Am I in love with a woman or am I a woman who's in love with women? Today we meet Lauren Sanders and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Nightwood by Djuna Barnes. Lauren Sanders (she/they) is the author of the novel Kamikaze Lust, which won a 2000 Lambda Literary Award and was reissued this fall in a 25th anniversary edition. Her other novels include With or Without You (a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award) and The Book of Love and Hate. Short fiction, reviews, rants...
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Am I in love with a woman or am I a woman who's in love with women? Today we meet Lauren Sanders and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Nightwood by Djuna Barnes. Lauren Sanders (she/they) is the author of the novel Kamikaze Lust, which won a 2000 Lambda Literary Award and was reissued this fall in a 25th anniversary edition. Her other novels include With or Without You (a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award) and The Book of Love and Hate. Short fiction, reviews, rants...
How do I move forward in life without any queer representation in my life? Today we meet Troy Ford and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Troy Ford is an author and editor, and the publisher of two popular newsletters: the writing-focused Ford Knows Books, and Qstack, an LGBTQIA+ Directory, Platform, and Community of newsletter writers and readers on Substack. His debut novel, Lamb, released in June 2025. Unsung, his short film with co-directo...
This Queer Book Saved My Life
Am I in love with a woman or am I a woman who's in love with women? Today we meet Lauren Sanders and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Nightwood by Djuna Barnes. Lauren Sanders (she/they) is the author of the novel Kamikaze Lust, which won a 2000 Lambda Literary Award and was reissued this fall in a 25th anniversary edition. Her other novels include With or Without You (a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award) and The Book of Love and Hate. Short fiction, reviews, rants...
