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THESE THINGS HAPPEN, by Richard Kramer

January 31, 2013

A VERY NEW YORK story about a charming, disaffected teenager and his parents and their partners.  Sweet.

Grade: SOLID B

THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Unbridled Books
2012

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MERCURY, by Lesley-Ann Jones

January 7, 2013

CHATTY BIOGRAPHY OF the late, great rock icon Freddie Mercury has an insider feel, if no profound depths.

Grade: SOLID B

MERCURY: AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY OF FREDDIE MERCURY
Touchstone
2012

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RIDING FURY HOME, by Chana Wilson

December 23, 2012

A MOTHER/DAUGHTER relationship, fractured by addiction and depression, is healed by feminism and by coming out.

Grade: SOLID B

RIDING FURY HOME: A MEMOIR
Seal Press
2012

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ARE YOU MY MOTHER? by Alison Bechdel

November 27, 2012

ALISON BECHDEL IS SIMPLY a national treasure! Her latest memoir in graphic novel form is thoughtful and wise.

Grade: A MINUS

ARE YOU MY MOTHER? A COMIC DRAMA
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012

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AN ARAB MELANCHOLIA, by Abdellah Taïa

November 6, 2012

LOVELY, SPARE PROSE tells the story of a gay Moroccan man wrestling with the ideas of Arab identity, culture.

Grade: B PLUS

AN ARAB MELANCHOLIA
Semiotext(e)/Smart Art
2012

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DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? by Dan Bucatinsky

October 26, 2012

ENGAGING, CANDID MEMOIR of parenting as a gay dad from comic actor/screenwriter Dan Bucatinsky; tons of charm!

Grade: SOLID B

DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? CONFESSIONS OF A GAY DAD
Touchstone/Simon and Schuster
2012

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SEX AND PUNISHMENT, by Eric Berkowitz

August 23, 2012

QUIRKY, HIGHLY INFORMATIVE overview of laws about sexual behavior from Hammurabi to the trial of Oscar Wilde.

Grade: SOLID B

SEX AND PUNISHMENT: FOUR THOUSAND YEARS OF JUDGING DESIRE
Counterpoint
2012

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GYPSY BOY, by Mikey Walsh

August 15, 2012

GRITTY, CANDID MEMOIR of a childhood in England’s Romany Gypsy community, facing prejudice, violence, abuse.

Grade: SOLID B

GYPSY BOY: MY LIFE IN THE SECRET WORLD OF THE ROMANY GYPSIES
St. Martin's Press
2012

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THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE MIND, by Sarah Schulman

August 6, 2012

INCISIVE, DEEPLY PERSONAL reflection on the impact of AIDS and gentrification on New York’s queer avant-garde.

Grade: B PLUS

THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE MIND: WITNESS TO A LOST IMAGINATION
University of California Press
2012

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WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? by Jeanette Winterson

July 19, 2012

NOVELIST JEANETTE WINTERSON’S lyrical memoir testifies to her faith in love despite her grueling childhood.

Grade: SOLID A

WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL?
Grove Press
2012

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