Chasm
From the abandoned streets and back alleys of a post-apocalyptic world, to the expansive reaches of our darkest nightmares, Chasm is a look at the horrors of our present and our future through a queer femme lens.This poetry and short story collection is a companion to Respirator, and the second in a three-part trilogy.
Like People In History
Solid, cautious Roger Sansarc and flamboyant, mercurial Alistair Dodge are second cousins who become lifelong friends when they first meet as nine-year-old boys in 1954. Their lives constantly intersect at crucial moments in their personal histories as each discovers his own unique - and uniquely gay - identity. Their complex, tumultuous, and madcap relationship endures against 40 years of history and their involvement with the handsome model, poet, and decorated Vietnam vet Matt Loguidice, whom they both love. Picano chronicles and celebrates gay life and subculture over the last half of the twentieth century: from the legendary 1969 gathering at Woodstock to the legendary parties at Fire Island Pines in the 1970s, from Malibu Beach in its palmiest surfer days to San Francisco during its gayest era, from the cities and jungles of South Vietnam during the war to Manhattan's Greenwich Village and Upper East Side during the 1990s AIDS war.In a book that could have been written only by one who lived it and survived to tell, Picano weaves a powerful saga of four decades in the lives of two men and their lovers, relatives, friends, and enemies. Tragic, comic, sexy, and romantic, filled with varied and colorful characters, Like People in History is both extraordinarily moving and supremely entertaining.First published to acclaim in 1995, winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for Best Novel, Gay Times Best Novel of the Year and Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Best Gay Fiction, this edition features a new foreword by Richard Bugs Burnett and an afterword by the author."This is the big novel we've all been waiting for - the gay Gone with the Wind. It's the heroic and funny saga of the last three decades by someone who saw everything and forgot nothing." - Edmund White"A gay classic. Read it when I was in college and it helped shape my perception of myself as a gay man." - Christopher Rice"Survivors of extraordinary times sometimes write extraordinary books. Like People in History is one such book: an epic tale of gay lives, American lives, interweaving and colliding through many modern decades. Like any great tale, it's written with a dedicated passion, knowledge, truth, and wit, full of comedy as well as real heartbreak." - Jenifer Levin"Harrowing and sad, and very funny, Like People in History manages to bridge the unnerving chasm between the queer present and the gay past. This heartfelt memorial to a vanished time sees whole, perhaps for the first time, what till now has induced only a tragic sense of disconnection." - Andrew Holleran
Let's Get Criminal
A Nick Hoffman / Academic Mystery, Book 1 - Nick Hoffman has everything he's ever wanted: a good teaching job, a beautiful house, and a solid relationship with his lover, Stefan Borowski, a brilliant novelist and writer-in-residence at the State University of Michigan. But when Perry Cross shows up, Nick's peace of mind is shattered. Not only does he have to share his office with the nefarious Perry, who managed to weasel his way into a tenured position without the right qualifications, he also discovers that Perry played a destructive role in Stefan's past. When Perry turns up dead, Nick wonders if Stefan might be involved, while the campus police force is wondering the same about Nick.Originally published in 1996, this first book in the Nick Hoffman Academic Mystery series includes a new foreword by the author."Deliciously wicked... The perfect book to take away for a weekend in the country... a genuinely funny modern comedy of manners." - Washington Post Book World"The Borgias would not be bored at the State University of Michigan, that snake pit of academic politics." - New York Times Book Review"Clever and sharp social satire." - Los Angeles Times"Lev Raphael skewers academic pretensions with wicked glee [and] Dickensian flair." - Chicago Sun-TimesLev Raphael offers "a delightful take on death in academe." - San Francisco ChronicleA "witty and devastating backstage view of college life." - San Diego Union-Tribune"Some of the most pointed and funny put-downs of academics in my memory." - Detroit Free PressRaphael "elegantly skewers ivory-tower pretensions, petty politics, incompetencies and hypocrisies." - BooklistLev Raphael combines "stylish literary mystery with an intimate look at the jungle of academia... witty, impeccably written." - The Mystery Review"Marvelous humor and satisfying mystery... wickedly fun." - Drood Review of Mystery"Bright, breezy, and laugh-aloud funny." - Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Tongue Tied
A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 8 - Under normal circumstances, PI Donald Strachey wouldn't take a job from right-wing radio "shock jock" J-Bird - the man's hate-filled homophobic rants offend Strachey deeply. And not just Strachey: listeners include people identifying as members of a long-defunct gay rights activists, the Forces of Free Faggotry. Though peaceful, the group was originally known for rescuing young men from enforced conversion therapy. When J-Bird's potty-mouthed sidekick is kidnapped, and the FFF claim credit, Strachey becomes involved.Leads take Strachey to a Berkshire Wooley Llama Cheese farm, Brooklyn, late night New York and Long Island as he finds himself partnered with a not-out gay cop he'd tangled with in the cop's Albany days and a shy, but talented, housebreaking Amish gay man. When J-Bird himself is kidnapped, the stakes are raised as the first body parts arrive as a warning ... Written over a period of three decades, the Donald Strachey series authentically chronicles gay life as it unfolded across upstate New York, Washington and elsewhere. An author's note is included."Don't we all entertain fantasies about what we'd like to do to those toxic shock jocks who foul the airwaves with their hate-filled rants? Donald Strachey, the fastidious gay sleuth in Richard Stevenson's Tongue Tied and several previous books in this sophisticated series, is above all that. But as a favor to a friend in the New York Police Department, this Albany private eye lends a hand when Jay Plankton, a radio talk show host appositely named for a primitive life-form, is plagued by threats from a long-dormant gay-activist group that appears to have resurfaced as a gang of crypto-terrorists. Once the alphabetized threats turn nasty, Stevenson smoothly engineers the action into a smartly entertaining investigation that also makes a serious point about the uneasy lives of gay cops: 'The out cops get beat up on, and the non-out cops beat up on themselves.'" - New York Times"Richard Stevenson's mysteries are among the wittiest and most politically pointed around today." - Washington Post
Backtrack
California teenager Alan Tarr, extraordinarily bright, has faced challenges in his short life: his father Eric, to whom he bears a striking resemblance ("small, and fair haired, and on the pretty side of handsome"), chose a career as a movie actor, rarely rising beyond bit parts. He lived a somewhat sordid life which ended suddenly when he fell off a balcony. Though his father was charismatic, he made a lot of enemies. One of his friends states: "Eric was a disease you don't recover from."Alan was raised by his mother, Babe, a scraping-by-at-best piano bar entertainer; Eric had abandoned the family when Alan was just six months old; the boy only knew his father from late movie reruns. Trying to connect, Alan heads to LA for the funeral, hitchhiking his only means, and falls in with a pack of hippie musicians; he's befriended by a young woman and her jealous boyfriend. Late for the funeral, he encounters the first of several in the LA agent/actor circle who knew his father intimately. And so begins a journey to learn about himself, his father, and uncover if the death was accident, suicide ... or murder.Much of the story is told in flashback: Alan begins his narration with two broken legs in heavy casts lying in a bed in a ramshackle beach house. He's a sitting duck if there is a murderer out there waiting to finish him off.Hansen produced nearly 40 books including mainstream novels, including Backtrack, A Smile in His Lifetime, and Job's Year from the early 1980s reissued in 2025 by ReQueered Tales. His best known work, the Dave Brandstetter series of mystery novels, pioneered the genre for the LGBT community."Joseph Hansen has written a brilliant piece. His characters are splendidly fleshed out." - The New York Times Book Review"In the tradition of Chandler and Hammett, Joseph Hansen writes with gritty fluency of the sordid side of West Coast life." - Washington Post Books"Hansen's prose is lean: the dialogue relentlessly moves the story along and the novel teems with colorful characters." - Stephen W. Breedlove"Backtrack is beautifully written with fully-realized (memorable) characters, exquisitely evoked mood, and biting humor." - Drew Brainard
Forever Magical
In the third and final book in The Witches of Prosperity series, readers may wonder if El (freelance attendant and male witch in training) and Anthony (aka The Prince) and their friends, Sebastian and Reginald, will EVER find their happy ending. Well, quite frankly, so are they...It's been a long road to finding love and happiness, and they have overcome a lot, including a cruel step-mother, a beastly curse that makes Reginald not your average guy, a wicked witch on the loose, and an intolerant kingdom that doesn't accept same-sex relationships-or magic, for that matter. Yet despite all this, Elister Hesta and Prince Anthony Enchanting remain deeply in love and committed to each other. Likewise, Lord Sebastian Withers and Duke Reginald Drake-although slower out of the block to confess their feelings for each other and believe they are each worthy of love-are finally on their way to couplehood. But relationships are hard to grow when they must be kept secret, and the Prince is supposed to be looking for a royal lady to be his wife. Not to mention that malicious magic is threatening members of the Court, involving the whole kingdom as things spiral out of their control. Before each of our two couples can even think about a future together, they must stop a powerful witch, break several enchantments, and face various magical foes. Yet all this pales next to their greatest challenge: They must also change their society's opinion about who it is okay to love...Touching, funny, unconventional, romantic, and sometimes steamy, Forever Magical is a story about fighting for who and what is important.
Forever Magical
In the third and final book in The Witches of Prosperity series, readers may wonder if El (freelance attendant and male witch in training) and Anthony (aka The Prince) and their friends, Sebastian and Reginald, will EVER find their happy ending. Well, quite frankly, so are they...It's been a long road to finding love and happiness, and they have overcome a lot, including a cruel step-mother, a beastly curse that makes Reginald not your average guy, a wicked witch on the loose, and an intolerant kingdom that doesn't accept same-sex relationships-or magic, for that matter. Yet despite all this, Elister Hesta and Prince Anthony Enchanting remain deeply in love and committed to each other. Likewise, Lord Sebastian Withers and Duke Reginald Drake-although slower out of the block to confess their feelings for each other and believe they are each worthy of love-are finally on their way to couplehood. But relationships are hard to grow when they must be kept secret, and the Prince is supposed to be looking for a royal lady to be his wife. Not to mention that malicious magic is threatening members of the Court, involving the whole kingdom as things spiral out of their control. Before each of our two couples can even think about a future together, they must stop a powerful witch, break several enchantments, and face various magical foes. Yet all this pales next to their greatest challenge: They must also change their society's opinion about who it is okay to love...Touching, funny, unconventional, romantic, and sometimes steamy, Forever Magical is a story about fighting for who and what is important.
Strachey's Folly
A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 7 - In Washington, D.C., to view the AIDS Memorial Quilt, gay P.I. Donald Strachey, his lover, Timmy, and Timmy's old friend Maynard from their Peace Corps days, are startled to discover a quilt panel for an ex-lover of Maynard. The trouble is Jim Suter isn't dead and was spotted in Mexico barely two weeks earlier. Suter is a golden-haired, back-room, right-wing operative. He's also a breaker of gay men's hearts ... with an angry, resentful cast of hundreds left in his dust.Later in the evening, when Maynard is gunned down in his driveway in a seemingly random attack, a desperate note from Suter is discovered in Maynard's mailbox urging silence and warning of extreme danger. Police are called in but no one seems quite on the level: is there corruption in the local police? An ex-congresswoman, Betty Krumfutz, and subject of a recent messy public divorce, employed Suter and may have vandalized the Suter quilt panel. As Timmy's paranoia of deep cross-connections ratchets up, Strachey finds himself headed for Mexico in search of possible drug cartel involvement. Written over a period of three decades, the Donald Strachey series authentically chronicles gay life as it unfolded across upstate New York, Washington and elsewhere. An author's note is included."A gripping, fast-paced mystery." - Booklist"Sassy and sexy ... Don Strachey is a private dick who really earns his title." - Armistead Maupin"Strachey departs from the classic noir protagonist in two crucial respects. First, he's an openly gay man firmly embedded in Albany's late 70s gay scene. Second, he's funny and sane, not broody and neurotic - the anti-Philip Marlowe. The first aspect gives [this series] its historical and cultural value and the second is what makes it a pleasure, a joy, to read." - Michael Nava
Andalusia Dogs
As Spain's fledgling democracy enters the 80s, young artists have transformed Madrid into a city where anything is possible, where outcasts, freaks and creative weirdos of every type let their imaginations run free amid beautiful, hedonistic chaos.All Alex wants is to create one unforgettable show that earns the respect and admiration of his fellow outcasts. When Jago, a handsome and kind, yet secretive young man pulls him from harm's way during a protest, a night of tenderness opens the door to new and thrilling talents. His new friend is also determined to see him succeed... at any price.Caught between suspicion, enthrallment and desire, Alex and his friends dance to the tune of poets and devils. Will it lead them to an opening night triumph? Or is Alex writing the script for a tragedy in the pursuit of fame and love?
Candid About Space
In an epic road trip to remember, Tera and her girlfriend, while giving their relationship one more try, are toting their moms to the New York Finger Lakes for a pleasant wine and cheese weekend. Just two moms and two daughters bonding as much as they can before Tera, approaching her mid-twenties, drifts apart into independence. Only, Tera doesn't know the half of it. Her mom, Pauline, a well-off divorcee, has some plans of her own after the weekend ends. Those plans are realized sooner than expected when Tera bears her angst full force and creates family discord in front of their gracious traveling partners. Pauline will regret her decisions as a parent to the very end, but it won't stop the tumultuous unravelling on the trip.Mother and daughter trips, each one of many, is about getting along and working things out for a day or two, a week, and in life. It's the beginning of a new start for Tera and Pauline both. Keeping the memories happy and harmonious isn't an ultimatum, but Pauline and Terra, both, will always want to look back. When words are all too candid, it takes some space to regroup and formulate the things you always meant to say.
The Inalienable Right
In the age of AIDS and Section 28: a secret that could change political history It is 1987, and Tommy Wildeblood has put his days as a Piccadilly Circus rent boy long behind him. Slightly to his own surprise, he is now a rookie teacher at a South London comprehensive. But when Margaret Thatcher's government launches a chilling attack on the ' promotion' of homosexuality in a new law known as Section 28, Tommy can't stay silent - especially when he realises he may have information about one of Thatcher's key lieutenants that could change the political situation completely. Forming an uneasy alliance with a sharp-elbowed tabloid journalist, and delving deep into his past on the ' Dilly', he puts everything on the line - both for himself and his old friends - in a desperate bid to expose the truth. With his trademark blend of historical research and ' what if' fiction, Adam Macqueen captures the spirit of a frightening age in another spellbinding case that lifts the lid on the Eighties political establishment's murkiest secrets.
Twilight Manors in Palm Springs
From Hairdos to Hairdon'ts: Brian and St矇phane's Most Chaotic Case YetBrian and St矇phane are back-and spreading chaos as only they can. When this retired gay duo stumbles onto a lunatic planting TOP SECRET deadly devices in women's curlers, things spiral out of control faster than a bad perm gone rogue.Their "investigation" (and we use that term loosely) tangles them in a deliriously twisted web of intrigue involving mobsters, poodles, and even a brief, eye-rolling cameo by the insufferable Chihuahua, Mitzi.On the trail of the elusive Hairdo Killer, Brian and St矇phane encounter a grieving cat named Fish Paste, an old friend showing up with his new "wife," a woman with an interchangeable head, trigger-happy lesbian gardeners filming Godzilla vs. Frida Kahlo, the Jilted Wives Club, a sausage-wielding Viking, giant giraffes, covert ops, an Andy Warhol superstar, a wardrobe-malfunctioning waitress, an English tearoom serving questionable cakes-and a production of Hedda Gabler so bad it should be illegal.And seriously-why is everyone licking the Forever Marilyn statue in Palm Springs? Don't ask. Just buckle up.Campy, chaotic, and completely bonkers-this is one wild ride on a rollercoaster of absurdity and satire you won't want to miss.
The Otto Digmore Decision
Book 2 in The Otto Digmore Series"If we get caught, they'll throw us in jail. On the other hand, we'll have been involved in one of the craziest Hollywood stories I've ever heard, and maybe someone will want to turn that into a movie!"Otto Digmore is back, still trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood - despite his facial scars - but frustrated by all the schemers who'll stab you in the back to get ahead. But then Otto's good friend Russel Middlebrook sells a screenplay, a heist movie set in the Middle Ages - and Otto has been cast in an important supporting role! For twelve weeks, Otto and Russel will be on location together in England and Malta.Problem is, once production is underway, it quickly becomes clear that the director is ruining Russel's script. If the movie ends up being the bomb that both Otto and Russel expect it to be, it could destroy both their Hollywood careers forever.But Otto and Russel aren't willing to take that chance. Together, they hatch a crazy plan to make a good movie behind the director's back. But how far are they willing to go to save their careers? Are they willing to become exactly the kind of scheming backstabbers they always said they hated?The Otto Digmore Decision is partly a caper story, partly a humorous Hollywood satire. It's also an inside look at the struggles of anyone "different," and it's even something of a love story, except it's one between two friends.More than anything, The Otto Digmore Decision proves the old adage about creative pursuits: the most interesting drama always happens behind the scenes!REVIEWS"An adventure, a caper-within-a-caper, [and] a Hollywood story about a movie being made... Wonderfully, and horribly, all of my angst is reflected in the bright, beautiful hearts of Otto and Russel. They make me sad, and they give me hope at the same time."- This Gay Book I Loved"I enjoyed every second...I can't imagine that people won't fall in love with Otto!"- Bite Into Books"It was great to see Otto and Russell back together again, continuing their adventures. Their friendship is inspiring; it is clear that it reaches a new, clearer level in this story. I'm looking forward to reading more about this awesome pair."- Rainbow Book Reviews PRAISE FOR BRENT HARTINGER"Hits the narrative sweet spot."- NPR's All Things Considered"Downright refreshing."- USA Today"I really think this guy could be the next Judy Blume." - Pop Candy
The Disappearance Boy
1953. The backstreets of Brighton are buzzing with preparations for the celebrations of the Coronation of Elizabeth II and, at the Grand Theatre, illusionist Teddy Brookes is plotting something crowd-pleasing to crown the occasion-with some assistance from glamorous Soho showgirl Pamela Rose. What the audience can never see is that, hidden behind the smoke and mirrors of his act, there is a whole world of secrets and lies... And a disappearance boy. In his acclaimed fourth novel, Neil Bartlett once again performs his trademark trick of slipping into the hidden spaces of queer history and bringing them vividly to life.'Seductive, dark, theatrical and fascinating, Bartlett's writing is spellbinding'RUSSELL TOVEY'Bartlett is a seductive narrator. The Disappearance Boy is written in an intimate, conspiratorial tone familiar to readers of his Costa-nominated novel, Skin Lane ... Bartlett is particularly good at evoking the faded glamour of the theatre and the brittle egos that compete offstage... An entertaining routine and Bartlett pulls it off with aplomb.' THE INDEPENDENT
Simpleman
No man is that simple.Ronald Simpleman is not about to take the fall for the faults of the fathers. He may be a pansy, but he's no patsy. While his conscience has been in full-blown crisis mode for three quarters of a century, this self-exiled hermit feels like it might be finally safe to ease out of hiding. Misguided in childhood through the faults of his father, just as his grandfather had misled his dad, Simpleman has been burdened by secrets he's lugged around since he was a kid. Lying low as a recluse on family acreage clinging to the sloped outskirts of Crested Butte, he has managed to outlive ten presidents and-at least so far-outsmart those who might be after him.Now, with what might be his final winter upon him and too little time left to expunge his guilt-ridden soul, Simpleman believes he just might get away scot-free as he begins to round up his closeted skeletons for the short trip to his final resting place in the Simpleman Family plot.
Simpleman
No man is that simple.Ronald Simpleman is not about to take the fall for the faults of the fathers. He may be a pansy, but he's no patsy. While his conscience has been in full-blown crisis mode for three quarters of a century, this self-exiled hermit feels like it might be finally safe to ease out of hiding.Misguided in childhood through the faults of his father, just as his grandfather had misled his dad, Simpleman has been burdened by secrets he's lugged around since he was a kid. Lying low as a recluse on family acreage clinging to the sloped outskirts of Crested Butte, he has managed to outlive ten presidents and-at least so far-outsmart those who might be after him.Now, with what might be his final winter upon him and too little time left to expunge his guilt-ridden soul, Simpleman believes he just might get away scot-free as he begins to round up his closeted skeletons for the short trip to his final resting place in the Simpleman Family plot.
Once Upon Elora's Eve
An emergency landing leaves Vee stranded on a tiny planet that is barely a blip on the radar. The sooner their ship is repaired, the sooner they can put this disaster behind them, but then they meet Emery, the beautiful Terran working at the local tavern.Emery loves the quiet life that comes with living on the small planet of Iyiabos, including helping her brother-in-law out with the tavern and learning new dishes. Finding a partner for Elora's Eve isn't even on her mind, since the holiday focuses on mated couples, new life and new beginnings. That changes when a Sorellian bounty hunter walks through the door.Elora's Eve is about new beginnings. Could this be the start of something more?A cozy sci-fi romance in the spirit of Legends and Lattes, Once Upon Elora's Eve is a queer novelette featuring a non-binary alien love interest.
The War Between Cedar and Oak Collection
Monsoon QueenTwenty-year-old Noor has been hiding her magic and biding her time in the spice markets of 1812 Tajoura as she and her neighbours wait for the ravenous British Empire to sail into their homeport, cannons blazing. But when the HMS Victory arrives, so does the chance of a lifetime to join a found family in the Yemeni resistance. Noor finds herself caught up in the fight against the Empire's battle mages and Rami, the dark prince who leads them.In a case of mistaken identity, Noor heals Rami before a decisive battle. She sees the good in him, and her heart is torn.Noor's new friend Razan-a brilliant and beautiful inventor for the resistance-has no such qualms. She hates Rami for his role in the raid that killed her parents. Razan has found a way to harness Noor's power to defeat the British, and the two women grow ever closer. On a perilous camel ride to the coffee roasting city of Mocha, Rami strikes, kidnapping Noor and taking her back to his cruel master on the HMS Victory.In order to survive, Noor will need to call on everything she learned in the spice markets and the Yemeni resistance.Rebels, mages, lovers. With the final battle looming and the resistance struggling without her, Noor must keep her eye on the prize: saving Yemen from the British Empire. If she can keep Razan in her bed and save Rami from the Empire, she will have the future she's always dreamed of. But first, Noor has to survive the storms to come.Dream SwimmersEvery night, Noor saves a drowning prince.In her dreams, she finds him drifting deeper, ever farther from the midnight stars of a half-remembered Gaza. She hauls him to the surface, forces him to breathe, to talk, to tell her where he is.He doesn't know.Noor awakens on the Cormorant, a once-and-future pirate ship searching for Rami, the former prince of Yemen whom she aims to rescue from his British captors before it's too late. While Rami fights to survive the secret British prison, Noor will have to use her magic, cunning, and skill to find him. But she won't be alone. Her found family is with her. Lovers, inventors, pirates, rebels, and deserters, they all must come together as they hunt the Arabian Sea for the lost prince.Dream magic connects Noor and Rami, but in the end, what saves him won't be magic or science or even love, but the stars themselves.
Above the Ash, I Rise
Nalin Taylor has always felt like more of a caretaker towards his twin brother than an actual sibling. He knows that Lindy is running from something that happened in the past, he's just not sure exactly what. Diagnosed with dissociative amnesia, Nalin must deal with resurfacing flashbacks of his childhood while balancing college, soccer, an unstable home life, figuring out his sexuality, and taking care of his twin brother when he returns home from a rehab program.Lindy Taylor remembers everything. Plagued with the haunting memories of what happened to him and his brother as children, he dives into a dangerous drug addiction in a desperate attempt to forget. He knows that Nalin doesn't remember anything about what happened, and struggles between wanting him to know the truth or letting him remain in the dark for his own well-being. When Lindy gets home form a 90-day-rehab program, he tries his best to deal with the past and keep himself on the right path towards a better future.When demons from Nalin and Lindy's past suddenly come crashing back onto their lives, they both must team up with an unlikely ally in order to try to break free from the abuse.
Three Parties
A queer Palestinian refugee plans to come out at his elaborate birthday dinner party in this tragicomic modern reimagining of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Firas Dareer wakes up on his twenty-third birthday with a sense of purpose: today he'll jump from a Stage 3 to a Stage 6 in his self-determined Coming Out Scale, professing his sexuality to a captive audience of immediate and extended family, friends, acquaintances, coworkers, and neighbours. But despite the meticulously designed invitations, carefully chosen place settings and floral centerpieces, painstakingly curated playlist, and agonizingly fretted-over menu, factors begin to spin out of his control. Threatening to thwart his big moment are his younger brother, whose mental fragility requires him to be monitored at all times; his cantankerous grandfather, who's just completed his third escape from the retirement home; the Dareers' embittered housekeeper (and Firas's arch nemesis), who could scoop the story before he gets the chance; his harried boss, who on this of all days calls him into work at the architecture firm, where his colleagues share a talent for butchering his name; and his mother, whose accidental text message may have blown the cover of an illicit extra-marital affair. There's also the fact that Firas too has found himself in a love triangle of sorts, choosing between soft and steady Tyrese and fiery Kashif, who makes a sport out of demonstrating how Palestinian he is. As the future Firas has precisely architected for himself slips further out of his grasp, the past comes crashing in like a wrecking ball. Sharp, darkly funny, and full of surprises, Three Parties pays twisted homage to a literary classic, gleefully upends the western coming-out narrative, and sensitively explores the traumas and pressures faced by Palestinian immigrants--all in the span of a single life-changing day.
Learning Curves
From the author of Stars Collide and Cover Story comes a steamy will-they-won't-they romance about a bright young teacher reconnecting with the jaded professor she once pined for.For Audrey Lind, working with clay still evokes memories of her favorite professor. The woman's zeal for art history ignited Audrey's own academic career--and her tweed blazers and British accent kindled her first female crush. After fate brings Audrey back to Northshire University to teach, she's thrilled to be working alongside her former mentor, but the grumpy woman she encounters upon her return is nothing like the dynamo she remembers.Divorce and a stalling career have turned Dr. Michelle Thompson bitter and guarded. When Audrey swoops in to teach the Women in Art class Michelle's been pitching for years, she longs to hate her. But her young rival is too kind, too enthusiastic, too irresistible. And her passion for life slowly reawakens Michelle's own.Wary of age gaps and workplace politics, they suppress their smoldering attraction--until one wine-filled night at the pottery wheel puts their romantic truce to the test. Will they keep things on the tenure track or risk it all for love?
Drown Me Gently
He was never meant to fall in love with the surface.Auren is a Mer prince with a restless heart and a dangerous fascination for the surface world. When he falls for Elias, a charming human with a smile like sunlight, Auren breaks every law of the deep to see him again. But someone is watching-Ulric, the Kraken court sorcerer sworn to protect him, and the only one who knows what it will cost if the sea decides to punish Auren's defiance.He was never meant to feel anything at all.Ulric has guarded Poseidon's bloodline for centuries, bound by ancient magic and an oath he cannot break. Auren was supposed to be a duty, nothing more. But every rule Ulric has lived by starts to fray the moment the reckless prince dares to look at him like he's more than a monster. And when Auren turns to him for comfort, for touch-Ulric knows the price of breaking his oath may be his soul.In a world of gods, monsters, and forbidden magic, love is the one thing neither of them was meant to survive.But when a prince offers his heart to the dark, the dark just might love him back-with all its teeth.
Cut to the Feeling
For Bryce Derrickson, rejection is nothing new. He's used to Broadway casting directors seeing his size and assuming he can't be a graceful dancer. But getting dumped with no notice is a special kind of burn. At least his sweet dog Bobo still loves him.As if being left without warning isn't bad enough, Bryce's ex sublets their apartment without telling him, leaving him without a place to live. When his new 'roommate' turns out to be a stuffy, elbow-patches-on-blazer, permanent-frown-on-face professor, Bryce is furious. No way will he give up his bohemian pad without a fight.Years ago, Emerson Grant was on the fast track to being a preeminent scholar in his field, but his lack of people skills has kept him stuck at a commuter school in a cornfield. Landing a guest lecturing spot at a prestigious New York institution could be the jet fuel his career needs to finally take off. That is, if the man and dog blatantly squatting in his sublet don't drive him bananas first.Sharing a one-bedroom apartment with a stranger is a New York rite of passage. Sharing it with a stranger you might be falling for is something else entirely.
Beyond the Shoreline
Emotional pulls are stronger than the tide in this slow-burn lesbian romance about healing, honesty, and finding the courage to choose yourself.Literary icon Brielle Stone has crafted an admirable life-an adoring daughter, a handsome partner, and a stunning Manhattan apartment. It would be perfect if only she could fall in love with the safe, kind man she's dating.Therapist Maeve Raleigh has spent a career helping others untangle complicated emotions, but nothing prepares her for the quiet allure of her client, Brielle.Worse, a chance encounter at a seaside escape reveals the unthinkable: Maeve's brother is the man Brielle is trying so hard to love. But ending their professional relationship doesn't stop the women's intense attraction. Even torn by family, emotions, and ethics, the ache and longing remains.Are they willing to risk everything for a forbidden love that feels like coming home?
I Wish You Love
Had she waited years for the perfect moment that would never come?Alice McBain spent a lifetime putting others first-her family, her friends, and Marilyn Morgan, the woman she's secretly loved for over a decade.But Marilyn isn't just the mayor of Tuckaway Bay and Alice's superior-she's running for a state Senate seat and insists on keeping their relationship under wraps until after the election. Her constituents, and her husband, must never know.Even though Alice has come to an amicable arrangement with her own husband, she is tired of hiding. After years of whispers and waiting, she wants the life she and Marilyn have dreamed of for years-out loud and in the open.But when she finally finds the courage to demand more than hidden moments, the carefully constructed fa癟ade of her life crumbles. The fallout touches everything. Her family is thrown into chaos, and Marilyn's political ambitions hang in the balance.And the woman who's always put others first must decide what love truly means when you finally choose yourself.I Wish You Love is poignant, powerful story of identity, sacrifice, and the courage to live-and love-authentically.
The Taos Truth Game
When Myron Brinig arrived in Taos in 1933, he thought he was just passing through on his way to a screenwriting job in Hollywood. But Brinig fell in love--with the landscape, the burgeoning art colony that centered around Mabel Dodge Luhan, and especially with Cady Wells, a talented young painter who had left his wealthy family in the East to settle in Taos. Brinig remained in the West off and on for the next twenty years.Earl Ganz centers this entertaining novel on Brinig's conflicted relationships with Taos and its denizens. Myron Brinig, a completely forgotten writer, is brought back to center stage, along with many of the people who made Taos the epicenter of the utopian avant garde in America between the world wars. Among the cast of characters are Frieda Lawrence, Robinson and Una Jeffers, and Frank Waters, with cameo appearances by Gertrude Stein and Henry Roth."The Taos Truth Game reminds us that Americans have historically romped through the surprisingly wide open recreational reserves of marriage, sexuality, and friendship. Mr. Ganz exposes the daily drama of life in Mabel Dodge Luhan's orbit, and offers a rare look at our queer heritage in the American West that goes beyond the usual footnote or erasure. By weaving this pastiche from a forgotten novelist's memoirs, Mr. Ganz delightfully resurrects the truth game and invites us to play a hand."--Karl Olson, PRIDE Inc., Montana's LGBT advocacy organization"Earl Ganz pulls off the impossible trick. He raises the famous dead and restores them not just to animated life, but to the full psychological and spiritual life of the living. The Taos Truth Game is a major literary achievement. How Ganz manages to do this is one of fiction writing's enduring and humbling mysteries. This book will have a wide and enthusiastic audience, starting with me."--Rick DeMarinis, author of Apocalypse
Deadlock
One man's fight for the truth behind prison walls! DEA agent Yuto Lennix had everything--a promising career, respect, and a partner he trusted. But when he's framed for his partner's murder, everything crashes down. Facing a life sentence, Yuto is thrown an unexpected lifeline: a secret deal from the FBI. His mission? Infiltrate the notorious Schelger Prison and hunt down the ruthless leader of a terrorist organization hiding among the inmates. Thrown into a brutal world where survival is anything but guaranteed, Yuto finds himself sharing a cell with the beautiful yet cold, Dick Burnford--a quiet man with a mysterious past who keeps his distance from others. With every step, Yuto navigates prison politics, forms unexpected alliances, and makes deadly enemies. As tensions within the prison walls escalates Yuto's mission becomes even more perilous. Embroiled in the dangerous world of Schelge and his secret deal with the FBI, Yuto's only shot at redemption might just lie with an unlikely ally, his cellmate; Dick Burnford..
More Than An Act
All Aden Wong wants is to be a star. But when aggressive media attention and Hong Kong's conservative culture threaten his career, he may have to choose between love and his dream job. At twenty-three, Aden has just gotten his big break in the Hong Kong entertainment industry as part of the new boy band MK5. Poised to achieve everything he's always dreamed of, he vows to focus only on his career, no romantic distractions allowed. Then he's cast in the city's first boys love drama, Hooked on Love, along with his handsome bandmate Calvin Leung. Sparks inevitably fly on the screen and off. As Aden and Calvin learn to navigate their on-screen romance and newfound fame, they're forced to confront the real-life feelings they've developed. Even once Aden commits to the relationship, the two young costars face challenges from the TV studio's strict dating policy, traditional local culture, and sensationalist tabloids. With everything they've worked so hard for at risk, they must find a way for not only their careers, but their love, to flourish.
Sweetener
From the author of A Good Happy Girl, a lesbian screwball comedy following two exes who turn to online dating after their dramatic split--only to end up seeing the same woman In Sweetener, recently separated wives, both named Rebecca, can't seem to disentangle their lives. Lonely and depressed, Rebecca is scraping by as a part-time cashier at an organic grocery store. Despite having less than ten dollars in her bank account, she lists herself as a sugar mama on a lesbian hookup app. Enter Charlotte, a charismatic artist who, unbeknownst to Rebecca, is also dating her wife. Meanwhile, the other Rebecca, a newly sober doctoral student, has renewed her efforts to foster a child. The catch? Because the Rebeccas are still legally married, she needs her wife to attend parenting classes with her as part of the approval process. Neither of them asks whether this means they're getting back together, but the idea alone sends Charlotte into a tailspin. As Charlotte navigates her desire for each Rebecca--or her desire for attention--her world becomes more and more Gumby-like and surreal. It doesn't help that she's been wearing a fake pregnancy belly to all of her dates, and only one of the Rebeccas knows it isn't real. Sumptuous, sticky, and slightly absurd, Sweetener brings together three women fixated on the fantasy of motherhood, and trying to figure out what kind of mother, partner, or sugar mama they want to be.
The Heart of the Syndicate
Synclare "Sync" Thornwryght is just one of the Twenty-One crime syndicate heirs. He's the weakest, the angriest, and the one most likely to fade into obscurity because no one knows what he really wants in life-and he really doesn't care. Maybe no one would burn him with cigarettes there.After rumors spread that not all the Twenty-One were of the same paternal bloodline, DNA tests provoked a new disappointing reality. Sync becomes the One-the only actual living heir to the Thornwryght throne. Sync's father commands his personal bodyguard/driver, Tacyturn, to protect Sync from assassination-his last unfortunate hope to keep the crime syndicate in the family. Before Sync can dare to show his face back home, he must prove himself worthy of the throne by surviving the manhunt led by his ex-siblings.S.M. Stiles is a fantasizer who spends way too much time thinking about worlds and beings who don't exist-and then inevitably became a writer so that they could exist in the form of stories. Stiles dabbles in drawing beings into existence, as well. Outside of a spirited imagination, Stiles lives a down-to-Earth life in the Palouse with three sons, three cats, and one husband.
Deadlock
One man's fight for the truth behind prison walls! DEA agent Yuto Lennix had everything--a promising career, respect, and a partner he trusted. But when he's framed for his partner's murder, everything crashes down. Facing a life sentence, Yuto is thrown an unexpected lifeline: a secret deal from the FBI. His mission? Infiltrate the notorious Schelger Prison and hunt down the ruthless leader of a terrorist organization hiding among the inmates. Thrown into a brutal world where survival is anything but guaranteed, Yuto finds himself sharing a cell with the beautiful yet cold, Dick Burnford--a quiet man with a mysterious past who keeps his distance from others. With every step, Yuto navigates prison politics, forms unexpected alliances, and makes deadly enemies. As tensions within the prison walls escalates Yuto's mission becomes even more perilous. Embroiled in the dangerous world of Schelge and his secret deal with the FBI, Yuto's only shot at redemption might just lie with an unlikely ally, his cellmate; Dick Burnford..
A Tale of Fates Untold
Return to the haunted town of Aberdeen and the sorrowful girls with this powerful prequel novella from debut author Isabelle Larken.The cliff's edge has been promised two fates by the end of their nineteenth Summer.Eilidh Killbride doesn't know who to blame. It's the peak of Summer, and she should be outside, but she hasn't slept in weeks with the manic ghost haunting her every night.Marjorie Saint James knows exactly who to blame. She should be having the time of her life, except she isn't, because her lover is making it impossible and blaming her at every turn.Neither of them sees the strings being pulled from above, but those are not the only forces at play, and Fate might just not be strong enough to save them this time.
Rogue Wave Part One
Part One: Jess and Dev face a time of uncertainty and change as their recent past becomes a maelstrom the rest of the world is determined to ensure does not happen again. What will happen when two people designed for one purpose find that purpose in doubt? Book Three in the Jess and Dev series
Mosswood Apothecary
A struggling alchemist.A small town with ancient secrets.And... a mysterious shadow ferret?Botanical alchemist Rowan Mosswood didn't expect much when he finally graduated, so a remote research assignment in Frostfern Valley seemed fitting. With his reputation in tatters after a public alchemical mishap, and his discipline of magic considered antiquated, Rowan agrees to the university's terms: fix up an old greenhouse, study the mysterious loss of magic, and send regular reports. If he can manage all that, his student debts will disappear.The assignment sounded Mundane enough, a wrist slap to be endured-until Rowan discovers the greenhouse is falling apart, the crops refuse to grow, and a wily shadow creature has taken up residence in his new home. As if that weren't complicated enough, there's Jimson: a too-handsome-for-his-own-good carpenter who seems determined to help... and fluster...Rowan.With strange magic stirring in the forest, stubborn townsfolk to win over, and a year-long deadline ticking down, Rowan must decide whether to focus on the assignment or the life he's beginning to build in Frostfern.Mosswood Apothecary is a cozy queer fantasy brimming with botanical magic, slow-burn romance, queer found family, cottagecore vibes and small-town charm.This edition contains the map and three black-and-white illustrations.
Glitches and Kisses
In small-town Havenwood, Noah Patel is used to keeping his walls high and his life predictable. As a video game designer who prefers the company of pixels over people, Noah doesn't do spontaneous, flirty, or emotionally messy-especially when it comes in the form of Evan Mitchell, the charming, free-spirited waiter at The Rivermere Bistro.But when a chance encounter turns into something neither of them saw coming, Noah finds himself pulled into Evan's orbit, one teasing smile and lingering touch at a time. What starts as a slow burn of attraction soon crashes through Noah's carefully constructed defenses, leaving him vulnerable in ways he's never allowed himself to be.As late-night confessions, riverside adventures, and quiet moments turn into something deeper, Noah and Evan must decide if they're willing to risk the comfort of what's familiar for the unpredictable, beautiful chaos of falling in love.Glitches and Kisses is Grafton Carter's heartfelt second novel in The Havenwood Series-a tender, funny, and spicy exploration of love, trust, and learning to let someone in, even when you're sure you'll mess it up. Get ready for slow-burn chemistry, emotional vulnerability, and steamy scenes that turn up the heat in all the right ways.
The Art in My Palm
Quarter-Finalist, General Fiction, 2025 BookLife Prize by Publishers WeeklyLonglisted, The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Prize, 2026, United KingdomFinalist-Debut Fiction, The Art In My Palm, 2025 Literary Global Book Awards USAFinalist-LGBTQ Fiction, The Art In My Palm, 2025 Literary Global Book Awards USAInspired by true events and his own life, Luke Icarus Simon delivers a haunting and poetic story of survival, identity, and the transformative power of art.As the 51st anniversary of Cyprus's forced partition is marked in 2025, this timely and evocative novel sheds light on a legacy of colonisation, war, and resilience. Set in the late 1960s and 1970s between Nicosia and Sydney, The Art In My Palm is a searing, contemporary Greek tragedy.Demosthenes likes jumping from the rooftop stairs of his family's stately home in Old Nicosia believing he can fly across the sea to the Middle East to visit his father. Excelling at school, he's curious to find out why his island has been passed around by colonisers for 11,000 years. A powerful debut novel about exile, resilience, and the enduring hope of a boy determined to rise above devastation.
Problem At The Park
Lemon Lister's dog, Milo, has a bad habit of finding dead things. Which is why Detective Zahn enlists his help to find a missing San Francisco police officer. And Milo doesn't disappoint. Unfortunately, the corpse Milo finds in Golden Gate Park belongs to Lemon's girlfriend-Jade's- ex. Now Jade is in jail on suspicion of murder. Lemon and the unstoppable Basset Hound with his discerning nose must find the real killer and exonerate Jade.
The Sea of Light
The Sea of Light is a wise, beautiful, and very American story of three women and their desire to excel and win - and heal one another - in the highly charged world of athletic competition. Angelita is the hurricane that brings down a plane carrying a team of star-quality swimmers, groomed from childhood to compete at the international level. Babe Delgado is a young Cuban-American woman, presumed dead, who is rescued from the crash. Fifty-one hours in the Atlantic have left her scarred in body and spirit, afraid to compete again. Brenna Allen is a tough, driven swim coach at a small university, grieving for a lover lost to cancer. She finds solace in building her own winning team, driving her overworked captain, Ellie Marks, ever harder. Ellie is a child of holocaust survivors, struggling to own herself and her sexuality as hard as she's working to win. Brenna recruits Babe, promising to help her rebuild her damaged body, strength, and will. The Sea of Light is a story of wins, losses, and passions in a world where destiny and magic interfere with victory, where families are forced to reconcile with private hurts and false dreams, and where a redemptive, healing love between women - erotic and overwhelmingly intimate - stands in stark contrast to the expectations of the world. A sensitive, powerful tale of self-discovery, sexual identity, and violent emotions unleashed by sudden disaster, this novel is sure to command attention and acclaim.
Dancer
Austen keeps criminals alive. Rain, being one of the world's deadliest assassins, doesn't scare him at all. He should. As a private physician for the ultra-wealthy, Austen's entire business model rests on seeing nothing. After all, he keeps some of the biggest criminals on the west coast alive. That's how he ended up crossing paths with Rain. From first glance, he was stunned speechless by Rain's beauty. He can't stay away. That might be the thing that finally gets him killed. As far as the world is concerned, Rain is a highly sought after stage performer. Ballet has saved what little is left of his sanity. On the side, he just happens to kill people. When Austen starts showing up around every corner, Rain can't decide if he should kiss him or make him disappear. He's still trying to decide. Dancer is the first book in Charity Parkerson's Killers Inc. series where hired assassins and their ilk find the love that finally saves them. These are best enjoyed when read in order.
The Ex Effect
Morgan Rose has always been the girl with the plan. Color-coded calendars, backup plans for her backup plans, and a wedding business that's her entire world. Only one woman ever managed to derail Morgan's organized life and shatter her heart in the process. But Morgan doesn't think about Frankie Lee anymore.Until Morgan meets the photographer hand-picked by her latest clients and discovers that Frankie is not miles away in New York like she thought. She's back in Spring Harbors, looking infuriatingly good, and Morgan's carefully ordered world descends into chaos.Morgan has just 87 days to pull off the wedding of her career and she's not going to let Frankie derail this opportunity. She will not be distracted by Frankie's new haircut or the shadowy dips between her shoulders and biceps. And she won't care about Frankie's unfairly salty attitude when she left Morgan. But some sparks never die, and as the wedding approaches and the tension between Morgan and Frankie grows, can they face up to the mistakes that pulled them apart, or risk it happening all over again?A perfectly spiced romance about learning that the best love stories are worth fighting for... twice. The next unputdownable read for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Alexandria Bellefleur and Haley Cass.
What a Fish Looks Like
What are the stories we need to survive?In ten days, the last spaceship is leaving for a new planet. Some of us will stay on Earth. How do we decide?#TeamEarth. Once upon a time, the oceans were full of fish and the forests dark with brambles. Seb read about it in a book of fairy tales, and memory means hope.#TeamShip. Adaptation means knowing when to walk away. Jay is ready. So their ex, Seb, shows up on the dance floor, T-minus-10. What's the harm in one last dance?What if the stories themselves are evolving?Told in margin notes, posters, letters scrawled on napkins, and six retellings of classic fairy tales, What A Fish Looks Like gathers the stories of a queer community co-creating one another through the strange landscapes of climate change, wondering who is going to love us when there are not, in fact, plenty of fish in the sea.And now this book belongs to you.
The Office Bet Illustrated Cover
Fox There are only three things in life I'm passionate about: my family, sports, and hating Archer Holloway. He's the most prolific associate at the firm and out earns everyone at our level. Plus, he's annoyingly good-looking and is somehow able to charm everyone. Everyone except me. His athlete roster might be impressive, but his tactics for signing clients can be questionable at best. So, when the chance arises to stealthily pitch to someone he's gunning for, I don't hesitate. Two can play at this game. Archer I don't understand why Lincoln Fox hates me. Okay, so maybe I signed a few athletes he was pursuing, but that's not personal. It's business. I really do think he'd come to like me if he got to know me. He won't give me the time of day though. He never has. Which is a shame because Fox is the most attractive man I've ever met. The more he argues with me, the more everyone around us thinks there's a spark between us. The office pool is over two thousand dollars now, but they're backing the wrong horse. No one will win this bet because the chance of us hooking up are less than zero. Fox will never see me as anything more than an over-competitive jerk. Everyone is wasting their money.
Cursed
The killer knows they're coming for him. Can Seth and Evan save the next victim and shut down the dark witch, even when they're cursed?Seth Tanner and Evan Malone head to Savannah, GA, to hunt the seventh of the coven members responsible for the death of Seth's brother and so many other victims over the past hundred years.Seth and Evan fell in love when Seth rescued Evan from one of the dark witches, and they went on the road together to stop the murders. Their relationship is new and intense, growing deeper with the danger, giving them both a reason to survive and gain vengeance.Sterling Vernon is a prominent restaurateur with a thriving array of businesses, and he's also the seventh witch-disciple with a new victim in his sights. His reputation and wealth protect him, and his dark magic enables him to evade consequences. Vernon needs to work his ritual to replenish his power soon, and that requires a new sacrifice.Paxton Miller is Vernon's next intended victim. When Vernon puts a killing curse on Evan to force a confrontation with Seth, it's going to take all of Seth's courage and cleverness, as well as help from their friends with supernatural abilities, to save Evan and Paxton and stop Vernon once and for all.Cursed is an adrenaline-packed supernatural thrill ride with plenty of paranormal suspense, hurt/comfort, hot nights, found family, deadly magic, immortal witches, determined hunters, haunted places, creepy ghosts, spooky chills, and sexy thrills, and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.
Tie Him To Me
After years of struggling, Heart finally has a future he can begin to look forward to. The daily grind through his own personal torment has ended. He found a place where he can open up his heart, and a man who can love him through his grievances. But just when things seem to be working out, his eyes are opened to the world of the strings. and the battle between Mara and Fate for the lives he holds in his hands. Nothing could have prepared him for this much responsibility, but with Mara whispering in his ear. Just how strong can he be when tested? Just how strong can he be when he discovers that the one he loved might not have had a choice in it at all?Dear Readers, I wanted to take a moment to provide a brief note about the content of my book, to ensure that readers are aware of some potentially sensitive material.Upon reflection, I realize that Tie Him To Me includes brief mentions of sensitive topics such as murder, assault, attempted child harm, and brief references to kidnapping, abduction, and beatings. I want to assure you that these elements are presented in passing and are not the overall narrative.When I initially wrote the book, I wasn't aware of the need for TW so I am adding this amendment.Please be advised that the content is not intended to be gratuitous or graphic, and it serves a specific purpose within the context of the story. Nevertheless, I understand the importance of trigger warnings now, and I encourage readers to proceed with caution and, if necessary, to reach out to me directly if they have any concerns or questions.I appreciate your understanding and hope that, despite these brief mentions, you will find enjoyment and value in the overall narrative of Tie Him To Me. Thank you for reading. Kat
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Available for the first time as a deluxe, paper over board hardcover with sprayed edges, gold foil, spot gloss, and colored end papers."To read Jeanette Winterson is to love her."--O, the Oprah MagazineThe 40th anniversary edition of a beloved modern classic and pioneering work of autofiction--a funny, poignant exploration of a young girl's quirky passage into adulthood--with a new introduction and afterword by the authorJeanette Winterson's extraordinary career began at the age of twenty-five with the publication of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. An international bestseller and winner of the prestigious Whitbread Award for Best First Fiction, it is considered a classic of contemporary literature and taught widely around the world, in courses ranging from core undergraduate classes to women's studies and queer studies.Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial north of England. Her youth is spent embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age and comes to terms with her unorthodox sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household collapses. Jeanette's insistence on listening to truths of her own heart and mind--and on reporting them with wit and passion--makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an extraordinary passage into adulthood.
