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If you’re in the mood for a good laugh, look no further than The Christwire Handbook: Staying Saved in a Wicked World (Citadel), the new book from the minds behind the popular satire website Christwire.org. continue reading »

Jacques Strauss’ debut novel, The Dubious Salvation of Jack V. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), chronicles the queer coming-of-age of Jack, an 11-year-old living in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1989—a racially charged environment in which Jack becomes aware not only of his sexual orientation, but also the power and danger of his privilege. continue reading »

Jones isn’t the only author looking beyond the city limits for inspiration this fall. continue reading »

Sometimes the only thing gayer (and bitchier) than a Pomeranian in a sweater is the hand that holds the leash. continue reading »

For 27 years Michael Musto has been serving up a heaping dish of pop culture and New York City realness in his iconic Village Voice column, “Le Dolce Musto.” Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back (Vantage Point), his fourth book, is a glittery collection of memorable columns and original essays. About his title Musto says, “I got it from a butler on Fire Island who used to say ‘Fork on the left, knife in the back, spoon up the nose and dish, dish, dish!” From pontificating on celebrity scandals to documenting local drag-bar tragedies, Musto throws more shade than a towering Sequoia—and we adore him for that. continue reading »

 
If you loved the British miniseries Brideshead Revisited, based on Evelyn Waugh’s landmark novel, your petticoats will be delightfully ruffled by Alan Hollinghurst’s long-awaited novel, The Stranger’s Child (Knopf). A Jamesian account of the English countryside and the men who coyly traded kisses in those halcyon hills of yore, the novel deals with the short life of poet Cecil Valance and his lover George Sawle. With a century-spanning plot, The Stranger’s Child proves to be as intricately ambitious and arresting as any Victorian tapestry. continue reading »

 
In 1992 the gayest thing a teen could read was Sex, Madonna’s naughty coffee-table book that came wrapped in a silver condom-like wrapper. Luckily for all the little monsters of the Gaga revolution (paws up!) there’s Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens (Zest Books), coauthored by Marke Bieschke and Kathy Belge. Whereas Madge taught us how to be slutty, this illustrative book offers teens a comprehensive guide to LGBT life—the perfect gift for your wrench-wielding niece. Better yet, gay it forward and donate a dozen to a high school’s gay-straight alliance. After all, doesn’t it take a village? continue reading »