Category: Fiction

Fiona Cooper | I Believe in Angels | ‘In this dazzling collection of short stories, Fiona Cooper turns her witty gaze on a kaleidoscopic mix of characters. Here are wronged lovers and pas

Radclyffe Hall | The Well of Loneliness | First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall’s own life, it was banned outrig

Elana Dykewomon | Beyond the Pale | Elana Dykewomon’s Lambda Award-winning novel Beyond the Pale announces itself to the world with an infant’s scream–‘a new voice, a tiny shofar

Chandra Mayor | All the Pretty Girls | In each of these short stories, set against a finely-crafted backdrop of poverty and violence, abuse and hope, Chandra Mayor provides a glimpse into t

Miranda July | The First Bad Man | ‘Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she

Kay Boyle | The Crazy Hunter | In particular, the novella Bridegroom’s Body is specifically mentioned by Grier. In this novella, Lady Glourie realizes that the young nurse who has

Debra Busman | Like a Woman | Like A Woman follows Taylor, a working class white girl too tough and too tender for her own good, who helps friends, rescues strays, and carri

April Sinclair | Coffee Will Make You Black | I still thought breasts might be more trouble than they were worth. Growing up reminded me a little bit of Hide and Go Seek. When it was your time