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Under the Pink Triangle

by Leah Block

In Katie Moore’s moving historical novel "Under the Pink Triangle", gay men navigate Dachau in 1942. Manny and Rudi are imprisoned in Dachau, forced to wear pink triangles, because they are gay. They form a deep connection with one... Read More

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small lives

by Brooke Shannon

In Gary Jackson’s stories-in-poems, superhumans of color navigate violence, visibility, and legacies in the fractured US. Rather than battling traditional villains, Jackson’s superheroes—the Invincible Woman, the Telepath, and the... Read More

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Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean

by Isaac Randel

Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, Dagomar Degroot’s sweeping history of human encounters with the solar system, is an unconventional, moving account of how Earth’s cosmic neighborhood shaped human existence. A mixture of intertwined... Read More

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What a Fish Looks Like

by Luke Sutherland

Syr Hayati Beker’s gleaming novella "What a Fish Looks Like" alchemizes confessional notes and remixed fairy tales to tell a story of queer survival amid ecological disaster. As Earth faces giant tidal waves, uncontrollable fires, and... Read More

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