The Commuter
It’s Too Hot to Be This Close to My Family
"Ode to the New York Heat Wave" and "Bowl of Fat," two poems by Su Cho
Aug 30 - Su Cho
POPULAR in
My Boyfriend Is a Wounded Animal I Want to Save
“Porcupine” from BABY IN A BOX by Sarah Braunstein, recommended by Antoine Wilson
Jun 8 - Sarah Braunstein
RR Issue No. 733
The Most Anticipated Queer Books for Summer 2026
Celebrate Pride with new and debut titles from Douglas Stuart, ‘Pemi Aguda, Deb Olin Unferth, and more
Jun 5 - D/Annie Liontas
Reading Lists
Revisiting “Silence of the Lambs” in the Age of Trans Backlash
Thomas Harris’s 1988 novel tried to paint an irredeemable villain. Instead, it captured something real about trans experience
Jun 5 - Katherine Packert Burke
Books & Culture
My Brain Told Me Food Was the Enemy of Love
I had to face that my broken relationship with eating ultimately mirrored a broken relationship with myself
Jun 4 - Katherine J. Chen
Personal Narrative
A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row
Jun 3 - Jess Row
Prose
9 Books That Practice Queer Ecology
For these writers, queerness is an integral part of glaciers, fjords, retention ponds, and every other environment that makes life possible
Jun 2 - Morgan Thomas
Reading Lists
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
RR Issue No. 732
A Meaningful Chapter in a Continuing Story
Thank you for 16 incredible years, Halimah!
May 29 - Electric Literature
news
A Debut Novel That Exposes the Ugliness of American Subjectivity
In "No God but Us," two queer Afghan men navigate empire, desire, and the fault lines of shared identity
May 29 - Leila C. Nadir
interviews
I Had a Neighbor Whose Husband Constantly Shouted
She moved through her days as though he was background in her story
May 28 - Neela Vaswani
Personal Narrative
Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Upflow” by Diego Gerard Morrison
The anemic green texture of drought is juxtaposed by the promise of abundance in a country-shaped droplet of water
May 28 - Electric Literature
Cover Reveals
Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You
Two poems by Timi Sanni
May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry
