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In his stunningly honest and poignant memoir, Frank Spinelli recounts a childhood marked by trauma and of finding the courage that ultimately transformed his life. . . Frank Spinelli grew up on Staten Island in the 1970s to Italian-born parents who viewed cops and...

Summer school, a cute boy, and overbearing Armenian parents--what's a guy to do? Alek Khederian was looking forward to a relaxing summer. But when his parents announce that he'll be attending summer school in order to bring up his grades, Alek is sure this...

S. Gagliano & Son has been a barber shop fixture in South Philly for decades. Frankie and Michael Gagliano's Italian immigrant father--Luigi to his customers, Papa to his sons--presides over the store, enlisting his children as soon as they're big enough to wield a...

A bestselling author shows how we can reclaim and make peace with the "shadow" side of our personality.

Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to...

At the edge of the Sol system, just beyond the Kuiper Belt, Humanity's first foray into the Great Beyond is a space station called The Quay. Originally planned as a springboard for future missions, the station has now become home to a variety of...

Trevor Davidson has everything going for him. He's just moved out on his own with three friends, and he's landed a job as music director at a large Boston church. He has high hopes for marrying his long-term girlfriend and settling into a comfortable,...

The stories, poems, and essays in this collection have a single common element uniting their wide range of literary styles and genres: they all spring directly from photographs of go-go boys. The ideal go-go boy is the perfect erotic object. We imagine him as...

Finding the right man is just the beginning. Figuring out how to build a happy, rewarding, and tong-lasting relationship is the next challenge. With the help you'll find in the pages of The Male Couple's Guide--a warm, commonsense companion based on interviews with gay...

From the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a stunning reimagining of Homer's Odyssey, exploring love, queerness, and the devastation of the environment, set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. "Block's trademark magical realism works. . . . There's something encouraging about seeing four queer kids...

New York Times bestselling author and CNBC commenter Keith Boykin expands on the "It Gets Better" project by bringing together 25 essays by men of color on the topic of surviving growing up gay. In 1974, playwright Ntozake Shange published a choreopoem called For...

A total assault on the powers that turn humans into machines by writing and fixing our life scripts, Burroughs' original "cut-up" book was itself rewritten in three different forms. This new edition of The Soft Machine clarifies for the first time the extraordinary history...

Finalist for the 2014 Lambda Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult "What Makes a Baby is extraordinary! Cory is a Dr. Spock for the 21st century."--Susie Bright "A Truly Inclusive Way to Answer the Question 'Where Do Babies Come From?': The new book What Makes...

A bougie addict and his wife hire Mason to hunt for buried loot, but he's not even sure it exists. His psychic insights lead him to an old building with a lot to hide, as well as trying to outwit a Freemason, and getting...

A couple of years ago, we sat down and wondered why George Wickham, with all his privileges in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, would turn out to be such a conflicted guy who made so many bad decisions and was full of resentment....

"Joey Nicoletti's book, Reverse Graffi ti, is dotted with images from popular culture-Captain Marvel, Spider Man, the Yankees, and these images are part of the story of his Italian-American family, his working-class roots, his love for his family, his desire to escape. These are...

Shortly after the birth in 1554 of Sebastian, the last of the dynasty of Avis, a doctor in attendance named Maldonado cast his horoscope. Among other things, the horoscope predicted that Sebastian would be given to "pleasures" with women, and that his wife would...

An honest and poignant look into the deeply intimate yet platonic relationship between a gay English teacher and his young female protégée--each seeking connection and acceptance--as reflected by the decade of letters they exchanged. It was an improbable relationship from the start--a high school...

After a breakup she'd rather not talk--or think--about ever again, Mim Robinson has nowhere to go: distanced from her friends, estranged from most of her family, she finds herself against all odds on Juniper Lane, surrounded by an eccentric aunt and her wealthy, uptight...

Are you prepared to enter acclaimed author Hal Duncan's world of scruffians and scamps and sodomites? Beware, for it is filled with the gay pirate gods of Love and Death, immortal scoundrels, and young men who find themselves forced to become villains. But who...

A bold exposé of the controversial secret that has potentially dire consequences in many African American communities. Delivering the first frank and thorough investigation of life "on the down low" (the DL), J. L. King exposes a closeted culture of sex between black men...

A powerful mix of history and legend dramatizes the values and traditions of Tlingit and Haida societies in Southeast Alaska.

"As a sex writer, Jesse Bering is fearless--and peerless." --Dan Savage "You are a sexual deviant. A pervert, through and through." We may not want to admit it, but as the award-winning columnist and psychologist Jesse Bering reveals in Perv, there is a spectrum...

Set in 1937, The Friendly Young Ladies is a romantic comedy of off-Bloomsbury bohemia. Sheltered, naïve, and just eighteen, Elsie leaves the stifling environment of her parents' home in Cornwall to seek out her sister, Leo, who had run away nine years earlier. She...

A major work of American literature from a major American writer that powerfully portrays the anguish of being Black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war. "Baldwin is one of the few genuinely indispensable American writers."...

Reality and memory; imagination and oblivion. Somewhere between these signposts can be found the events of Wilde Stories 2016: a future world has forbidden the songs of dancefloor divas but on one night the show returns as a cautionary exhibition; high school outcasts create...

An unexpected encounter with an otherworldly spirit at a holiday party in the Orenda Valley sends Seth Davis, a gay journalist from Manhattan, on a profound religious journey. Along the way, Seth stumbles into a quarreling coven of witches in the charming tourist town...

"Being a girl was something that never really happened for me."--Rae SpoonIvan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon are accomplished, award-winning writers, musicians, and performers; they are also both admitted "gender failures." In their first collaborative book, Ivan and Rae explore and expose their failed...

The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else.Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write.And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he...

"Books are often described as 'mind-blowing, ' but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, I have exclaimed aloud, 'Oh. My. God.' on multiple occasions. I won't tell you anything else about it. Just read it." -- John Green...

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere "This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I...

Lauren thinks she has a pretty good life--so why is it that she feels crazy most of the time? She figures it's nothing she can't fix by getting her first girlfriend and doing better at school. But how is she ever going to find...

"When I see a reflection of me, I am no longer afraid. I see the brightest light..." This collection of poetry is a response to every whisper, scream, tear, fear, heartbreak, and loss Nikki Powerhouse has experienced on her life journey. It is her...

While dressing for dinner on New Year's Eve, the last thing Marson Miles expects is to fall in love that night-with his wife's nephew. But when Brody Norris arrives from California to join his uncle's architectural firm, Marson finds his life turned upside down....

The world is at Jennifer Lamont's feet--right where she wants it. She has made breaking hearts a blood sport, and the cool, calculated use of other people's backs has led to the stardom she has craved from the first time she heard applause. Lust...

A landmark literary event: the first novel by a female member of Oulipo in English, a sexy genderless love story.

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is narrated by award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris in this book and CD package. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little...

Imani Sims' magical (A)live Heart brings the reader into a sacred space where language invites us to "gather in the living room and story-tell the dead exploits of Black women." These poems explore the political, the personal, the public, and the private, all while...

Transcendencies, Further Poems of My Transgender Life, by Jennifer Angelina Petro, continues the joyous expression of a transgender life. In this stunning collection of poems, Petro addresses everything from shaving to questioning herself, to the tragedy of Pulse Night Club. This is a grittier...

A Life Lived With Wings, Poems of My Transgender Life, is a collection of poems that address directly and indirectly Jennifer Angelina Petro's transition as a transwoman. Her poems are full of fireflies, cicadas, trees, spirits, angels, as well as questions, and compassionate answers...

In this 1950s period drama, Junius is a New York City fertility demon with a crush. Ever since falling from heaven he's been alone. Except for the mothers and children he watches over. James Kelly Rosenburg, a black soldier with snowflakes in his hair,...

A comprehensive guide to marriage--perks, consequences, and everything in between--aimed at the LGBTQ+ community, from a leading gay rights lawyer. Not long ago, same-sex couples had to jump through endless hoops to make their relationships even close to legal. Happily, those days are over....

This modern classic from New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr encourages kids to be proud of who they are inside--perfect for fans of Todd's beloved It's Okay to Be Different. With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr...

A sister s darkest secret is revealed at her brother s wedding. A woman with extrasensory visions accidentally gives her philandering husband her blessing. A dying mother wishes her cancer was her daughters, not hers. "Pretend I m Your Friend" lays bare the fear,...

The Roman Empire, AD 108. Emperor Trajan, busy rebuilding Rome, decides to combine a sightseeing tour of Egypt s ancient monuments with an expedition to raid the Nile s vast treasure trove of Greek and Egyptian statuary for the embellishment of his many building...

In these immaculately crafted stories inspired by the 1980s, Philip Dean Walker spotlights a cast of celebrities and historical figures in situations unsettling as Day-Glo and poignant as roses while the specter of AIDS looms. "This highly original meditation on the '80s is like...

A transformational approach to overcoming the divisions between feminist communities While many feminist and queer movements are designed to challenge sexism, they often simultaneously police gender and sexuality -- sometimes just as fiercely as the straight, male-centric mainstream does. Some feminists vocally condemn other...

From the best-selling author of How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee's award-winning debut is "One of the great queer novels . . . of our time."--Brandon Taylor, GQTwelve-year-old Fee is a shy Korean-American boy growing up in Maine whose powerful soprano voice...

ONE OF BILLBOARD'S "100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME" The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self.It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida,...

This Anniversary Edition of Station Eleven, a finalist for the National Book Award and named a Best Book of the Twenty-First Century by the New York Times, celebrates ten years of this now iconic novel with a new color illustration and a guide to...