Journalist Nico Lang Wields the Power of Storytelling with ‘American Teenager’
Los Angeles-based writer Nico Lang is fiercely protective of the families they portray in their upcoming book “American Teenager,” and for good [...]
Samantha Irby Is ‘Dying’ (of Appreciation) About Being the Subject of Ann Arbor Library’s Big Gay Read
I’m somehow 30 minutes late calling Samantha Irby, despite all the careful planning and near-stalker behavior I engaged in to get her on my calendar. [...]
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]
Immerse Yourself in the Samantha Irby Experience with Ann Arbor District Library’s Big Gay Read
You could think of Ann Arbor District Library’s upcoming Big Gay Read as a community book club on steroids. Like a traditional book club, participants [...]
Nigerian Author Chukwuebuka Ibeh on Finding ‘Blessings’ in a Country Where Same-Sex Marriage (and Homosexuality) Is Outlawed
African novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh tells the story of a queer boy struggling to define himself while seeking out affirmations in post-military Nigeria in his [...]
Why a Local Academic Is Fostering Queer Discussion and Community Through an Old-Fashioned Book Club
Queer books on public library shelves have come under fire across the country in recent years, but you wouldn’t know it at the Ypsilanti District Library [...]
‘Queer Drunk Punk’ Author Zehava Frieman on How Growing Up in Grosse Pointe Park Inspired Her Debut Novel
When Zehava Frieman finally sat down to write “Queer Drunk Punk” in 2021 on the tail end of decades of what she describes as “creative [...]
6 Picture-Book Biographies of Black LGBTQ+ Americans
In honor of Black History Month — but best read all year round — here are some of my favorite recent children’s biographies of famous Black [...]
Black Trans Activist Raquel Willis on Why Stories Like Hers Need to Be Heard
When Raquel Willis took the stage at the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C. the day after Trump's inauguration in January 2017, with beaming [...]
Fall into a Book: LGBTQ+ Books You'll Want to Add to Your Shelf This Season
We are celebrating queer stories, queer icons and queer authors during National Book Month, a time to honor the importance of reading, writing and literature.
Detroit’s Chinatown Has Vanished, But This Queer Writer Keeps the Memories Alive in New Memoir
In “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” author Curtis Chin describes coming of age in Detroit’s Cass Corridor Chinatown [...]
A Trans Champion, In Her Own Words: Amy Schneider Talks Post-'Jeopardy!' Fame, Activism and Book Bans
She became a trivia darling in recent years. Now, in a new memoir, she’s revealing who she is beyond TV.
10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books For Kids You May Have Missed
Here are 10 picture books you may have missed because the queer inclusion isn’t evident from the cover or title.
Chasten Buttigieg and Book Reviewer Battle It Out in War of Words
"Leave my kids out of it," Buttigieg tells queer writer Yasmin Nair
His World Caught Fire, But Willie Carver Won’t Stop Advocating for Queer Students Everywhere
When Willie Carver finished his first book of poetry, he landed on the perfect title — or so he thought. Carver’s chosen title came from an Appalachian proverb:
Do We Still Need Gay Bars? This Author’s Book Tackles Why They’re Dying — and Why We Shouldn’t Let Them
When The Woodward caught fire and subsequently closed in 2022, Metro Detroit lost not only a central gathering place for LGBTQ+ residents, but a crucial site of [...]
Queer Kalamazoo Author Samantha Irby Will Never Give Up on Her Best Pal, TV
As I tore through a used library copy of Samantha Irby’s 2017 bestselling collection of essays, “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life,” in one [...]
Where the Past Meets the Present: Capturing Pride 40 Years Ago
Are we capturing history every day without even knowing it? Forty years ago, photographer Nicholas Blair wasn’t intentionally immortalizing a specific era [...]
LGBTQ+ Books Are Being Attacked, But Many Are Still Being Published. Here Are 15 New Queer Titles.
In an era when books by or about LGBTQ+ people are being taken off library shelves and banned in grade schools, there’s never been a more important time [...]
A Michigan Social Justice Warrior Fighting The Good Fight with an Unlikely Weapon: Quilt Making
A handmade quilt might bring to mind a bygone era in American history — a time when handicrafts like quilting were the norm and long before [...]
Is #MeToo Lacking a Queer, Racially Diverse Focus? These Essayists Say Yes.
The #MeToo era was a turning point in a larger, much-needed conversation about consent, but a new book is challenging some of the basic assumptions around that [...]
The Trans Comic Artist Changing Minds One Panel at a Time
Sophie Labelle has been drawing comics ever since she was a kid. As a young trans activist and student at the Université du Québec à [...]
Warm Up With These LGBTQ+ Winter Reads By (Mostly) Michigan Authors
Michigan gets a bad rap when it comes to winter weather. Yeah, you might lose a hubcap trying to maneuver around Volvo-sized potholes (and yeah, it’s [...]
