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Say No to Hate: Notable Gay/Lesbian Books

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BEFORE NIGHT FALLS

by Reinaldo Arenas

A last testament that resonates with passion for the freedom of the human spirit and for the author's beloved Cuba: a... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

FUN HOME

by Alison Bechdel

Though this will likely be stocked with graphic novels, it shares as much in spirit with the work of Mary Karr, Tobias Wolff... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON

by John Green and David Levithan

Their story, along with the rest of the cast’s, will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS

by Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Effortlessly entertaining yet still heartfelt: the romance of life as an escape artist. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

TOTALLY JOE

by James Howe

The timeline overlaps the events of the companion novel, but fans of the first won’t feel déjà vu. There’s more of a sense... Full review >

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