From an early age, esteemed prolific novelist Christopher Bram incrementally became aware of the lives and works of influential gay authors. He brings forth this wealth of knowledge in his latest book, Eminent Outlaws, which, decade by decade, charts the rise of gay writers, and how each of them contributed to the education, the enlightenment and the social culture of the American homosexual movement. read more

Ugandan short story and children’s book author Hilda Twongyeirwe coordinated the effort to put together this searing collection of real-life stories spotlighting many of the issues that contemporary Ugandan—and African—women face on a daily basis. read more

Isn’t it strange how we are able to look back at those brief decades between World War I and World War II and be romantic about it all? Like Woody Allen’s rosy Midnight in Paris, we remember the glamour, the creativity, the writing and the painting, the decadence and the hedonism at the time, particularly in cities like Paris and Berlin. It was the time of Coco Chanel and Ernest Hemingway, of Otto Dix and the cabaret. read more

There are hundreds of Indian reservations scattered across the United States. Some, such as the Navajo Nation and the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona, are the size of Connecticut. Others are postage stamps, just barely big enough to fit the by-now-inevitable casino. Some see tourists. Others see barely any traffic at all, Native American or otherwise. read more