I heard Imogen Binnie read at Little Sisters as part of her promotional tour for Nevada, her first novel, published by Topside Press. During the reading she talked about how her intended audience was trans women. I wanted to start by clarifying my position as a queer cis man, outside of her intended audience, which… Read More
In the future, everyone will wear masks. After a now-historical release of all information–all information–contained in the cloud, society is transfigured, with an emphasis on anonymity and disguise. Journalism is strictly state-controlled, with unlicensed journalists running around as hired criminals. This is the world of The Private Eye, a new digital comic book written by… Read More
I tend to put Karen Russell into the same group as Aimee Bender or Kelly Link, women who casually blend emotional reality with the fantastical, whose work I will pick up on sight. So I was excited, when I heard that Vampires in the Lemon Grove was coming out. Somehow, I’d narrowly avoided the hype,… Read More