J. Vanessa Lyon

Dec 4, 2024 | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay |Lindsay Hunter |J. Vanessa Lyon |Oliver Radclyffe |Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

First and foremost, I want to say that I, personally, have enough stuff. Most of us have enough stuff. I love to give experiential gifts whenever possible that are flexible enough for the recipient to choose when they avail themselves of the opportunity, but don’t require a lot of energy and planning on their part. And if it’s for an event on a specific date, I always check to see if they’re available before making the purchase. Easy peasy. The gift of travel is timeless.

Aug 11, 2023 | largeheartedboy.com | J. Vanessa Lyon

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. J. Vanessa Lyon’s novelLush Lives is a compelling queer literary romance.

Aug 2, 2023 | lithub.com | J. Vanessa Lyon

Some people buy jewelry or pay down student debt with a book advance. Though I love Cartier as much as the next guy and Biden had yet to forgive my loans when I got my check, I bought a photograph instead. Or rather, I was the successful bidder at one of the always-anticipated sales held by Swann, the Manhattan firm whose 1952 auction was the first in America dedicated to the mysterious medium.

Aug 1, 2023 | vnexplorer.net | J. Vanessa Lyon

35 Best New Books Of Fall 2023The shift into fall reading can be a fun transition point as we finish up the last of the summer vacation stack before the ambitious, serious season starts in September. Lucky for us, there are dozens of exciting new books across genres and topics. A handful of this season's releases explore image-making, public perception, and the inevitable haziness of truth.

Jul 31, 2023 | booklistonline.com | Susan Maguire |J. Vanessa Lyon |Angie Kim |Charlene Carr

First published July 31, 2023 (Booklist Online). In keeping with our annual post-Annual tradition, this episode of the Shelf Care podcast sees Susan inviting LibraryReads Executive Director Rebecca Vnuk on to participate in a mini Read ‘n’ Rave, in which they shout and generally make positive noises about some forthcoming books that your patrons will want to know about. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth talks to an audiobook narrator about what the SAG-AFTRA strike means for them.