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[214] Strings Attached - Nick Nolan6 comments

Matthew wrote 1 week ago: He felt the familiar flames of self-hatred spark then leap skyward once again, fanned by the certain … more →

Tags: Books, Contemporary Literature, Literature, American Literature, Nick Nolan, strings attached

GLBT Literature37 comments

Matthew wrote 1 month ago: June is Gay Pride month in San Francisco, and Hawaii (Oahu) celebrates Pride in July. In honor of t … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Contemporary Literature, GLBT literature, Gay Pride

Review of 'The Gay Divorcee' by Paul Burston

alexhopkins wrote 1 month ago: It is not easy to get a gay novel published. Possibly our most celebrated gay writer, Edmund White, … more →

Tags: armistead maupin, Edmund White, gay-culture, Homovision, House of Homosexual Culture, Paul burston, polari, SOHO, The Gay Divorcee

Gay Literature....Beautifully Melancholic ?

alexhopkins wrote 2 months ago: legendary gay author Edmund White at home in Paris Last week a friend challenged me on why I read so … more →

Tags: alan hollinghurst, armistead maupin, Arts, Books, Culture, Daily Mail, Edmund White, giovanni's room, James Baldwin

B-boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-on-Black Love Story

kimandr wrote 3 months ago: Author: Hardy, James Earl Title: B-boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-on-Black Love … more →

Tags: Romance, African-American, GLBTQ, character centered, CANDID, vivid, Political, resolved ending, Sexually Explicit

No More Amazon

1writeway wrote 3 months ago: Amazon is playing with the fire … in essence, censoring books that they deemed to be “ad … more →

Tags: censorship, Adult Literature, Amazon, Boycott, Rankings

[195] The Hours - Michael Cunningham 24 comments

Matthew wrote 3 months ago: “we Live our lives, do whatever we do, and then we sleep—it’s as simple and ordina … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, Michael Cunningham, The Hours

Mrs. Dalloway vs. The Hours13 comments

Matthew wrote 3 months ago: With Mrs. Dalloway being so slow of a reading (small does of it is probably conducive to a more plau … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, English Literature, Michael Cunningham, The Hours, Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway

Lesbian, Gay, Bixexual, Transgender Lambda Literary Awards Finalists 1 comment

thespiralstaircase wrote 3 months ago: Finalists for the 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards The Lambda Literary Awards seek to recognize ex … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Lesbian, Transsexual, Gay, Bisexual, GLBTQ, LGBT, Transgender, Queer Writers

Why do I care if a character is a homosexual?2 comments

timeenoughatlast wrote 6 months ago:  I really want to know.  I remember that in SoaW, Liir begets a child, on Candle.  But for some reas … more →

Tags: Gay Stuff/Gay Rights, Movies/Media/TV, Novels, Gay, Gay Rights, Books, Son of a Witch, Maguire, Gregory Maguire

[172] Traitor to the Race - Darieck Scott10 comments

Matthew wrote 7 months ago: “You are a white male. White maleness is the standard. You define what is. What is right is wh … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, Reading, Traitor to the Race, African American Studies, minority literature, Darieck Scott

The Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst2 comments

The Dandy Highwayman wrote 7 months ago: London, 1983. William Beckwith, young, gay, indolent and aristocratic, devotes his existence to the … more →

Tags: Reviews, Books, alan hollinghurst, Ronald Firbank, Gay, Homophobia

[162] Breakfast with Scot - Michael Downing2 comments

Matthew wrote 9 months ago: “We are all a little ashamed of ourselves. We weren’t exactly a family, but we shared a … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, breakfast with scot, michael downing, Parenting, Teenager Literature

[160] The Same Embrace - Micahel Lowenthal4 comments

Matthew wrote 9 months ago: The Same Embrace tells the story of identical twins, Jacob and Jonathan, who once shared an unbreaka … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, The Same Embrace, Michael Lowenthal

[157] Landing - Emma Donoghue3 comments

Matthew wrote 9 months ago: “They could never say good night or good morning without laughing at the incongruity of it, th … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, Contemporary Literature, Canadian Literature, Emma Donoghue, GLBT literature, landing, lesbian literature

[151] The Dreyfus Affair - Peter Lefcourt11 comments

Matthew wrote 10 months ago: If Randy Dreyfus ever felt any confusion about the basic choreography of the sex act with another ma … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, Contemporary Literature, The Dreyfus affair, Peter Lefcourt

[148] The Front Runner - Patricia Nell Warren6 comments

Matthew wrote 10 months ago: “In those very first winter days, he stirred up all the old feelings, to a pitch of intensity … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, Contemporary Literature, GLBT literature, The Front Runner, Patricia Nell Warren

The Sunday Salon: Mill Valley Book Depot16 comments

Matthew wrote 10 months ago: It happens again. No sooner had I posted my fall reading list did a couple books vie for my immedia … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Meme, Reading, The Sunday Salon, Patricia Warren, The Front Runner, Mill Valley, Outdoor reading

Excert from The Thief's Journal by jean Genet 1932

patrishka wrote 11 months ago: 1932. Spain at the time was covered with vermin, its beggars. They went from village to village, to … more →

Tags: Art, Books, Friends, Life, People, Personal, Random, Reflections, Shopping


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