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Join author Helen Elaine Lee, Sinister Wisdom's book club host, Yeva Johnson, and fellow readers for an engaging discussion of Pomegranate. A gripping and powerful novel of healing, redemption, and love, Pomegranate follows a queer Black woman who works to stay clean, regain custody of her children, and heal after being released from prison. Register […]

Sinister Wisdom is working on a special project for the spring. More details about the project will be provided soon, but for now, you are invited to register for a special celebration on Zoom on March 2, 2025, at 7 P.M. ET at sinisterwisdom.org/events. Think of it as spending Sunday night at a lesbian bar, […]

Do not believe the myth that feminist and lesbian publishing stopped after the 1990s! Join Julie R. Enszer from Sinister Wisdom and Marisa Crawford, curator of Weird Sister, the book and the blog, along with other special guests, including Carmen Rios from Autostraddle, Eesha Pandit of the Crunk Feminist Collective, and Stephanie Andrea Allen from […]

Join Sinister Wisdom to celebrate the publication of S/HE by Minnie Bruce Pratt as a Sapphic Classic, with readings from the book done by a range of people who love the book and Pratt’s work. We will have a special moment to celebrate and remember Minnie Bruce and her life and legacy. Register for the […]

Celebrate the launch of Sinister Wisdom 135: Hungerheart, an exciting re-publication of Christabel Marshall’s coming-of-age novel. Originally published in 1915 under the pseudonym Christopher St. John, Hungerheart is regarded as the first Catholic lesbian novel written amidst censorship and sexual oppression. Standing apart from other lesbian novels of the fin de siècle and The New […]

Join Sinister Wisdom's book club host, Yeva Johnson, author Emma Copley Eisenberg, and fellow readers for an engaging discussion of Housemates. Eisenberg’s coming-of-age queer novel follows housemates, friends, and artists Bernie and Leah as they embark on a three-week road trip across the United States to discover themselves and make sense of the fractured world […]

Join us for nights of celestial celebration with Sinister Wisdom and a stellar lineup of lesbian and queer women luminaries. In addition to a captivating Zoom program, supporters can meet fellow community members at synchronous gatherings at local bookstores, which will be announced soon. The event will also include a virtual silent auction, which will […]

Join Sinister Wisdom calendar curator Bell Pitkin and contributing artists to the 2025 Calendar (available for purchase at sinisterwisdom.org/calendar) for a conversation about the art featured in the calendar and the unique relationships lesbians hold with the natural world. Register for the Zoom event on November 12, 2024, at 7 P.M. ET at sinisterwisdom.org/events.

Join event co-sponsors Sinister Wisdom and the Jewish Women's Archive on the 50th anniversary of Elana Dykewomon's Riverfinger Women for a fabulous panel discussion exploring the genealogies of Jewish lesbian novels. Judith Katz, Ellen Galford, Sarah Schulman, and Sam Cohen will share their insights about Jewish lesbian literature in a conversation moderated by Sinister Wisdom’s […]

Do you love books? Do you love writing? Join us for a workshop led by Julie R. Enszer and Chloe Berger to talk about writing book reviews for the Wild Shrew Literary Review, Sinister Wisdom’s online book review site. We want to talk and think with you about how to increase the critical engagement with […]

Join Sinister Wisdom for "Lives of Common Lesbians," a tribute of words, art, and conversation for Common Lives/Lesbian Lives, the iconic lesbian-feminist journal. Common Lives, Lesbian Lives was a part of the vibrant women in print activism during the Women’s Liberation Movement; lesbians and feminists published books, newsletters, newspapers, and periodicals like Common Lives, Lesbian […]

Join author Jewelle Gomez, Sinister Wisdom's book club host, Yeva Johnson, and fellow readers for an engaging discussion of The Gilda Stories. Originally published in 1991, Gomez's speculative fiction vampire novel follows a Black lesbian protagonist whose power and morality challenge assumptions about the traditional vampire myth. Register for the Zoom book club on October […]

Sinister Wisdom and Charis Books & More are excited to co-sponsor an event spotlighting June Thomas's widely-praised book, A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture. Blending her own experiences with archival research and rare interviews with pioneering figures, Thomas invites readers into the world of iconic lesbian spaces of the […]

Do you love books? Do you love writing? Join us for a workshop led by Julie R. Enszer and Chloe Berger to talk about writing book reviews for the Wild Shrew Literary Review, Sinister Wisdom’s online book review site. We want to talk and think with you about how to increase the critical engagement with […]

Celebrate Sinister Wisdom 133: Blue Heat with Alexis De Veaux and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Originally independently published and distributed by De Veaux in 1984, Blue Heat is now a Sapphic Classic from Sinister Wisdom with Gumbs’ stunning new introduction and guiding exercises for engaging the poems. The event will feature a reading by Alexis De […]