-length poem IRL
‘Desert Boys’ by Chris McCormick
Both a collection and a journey, Desert Boys maps new ground in contemporary queer fiction
‘GJS II’ by Shawn Stewart Ruff
With GJS II, readers get an in-depth and multi-faceted view of blackness playing out in business, the political arena, and familial relationships
Read an Excerpt from Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Stunning New Novel ‘Here Comes The Sun’
Here Comes The Sun maps a family’s struggle to gain independence and freedom in a world where both don’t come easy
Roxane Gay on the Black Lives Matter Movement, Mike Albo and Brontez Purnell in Conversation, and More LGBT News
Roxane Gay on Alton Sterling, Cheryl Clarke interviewed, and more LGBT news
