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Reviewed: ‘When You’re Brave Enough’ doesn’t simplify middle-school hurt

by Fin Leary July 21, 2026

“When You’re Brave Enough,” about coming out as a lesbian in middle school, is sure to be beloved by young people figuring out what bravery means to them.

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Reviewed: ‘Sourland’ sweats the details of weed farming and a fraught throuple

by Elizabeth Gonzalez James July 14, 2026

With dank prose as rich as the ripest bud, this is a dirty, sexy novel of ambition and alliances, hunger and lust, with notes of salt and blood on the tongue.

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Reviewed: ‘Women’ is a feverishly adored cult classic deserving space among the queer canon

by Isabel Miranda Kidwell July 7, 2026

Exploring the glitter and grit of a first-time lesbian relationship in 2010s America, this novella is raw, sexy, and soul-stirringly haunting.

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Reviewed: ‘Plastic, Prism, Void: Part One,’ a sci-fi romance that invites the reader onto the page

by Josh Cook June 25, 2026

A wild genre tornado of a novel will support many different readings on many different levels, satisfying, thrilling and perplexing many different readers.

Hole Show: Holey-Wood Video queer drag and dance party

by Marc Levy February 12, 2026

Valentine’s Day weekend shenanigans for single people hangs, a date with your weirdest partner or the whole polycule or artist collective.