Welcome to Black Lipstick.
The internet boudoir of off-center beauty, literature and culture. Since 2023.
Here you’ll find:
+ Essays, reviews, and reportage by incarcerated writers
+ Creative nonfiction by established and emerging writers
+ Interviews with writers, artists and self-made icons
+ Not your grandma’s book reviews
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Your contribution directly supports incarcerated writers. On average, women and queer incarcerated writers get fewer opportunities to publish, and earn less for their work than their cis male counterparts (if they get paid at all—many incarcerated writers do not). Black Lipstick is committed to creating and maintaining a protected space for all incarcerated writers, and compensating them fairly.
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Black Lipstick Bookshop
Books by Black Lipstick authors, as well as books featured in our reviews and interviews, can be found in the Black Lipstick Bookshop, our Bookshop.org storefront. Black Lipstick earns a small commission on purchases made through our affiliate links, all of which goes to paying writers.
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