‘Wuvable Oaf’ by Ed Luce
Wuvable Oaf is the tale of a big, hairy, gay ex-wrestler’s search for love in San Francisco
‘Dangerous When Wet’ by Jamie Brickhouse
Dangerous When Wet is a fabulous new memoir about a man who has it all–a great job in publishing, a longtime boyfriend, fun friends and a caring family. But Brickhouse has some serious life challenges too, including addictions and HIV
Jonathan Galassi: On Publishing, Poetry vs. Prose, and Meeting Your Literary Heroes
“I chose to write about publishing because it’s the world I know best, and because I wanted to leave a record of a way of working that really is gone now.”
‘It Starts with Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing’ by Clark Davis
During his lifetime, William Goyen’s fiction elicited praise from the likes of Joyce Carol Oates and Truman Capote. He published five novels, several collections of short stories, a book of poems, and a respectable—if not abundant—body of nonfiction.
Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall: On the Queer Aspects of Hip Hop
“I think the reality of hip hop is that women and queer people and a lot of folks who we think about being in the margins have always been at the center of the culture.”
‘Muse’ by Jonathan Galassi
Jonathan Galassi does a superb job of offering a meticulously observed peek behind the curtain of the book publishing world, complete with an eclectic cast of outsized characters.
‘I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Part One: My Own Private Portland’ by Annie Murphy
The title of Murphy’s zineI Never Promised You a Rose Garden alludes to Portland’s nickname, “The City of Roses,” at the same time warning readers this book is not about petals and perfume.
‘The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History’ by Robin Givhan
The changes wrought by the designers and American fashion industry since Versailles make the reader realize, contrary to frequent accusations of frivolity, how serious the world of fashion can be.
“I want no ending,” and Neither Will You: ‘Chord’ as Continuation and Expansion of Rick Barot’s Exceptional Canon
The poems are sensuously complex, perhaps the most complex of Barot’s canon
‘To the Dark Tower’ by Francis King
To the Dark Tower, Francis King’s first novel, was published in 1946
