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  • Discovering LGBTQ mysteries and detectives

    We’re gearing up for the April 30 event “The Queer Detective” that will feature three northwest mystery writers, which means it’s a great opportunity to take a moment, pull out the old spy glass, and seek out a few of the mysteries that are on SPL’s shelves. LGBT detectives, investigators, and crime solvers are not… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Love Yourself

    To quote the inimitable RuPaul, “if you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” The characters in the following books are trying to do just that, and I encourage you to join them. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Tough Ari meets… Continue reading

  • Science Fiction Fridays: The 5 best queer sci-fi reads of the decade

    Farthing by Jo Walton Set in an alternate 1949 where Hitler won the war, Lucy and David become embroiled in a murder investigation and their only hope of exoneration is the work of a Scotland Yard investigator with secrets of his own. A wonderfully clever and dark murder mystery that has quite a bit to say… Continue reading