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BEFORE NIGHT FALLSA 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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FUN HOMEThough 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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WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSONby 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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I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYSEffortlessly entertaining yet still heartfelt: the romance of life as an escape artist. Full review >
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TOTALLY JOEby 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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MY QUEER WARby James Lord
A timely, artfully written memoir of one man's war. Full review >
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SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUAn introspective work that lays open the inner workings of lesbian parenthood while effectively demystifying parenthood in... Full review >
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THE MEANING OF MATTHEWby Judy Shepard
Honest and inspiring. Full review >
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ROLE MODELSby John Waters
An impressive, heartfelt collection by a true American iconoclast. Full review >
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STRANGER AT THE GATEby Mel White
Stranger at the Gate is likely to provoke useful dialogue among mainstream Christians and to offer unsentimental hope and... Full review >
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