New in March: Uzodinma Iweala, Ashley Woodfolk, and Alan Hollinghurst
Author: Edit Team
March 7, 2018
Rejoice! This month brings fresh new LGBTQ books to add to your reading list!
Uzodinma Iweala, author of Beast of No Nation, has a new novel out from HarperCollins: Speak No Evil. This novel tells the story of two privileged teenagers tied together in a chain of events which lead to devastating consequences.
From the publisher:
On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he’s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer—an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend, the daughter of prominent Washington insiders—and the one person who seems not to judge him.
When his father accidentally discovers Niru is gay, the fallout is brutal and swift. Coping with troubles of her own, however, Meredith finds that she has little left emotionally to offer him. As the two friends struggle to reconcile their desires against the expectations and institutions that seek to define them, they find themselves speeding toward a future more violent and senseless than they can imagine. Neither will escape unscathed.
In the tradition of Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, Speak No Evil explores what it means to be different in a fundamentally conformist society and how that difference plays out in our inner and outer struggles. It is a novel about the power of words and self-identification, about who gets to speak and who has the power to speak for other people. As heart-wrenching and timely as his breakout debut, Beasts of No Nation, Uzodinma Iweala’s second novel cuts to the core of our humanity and leaves us reeling in its wake.
Ashley Woodfolk’s The Beauty That Remains blends the perspectives of three diverse points of view that is sure to appeal to fans of The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas.
From the publisher:
Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together. Death might pull them apart.
Autumn always knew exactly who she was: a talented artist and a loyal friend. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. And Logan has always turned to writing love songs when his real love life was a little less than perfect. But when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Now Logan is a guy who can’t stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. Shay is a music blogger who’s struggling to keep it together. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered.
Despite the odds, one band’s music will reunite them and prove that after grief, beauty thrives in the people left behind.
This month sees the release of The Sparsholt Affair (Knopf), a new novel from acclaimed novelist Alan Hollinghurst:
In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford, his sights set on joining the Royal Air Force. Handsome, athletic, charismatic, he is unaware of his powerful effect on others—especially on Evert Dax, the lonely and romantic son of a celebrated novelist who is destined to become a writer himself. With the world at war, and the Blitz raging in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: a place of quiet study, but also of secret liaisons under the cover of blackouts. A friendship develops between David and Evert that will influence their lives for decades to come.
Hollinghurst’s astonishing new novel evokes across three generations the intimate relationships of a group of friends brought together by art, literature and love. We witness shifts in taste and morality through a series of vividly rendered episodes: a Sparsholt holiday in Cornwall; eccentric gatherings at the Dax family home; the adventures of David’s son Johnny, a painter in 1970s London. With tenderness, wit and keen insight, The Sparsholt Affair explores the social and sexual revolutions of the past century, even as it takes us straight to the heart of our current age.
As always, if we missed an author or book, or if you have a book coming out next month, please email us.
Fiction
- The Affliction by C. Dale Young, Four Way Books
- Brother by David Chariandy, Bloomsbury Publishing
- The Diamond Setter by Moshe Sakal, Other Press
- The Gunners: A Novel by Rebecca Kauffman, Counterpoint
- Most Precious Blood by Vince Sgambati, Guernica World Editions
- Paper is White by Hilary Zaid, Bywater Books
- The Right Thing to Do at the Time by Dov Zeller, Tiny Golem Press, Everything Goes Media
- The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst, Knopf
- Speak No Evil: A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Harper
- Stray City: A Novel by Chelsey Johnson, Custom House
- Trenton Makes: A Novel by Tadzio Koelb, Doubleday
- Undiscovered Country: A Novel by Kelly O’Connor McNees, Pegasus Books
Nonfiction
- Filled with the Spirit: Sexuality, Gender, and Radical Inclusivity in a Black Pentecostal Church Coalition by Ellen Lewin, University of Chicago Press
- Gay on God’s Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities by Jonathan S. Coley, The University of North Carolina Press
- The Life and Death of Latisha King: A Critical Phenomenology of Transphobia by Gayle Salamon, NYU Press
- Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions by Christine Caldwell & Lucia Bennett Leighton, North Atlantic Books
- Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/AIDS in the Culture of ‘Post Crisis’ by Dion Kagan, I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd
- Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living by Anne Dufourmantelle, Fordham University Press
- Sisters in the Life: A History of Out African American Lesbian Media-Making by Yvonne Welbon & Alexandra Juhasz, Duke University Press Books
- Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence edited by Lexie Bean, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
LGBT Studies
- Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: Perspectives on Marital Possibilities by Ronald C. Den Otter, Lexington Books
- Counselling Skills for Working with Gender Diversity and Identity by Michael Beattie & Penny Lenihan, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Cultural Encounters and Homoeroticism in Sri Lanka: Sex and Serendipity by Robert Aldrich, Routledge
- Gay Men, Identity and Social Media: A Culture of Participatory Reluctance by Elija Cassidy, Routledge
- Inclusive Masculinities in Contemporary Football: Men in the Beautiful Game by Rory Magrath, Routledge
- Intercourse in Television and Film: The Presentation of Explicit Sex Acts edited by Lindsay Coleman & Carol Siegel, Lexington Books
- LGBTQ Clients in Therapy: Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies by Joe Kort, W. W. Norton & Company
- Post-Borderlandia: Chicana Literature and Gender Variant Critique by T. Jackie Cuevas, Rutgers University Press
- Queering Childhood in Early Modern English Drama and Culture edited by Jennifer Higginbotham & Mark Albert Johnston, Palgrave Macmillan
- The Routledge History of Queer America by Don Romesburg, Routledge
- Struggling for Ordinary: Media and Transgender Belonging in Everyday Life by Andre Cavalcante, NYU Press
- Supporting Young Transgender Men: A Guide for Professionals by Matthew Waites, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Young Adult and Children’s Literature
- And She Was by Jessica Verdi, Scholastic Press
- The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk, Delacorte Press
- Boomerang by Helene Dunbar, Sky Pony Press
- Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin, Diversion Books
- Caterpillars Can’t Swim by Liane Shaw, Second Story Press
- Feeder by Patrick Weekes, Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones, Annick Press
- I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman, Viking Books for Young Readers
- Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst, Balzer + Bray
- The Last Beginning by Lauren James, Sky Pony Press
- Miles Away from You by A.B. Rutledge, HMH Books for Young Reader
- My Shot: Balancing It All and Standing Tall by Elena Delle Donne, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Titanic Summer by Russell J. Sanders, Harmony Ink Press
Romance
- A Country Girl’s Heart by Dena Blake, Bold Strokes Books
- Dangerous Waters by Radclyffe, Bold Strokes Books
- Reclaiming Yancy by J.B. Marsden, Sapphire Books Publishing
- The Little Library by Kim Fielding, Riptide Publishing
- Score by MJ Williamz, Bold Strokes Books
- Spring’s Wake by Aurora Rey, Bold Strokes Books
- The Treehouse by Randi Triant, Sapphire Books Publishing
- Truth or Dare by C. Spencer, Bold Strokes Books
- When Everything Is Blue by Laura Lascarso, Dreamspinner Press
Graphic Novels/Illustrated Books
- Agnes Martin: Pioneer, Painter, Icon by Henry Martin, Schaffner Press
- Beautiful Canvas Volume 1 by Ryan K Lindsay, Black Mask Comics
- Into the Light: Photographs of the NYC Gay Pride Day from the 70s till Today by Stanley Stellar, Bruno Gmuender
- Kim Reaper Vol. 1: Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley, Oni Press
- Nuts in Nutland by Mary Meriam, Sally Jane Books
- The Woods Vol. 9: The Way Home by James Tynion IV, BOOM! Studios
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
- Curved Horizon by Taylor Brooke, Interlude Press
- The Flaw in the Stone by Cynthea Masson, ECW Press
- Fury’s Bridge by Brey Willows, Bold Strokes Books
- Moon Illusion by Michelle Osgood, Interlude Press
- Two Moons: Stories by Krystal A. Smith, BLF Press
Mystery/Thriller
- Homicide in Hatteras by Kate Merrill, Bella Books
- Killer Winter by Kay Bigelow, Bold Strokes Books
- The Locket by Gerri Hill, Bella Books
- The Natashas by Yelena Moskovich, Dzanc Books
- The Philistine by Leila Marshy, Linda Leith Publishing
- Through The Bookstore Window by Bill Petrocelli, Rare Bird Books
Erotica
- The Lurid Sea by Tom Cardamone, Bold Strokes Books
Bio/Memoir
- Agnes Martin: Pioneer, Painter, Icon by Henry Martin, Schaffner Press, Inc
- American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis by Allen M. Hornblum, Univ of Nebraska Press
- Given Up for You: A Memoir of Love, Belonging, and Belief by Erin O. White, University of Wisconsin Press
- The Lost Autobiography of Samuel Steward: Recollections of an Extraordinary Twentieth-Century Gay Life by Samuel Steward, University Of Chicago Press
- Mad Dogs And Queer Tattoos: Tattooing the San Francisco Queer Revolution by Robert E. Roberts, Fair Page Media
- The New Girl: A Trans Girl Tells It Like It Is by Rhyannon Styles, Headline
- Playland: Secrets of a Forgotten Scandal by Anthony Daly, Mirror Books
- The Rest of It: Hustlers, Cocaine, Depression, and Then Some, 1976–1988 by Martin Duberman, Duke University Press Books
- Sleep Demons: An Insomniac’s Memoir by Bill Hayes, University of Chicago Press
- Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride, Crown Archetype
- What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood by Rigoberto González, University of Wisconsin Press
Poetry
- Camp Marmalade by Wayne Koestenbaum, Nightboat Books
- The Cold and the Rust: Poems by Emily Van Kley, Persea
- Listen Before Transmit by Dani Couture, Buckrider Books
- Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley, Button Poetry
- Ritual Lights by Joelle Barron, Icehouse Poetry
- Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism by Danielle Barnhart & Iris Mahan, OR Books