The Sex is Not Frivolous
Rasheed Newson's debut novel follows a Black gay teenager during the early days of the AIDS crisis
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A Queer Memoir About Sex Work That Interrogates Power, Gender, and Heteronormativity
In "Pretty Baby," Chris Belcher unpacks her work as a dominatrix making men feel worthless, shameful, and weak
Jul 20 2022 - Rachel León
A Definitive Power Ranking of the Sexiest Book Covers
Literary thirst-traps in order of spiciness
Jun 30 2022 - Alyssa Songsiridej
It Took 2K Miles and Three Nora Ephron Movies for Me to Understand My Sexual Identity
Ephron’s genre defining romantic comedies offered me queer solace growing up in a small rural Texas town
Jun 10 2022 - Riley Ryan-Wood
Elif Batuman on the Tragedy of Heterosexual Dating
The author of "Either/Or" wants to help readers question their own lives
May 24 2022 - Halimah Marcus
Celebrate the Sexiest Novel of the Year With a Custom Cocktail Recipe
EL’s managing editor Alyssa Songsiridej’s debut novel "Little Rabbit" is out today, and it’s as delicious as this drink
May 3 2022 - Lindsay Merbaum
10 Books About Women Who Want to Have Sex
Literary writing that takes women's desires seriously
Apr 29 2022 - Alyssa Songsiridej
The Best Sex Takes Three Loads of Laundry
"Lint," flash fiction by Nathan Alling Long
Jan 24 2022 - Nathan Alling Long
9 Diverse Novels Starring Bisexual+ Main Characters
Contemporary literary fiction about identity and sexuality
Sep 23 2021 - McKayla Coyle & Alexandria Juarez
The Monster in the New “Green Knight” Movie Should Be Sexier
In the medieval poem, he's a hot queer lover, but in the film, he's ugly CGI
