Archive for January, 2008
Best GLBT Books for Kids!
The GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association has released their first “Rainbow List“, a list of the best books on GLBT issues for children and young adults. The list covers the best books from 2005-2007, both fiction and non-fiction.
Meanwhile, as future GLBT librarians, Ellie and I are excited by this […]Blog Profile: Pam’s House Blend
Where do you get your news and commentary on GLBT related issues? With the thousands of GLBT websites, newsmagazines, and blogs out there, it is easy to get overwhelmed. Thankfully we have decided to profile some of the best blogs on the net. No longer will you have to toil in Gooogle-confusion […]
Poster Boy : A Guest Review by Michael Cooper
What was I watching again?
This movie was a bit hard to get into and took a few attempts to finish the movie all the way through because I simply couldn’t get into it. The acting was okay, as was the plot, and pretty much everything else in the movie. The problem is that nothing was […]
Get Your PRIDE on!
Well once again, the PRIDE film fest has come and gone. Did you miss out this year? Or do you just already miss it? Well you are in luck, because we have several past contenders here at the GLBTSSS Library. For example, we have:
The Gymnast, the fan favorite from the 2007 […]Bisexual Voices
What is the deal with bisexuality? What is it like to be bi? Where do bisexuals fit in the fight for GLBT rights? Here are four award-winning anthologies that answer those questions, with contributions from real life bisexuals on the various ups and downs of being bi.
BI ANY OTHER NAME: BISEXUAL PEOPLE […]
Transgender Photography
From the gorgously striking to the beautifully mundane, this post celebrates photography collections featuring transpeople from all walks of life.
The first book is BODY ALCHEMY: TRANSSEXUAL PORTRAITS by Loren Cameron (1996). This collection features portraits and stories of Female to Male (FTM) Transsexuals that celebrate body modification, masculinization, and every day life […]Sexy and Sensual Vampires
There is a chill in the air and the pure white snow falls silently on the ground. It’s the perfect time to curl up with a blood-curdling gay and lesbian vampire book.
Step aside, Anne Rice. BOUND IN BLOOD by David Thomas Lord brings you a new gay vampire, intense, erotic and Parisian in […]Author Michelle Tea at Curve
Michelle Tea is one of the hottest new writers in lesbian literary circles. Some reviewers have compared her writing style to Jack Kerouac (although one member of the office is adamant that she is nothing like Kerouac. )Her books Valencia and Rent Girl are riveting and edgy commentary on the city-dwelling punk lesbian world. This […]
Queer in Japan
Ever wanted to know more about queer culture around the world? This collection of books about queerness in Japan, both historically and from contemporary times, can help us understand the struggles and joys of queer life in a different culture.
QUEER JAPAN: PERSONAL STORIES OF JAPANESE LESBIANS, GAYS BISEXUALS AND TRANSSEXUALS by […]Gay Cookbooks!
It’s cold and wet outside, so this is the ideal time of year to stay in a warm up the house with some home cookin’.
COOKIN’ WITH HONEY: WHAT LITERARY LESBIANS EAT, edited by Amy Scholer – Ever wondered what Dykes to Watch Out For’s Alison Bechdel’s favorite meal is? What Gender Outlaw Kate […]Cool Comic Collections
Why read just one book about your favorite characters when you could read a whole stack? If that is your thought process, you might enjoy some of the comic strip series collections available at the GLBTSSS Library!
Lets start with our the lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of the groundbreaking series DYKES TO WATCH OUT […]