Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
By: Dustin Lance Black
4.58
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and political activist, a candid, vivid, powerfully res…
Want to Read $ 9.99"You beg for crumbs, you get less crumbs."-Dustin Lance Black, Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
"You beg for crumbs, you get less crumbs."-Dustin Lance Black, Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
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1. A Natural
By: Ross Raisin
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful footballer. A man others lo… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
2. The Book of Salt
By: Monique Truong
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
Binh, a Vietnamese cook, flees Saigon in 1929, disgracing his family to serve as a galley hand at s… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
3. Yiddish for Pirates
By: Gary Barwin
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Piratesrecounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mit… read more
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4. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
By: Garrard Conley
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
"The power of Conley s story resides not only in the vividly depicted grotesqueries of the therapy … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
5. That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family
By: Tom Christofferson
3.48
Format: 93 pages,
"'A happy gay Mormon.' That's the shorthand I often use to describe myself," writes Tom Christoffer… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
6. Two Boys Kissing
By: David Levithan
3.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and C… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
7. Stonewall
By: Martin Duberman
3.91
Format: 240 pages,
The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village. At a little after one a.m. on the … read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- politics
- nonfiction
- queer
8. My Education
By: Susan Choi
4.20
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
An intimately charged novel of desire and disaster from the author of American Woman and A Person o… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
9. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
By: Tavis Smiley , Wes Moore
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, de… read more
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10. Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship
By: None
3.79
Format: 477 pages, Paperback
The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her mood… read more
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11. The Brothers Bishop
By: Bart Yates
4.40
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
Tommy and Nathan Bishop are as different as two brothers can be. Carefree and careless, Tommy is th… read more
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12. Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
By: Jeremy Atherton Lin
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The New York … read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"Gay is the opium of the people."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"It used to be: We are everywhere. Now it’s: We are everything."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"We became a different kind of wallflower—not shrinking violets but judgmental pansies."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"I was under the impression I was always late to the party, but in fact I may not have been invited."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
13. All Boys Aren’t Blue
By: George M. Johnson
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"History has an interesting way of painting."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
14. Tomboyland: Essays
By: Melissa Faliveno
3.98
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
A fiercely personal and startlingly universal essay collection about the mysteries of gender and de… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
15. Coming Up for Air
By: Tom Daley
4.06
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
A deeply personal and inspiring memoir from one of the most celebrated and influential names in Bri… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"We are often told to just be ourselves but what does that really mean?...There is no 'just' in any of these statements, because it is hard. I think we are often told how to be; how to behave, how to …"-Tom Daley, Coming Up for Air
16. Miss Memory Lane: A Memoir
By: Colton Haynes
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A brutally honest and moving memoir of lust, abuse, addiction, stardom, and redemption from Arrow a… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
17. Invitation to the Blues (Small Change, #2)
By: Roan Parrish
4.22
Format: 220 pages, ebook
Eight months ago Jude Lucen fled his partner, his career, and a hospital in Boston after a suicide … read more
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- audiobook
- queer
- lgbt
18. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
By: Kamala Harris
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
19. Too Much Is Not Enough
By: Andrew Rannells
4.14
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and HBO's Girls, the heartfelt and hilarious coming-… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
20. Naturally Tan
By: Tan France
3.79
Format: 8 pages, Audio CD
In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's smash-hit QUEER EYE, tells… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"My biggest fantasy was to be able to take my revenge, which is a seriously screwed-up mentality for a child to have."-Tan France, Naturally Tan
"But I was good at running really fucking fast - my hundred-meter spring was bananas. Racism sucked, but it encouraged me to run faster than the bullies. That's the only silver lining you'll find in t…"-Tan France, Naturally Tan
"There are two things a brown person cannot do, and those are to scream or run through an airport with a backpack on. We struggle to catch flights, too. But we're not allowed to run, because that woul…"-Tan France, Naturally Tan
"All I can say is speak up; ask questions. Explain your concerns. It's the first step in feeling empowered to push forward with your own agenda. There is no reason to stifle yourself! Because as a wis…"-Tan France, Naturally Tan
21. On Swift Horses
By: Shannon Pufahl
3.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
22. The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
4.14
Format: 15 pages, Audio CD
She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead, ask your question," her fathe… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. In Too Deep (A Texas Beach Town Romance, #1)
By: Daryl Banner
4.07
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
From USA Today Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes a steamy beach town standalone major vacation … read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
24. His Lordship's Secret (His Lordship’s Mysteries, #1)
By: Samantha SoRelle
3.95
Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition
London 1818 Alfred Pennington, the Earl of Crawford, knows someone wants him dead. An illicit bo… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
25. Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
By: Dustin Lance Black
4.58
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and political activist, a candid, vivid, powerfully res… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- politics
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"You beg for crumbs, you get less crumbs."-Dustin Lance Black, Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
26. High-Risk Homosexual
By: Edgar Gomez
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
This witty memoir traces a touching and often hilarious spiralic path to embracing a gay, Latinx id… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
27. Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other
By: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
3.31
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
INSTANT #1 TORONTO STAR and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLERSophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a d… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Nearlywed
By: Nicolas DiDomizio
3.85
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
An engaged couple's compatibility is put to the test during their ill-fated early honeymoon in this… read more
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- audiobook
- queer
- gay
- lgbt
29. Private Cummings
By: Pete McGinty
4.80
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
“… an engaging portrait of two lives filled with human longing and the costs of being different.”—B… read more
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30. Heart of Summer (The Gold Brothers #3)
By: Max Walker
4.13
Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition
MAVERICK GOLD : The moment I locked eyes with Theo from across the bar, I knew my life would change… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
31. Made with Love: Get hooked with 30 knitting and crochet patterns
By: Tom Daley
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Olympic gold medal–winning diver and beloved LGBTQ icon Tom Daley offers thirty exclusive knitting … read more
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- nonfiction
- lgbt
