The It Girl’s summer listening list: Queer edition
Being authentic means living in your truth. These buzzy LGBTQIA+ books are some of the best guides to carving out life on your own terms.
The best new LGBTQIA+ audiobooks to listen to this Pride Month
Celebrate queer storytellers with this collection of the latest in LGBTQIA+ listens.
“Marsha” is a piece of queer history decades in the making
With the first definitive biography of revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, writer and artist Tourmaline shows us what we can still learn from the legendary queer icon.
Melissa Febos’s year of living celibately
When the acclaimed memoirist traded sex for solitude, she found the surprising joys and feminist roots of “The Dry Season.”
Maulik Pancholy knows just what he wants in audiobooks
Mysteries with humor, a nod to South Asian culture, and LGBTQIA+ characters are a must.
Andrea Long Chu defines what it means to have “Authority”
With her latest collection of essays, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic asks the question: What is authority?
“So Many Stars” is a love letter to queer history and resistance
Caro De Robertis’s groundbreaking oral history celebrates the activism, cultural impact, and lived experiences of a generation of queer, trans, and two-spirit elders of color.
“Stag Dance” is a master class in confrontation
In her follow-up to "Detransition, Baby", Torrey Peters delivers four stories that confront uncomfortable truths, characters, and concepts of identity to great effect.
Mariam Rahmani’s “Liquid” is a subversive tale of self-discovery and love
Imbued with a casual cleverness and humor alongside themes of desire and identity, this debut novel offers a bold new take on rom-coms.
Dylan Mulvaney’s “Paper Doll” is the three-dimensional story of a woman in transition
The trans icon talks about resolving her quarter-life crisis, exploring an edgier version of herself, what she learned from Beergate, and what she’s excited to do next.
Harry Trevaldwyn on the power of queer rom-coms
The beloved actor and comedian shares what it was like to write and perform his first novel.
Jennifer Finney Boylan's top picks
The author, esteemed professor, and transgender activist shares why her favorite 5 books are so special to her and what love has to do with them.