Laura Sackton is a queer book nerd and freelance writer, known on the internet for loving winter, despising summer, and going overboard with extravagant baking projects. In addition to her work at Book Riot, she reviews for BookPage and AudioFile, and writes a weekly newsletter, Books & Bakes, celebrating queer lit and tasty treats. You can catch her on Instagram shouting about the queer books she loves and sharing photos of the walks she takes in the hills of Western Mass (while listening to audiobooks, of course).
Get queer book recs for winter, Black history month, and Valentine's Day, along with some fantastic LGBTQ new releases out this month.
Get your library card ready and cue up your bookstore's website, because it's time to look at the best indie queer books out in winter 2023, including Fat Off, Fat On by Clarkisha Kent!
What happened when a reader who likes a good challenge set out to read the entire National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction?
From memoirs to romances to YA contemporary, these books all feature queer siblings who are able to find community in their own home.
If you've put off reading horror because of your assumptions of how scary it is, reconsider how broad a category it is.
2022 was a banner year for queer books. Here are just some of the best LGBTQ+ books in a range of genres — with some honorable mentions, too.
Whether you were happy or unhappy with your reading in 2022, this quiz will tell you the best queer book you should preorder for 2023.
I didn't realize how badly I wanted to read a book set in the world I was currently experiencing until I started one. It was a relief.
By slowly going through my bookshelves, I gave each book the kind of thoughtful attention that leads to delightful surprises.
These audiobooks with Indigenous narrators have performances that add beautiful, personal flourishes to the stories they're telling.