Aunt Lute

Aunt Lute Intersectional, feminist press centering q***r women and women of color. Since 1982!

Special thanks to Powell's Books, Inc. and A Room of One's Own Bookstore for carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn P...
06/05/2026

Special thanks to Powell's Books, Inc. and A Room of One's Own Bookstore for carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice! Visit your nearest store to purchase a copy.

Celebrate Pride with Aunt Lute, Sistah Scifi, and Medicine for Nightmares - Join us for Laughs and Lit: Q***r Storytelli...
06/05/2026

Celebrate Pride with Aunt Lute, Sistah Scifi, and Medicine for Nightmares - Join us for Laughs and Lit: Q***r Storytelling and Comedy!

When: Thursday, June 25, 2026, 8-9:30 pm
Where: Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore, San Francisco, CA

This special evening brings together an incredible lineup of writers, artists, and storytellers for a celebration of q***r storytelling, humor, and community. Expect a lively, thoughtful, and unforgettable night of literary conversation, comic brilliance, and creative connection.

Hosts:
Charlie Jane Anders
Baruch Porras-Hernandez

Participants:
Kim Shuck
Gwendolyn Paradice
Ajuan Mance
Rebecca Hall
María Mínguez Arias
Ginny Berson
Antmen Pimentel Mendoza

Come gather with us for stories, laughter, and q***r literary magic in one of San Francisco’s beloved book spaces.

Register today!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-and-lit-q***r-storytelling-and-comedy-tickets-1990391443387

We had so much fun at the 2026 Bay Area Book Fest!Join us for our next event in partnership with Sistah Scifi, Octavia’s...
06/03/2026

We had so much fun at the 2026 Bay Area Book Fest!

Join us for our next event in partnership with Sistah Scifi, Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible, an evening honoring the enduring influence of visionary science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler and the generations of storytellers inspired by her work. Featuring authors Jewelle Gomez, Andrea Hairston, Duane Horton, and Eboni Dunbar.

When: Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2 pm PT
Where: San Francisco Public Library - Main Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

Register today!
https://ow.ly/SwlB50Z6Xki

Happy Pride Month! For over forty years, Aunt Lute Books has been publishing literature that voices perspectives from a ...
06/03/2026

Happy Pride Month!

For over forty years, Aunt Lute Books has been publishing literature that voices perspectives from a broad range of communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community. We have published several well-known feminist and le***an authors, including Paula Gunn Allen, Gloria Anzaldúa, Judy Grahn, LeAnne Howe, Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker. We will continue this mission for years to come with much pride!

Photos from tonight’s BLACK FEMINIST FUTURESCAPING headlining event at the 2026 !Our very own Events Cooordinator and He...
06/01/2026

Photos from tonight’s BLACK FEMINIST FUTURESCAPING headlining event at the 2026 !

Our very own Events Cooordinator and Head of Outreach Communications, of moderated an impactful and thought-provoking conversation.

Featuring authors Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Susana M. Morris, this panel examined the environments that influenced the two visionary Black feminist writers, Audre Lorde and Octavia E. Butler, and the wisdom their works provide for dismantling unjust realities as we create our own futures.

Visiting Aunt Lute at the today? Stop by our friend and neighbor - booth #94!
05/31/2026

Visiting Aunt Lute at the today? Stop by our friend and neighbor - booth #94!

Visit Aunt Lute today at the 2026 ! We’re here until 5 pm with a variety of published titles. Find us at booth #94 with...
05/31/2026

Visit Aunt Lute today at the 2026 ! We’re here until 5 pm with a variety of published titles. Find us at booth #94 with !

Photos from tonight’s PUBLISHING THE FUTURE headlining event at the 2026 !Our very own Co-Director, Maria Minguez Arias,...
05/31/2026

Photos from tonight’s PUBLISHING THE FUTURE headlining event at the 2026 !

Our very own Co-Director, Maria Minguez Arias, moderated beautifully.

Featuring authors Kate Gale, Hannah Moushabeck, Phoebe Robinson, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, this panel engaged in compelling and timely conversations on inclusivity and diversity in literary publishing and implications of the current political climate.

Aunt Lute is on IndiePubs!IndiePubs is the online bookstore where readers of independently published books can directly ...
05/30/2026

Aunt Lute is on IndiePubs!

IndiePubs is the online bookstore where readers of independently published books can directly support the publishers they love.

When you shop at IndiePubs, you not only discover great books that might not otherwise be front and center; your purchase also substantially supports independent presses and their authors, allowing them to further thrive.

Visit our new page on IndiePubs and purchase Aunt Lute titled directly from us!

https://ow.ly/tXpt50Z5QvJ

More Bay Area Book Festival action coming soon!On Sunday, May 31st at 7:30 pm, our Events Coordinator and Head of Commun...
05/28/2026

More Bay Area Book Festival action coming soon!

On Sunday, May 31st at 7:30 pm, our Events Coordinator and Head of Community Outreach, Isis Asare of Sistah Scifi, will moderate BLACK FEMINIST FUTURESCAPING featuring authors Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and Susana M Morris at the Bay Area Book Fest!

Read more and buy a ticket here: https://ow.ly/Y7fs50Z4yp1

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