Features
Features is where Queer Book Club goes deeper. Beyond the review and beyond the list. Into the conversations, history, publishing landscape, and cultural moments. We talk about what queer literature looks like right now and where it’s going next.
Every feature on this page is written with a single standard in mind: queer representation must be central to the work being discussed, not incidental. We don’t cover books or authors where queerness is background detail or subtext. We cover the writers, publishers, awards, and cultural moments where LGBTQ+ lives are the whole point, and we write about them with the seriousness and depth they deserve.
All Features
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Transgender Fiction at the 2026 Lammys Spotlight
A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Transgender Fiction, and what they reveal about trans literature at its most urgent and necessary moment.
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Essential Queer Book List
Our essentials queer books from A-Z
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Bisexual Fiction at the 2026 Lammys Spotlight
A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Bisexual Fiction, and what they illuminate about a category that had to fight for its own existence.
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Gay Fiction at the 2026 Lammy Awards Spotlight
A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction, and what they reveal about where queer men’s literature stands today.
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Lesbian Fiction at the 2026 Lammy Awards Spotlight
A deep dive into the five finalists for the 38th Lammy Award in Lesbian Fiction, and what they say about the state of literature by and for lesbians today.