Celeste Gainey’s debut collection, The Gaffer, is a triumph of nouns—of people, places, things, and ideas presented to us in the most trenchant and timely ways…. read more

“[Spheres of Disturbance] disturbs our ideas about the end of our lives, about how death goes—it invites us to ask ourselves what we want, for our lives and our deaths.”… read more

Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press, is seeking nonfiction manuscripts from lesbian authors between February 1 and April 30, 2013…. read more

Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press specializing in the work of lesbian authors, is seeking submissions of poetry manuscripts between August 1 and November 30 2012. Please submit manuscripts in pdf; see complete guidelines at www.arktoi.com…. read more

Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press, is accepting submissions of fiction manuscripts between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012…. read more

In 2012, the dates for fiction submissions to Arktoi Books has been changed. Book-length manuscripts by lesbian authors will be accepted between January 1 and March 30, 2012. Visit www.arktoi.com for complete details, and please submit in pdf format…. read more

“Make It Be Spring!” Here’s a list of new LGBT-relevant books to help us cope with the impending winter storms. From Homo Thugs to Shakesqueer, we’ve got it all. Kelley Eskridge‘s acclaimed novel, Solitaire (Small Beer), was reissued late last month and we hope to bring you a Q&A soon. Reality TV-show star Tabatha Coffey has… read more