Author: William Johnson

William Johnson is the former Deputy Director of Lambda Literary.

Read an Excerpt from Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Stunning New Novel ‘Here Comes The Sun’

Here Comes The Sun  maps a family’s struggle to gain independence and freedom in a world where both don’t come easy

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Read an Excerpt From Joe Okonkwo’s New Novel ‘Jazz Moon’

Jazz Moon is an evocative novel that maps one character’s journey of self-discovery during the height of the Jazz Age

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Read Jewelle Gomez’s New Foreword for ‘The Gilda Stories: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition’

“There were those who didn’t think a black lesbian vampire story—benevolent or not—was such a good idea politically.”

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Read an Excerpt from Edmund White’s New Novel ‘Our Young Man’

“Although Guy was thirty-five he was still working as a model, and certain of his more ironic and cultured friends called him, as the dying Proust had been called by Colette, ‘our young man.'”

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Read an Excerpt from Ann McMan’s New Novel ’Backcast’

Humor and heart go hand in hand in Backcast, a new novel from writer Ann McMan

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Personal Advice from Author Karin Kallmaker: Is There a “Right” Way to Breakup With Someone?

“I don’t want to be a jerk and just ghost, but I am having the hardest time building up the courage to end it.”

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Ten of This Year’s Standout LGBTQ Books

It was truly a year of queer literary excellence

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Read an Excerpt from Michael Cunningham’s New Collection ’A Wild Swan and Other Tales’

A Wild Swan and Other Tales is a short story collection that offers contemporary renditions of popular fairy tales

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Read an Excerpt from Jeanette Winterson’s New Novel ‘The Gap of Time’

The Gap of Time is a decidedly queer “remix” of William Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale, from celebrated author Jeanette Winterson.

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Personal Advice from Author Kevin Sessums: Help! How Do I Get Over a Broken Heart?

“Do you have any suggestions to help alleviate the emotional pain of heartbreak?”

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