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Getty To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, hacks and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Lifehacker Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a fix. Mardi Gras season is upon us, friends. And whether or not you’re attending a festival this year, there are loads of ways you can be celebrating pride now and always. One of the best ways to do that is to support queer voices by investing in thei...

These audiobooks by and about queer folks are the perfect way to celebrate pride and the diverse and rich stories of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth review: A messy, enjoyable play on the Gothic The i 1/29/2021 Alys Key © Provided by The i Emily M Danforth is back with her first book for adults (Photo: Borough Press) It is 1902 and, as the new century blooms, new ideas are coursing through America. The publication of a scandalous memoir, The Story of Mary MacLane, has caused a stir for its candid discussion of the author’s attraction to women. Among the book’s most devoted fan...

Rhode Island (William Morrow) The week before Halloween seemed the ideal moment to pick up the 617-page epic horror novel “Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily M. Danforth. The tangled story toggles between a cursed Rhode Island boarding school for girls during the early 1900s and present day when a group of queer women return to film a movie about the school’s fabled history. Danforth writes with humor and is at her brilliant best with vivid female character portrayals, who are as wild and unpre...

Top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults revealed at ALA Midwinter Virtual January 25, 2021 On January 25, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits taking place virtually from Chicago. A list of all the 2021 award winners follows: John Newbery Medal for the most outstandin...

Another year has come and gone. You know what that means, dont you? Time for a bunch of strangers to tell you what was good! And why should you care what the LitReactor staff thinks are the best books of the year? Trick question! You shouldnt. But what they have to say might interest you nonetheless, because they are good-looking and knowledgeable and they read like the wind. So for those who care, we submit for your approval/derision some of LitReactors favorite reads of 2020 (part 3). *Not a...

LGBTQ-inclusive books are hard to find. So these groups started sending them to schools. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT When Lisa Formans daughter Becca Damante came out as queer in middle school, the loving mother couldnt shake one recurring thought: What was it like for her child when she started reading mainstream books – ones that lacked LGBTQ-inclusive storylines? In November, Forman decided to take action to help other LGBTQ kids. “I’m thinking...