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LGBT-Themed Indie Books


Cover art for A FATHER'S ANGELS
INDIE
Released: June 21, 2012

"A timely, compelling story that challenges the traditional definition of family."
Waldron's account of life as a gay dad in Arizona. Read full book review >
Cover art for COWBOYS, ARMAGEDDON, AND THE TRUTH
INDIE
Released: Oct. 1, 2012

"A lively, affectionate autobiography with messages of inspiration and acceptance."
A memoir of growing up gay in the West amid Jehovah's Witnesses preparing for the end of the world. Read full book review >
Cover art for CONFESSIONS OF A TRANSSEXUAL PHYSICIAN
INDIE
Released: July 16, 2012

"An honest, heartfelt memoir about coming out and transitioning. "
Birch's candid new memoir recalls her punishing adolescent boyhood and the difficult pursuit of self-realization. Read full book review >
Cover art for RUNNING IN BED
INDIE
Released: May 15, 2012

"An undeniably charming, well-written first effort—and hopefully not Sharlach's last."
A resonant debut featuring a closeted young advertising apprentice wrestling with the undertow of burgeoning homosexual feelings. Read full book review >
Cover art for AN ORDINARY CATHOLIC
INDIE
Released: May 4, 2012

"A thoughtful, deeply personal reflection on a controversial institution. "
In Nelson's debut memoir, a committed Catholic comes to terms with the fact that his son's gay. Read full book review >
Cover art for FULLY  HUMAN
INDIE
Released: April 9, 2012

"A clumsy, heartfelt portrait of a lively, self-destructive subculture in the gay community and a charismatic individual who personified it."
A memoir of life as a gay man in Cincinnati from the 1950s through the 1980s. Read full book review >