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With 'Up with the Sun' Novelist Thomas Mallon Offers Dishy Show Biz Mash-up
In "Up with the Sun," out novelist Thomas Mallon mixes real-life people with entirely fictitious characters to tell the story of Dick Kallman, an actor striving toward what he believes will be predestined greatness on stage and film in the 1950s and '60s.
Queer Books for Life: Podcast Celebrates LGBTQ Literature
Books with queer themes are the subject of each episode of "This Queer Book Saved My Life," a podcast based out of Minneapolis. In installment after installment, host J. P. Der Boghossian talks to a guest about books that saved their life.
Library Association Reports Record Book Ban Attempts in 2022
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association being released Thursday.
Review: 'Tell the Rest' a Novel of Harrowing Spiritual Abuse, Healing
The two enthralling queer protagonists in author Lucy Jane Bledsoe's just-published novel have lived a life scarred by a Christian conversion camp, each bearing enduring psychological pain and torment.
Review: Thomas Mallon's 'Up With the Sun' a Parable of Doomed Ambition
Readers can discover Dick Kallman, a gay miniscule has-been (yet fascinating celebrity), in the new novel on his tumultuous life, "Up With the Sun," by Thomas Mallon, perhaps the country's foremost historical fiction writer.
School Library Book Bans are Seen as Targeting LGBTQ+ Content
Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes as policymakers nationwide also consider limiting or banning gender-affirming care and drag shows, and other measures targeting LGBTQ people.
Review: Romance and Intrigue Fill 'Sapphire Storm'
Review: 'Sapphire Storm' is an intense, thrilling romance.
Leslie Absher's 'Spy Daughter, Queer Girl'
While growing up, Leslie Absher didn't know or years that her father worked for the CIA. She later decided that her life as a spy daughter was also hers to reclaim. The result is an intimate portrait of personal healing.
Review: Richard Mirabella's 'Brother & Sister Enter the Forest' is a Family Affair
The title of Richard Mirabella's debut novel, "Brother & Sister Enter the Forest" promises the sinister, and Mirabella makes good on the promise. The plot sits queasily somewhere between "Hansel and Gretel" and "A Long Day's Journey Into Night."
K.M. Soehnlein Looks Back at ACT-UP in New Novel
K.M. Soehnlein recalls living through the AIDS crisis and his involvement with the activist group ACT UP in his new novel "Army of Lovers."
'Kids On the Street' - Joseph Plaster's Queer Tenderloin History
An important new scholarly book, "Kids On the Street: Queer Kinship & Religion In San Francisco's Tenderloin" by Joseph Plaster, has unearthed the queer history of "outsider youth" that has long remained hidden.
Penguin to Publish 'Classic' Roald Dahl Books after Backlash
Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish "classic" unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers.
Review: 'The Girl Who Would Live Forever' a Rollercoaster Thrill Ride
Rebecca Cantrell — author of the "Hannah Vogel" and "Joe Tesla" mystery series — is back with a new kick-ass hero, Ivy Corva, and a whole new 'tude to go with her.
Listen: J.K. Rowling Explains Transphobic Comments
Nearly to two years after her comments about trans people ignited a firestorm, Rowling is opening up about the controversy in the forthcoming podcast, "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling."
Critics Reject Changes to Roald Dahl Books as Censorship
Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl's classic children's books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda."
ND Advances Bills to Remove 'Sexual' Content from Libraries
Two separate bills that would prohibit public libraries from displaying "explicit sexual material" passed the Senate and House floors in North Dakota on Thursday after undergoing debate among lawmakers in each chamber.
George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson have 7-Figure Book Deal
Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters.
George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson Have 7-Figure Book Deal
Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters.
EDGE Rewind: Gay Twitter Couldn't Hold Back after Lea Michele Addressed Rumors She Can't Read
Gay Twitter was quick to react to Lea Michele's new New York Times interview in which she addressed rumors that she can't read, along with past claims of her causing a toxic workplace environment.
Sargent's 'Grand Affair' - Biography of the Painter Brings New Light on His Life
Paul Fisher, professor of American studies at Wellesley College, begins his full-scale biography "The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World" with a confession that Sargent, a great American artist (1856-1925), is also an abiding enigma.