The Embrace: Poetry by Rose Auslander
The Embrace
So pale, he’s almost
green, a bit yellow,
slightly iridescent—
in that second before
he touches you, you wish
you could make him
pretty again. Even
through his overcoat
you’ll feel...
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The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai
Viking
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
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Between the Pages: Where Trials Become Triumph!
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Reviewed by Chael Needle
My stepmother used to tell me stories about Jesus, but they...
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High Fidelity Transmission: The ABCs of the Politics of AIDS
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India, which actually has a low percentage of its...
Pushing Dead: Review
Pushing Dead
Directed by Tom E. Brown
Bugsby Pictures/Chrismatic Film
Reviewed by T.J. Banks
Danny Schauble (James Roday of Psych) is a writer who’s frequently at a loss...
Memories of a Penitent Heart: Review
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo
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Reviewed by T.J. Banks
Cecilia Aldarondo remembers meeting her uncle, Miguel Dieppa, once as a child. Six...
Children’s Book Raises Funds for AIDS United, The Trevor Project
Children’s Book Raises Funds for AIDS United, The Trevor Project
Chronicle Books, of San Francisco, has teamed with Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to...
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That's What Friends Are For
by Kenneth Sean Campbell
CreateSpace
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LGBTQ people have families, of course. But for us, the families we create...
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The Rest of It: Hustlers, Cocaine, Depression and Then Some, 1976–1988
by Martin Duberman
Duke University Press
Reviewed by Hank Trout
Martin Duberman , a genuine giant among...
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The Essential Randy Boyd, Vol. 1
by Randy Boyd
Amazon Digital Services
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
In The Essential Randy Boyd its author gathers a powerful collection...
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