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LGBTQIA+ Adult November/December 2020
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Something to talk about
by Meryl Wilsner
When her career is threatened by a red-carpet photo that appears to have romantic undertones, a Hollywood showrunner and her female assistant are targeted by paparazzi before realizing their actual feelings for each other. A first novel.
Available on Cloud Library.
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
by Ocean Vuong
A first novel by the award-winning author of Night Sky with Exit Wounds is written in the form of a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read about the impact of the Vietnam war on their family.
Available on Overdrive and Cloud Library.
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Under the rainbow : a novel
by Celia Laskey
When a conservative Kansas community is labeled the country’s most homophobic town, a task force of queer social activists voluntarily moves into the community for two years in an attempt to broaden minds and hearts, with unexpected results.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Bestiary : a novel
by Kristin Chang
Transforming into a manifestation of a tiger character from her Taiwanese heritage, Daughter falls in love with an equally remarkable girl while translating mysterious letters from female relatives who embody mythical archetypes. A first novel.
Available on Cloud Library.
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These Violent Delights
by Micah Nemerever
A painfully insecure artist falls in love with a charming, intellectual fellow university student in 1970s Pittsburgh before their relationship spirals into an all-consuming obsession that culminates in a shattering truth. A first novel.
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The Tradition
by Jericho Brown
Poems of fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Brown’s mastery, and his invention of the duplex—a combination of the sonnet, the ghazal, and the blues—is testament to his formal skill. The Tradition is a cutting and necessary collection, relentless in its quest for survival while reveling in a celebration of contradiction.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Sissy : a coming-of-gender story
by Jacob Tobia
A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.
Available on Overdrive and Cloud Library.
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Wow, no thank you : essays
by Samantha Irby
A new collection of humorous and edgy essays from the author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life that highlight the ups and downs of aging, marriage and living with step-children in small-town Michigan.
Available on Overdrive and Cloud Library.
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I have something to tell you : a memoir
by Chasten Buttigieg
A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America's future.
Available on Cloud Library.
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