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Series: Time Is a Mother Hardcover Ocean Vuong 9780593300237 $32.00 POETRY Apr 05, 2022

The highly anticipated collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean VuongHow else do we return to ourselves but to foldThe page so it points to the good partIn this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. Shifting through memory, and in concert with the themes of his novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong contends with personal loss, the meaning of family, and th... + Read More
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Series: Tasty Pride 75 Recipes and Stories from the Queer Food Community Hardcover Tasty 9780593136980 $34.00 COOKING May 12, 2020

From the wildly popular, fiercely inclusive BuzzFeed cooking brand comes 75 innovative recipes and inspiring stories from prominent LGBTQ+ cooks and foodies.Tasty Pride is a collection of recipes and stories from the queer food community compiled by Jesse Szewczyk, Tasty’s senior food writer. Some of these contributors are already known and loved by Tasty’s fans, and some are new names that Tasty’s fans should know and will love.The super fun, highly original recipes range from Everything Bagel Beignets by Alex Koones and Scallops with Grilled ... + Read More
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Series: Daughters of the Deer Paperback Danielle Daniel 9780735282087 $24.00 FICTION Mar 08, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this haunting and groundbreaking historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of women in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s, a story inspired by her family’s ancestral link to a young girl who was murdered by French settlers.1657. Marie, a gifted healer of the Deer Clan, does not want to marry the green-eyed soldier from France who has asked for her hand. But her people are threatened by disease and starvation and need help against the Iroquois and their English allies if they are to survive. When her chief be... + Read More
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Series: Ten Steps to Nanette A Memoir Situation Hardcover Hannah Gadsby 9781984819789 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 29, 2022

Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette when she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost.“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” —Hannah Gadsby, NanetteHannah Gadsby’s show Nanette is a scorching critique of the way society conducts public debates about marginalized communities. When it premiered on Netflix, it left audiences c... + Read More
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Series: The Queens' English The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases Hardcover Chloe O. Davis 9780593135006 $29.50 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 02, 2021

A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community’s contributions to the English language—an intersectional, inclusive, playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms and fabulous phrases created by and for queer culture.Do you know where “yaaaas queen!” comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA+ stand for?The Queens’ English is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that define and celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture. ... + Read More
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Series: Broken Horses A Memoir Paperback Brandi Carlile 9780593237267 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 12, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammywinner opens up about faith, sexuality, parenthood, and a life shaped by music in “one of the great memoirs ofour time” (Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed).Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beau... + Read More
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Series: My Policeman A Novel Paperback Bethan Roberts 9780143136989 $23.00 FICTION Aug 03, 2021

Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love.It is in 1950’s Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city’s famous pier and Marion is smitten—determined her love alone will be enough for them both. A few years later near the Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted, and opens Tom’s eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world of art, travel, and beauty. Tom is their policeman,... + Read More
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Series: BOYS RUN THE RIOT Boys Run the Riot 4 Paperback Keito Gaku 9781646511211 $16.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jan 18, 2022

A transgender teen named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world!RIOTS ARE ALL THE RAGE Now that the drama with Tsubasa has cooled down, Ryo is living out and proud at school, and he and his friends are back on track to create new designs for Boys Run the Riot. While doing so, Ryo bumps into a fan named Joe, who has been running his own fas... + Read More
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Series: One Life Paperback Megan Rapinoe 9781984881182 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 07, 2021

Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion, has become a galvanizing force for social change; here, she urges all of us to take up the mantle, with actions big and small, to continue the fight for justice and equalityRaised in a conservative small town in Northern California, the youngest of six, Megan Rapinoe was four years old when she kicked her first soccer ball. Her parents encouraged her love for the game, but taught her that winning was much less important than how she lived her life. From childhood on, ... + Read More
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Series: Radiant Fugitives A Novel Hardcover Nawaaz Ahmed 9781640094048 $35.00 FICTION Aug 03, 2021

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTIONFINALIST FOR PUBLISHING TRIANGLE’S EDMUND WHITE DEBUT FICTION AWARDIn the last weeks of her pregnancy, a Muslim Indian lesbian living in San Francisco receives a visit from her estranged mother and sister that surfaces long held secrets and betrayals in this “sweeping family saga… with the beautiful specificity of real lives lived, loved, and fought for” (Entertainment Weekly)Working as a consultant for Kamala Harris’s attorney general campaign in Obama-era San Francisco, Seema has constructed... + Read More
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Series: Ace What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex Paperback Angela Chen 9780807014738 $21.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 14, 2021

An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that’s obsessed with sexual attraction, and what the ace perspective can teach all of us about desire and identity.What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? What does asexuality reveal about gender roles, about romance and consent, and the pressures of society? This accessible examination of asexuality shows that the issues that aces face—confusion around sexual activity, the intersection of sexuality and identity, navigating di... + Read More
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Series: The Romantic Agenda Paperback Claire Kann 9780593336632 $22.00 FICTION Apr 12, 2022

Joy is in love with Malcolm.But Malcolm really likes Summer.Summer is in love with love.And Fox is Summer’s ex-boyfriend.Thirty, flirty, and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm, but she’s never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he’s met the love of his life—and no, it’s not Joy—she’s heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it’s her last chance to show him exactly what he’s overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something…or someone…and his name is Fox.... + Read More
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Series: Wow, No Thank You. Essays Paperback Samantha Irby 9780525563488 $21.95 HUMOR Mar 31, 2020

A Vintage Paperback Original.A new rip-roaring essay collection from the smart, edgy, hilarious, unabashedly raunchy, and bestselling Samantha Irby about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children in white, small-town America, health food and skincare obsessions, money trouble, the real story of glamorous Hollywood life and more.Beloved writer Samantha Irby returns to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting third book following Meaty and New York Times bestselling We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.Irby is turning forty, ... + Read More
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Series: Sister Outsider Essays and Speeches Paperback Audre Lorde 9781580911863 $21.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 01, 2007

Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. “[Lorde’s] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”—The New York Times In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting s... + Read More
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Series: Memorial A Novel Paperback Bryan Washington 9780593087282 $23.00 FICTION Oct 26, 2021

A funny and profound story about family in all its strange forms, joyful and hard-won vulnerability, becoming who you’re supposed to be, and the limits of love.Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson’s a Black day care teacher, and they’ve been together for a few years—good years—but now they’re not sure why they’re still a couple. There’s the sex, sure, and the meals Mike cooks for Benson, and, well, they love each other.But when Mike finds out his est... + Read More
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Series: The Witches of Thistle Grove Payback's a Witch Paperback Lana Harper 9780593336069 $22.00 FICTION Oct 05, 2021

The Witches of Eastwick meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper.Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn’t been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoor, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.But when a spellcasting tournament that her f... + Read More
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Series: Carmilla, Deluxe Edition The cult classic that inspired Dracula Hardcover Sheridan Le Fanu 9781782275848 $24.95 FICTION Sep 07, 2021

A beautifully produced edition of the ORIGINAL vampire story—predating Dracula by more than 25 years—with a stunning iconic cover + thoughtful design and layout to ensure the most seductive reading experience…“What Carmilla lacks in sophistication — with a reveal so laughably obvious it’s actually charming — it makes up for with its surprisingly gentle, nonjudgmental depiction of Sapphic longing. Does Carmilla want to drain her tender new young friend? Yes! But she feels bad about it, and it’s that exploration of obsessive first love being both... + Read More
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Series: Boys Run the Riot Boys Run the Riot 3 Paperback Keito Gaku 9781646511198 $16.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Oct 05, 2021

A transgender teen named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world!TO BE MY TRUE SELF Sales for Boys Run the Riot skyrocket when the famous LGBTQ YouTuber WING introduces the brand to their fans…but in the process, also outs Ryo as transgender to the whole world! With his secret now out in the open, Ryo is left to face the confusion of his cl... + Read More
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Series: Decolonizing Wellness A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation Paperback Dalia Kinsey 9781637740309 $21.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Feb 08, 2022

2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER — LGBTQIA NONFICTION“The author offers an empowering perspective for people whose identities are often marginalized in the health and wellness industry.” —Manhattan Book Review Become the healthiest and happiest version of yourself using wellness tools designed specifically for BIPOC and LGBTQ folks.The lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ representation in the fields of health and nutrition has led to repeated racist and unscientific biases that negatively impact the very people they purport to help. Many repres... + Read More
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Series: Las Biuty Queens Stories Hardcover Iván Monalisa Ojeda 9781662600302 $28.00 FICTION Jun 01, 2021

“A dazzling collection of stories based in part on his/her life…Readers will want to consume these bonbons slowly because they are so rich and delicious.” – Gay City News “Chilean American writer Ojeda dazzles and devastates in this rich collection about a group of trans Latinx immigrants as they try to make it in New York City.” – Publishers WeeklyDrawing from his/her own experience as a trans performer, sex worker, and undocumented immigrant, Iván Monalisa Ojeda chronicles the lives of Latinx queer and trans immigrants in New York City. Wheth... + Read More
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Series: People Change Hardcover Vivek Shraya 9780735238657 $17.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 04, 2022

“A deeply generous and honest gift to the world.”—Elliot PageThe author of I’m Afraid of Men lets readers in on the secrets to a life of reinvention.Vivek Shraya knows this to be true: people change. We change our haircuts and our outfits and our minds. We change names, titles, labels. We attempt to blend in or to stand out. We outgrow relationships, we abandon dreams for new ones, we start fresh. We seize control of our stories. We make resolutions.In fact, nobody knows this better than Vivek, who’s made a career of embracing many roles: artis... + Read More
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Series: We Have Always Been Here A Queer Muslim Memoir Paperback Samra Habib 9780735235007 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 04, 2019

CANADA READS 2020 WINNERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER2020 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER ONE OF BOOK RIOT’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL QUEER BOOKS OF ALL TIMEHow do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don’t exist?How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don’t exist?Samra Habib has spent most of their life searching for the safety to be themself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, they faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the smal... + Read More
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Series: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name A Biomythography Paperback Audre Lorde 9780895941220 $21.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 01, 1982

Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers“Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her…Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page.”—Off Our Backs“Among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics ... + Read More
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Series: The King of Infinite Space Hardcover Lyndsay Faye 9780525535898 $36.00 FICTION Aug 10, 2021

In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical philosopher, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father.Meet Ben Dane: brilliant, devastating, devoted, honest to a fault (truly, a fault). His Broadway theater baron father is dead—but by purpose or accident? The question rips him apart.Unable to face alone his mother’s ghastly remarriage to his uncle, Ben turns to his dearest friend, Horatio Patel... + Read More
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Series: A Queer Dharma Yoga and Meditations for Liberation Paperback Jacoby Ballard 9781623176518 $23.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Nov 23, 2021

Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice.Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.Part I deconstructs the ways mainstream yoga perpetuates queer- and transphobia and other systemic oppressions, exploring the intersections of yoga, capitalism, cultural appropriation, and sexual violence. Ballard also addresses the trauma--complex, vicarious, historica... + Read More
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Series: Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 03 Paperback Yuu Toyota 9781646090310 $17.50 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 25, 2021

It’s complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Ever since he was blessed (cursed?) on his thirtieth birthday with the magical ability to read the minds of those he touches, virginal office drone Adachi has been put through the ringer, especially after discovering his colleague Kurosawa’s feelings for him! And just when it seems like Adachi might be able to take his friendship with Kurosawa to the next level, Adachi’s complex abo... + Read More
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Series: Queer Love in Color Hardcover Jamal Jordan 9781984857644 $37.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE May 04, 2021

A photographic celebration of the love and relationships of queer people of color by a New York Times multimedia journalist.While LGBTQ+ people and stories are more visible in pop culture than ever before, queer people of color—especially those in happy, loving relationships—are still largely unseen and uncentered in the media.Queer Love in Color is a singular, moving collection of photographs and stories of queer couples and families of color from across the United States and around the world. Inclusive of all gender identities, races, and age... + Read More
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Series: Open An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy Hardcover Rachel Krantz 9780593139554 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 25, 2022

An award-winning journalist delves into the growing trend toward relationships—including her own—that pushes love beyond the familiar borders of monogamy.When Rachel Krantz met and fell for Adam, he told her that he was looking for a committed partnership—just one that did not include exclusivity. Excited and a little trepidatious, Rachel set out to see whether love and a serious partnership with Adam could coexist alongside the freedom to explore relationships with other people. Their relationship was designed to strike an exquisite balance be... + Read More
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Series: The Town of Babylon A Novel Hardcover Alejandro Varela 9781662601033 $36.00 FICTION Mar 22, 2022

A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE A LIBRARY JOURNAL AND PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY “BEST BOOK OF 2022”ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 – BuzzFeed, LitHub, Electric Literature, LGBTQ Reads, Latinx in Publishing*Recommended by The New York Times*“Haunting, sublime, solemn, and true.” —Robert Jones Jr., author of The Prophets“[An] intense, astute meditation on race, family, class, love, and friendship.” —Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church LadiesIn this conte... + Read More
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Series: Belladonna Our Italian Year Paperback Anbara Salam 9780593099353 $23.00 FICTION Jun 08, 2021

Now in paperback, a hypnotizing coming-of-age novel set in 1950s Italy that stares into the heart of longing and at the friendships that have the power to save and destroy usIsabella is beautiful, inscrutable, and popular. Her best friend, Bridget, keeps quietly to the fringes of their Connecticut Catholic school, watching everything and everyone, but most especially Isabella.In 1957, when the girls graduate, they land coveted spots at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Pentila in northern Italy, a prestigious art history school on the grounds of a... + Read More
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Series: PENGUIN POETS All the Flowers Kneeling Paperback Paul Tran 9780143136842 $24.00 POETRY Feb 15, 2022

“Paul Tran’s debut collection of poems is indelible, this remarkable voice transforming itself as you read, eventually transforming you.” —Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel“A stunning debut.” —Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of Memorial DriveA profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both “tender and unflinching” (Khadijah Queen)Visceral and astonishing, Paul Tran’s debut poetry ... + Read More
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Series: The Chiffon Trenches A Memoir Paperback André Leon Talley 9780593129272 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 27, 2021

A deeply revealing memoir that captures the fashion world from the inside out, in its most glamorous and most cutthroat momentsDuring André Leon Talley’s first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decades-long friendship with the enigmatic designer. Propelled into the upper echelons by his fashion expertise, André moved to Paris as bureau chief of Women’s Wear Daily, befriending fashion’s most important designers. But as André made friends, he also made enemies. A racist encounter with ... + Read More
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Series: Be Gay, Do Comics Paperback The Nib 9781684057771 $33.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Sep 01, 2020

The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you’ll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib.Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the Amer... + Read More
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Series: Sassy Planet A Queer Guide to 40 Cities, Big and Small Paperback David Dodge 9783791387567 $33.95 TRAVEL Sep 07, 2021

Check out what’s up and coming in LGBTQ scenes around the world with this quirky, vibrant queer travel guide.For decades, LGBTQ travelers have congregated in predictable places: queer-friendly cities like New York and Berlin, or beach towns such as Mykonos and Fire Island. But as progress and visibility expand across the globe, so do queer people’s travel options. Drawing on their own extensive travel experiences, as well as the perspectives of local DJs, artists, activists, drag performers, DIY historians, and long-time residents (many of them... + Read More
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Series: Words of Change Queer (Words of Change series) Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas Hardcover Coco Romack 9781632173775 $16.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE May 04, 2021

Words of Change: QUEER offers a curated collection of thought-provoking quotes and passages from the writings and speeches of activists and allies in the LGBTQIA+ community, with a focus on diverse and previously unheard voices.Compiled by journalist Coco Romack, this highly giftable collection of stirring words is intended to enlighten, to prompt change, to provide encouragement, and to deepen readers’ commitment to the movement. Celebrating activism, focusing on solutions, and avoiding apathy and pessimism, this book is an inspiration and a c... + Read More
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Series: Dream of the Divided Field Poems Paperback Yanyi 9780593230992 $22.00 POETRY Mar 01, 2022

From an award-winning poet comes a collection on heartbreak and transitions, written with a piercing lyric ferocityIn his latest book, Yanyi’s poems suggest we enter and exit our old selves like homes. We look through the windows and recognize some former aspect of our lives that is both ours and isn’t. We long for what we had even as we recognize that we can no longer live there. Yanyi conjures the beloved both within and without us: the beloved we believe we know, the beloved who is never who we imagine, and the beloved who threatens to erase... + Read More
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Series: Monarch A Novel Hardcover Candice Wuehle 9781593767075 $34.00 FICTION Mar 29, 2022

Shortlisted for the 2022 Over the Rainbow Recommended Book ListThe cryptic worlds of Hanna and Stranger Things mingle with the dark humor of Dare Me in this debut novel about a teen beauty queen who discovers she’s been a sleeper agent in a deep state government programAfter waking up with a strange taste in her mouth and mysterious bruises, former child pageant star Jessica Clink unwittingly begins an investigation into a nefarious deep state underworld. Equipped with the eccentric education of her father, Dr. Clink (a professor of Boredom Stu... + Read More
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Series: Dear Senthuran A Black Spirit Memoir Hardcover Akwaeke Emezi 9780593329191 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 08, 2021

A full-throated and provocative memoir in letters from the New York Times-bestselling author, “a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self” (Esquire).In three critically acclaimed novels, Akwaeke Emezi has introduced readers to a landscape marked by familial tensions, Igbo belief systems, and a boundless search for what it means to be free. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, the bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji reveals the harrowing yet resolute truths of their own life. Through candid, intimate cor... + Read More
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Series: It's About Damn Time How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage Paperback Arlan Hamilton 9780593442708 $23.00 SELF-HELP Feb 15, 2022

“A hero’s tale of what’s possible when we unlock our potential, continue the search for knowledge, and draw on our lived experiences to guide us through the darkest moments.”—Stacey AbramsFrom a black, gay woman who broke into the boys’ club of Silicon Valley comes an empowering guide to finding your voice and achieving success on your own terms.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FORTUNEIn 2015, Arlan Hamilton was on food stamps and sleeping on the floor of the San Francisco Airport. She had no network in Silicon Valley, no background i... + Read More
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Series: A Tale of Two Omars A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring Hardcover Omar Sharif Jr 9781640094987 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 05, 2021

“A powerful and essential memoir of self-discovery…Brimming with beautiful remembrances of his grandfather and terrifying stories of abuse and homophobia, this is an essential book that shines a much-needed light on the intersection of Arab and queer identity.” —Abdi Nazemian, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor BookThe grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father’s side and Holocaust survivors on his mother’s, Omar Sharif Jr. learned early on how to move between worlds, from the Montreal suburbs to the g... + Read More
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Series: Love and Other Thought Experiments Paperback Sophie Ward 9780593314302 $22.95 FICTION Sep 28, 2021

This impressive debut novel, longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, takes its premise and inspiration from ten of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy—the what-ifs of philosophical investigation—and uses them to talk about love in a wholly unique way.Married couple Rachel and Eliza are considering having a child. Rachel wants one desperately, and Eliza thinks she does, too, but she can’t quite seem to wrap her head around the idea. When Rachel wakes up screaming one night and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is st... + Read More
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Series: But You're Still So Young How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood Paperback Kayleen Schaefer 9781524744854 $24.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mar 01, 2022

Now in paperback: From the author of Text Me When You Get Home, a look at what it means to be in your thirties, and to navigate some of the biggest milestones of adult life…and how it is more okay than ever to not have every box checked off.On Kayleen Schaefer’s birthday she went dancing with friends, they broke a table, and she turned thirty standing on the sidewalk outside a club she got kicked out of.Sociologists have identified the five markers of adulthood as: finishing school, leaving home, marriage, gaining financial independence, and ha... + Read More
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Series: Detransition, Baby A Novel Paperback Torrey Peters 9780593133385 $24.00 FICTION Oct 05, 2021

A whipsmart debut about three women—transgender and cisgender—whose lives collide after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires around gender, motherhood, and sex.Reese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she didn’t hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane, bourgeois comforts. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames, and everything fell ap... + Read More
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Series: Bloom Into You Anthology Bloom Into You Anthology Volume One Paperback Nakatani Nio 9781648277887 $17.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Sep 28, 2021

Based on the hit manga, light novel, and anime series by Nakatani Nio. Experience the world of this beloved yuri romance through the perspectives of other creators!More tales of budding relationships featuring Yuu, Touko, Sayaka, and all your other faves! Maid outfits, kisses stolen during student council meetings, Touko cross-dressing, and bathtime with Riko and Miyako—all that and more can be found in this collection of stories about girls blooming into love…with each other!Series Overview: Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day... + Read More
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Series: A Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler Novel Nighthawking Hardcover Russ Thomas 9780525542056 $36.00 FICTION Feb 23, 2021

"Firewatching and Nighthawking are comparable with the best of Michael Connelly’s Bosch books and James Lee Burke’s Robicheaux novels, and – naturally – Ian Rankin; but there’s an elegiac quality here that reminds me of Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie titles and the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French.”—AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowWhen a nighthawker on the hunt for antiquities instead uncovers the body of a foreign student, Detective Adam Tyler is pulled into a serpentine mystery of dangerous secrets, precious finds, and ille... + Read More
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Series: The Low, Low Woods (Hill House Comics) Paperback Carmen Maria Machado 9781779513120 $23.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Sep 21, 2021

From New York Times bestselling author Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body And Other Parties, In The Dream House) comes a story so horrifying you won’t dare to forget!There’s something in the woods…Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania, has been on fire for years. The woods are full of rabbits with human eyes, a deer woman who stalks hungry girls, and swaths of skinless men. And the people of Shudder-to-Think? Well, they’re not doing so well either.When El and Octavia wake up in a movie theater with no memory of the last few hours of their lives, the two t... + Read More
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Series: Future Feeling A Novel Paperback Joss Lake 9781593766887 $23.00 FICTION Jun 01, 2021

Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelAn embittered dog walker obsessed with a social media influencer inadvertently puts a curse on a young man—and must adventure into mysterious dimension in order to save him—in this wildly inventive, delightfully subversive, genre-nonconforming debut novel about illusion, magic, technology, kinship, and the emergent future.The year is 20__, and Penfield R. Henderson is in a rut. When he’s not walking dogs for cash or responding to booty calls from his B-list celebrity hookup, he’s holed ... + Read More
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Series: Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy THIGH HIGH: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy Vol. 2 Paperback Kotobuki 9781648272813 $16.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 17, 2021

BICEPS AND BATHTIME!Kiritani isn’t as busty or bulky as the other students at Hanamaru Academy, but that doesn’t mean Class 2-A’s rep is lazing around all day. First, there’s the return of an absent student to attend to, then a sports day bulging with plenty of muscle, and finally, a trip to Kyoto…including some steamy onsen shenanigans!Series Overview: The students at Hanamaru Academy are putting the boot (and booty!) to gender norm uniforms. Instead of wearing drab blazers, these beauty-builders are obsessed with the length of their skirts an... + Read More
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Series: I'm So (Not) Over You Paperback Kosoko Jackson 9780593334447 $22.00 FICTION Feb 22, 2022

A chance to rewrite their ending is worth the risk in this swoony romantic comedy from Kosoko Jackson.It’s been months since aspiring journalist Kian Andrews has heard from his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers, but an urgent text has them meeting at a café. Maybe Hudson wants to profusely apologize for the breakup. Or confess his undying love…But no, Hudson has a favor to ask—he wants Kian to pretend to be his boyfriend while his parents are in town, and Kian reluctantly agrees.The dinner doesn’t go exactly as planned, and suddenly Kian is Hudson’s ... + Read More
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Series: Rubyfruit Jungle A Novel Paperback Rita Mae Brown 9781101965122 $23.00 FICTION Jun 23, 2015

In trade paperback for the first time, with a new introduction by the author, a fresh, contemporary repackage of Rita Mae Brown’s ground-breaking, landmark novel that Gloria Steinem has called “The rare work of fiction that has changed real life…If you don’t yet know Molly Bolt—or Rita Mae Brown, who created her—I urge you to read and thank them both.”Critically acclaimed, Rubyfruit Jungle launched Rita Mae Brown’s career as one of this country’s most distinctive writers and continues to be a powerful seminal work more than 40 years after its o... + Read More
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Series: They Paperback Kay Dick 9781039002289 $19.95 FICTION Feb 08, 2022

“A masterwork of English pastoral horror.” —Claire-Louise Bennett“Creepily prescient…Insidiously horrifying!” —Margaret Atwood (via Twitter)“I’m pretty wild about this paranoid, terrifying 1977 masterpiece.” —Lauren Groff“Lush, strange, hypnotic, compulsive.” —Eimear McBride“Crystalline…The signature of an enchantress.” —Edna O’Brien“A masterpiece of creeping dread.” —Emily St John MandelKay Dick’s radical dystopian masterpiece, lost for forty years—with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.Published to some acclaim in 1977 but swiftly forgo... + Read More
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Series: I CAN'T BELIEVE I SLEPT WITH Y I Can't Believe I Slept With You! Vol. 1 Paperback Miyako Miyahara 9781648277955 $17.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Feb 15, 2022

Love blossoms when a landlady and her tenant form an unconventional arrangement in this popular yuri romance (originally known as Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It).Twenty-four-year-old Koduka Chiyo quit her job and is wallowing in self-pity. She’s also three months behind on her rent. Her landlady proposes an unusual solution: sleep with her, and she’ll help with the debt, the filthy apartment, and the loneliness. Can true love develop from an arrangement that started with a bang?Series Overview: Twenty-four-year-old Koduka Chiyo quit her ... + Read More
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Series: Joyous Resilience A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World Paperback Anjuli Sherin 9781623174231 $25.95 SELF-HELP Jan 26, 2021

An intersectional guide to building resilience and reclaiming joyWith so much information available on how to build resilience--from meditation, exercise, and time in nature, to the latest neuroscience-backed studies--have you ever wondered what's holding you back? If you commit to self-care but find yourself exhausted, unhappy, or anxious, do you wonder what's missing?The fact is, we are all navigating an exhausting, disconnecting, do-more-buy-more culture that disproportionately harms those with marginalized identities and leads us to believe... + Read More
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Series: A Novel from Hell's Library The God of Lost Words Paperback A. J. Hackwith 9781984806413 $23.00 FICTION Nov 02, 2021

To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first in this new installment of the rich and intricate fantasy series.Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books. But now that the secret is out, Hell will be coming for every wing of the library in its quest for power.To protect the Unwritten Wing and stave off the insidious reach of Malphas, one of Hell’s most bloodthi... + Read More
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Series: Dreaming of You A Novel in Verse Hardcover Melissa Lozada-Oliva 9781662600593 $30.00 FICTION Oct 26, 2021

“A feverish story of young adulthood, exploring how fandom and obsession shape how we relate to the world…Dreaming of You navigates the complexities of Latinx identity, self-loathing, love, and the loneliness of drifting into adulthood.” —Miguel Salazar, Vulture“At the center of this exploration of insecurities, joys, and identity stands Melissa Lozada-Oliva—an unapologetic poet who isn’t afraid of the rawness of the mind and is resilient in her writing— so much so that it feels like we’re talking to our best friend.” —Bianca Pérez, Porter Hous... + Read More
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Series: Missed Connections A Memoir in Letters Never Sent Paperback Brian Francis 9780771038143 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 17, 2021

An entertaining and moving memoir about coming out, looking inwards, and the search for connection, inspired by the responses to a personal ad. A Loan Stars Top 10 Pick of the Month and one of Daily Hive’s 10 Essential LGBTQ2+ Books to Celebrate Pride. In 1992, Brian Francis placed a personal ad in a local newspaper. He was a twenty-one-year-old university student, still very much in the closet, and looking for love. He received twenty-five responses, but there were thirteen letters that went unanswered and spent years tucked away, forgotten, i... + Read More
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Series: Vintage International Palimpsest A Memoir Paperback Gore Vidal 9780593314395 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 16, 2021

Vidal on Vidal—a great and supremely entertaining writer on a great and endlessly fascinating subject. Chosen by the New York Times as No. 7 among the best American memoirs of the past fifty years.Palimpsest is Gore Vidal’s account of the first thirty-nine years of his life as a novelist, dramatist, critic, political activist and candidate, screenwriter, television commentator, controversialist, and a man who knew pretty much everybody worth knowing, friend and enemy (and lover) alike. Here, recalled with the charm and razor wit of one of the g... + Read More
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Series: How to They/Them A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity Hardcover Stuart Getty 9781632173133 $19.95 SELF-HELP Sep 29, 2020

“This tender, smart, personal book is a gift. Stuart Getty generously shows us, with witty illustrations and kind humor, the hows and whys of they/them pronouns. A wonderful and necessary resource that is a delight to read.”—Michelle Tea, author of Modern Tarot and ValenciaWhat does nonbinary really mean? What is gender nonconforming? And isn't they a plural pronoun? In this charming and disarming guide, a real-life they-using genderqueer writer unpacks all your burning questions in a fun, visual way. No soapboxes or divisive comment-section wa... + Read More
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Series: Playing the Palace Paperback Paul Rudnick 9780593099414 $22.00 FICTION May 25, 2021

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets The Prince and Me with a gay twist in this royally hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy by award-winning playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and essayist Paul Rudnick.Being a New Yorker means accepting that your bike will get stolen every few months and getting hit with one of the top five worst smells ever while walking by Penn Station, but it also means you believe in fairy tales and dreams that led you to the greatest city in the first place. As lofty as Carter Ogden’s dreams are, he never expected to open h... + Read More
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Series: Cereus Blooms at Night Penguin Modern Classics Edition Paperback Shani Mootoo 9780771001109 $21.00 FICTION Feb 15, 2022

FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZEBold and lyrical, sensual and highly charged, Cereus Blooms at Night is the beautifully written, sensational first novel by Shani Mootoo—and it’s now in the Penguin Modern Classics collection.Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, Cereus Blooms at Night unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed ma... + Read More