Lee Mandelo
Author of Summer Sons
About the Author
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Lee Mandelo is writer, critic, and academic who is queer and gender nonconforming/transmasculine. Please use he/they pronouns.
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Works by Lee Mandelo
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction (2012) — Editor — 151 copies, 4 reviews
Heiresses of Russ 2013: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction (2013) — Contributor — 29 copies
Associated Works
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection (2013) — Contributor — 226 copies, 3 reviews
Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It (2013) — Contributor — 79 copies, 2 reviews
Transcendent 2: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction (2017) — Contributor — 43 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Mandelo, Lee
- Legal name
- Mandelo, Lee
- Other names
- Mandelo, Brit
- Birthdate
- 1990-05-13
- Gender
- gnc/transmasc
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Places of residence
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Education
- University of Louisville
University of Liverpool (MA)
University of Kentucky - Occupations
- writer
critic
academic
editor - Agent
- Tara Gilbert
Kate McKean (Morhaim Literary) - Short biography
- Lee Mandelo is a writer, critic, and occasional editor whose fields of interest include speculative and queer fiction, especially when the two coincide. His debut novel, Summer Sons, which has been featured in NPR and the Chicago Review of Books, is a contemporary Southern gothic dealing with queer masculinity, fast cars, and ugly inheritances. Other work can be found in magazines such as Tor.com, Uncanny, and Nightmare; he has also been a past nominee for awards, including the Nebula, Lambda, and Hugo. Aside from a stint overseas learning to speak Scouse, Mandelo has spent his life ranging across Kentucky, currently living in Louisville and pursuing a PhD at the University of Kentucky.
- Disambiguation notice
- Lee Mandelo is writer, critic, and academic who is queer and gender nonconforming/transmasculine. Please use he/they pronouns.
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Reviews
The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
Some interesting ideas in terms of the setting and speculative elements. Unfortunately, revenge fantasy doesn't really do it for me, and there's not a lot of other narrative interest to be found in this book. Character development is particularly neglected: Leslie (and indeed most other characters) are exactly the same at the beginning of the story as they are at the end. I find myself wishing that Stevie was the protagonist instead--his semblance of an arc and close connection to the setting are the most compelling part of the book, and both are muted by being filtered through Leslie's outsider perspective.… (more)
I spent the majority of this book going between, my god this is beautifully gay and I don’t care about cars to I SWEAR IF THIS BITCH ISNT THE BAD GUY ILL SCREAM. It can’t be SAM I swear to god….I like that west took his shot and sued the school. And that the topic of racism and academia was handled well, not to mention homophobia in the south. I love that Sam and Andrew were left with possibilities and overall I am satisfied with the ending, however I would read about the beautiful train wreck of them finding their ways back to one another. You know Andrew is a mess and would be SO HUMAN and I just….
I love this book whole heartedly… (more)
I love this book whole heartedly… (more)
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 32
- ISBNs
- 22
