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Firestarter: Mike Curato's 'Flamer' a Searing, Intense Portrait
Mike Curato, an award-winning author and talented artist, has produced a young adult graphic novel about a young man on the verge, and it's a searing, intensive portrait that stays with the reader long after the book is finished.
Major 'Meaning' :: Mariah Carey's Life Shared in New Memoir
"The Meaning of Mariah Carey" is The New York Times best-seller of the life and career of a truly influential artist and entertainer, the autobiography of one of the most talented, hardworking, compelling, witty, and transcendent African-American artists.
SF Poet James J. Siegel's New Collection Knocks on the Door to Memory
Take a break from whatever you're doing and immerse yourself James J. Siegel's revelatory poetry collection for city that has known many gods.
Our Favorite LGBTQ Cookbooks to Gift This Season
These recent cookbooks by LGBTQ chefs, food writers and celebrities are sure to satisfy the savvy palates of friends, family, colleagues and lovers.
Anthony Veasna So, Acclaimed Queer Fiction Writer, Dead at Age 28
The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide additional details.
Author Michael Alvear Says We Need to Talk About Bottoms
Sex columnist and health writer Michael Alvear offers a humorous, no-nonsense guide to an acivity that is often ridiculed — being a bottom — with his latest book. EDGE spoke to him about "How to Bottom Like a Porn Star."
Sex and the Cities: David Gilmore's Memoir's More than Sexy Tales
Tucson, Arizona author David Gilmore, who is also a photographer, filmmaker, and former radio show host, offers more than just dirty sex stories in his latest book, "Tail in Two Cities."
Capital Ideas: An interview with Kim Roberts, Editor of 'By Broad Potomac's Shore'
Queer poet, historian and educator Kim Roberts brings life to literary history in "By Broad Potomac's Shore: Great Poets from the Early Days of the Nation's Capital."
Review: Joe Cosentino's 'Drama Christmas' is Delightfully Witty, Unapologetically Wicked
Marley isn't the only one dead to begin with in the latest Nicky and Noah mystery from Joe Cosentino.
In Hard- (and Soft-) Cover: Solosexuals, Adult Film Directors, and Bruce LaBruce
Five new and recent books on gay pornography explore the making and enjoyment of erotic films and videos, from their early days to today, with performer and director interviews, and the diaries of director Bruce La Bruce.
Books on Our Gift List
Books are affordable gifts that can be enjoyed in the safety of the recipients' homes. From photos books to fiction, pandemic poetry and thought-provoking essays, you'll find compelling reading for yourself or a loved one.
'Our Friendship, and her Legacy' — Robyn Crawford Stands Up for Whitney Houston
Late last year Robyn Crawford opened up about her relationship with the late Whitney Houston with her memoir "A Song For You: My Life with Whitney Houston." EDGE spoke to Crawford about her complicated relationship with the late superstar.
Pictures Perfect; Photo, Art and Children's Books with a Queer Eye
Three new and recent books, while in different genres, each bring florid color and stories to readers. Ron Williams' René Capone's and Paul Pycraft & Melissa VanDiver's books share a stunning array of visuals in photos, paintings and illustration.
Jan Morris, Author and Transgender Pioneer, Dies at 94
Jan Morris, the celebrated journalist, historian, world traveler and fiction writer who in middle age became a pioneer of the transgender movement, has died at 94.
Gay Coming of Age Book 'Shuggie Bain' Wins Booker Prize
Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for "Shuggie Bain," a novel about a boy's turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.
New Photo Book Celebrates NYC Transgender Community
Photographer Roger Moenks in collaboration with curator Shelly Brown is releasing 'NuAuthentic,' a 196-page visual exploration and portrayal of 100 of the most intriguingly beautiful gender-fluid and transgender individuals in New York City.
The Book of Daniel: An Interview with Gay Writer Daniel M. Jaffe
A genuinely international experience, Daniel M. Jaffe short story collection takes readers around the globe in search of love and healing.
Barack Obama Memoir Off to Record-Setting Start in Sales
Former President Barack Obama's "A Promised Land" sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern history.
Barack Obama Admits to 'Shamefully' Using Homophobic Slurs as Young Man in New Memoir
In his new bestselling memoir, President Barack Obama has admitted to calling people "gay" and "fags" as a young man, and feeling "profoundly ashamed."
Tarantino has Deal for 2 Books on Films, Including 1 His Own
Quentin Tarantino's next work of imagination will be in book form.
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