Roxane Gay on Alton Sterling, Cheryl Clarke interviewed, and more LGBT news… read more

Barneys Creative Ambassador-at-Large Simon Doonan has made a name for himself in what he describes as his “jarring and punky and intentionally shocking” window displays. In his new book The Asylum, a collection of fashion-related autobiographical essays, Doonan also continues to make a name for himself as a writer…. read more

It is fashion week here in New York City, which makes it a perfect time to pick up Simon Doonan‘s recently released fashion industry exposé The Asylum (Blue Rider Press)…. read more

“I find it really fun and interesting to be gay now. The culture you get to enjoy is so hilarious and diverse and full of camp. There is such an appreciation of camp and surrealism. It’s a banquet.”

Author and creative director at Barney’s, Simon Doonan’s sixth book Gay Men Don’t Get Fat offers help for the helpless, through the well-manicured hands of gay men. Part self-help, part humorously anecdotal, and part manifesto dedicated to simply loving the gayness that makes you…well, you; Gay Men Don’t Get Fat mainly serves to help those that need a bit of encouragement to walk a bit more fiercely on this planet.

Doonan took some time to talk with Lambda about the unconventionality of being gay, his favourite literary divas, and the wonders of gay slang. … read more

Fun Home sequel snags impressive first printing run, Kimberly Peirce might direct Carrie remake, Barnes & Noble announces January is “No Name-Calling Month” and other LGBTQ news…… read more

New Year! New Books! If your New Year’s resolution is to read more books you are in luck. This month you can pick up new releases from Edmund White, Radclyffe, Simon Doonan and Nat Burns…. read more

We at Lambda Literary asked a bunch of our favorite queer and allied authors, filmmakers and artists (Bruce LaBruce, Susan Miller, Simon Doonan, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, and many more) to answer the question: when you were younger, what was your favorite YA novel? And why?… read more