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The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards

The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards

by Brandon Sanford | May 23, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, LGBTQ+

“My name is Rune Saint John. I am, before anything else, a survivor: of a fallen House, of a brutal assault, of violent allies and complacent enemies, of life among a people who turned their backs on me decades ago. Among those who matter I am known and notorious. I...
Transgender History, second edition: The Roots of Today’s Revolution by Susan Stryker

Transgender History, second edition: The Roots of Today’s Revolution by Susan Stryker

by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 29, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, LGBTQ+, Social Science

Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution is a more compelling title than US Transgender History 101. Susan Stryker, a transsexual woman and an associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Arizona, packs a lesson plan into an...
In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi

In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi

by Howard Leighton | Jun 14, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, LGBTQ+

In July, 2004 Susan Faludi was the recipient of an e-mail from her father. Since her parents’ divorce in 1977 there had been only a few contacts of short duration between Susan and her father. The e-mail contained photographs labeled “Stefanie” who was in...
Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Sep 19, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, LGBTQ+, Young Adult

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Push Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] JT is a gay teenager who is uncertain about his future, in spite of his great friends, a cute boyfriend, and his...
The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House by John Whittier Treat

The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House by John Whittier Treat

by Galina Roizman | Sep 10, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, LGBTQ+, Sponsored

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Big Table Publishing Company Formats: Paperback, Kindle Purchase: Amazon[/alert] “It was the nineteen-eighties, after all, and life was never better.” Although the time and the setting are different, this phrase...
Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn

Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn

by Julia Gaskill | Jun 22, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Sponsored

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Alice D. Leiner Formats: Paperback, Kindle, eBook Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] A picture’s worth a thousand words, and sometimes a life is worth even more. Ah, Sweet...
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