LGBTQ

Lázaro Miguel Garcia Wins 5th Annual Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award

Little, Brown Book for Young Readers has selected artist Lázaro Miguel Garcia as the winner of the fifth annual Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award. The award seeks to recognize a previously unpublished creator whose work amplifies and portrays a distinct and diverse cultural point of view, identity, or background. The program…

BookTribNovember 29, 2022

Thrillers

Opium and Identity: 19th Century Woman Battles Crime

Port Townsend, Washington, 1887. An ex-Pinkerton agent named Alma Rosales is hunting for opium stolen from her employer, criminal boss Delphine Beaumond, one of the most dangerous women in the Northwest. Also on the hunt is a dockworker named Jack Camp, a rough brawler with his own plans for the…

Neil NyrenNovember 7, 2018

Thrillers

NEW COLUMN Chasing Phantoms: Copenhaver’s Debut, ‘Dodging and Burning’ is an ‘Hommage to Pulp Fiction’

One of the things that makes BookTrib special is our commitment to connecting readers to writers, editors and experts in the business of books! That is why we have partnered with the International Thriller Writers (ITW) to help discover debut thriller writers. Our new column features reviews by veteran editor,…

Neil NyrenMarch 6, 2018

Romance

Social Justice and Modern Romance Meet in “American Love Story”

At the end of the day, which is more important - your core values, or the ones you love? Adriana Herrera asks us, along with a myriad of other complicated questions, in American Love Story (Carina Press), her latest in the Dreamers series of LGBTQ+ stories. Patrice and Easton come…

Tori ClaytonOctober 21, 2019

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

Winners of the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced

For the 34th year in a row, Lambda Literary held its awards ceremony to celebrate LGBTQ literature. Lambda Literary is an organization that advocates for LGBTQ writers and uplifts the community by honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer literature of all genres. It works to ensure that LGBTQ stories…

BookTribJune 13, 2022

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

Recipes for a Perfect Pride Month Pool Party

So, nobody loves a pool party more than this guy. Pitchers of a special cocktail, fun finger foods, games, music (I make annual pool party playlists on Spotify for friends to tap into every year)... To kick off the 2022 PRIDE Month, and pool party season, I had a few…

Tim MulliganJune 8, 2022

Miscellany

Anti-Racist Reads for Every Age and Books for Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month

BookTrib wants to keep you in the book news loop! Each week our editors take a pulse on what’s happening in the book world and hand pick stories, tidbits and reviews you may have missed. This week, in an effort to support racial justice and celebrate Pride, we've chosen stories…

BookTribJune 5, 2020

Miscellany

Why I Write About LGBTQ Kids-Jean P. Moore

When my first novel, Water on the Moon (She Writes Press), came out, I was invariably asked about the subplot of teen lesbianism. In my new novel, Tilda’s Promise, I have included 14-year-old Tilly who is questioning her gender. And I will no doubt be asked why I chose to include…

Jean P. MooreOctober 1, 2018

Miscellany

‘Representation Matters:’ LGBTQIA Literature Goes Mainstream

From coming of age narratives to personal memoirs, literature has been exploring themes of sexuality for as long as people have been publishing stories. We often call this queer lit (though it’s important to note that some take offense at that term) or gay lit, umbrella terms to identify any…

Rachel CarterJanuary 24, 2018

BooksToScreen Miscellany Pop Culture

“To the Lighthouse” Author Comes to Life in “Vita and Virginia”

Hot, hot, hot. A new film brings the legendary love affair between early feminist writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West to libidinous life, opening in the U.S. August 23. Elizabeth Debicki (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and HBO’s “The Night Manager”), towering at 6 feet, 3 inches tall, rules…

Joanna PoncavageAugust 23, 2019

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“Flight of the Beautiful Lie” Soars With the Resiliency of a Transgender Woman-of-Color

When I embarked on reading the memoir Flight of the Beautiful Lie, I knew that it was about a transgender woman, Jasmine Christine Ford, and her transition, but I really had no idea of the scope of her story. Born James Otis Ford (nicknamed Jof) into poverty and violence, Jasmine’s…

Barbara WilkovOctober 13, 2021

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

All In (Knopf), Billie Jean King’s newly released autobiography, is not only for tennis lovers, athletes, sports fans, equal rights activists and history buffs, it's also for anyone who wants to be inspired by a complex and legendary woman who started out as a young girl from Long Beach, CA,…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 13, 2021

Nonfiction Save the World

RuPaul Extends Boundaries To Discover True Selves

"You're born naked and the rest is drag." Throughout the history of humans on this planet, there have always been shamans, seers, and mediums who are able to interpret both high and low frequencies and remind humans to look beyond the surface for the truth of who they really are.…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 14, 2018

Fiction Young Adult

A.J. Cullen’s Debut “Arrian’s Lion” Roars With Depth of Meaning

Arrian’s Lion by the debut author A.J. Cullen begins with a tender but tentative scene: “His eyes met mine lovingly … I also knew if Kit were to inherit his father’s title, he had to keep his reputation spotless. If I wanted to gain enough respect from the nobles so…

Judy MorenoMay 24, 2021

Fiction Young Adult

A Crime He Didn’t Commit – Or Did He: Clare’s New Series

Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of the fantastical YA Mortal Instruments series, has partnered with John W. Campbell Best New Writer award winner Wesley Chu in penning a new series. The installments of The Eldest Curses focus on two beloved characters, shadowhunter Alec Lightwood and warlock Magnus Bane,…

Rebecca ProulxApril 9, 2019

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Murder at a Prohibition-Era Speakeasy Turns a Haven into a Crime Scene

"A compelling, atmospheric series debut. Schellman expertly creates a strong sense of pace, introducing a nightclub as a world where people of different races, classes, and sexual orientations can come together." —Library Journal "Excellent ... Vivian proves to be a most imaginative sleuth. Readers will eagerly await her return." ―Publishers…

Claudia KeenanJune 6, 2022

Lázaro Miguel Garcia Wins 5th Annual Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award

Opium and Identity: 19th Century Woman Battles Crime

NEW COLUMN Chasing Phantoms: Copenhaver’s Debut, ‘Dodging and Burning’ is an ‘Hommage to Pulp Fiction’

Social Justice and Modern Romance Meet in “American Love Story”

Winners of the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced

Recipes for a Perfect Pride Month Pool Party

Anti-Racist Reads for Every Age and Books for Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Why I Write About LGBTQ Kids-Jean P. Moore

‘Representation Matters:’ LGBTQIA Literature Goes Mainstream

“To the Lighthouse” Author Comes to Life in “Vita and Virginia”

“Flight of the Beautiful Lie” Soars With the Resiliency of a Transgender Woman-of-Color

“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

RuPaul Extends Boundaries To Discover True Selves

A Crime He Didn’t Commit – Or Did He: Clare’s New Series

A Murder at a Prohibition-Era Speakeasy Turns a Haven into a Crime Scene

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