BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

ARE YOU MY MOTHER?

by Alison Bechdel illustrated by Alison Bechdel

Subtitled “A Comic Drama,” the narrative provides even fewer laughs than its predecessor but deeper introspection. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

A QUEER AND PLEASANT DANGER

by Kate Bornstein

This cri de coeur, which appears in a letter to her estranged daughter and grandchildren, suggests that Bornstein has made... Full review >

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NONFICTION

TRANSITIONS OF THE HEART

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... Full review >

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HISTORY

A QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

by Michael Bronski

A lucid, cerebral treatise on gay culture from the point of view of a clever historian who maintains that “the heritage of... Full review >

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