Everything Leads to You

A work of fiction must contain 1) two women, 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something other than a man in order to pass the Bechdel Test, recently renamed the Bechdel-Wallace Test, for its creators Alison Bechdel and Liz Wallace. The test has become a basic feminist standard, but passing it in a […]

I cannot tell a lie: I’m a sucker for a great contemporary YA romance. There’s nothing quite like the swooniness of first love, whether it’s online or in person, a slow burn or an instant spark, two strangers coming together or best friends taking a new step. If there’s one thing YA has got in spades, it’s […]

You know what I’m tired of? Movie stills as book covers, red velvet everything, and LGBTQ+ stories that end in unmitigated tragedy. Mostly that last one. I mean, it happens with a frequency that’s downright alarming. If you’re queer and fictional, you’d better buckle the heck up, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. However, books […]

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