Laura Sackton
queer writer, book nerd, and baker of treats I don't hang out here, though she/her
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3 days ago |
bookriot.com | Laura Sackton
It’s hard to think of a living poet better suited to editing an anthology of poems about the natural world than Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Though this book doesn’t contain any of her poems, her presence runs through it like a river: her warmth, thoughtfulness, love of the world, willingness to face what’s hard, and belief in the importance of our connections to each other and the world around us. Her introduction made me cry.
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1 week ago |
bookpage.com | Laura Sackton
In her debut novel, Denne Michele Norris, editor-in-chief of Electric Literature, explores the limits—and radical healing possibilities—of queer love. The book opens on the eve of a wedding: Davis, a Black violist, is about to marry his boyfriend, Everett, the son of a close-knit white family whose exuberance and easy camaraderie permeate the air they breathe.
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1 month ago |
bookriot.com | Laura Sackton
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I fell in love with 20th queer century lit a few years ago, and now I eagerly seek out all the queer books I can from 40, 50, 60, 100 years ago. It’s led me to some of my favorite novels ever (I’m looking at you, Alexis). Love, Leda is another one.
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1 month ago |
audible.com | Laura Sackton
The 22nd season of Top Chef, everyone's favorite reality cooking competition, premiered on March 13, 2025. This season, host Kristen Kish and longtime judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons return with a new crew of 15 up-and-coming chefs and culinary hopefuls from across the world. This season took to the road: Top Chef: Destination Canada was filmed in locations across Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary.
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1 month ago |
bookriot.com | Laura Sackton
I love everything Billy-Ray Belcourt has ever written, so it’s no big surprise that his latest, a collection of short stories, blew me out of the water. I had a rare experience while reading this book where I kept putting it down, thinking, “I cannot possibly read another sentence as beautiful as this one.” And then, a paragraph later, another sentence so utterly alive and breathtaking that, once again, I’d have to pause for a moment before continuing.
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