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NONFICTION
Released: May 13, 2012
TRANSITIONS OF THE HEART: STORIES OF LOVE, STRUGGLE AND ACCEPTANCE BY MOTHERS OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER VARIANT CHILDREN
edited by Rachel Pepper
"Each of these intimate tales of self-discovery are so brief as to be nearly indistinguishable, but the collection's overall effect gives voice to the desperate need for language to cope with one of the most socially challenging states of being."
A stark, important anthology of essays by mothers of transgender and gender variant children. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012
THIS IS HOW: PROVEN TO AID IN OVERCOMING SHYNESS, MOLESTATION, FATNESS, SPINSTERHOOD, GRIEF, DISEASE, LUSHERY, DECREPITUDE & MORE. FOR YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE.
by Augusten Burroughs
"Despite pages of platitudes, Burroughs provides plenty of worthy material on the absurdity of the human condition and the unpredictability of contemporary life."
Acclaimed memoirist Burroughs (You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas, 2009, etc.) charts new territory, offering his readers advice on life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012
A QUEER AND PLEASANT DANGER: THE TRUE STORY OF A NICE JEWISH BOY WHO JOINS THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AND LEAVES TWELVE YEARS LATER TO BECOME THE LOVELY LADY SHE IS TODAY
by Kate Bornstein
"This cri de coeur, which appears in a letter to her estranged daughter and grandchildren, suggests that Bornstein has made real sacrifices to follow her own advice, and can therefore dispense it with integrity."
A nervy, expansive memoir from a pioneering gender activist. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012
Kirkus Star ARE YOU MY MOTHER?: A COMIC DRAMA
by Alison Bechdel, illustrated by Alison Bechdel
"Subtitled "A Comic Drama," the narrative provides even fewer laughs than its predecessor but deeper introspection."
A psychologically complex, ambitious, illuminating successor to the author's graphic-memoir masterpiece. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
STRAIGHT: THE SURPRISINGLY SHORT HISTORY OF HETEROSEXUALITY
by Hanne Blank
"The author uses wisdom and wit to substantiate her contention that love and passion are not definable by biology."
Independent scholar Blank, a social historian who has written extensively on sexual subjects (Virgin: The Untouched History, 2007; Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them, 2000), turns her attention to changing attitudes toward mainstream sexual identity. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
STEVEN PETROW'S COMPLETE GAY & LESBIAN MANNERS : THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO LGBT LIFE
by Steven Petrow, Sally Chew
"An indispensable refresher course, alternately edifying and campy, on what's proper in modern gay life."
Syndicated writer and New York Times same-sex wedding expert updates his volume on manners and navigating gay and lesbian life. Read full book review >