An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement
By: Jim Elledge
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Henry Gerber was the father of American gay liberation. Born in 1892 in Germany, Henry Gerber was e…
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1. Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody, #18)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.17
Format: 381 pages, Hardcover
Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Ki… read more
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"So now you have it. The plot, the whole plot, and nothing but the plot."-Elizabeth Peters, Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody, #18)
"Have you caught cold?' 'It would appear so.' 'You could give it to Margaret,' Ramses suggested. His uncle turned the tinted spectacles toward him and then, unexpectedly, bust into laughter. 'What a c…"-Elizabeth Peters, Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody, #18)
"They will have difficulties to overcome,' I admitted. 'Including the differences in their religions. However, marriage is always a chancy business, Katherine. I have known individuals who appeared pe…"-Elizabeth Peters, Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody, #18)
2. In a Strange Room
By: Damon Galgut
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A young man takes three journeys, through Greece, India and Africa. He travels lightly, simply. To … read more
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3. Fellow Travelers
By: Thomas Mallon
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the highly acclaimed author of Bandboxand Dewey Defeats Truman-a searing new historical novel … read more
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- politics
- queer
- gay
- lgbt
4. The Stepford Wives
By: Ira Levin
2.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost to… read more
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5. The Dovekeepers
By: Alice Hoffman
4.11
Format: 40 pages,
Over five years in the writing, The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing n… read more
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6. The Sheltering Sky
By: Paul Bowles
3.89
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans appr… read more
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"When I was young"-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"The soul is the weariest part of the body."-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"She was saved from prettiness by the intensity of her gaze."-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"La humanidad es todos salvo uno mismo. Entonces, ¿Qué interés puede tener para nadie?"-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
7. Queer
By: William S. Burroughs
3.84
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, "Queer" is an enigma - both an unflinching … read more
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8. Bastard Out of Carolina
By: Dorothy Allison
3.99
Format: 32 pages,
Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, an illegitimate young girl, dreams of escaping her Greenville County, … read more
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9. Another Country
By: James Baldwin
4.08
Format: None pages, Paperback
When Another Countryappeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwin's masterly stor… read more
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10. Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations
By: bell hooks
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can… read more
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11. M Train
By: Patti Smith
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"We sometimes eclipse our own dreams with reality."-Patti Smith, M Train
"Those were mystical times. An era of small pleasures."-Patti Smith, M Train
"He picks the lock of her dreams with her own hairpin."-Patti Smith, M Train
"I may not know what is in your mind, but I know how your mind works."-Patti Smith, M Train
12. The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)
By: K.J. Charles
4.17
Format: 311 pages, Paperback
Robin Loxleigh and his sister Marianne are the hit of the Season, so attractive and delightful that… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"... when people want to hurt someone very much, they often reach for the thing that would hurt themselves most deeply."-K.J. Charles, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)
"... why have we all decided that the most important and to-be-respected quality is the one possessed by the worst people?"-K.J. Charles, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)
13. Day
By: Michael Cunningham
3.57
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, fallin… read more
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- queer
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"Here, then, is the answer. A degree of cruelty is necessary because Garth, like most men, can only deposit his needs at her feet, can only declare his love—that romantic hallucination, which would be…"-Michael Cunningham, Day
14. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)
By: Armistead Maupin
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
15. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
By: Andrew McCarthy
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following New York Times bestselling author and ac… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
16. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
By: Cynthia Carr
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more
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- history
- biography
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
17. 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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- history
- biography
- gay
- lgbt
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- 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
18. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
By: Paul Newman
3.89
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more
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19. Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring
By: Brad Gooch
4.39
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
“It’s all the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for … read more
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- gay
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20. Karma: My Autobiography
By: Boy George
3.62
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more
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21. End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood
By: Patty Lin
3.79
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
What happens when you land your dream job and everything you've been working toward becomes a compl… read more
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22. Rememberings
By: Sinéad O'Connor
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICONSinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made he… read more
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"When one lives with the Devil one finds out there's a God."-Sinéad O'Connor, Rememberings
23. Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
By: Greg Marshall
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets… read more
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- queer
24. The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills, #2)
By: Lev A.C. Rosen
4.17
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks―once you have finally foun… read more
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25. The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2)
By: C.M. Waggoner
3.75
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
A charming historical fantasy with a tender love story at its core, from the author of Unnatural Ma… read more
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26. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.82
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
A new essay collection from Samantha Irby about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children i… read more
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- biography
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27. Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
By: Paul Rudnick
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick, a riotously funny, perceptive, and life-affirming novel fol… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
"If all the world's a stage, gay people are often expected to understudy themselves, reinterpreting the truth of their performances, depending on who's out front, and who's paying their salary."-Paul Rudnick, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
28. Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods
By: Amelia Pang
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of Halloween decorations. The cheap… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
29. Compound Fracture
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more
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- queer
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"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture
30. An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement
By: Jim Elledge
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Henry Gerber was the father of American gay liberation. Born in 1892 in Germany, Henry Gerber was e… read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- politics
- nonfiction
- queer
31. Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Alonso Duralde
4.58
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be “discreet” about their l… read more
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- queer
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