The Kingdom of Sand
By: Andrew Holleran
3.51
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
One of the great appeals of Florida has always been the sense that the minute you get here you have…
Want to Read $ 11.99"It is a fact seldom observed that after a certain age a single man is a creature no one has a place for"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"It is a fact seldom observed that after a certain age a single man is a creature no one has a place for"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"When the American novelist Howard Sturgis lay on his deathbed he was cared for so solicitously by his life partner that at one point Sturgis had to remind him, "A watched pot never boils"—surely one of the wittiest comments ever made while dying, unless you consider what the socialite Drue Heinz said when nearing the end—"They won't even let you take a book"—or the emperor Vespasian, who remarked on his deathbed, "I think I am turning into a god."-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"When the American novelist Howard Sturgis lay on his deathbed he was cared for so solicitously by his life partner that at one point Sturgis had to remind him, "A watched pot never boils"—surely one of the wittiest comments ever made while dying, unless you consider what the socialite Drue Heinz said when nearing the end—"They won't even let you take a book"—or the emperor Vespasian, who remarked on his deathbed, "I think I am turning into a god."-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
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1. A Boy's Own Story
By: Edmund White
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1982 as the first of Edmund White's trilogy of autobiographical novels, A B… read more
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2. The New Life
By: Tom Crewe
3.77
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more
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"Science requires a rational audience."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"True development does not respect comfort."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"-Tom Crewe, The New Life
3. The Whale Tattoo
By: Jon Ransom
3.75
Format: None pages, None
Cruelly beautiful, utterly authentic – introducing a searingly talented new Queer writer. When a… read more
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4. Family Meal
By: Bryan Washington
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot, an irresistible, intimate novel abo… read more
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5. 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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"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
6. The Foghorn Echoes
By: Danny Ramadan
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout tha… read more
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"The story within me aches like an untreated wound. It's unheard and I need to speak it. It roams my insides like a caged animal gasping for air. It trembles."-Danny Ramadan, The Foghorn Echoes
7. Less Is Lost (Arthur Less, #2)
By: Andrew Sean Greer
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the follow-up to the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less, the awkward and lovable Arthu… read more
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8. Blackouts
By: Justin Torres
3.77
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more
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9. The Kingdom of Sand
By: Andrew Holleran
3.51
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
One of the great appeals of Florida has always been the sense that the minute you get here you have… read more
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- novels
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- queer
"It is a fact seldom observed that after a certain age a single man is a creature no one has a place for"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"When the American novelist Howard Sturgis lay on his deathbed he was cared for so solicitously by his life partner that at one point Sturgis had to remind him, "A watched pot never boils"—surely one …"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
10. Just by Looking at Him
By: Ryan O'Connell
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the star of Peacock’s Queer as Folk and the Netflix series Special comes a “funny, tender, and… read more
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"I used to believe it was a privilege to be loved by anybody. Not anymore."-Ryan O'Connell, Just by Looking at Him
11. Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise
By: Jack Parlett
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
* A Town and Country Must-Read Book of Summer * *A BUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF JUNE* *A Washington Post… read more
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12. Let's Get Back to the Party
By: Zak Salih
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
What Does It Mean to Be a Gay Man Today? It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage … read more
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13. The Humble Lover
By: Edmund White
2.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about… read more
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14. Greenland
By: David Santos Donaldson
3.80
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel in the vein of The Prophets and Memorial, about a young auth… read more
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15. 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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"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
16. The Town of Babylon
By: Alejandro Varela
3.96
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
In this contemporary debut novel—an intimate portrait of queer, racial, and class identity —Andrés,… read more
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17. All the World Beside
By: Garrard Conley
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England … read more
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18. Disorderly Men
By: Edward Cahill
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Three gay men in pre-Stonewall NYC find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village… read more
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19. The Lookback Window
By: Kyle Dillon Hertz
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice. Growing… read more
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"The great shame of your life is that you weren't raised Catholic," James said to me. "You've got suffering, but you don't have the aesthetic."-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window
"Some people talk about their PTSD as if it's a badge of honor, and I roll my fucking eyes. I'm not trying to be the PDST-esy of them all. I ignored it for a really long time. I overdosed at seventeen…"-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window
20. In Tongues
By: Thomas Grattan
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more
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21. Up With the Sun
By: Thomas Mallon
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A look back at the life of a little-known, C-list celebrity striver who met a bad end in New York C… read more
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