‘Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me’ by Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes has managed to tell his own moving story and to include Oliver Sacks, his partner of seven years, as a very active character but not the exclusive focus
‘The Gustav Sonata’ by Rose Tremain
The Gustav Sonata focuses on the post-World War II life of shy Swiss hotelier Gustav Perle and his unspoken love for the German Jewish piano prodigy Anton Zweibel
‘After the Blue Hour’ by John Rechy
After the Blue Hour is a clever psychodrama that blurs the line between fiction and non-fiction
‘Abandon Me’ by Melissa Febos
Abandon Me is a fierce exploration of love and obsession
‘Blind Side of the Moon’ by Blayne Cooper
Dreams haunt Samantha Blackwell. At
‘Queer & Trans Artists of Color: Volume 2’ by Nia King and Elena Rose
For anyone feeling terrorized by the Trump administration’s dire promises, Nia King’s Queer & Trans Artists of Color: Volume 2 is the perfect antidote to fear and an inspiring handbook of activist creations
‘Feder: A Scenario’ by Nathanaël
Decidedly cerebral, Feder doesn’t just involve the mind, it takes place there; the associative, disembodied voice of a narrator is quite nearly pure intellect
‘Queerly Remembered: Rhetorics for Representing the GLBTQ Past’ by Thomas R. Dunn
In Queerly Remembered, Thomas R. Dunn explains how gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities over time have turned to publicizing their pasts to advocate for political, social, and cultural change
A Literary Legacy: Lee Lynch and Michael Nava Announce Bequests of Literary Rights
Consider joining Lee Lynch and Michael Nava in a pledge to bequeath your literary rights and royalties to Lambda Literary
A Look at Roxane Gay’s Comic Book Writing Debut
Though the format is new for Gay, the topics are well worn: power struggles, hot encounters, and female solidarity abound
