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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
SECRET HISTORIAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMUEL STEWARD, PROFESSOR, TATTOO ARTIST, AND SEXUAL RENEGADE
by Justin Spring
"A vivid, candid portrait."
Provocative biography of a little-known university professor turned sex researcher and pornographer. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2010
Kirkus Star ROLE MODELS
by John Waters
"An impressive, heartfelt collection by a true American iconoclast."
The famed cult-film director recalls the famous--and not-so-famous--people he has idolized over the years. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2010
MY QUEER WAR
by James Lord
"A timely, artfully written memoir of one man's war."
Art historian and critic Lord (Mythic Giacometti, 2004, etc.) recounts his life as a gay GI in World War II. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2010
SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU: A MEMOIR OF (NONBIOLOGICAL LESBIAN) MOTHERHOOD
by Amie Klempnauer Miller
"An introspective work that lays open the inner workings of lesbian parenthood while effectively demystifying parenthood in general."
In this poignant debut memoir, Miller explores the meaning of motherhood, family and the "gayby" boom. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2010
Kirkus Star WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON
by John Green, David Levithan
"Their story, along with the rest of the cast's, will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs. (Fiction. YA)"
Will Grayson loves indie rock, plays the eye-rolling angry stepchild to his extraordinarily giant, lovable, gay best friend Tiny Cooper and doesn't realize that he yearns for his other indie-rock–loving friend Jane until it's too late. will grayson (he never uses uppercase) hates most everything except sharing an XXL coffee with his best friend Maura each morning and covertly conversing with his Internet boyfriend every night. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 12, 2010
THE LESS-DEAD
by April Lurie
"At times the religious themes feel didactic, but when the author adds everything up, the results fall somewhere between a fun, campy, teen horror film and a better-than-average afterschool special. (Mystery. YA)"
When his new friend and two other gay homeless teens are murdered, Noah, a nearly burned-out musician with a penchant for partying and a radio evangelist for a dad, decides to investigate the case. Read full book review >