A Lesfic Thanksgiving

Top 10 things to be thankful for in the lesbian fiction world

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Guilty Pleasures

I used to be a literature snob, bragging that I preferred writers who died before the 20th century ever rolled around. There were few exceptions, most notably Willa Cather and Harper Lee. Recently, I’ve found myself craving a different kind of story. Rather than life lessons, I read for distraction. An uncomplicated girl meets girl [...]

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pretty writing…walkin’ down the street…pretty writing…

Hi, folks! Andi here with her Friday installment of various things writing/reading related.
First–don’t forget about Sacchi Green’s book giveaway! Click here for the details!
Okay. Today, I want to chit-chat a bit about description. Not just as a writer–that’s something all writers deal with, actually–but as a reader. I read a lot. I read across genres, [...]

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What Else Should I Read

Trolling for opinions on books to read

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Sandra’s Bookshelf: Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh

Cyteen – By C.J. Cherryh
Cyteen isn’t for the faint of heart. At 696 pages, This book could double as a doorstop, even in paperback. It’s also not a new book – written in the 1980s. So what made me dig out such and old tome? Well, it showed up recently as one of the top ten science [...]

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Andi’s Bookshelf: Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz

“Strange Piece of Paradise,” by Terri Jentz
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
On June 22nd, 1977, two young women–Yale undergrads–on a cross-country biking odyssey were brutally assaulted by an axe-wielding man at a picnic area near Cline Falls in Oregon. He ran over their tent with his pickup truck and then started hacking at them with an [...]

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Cliffi’s Bookshelf: The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty

Before I even begin raving about “The Memory of Running” by Ron McLarty, I must share with you what I just discovered on the Internet. McLarty couldn’t find a publisher for it! It was his first novel and no one would pick it up. Then Stephen King happened upon an audio version of it (It [...]

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Jove’s Bookshelf: The Clinic by Cate Culpepper

The Clinic, book one of four in the Tristaine series, introduces the Amazon culture of Tristaine. More importantly, it made me want to pack up my wife and kids on horseback and flee the inspiration stifling city I live in. Now, let me be clear. As far as cities go, Portland is a pretty creative [...]

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India’s Bookshelf: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver examines the events surrounding a Southern Baptist minister who takes his family to the Congo in order to bring Christian enlightenment to the Congalese people. The family arrives ill-prepared for life in Africa, the political atmosphere post-independence from Belgium notwithstanding. They must learn to survive in a culture so vastly different [...]

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Moon’s Bookshelf: Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni

Moon’s recommended reading is Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni. In her words: “It was funny, wacky, unlike any romance I’ve ever read before. You never knew what to expect, and I think it was the lack of predictability that impressed me most of all.”
For more information about Mari’s book, check [...]

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