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Celebrate Pride Month with a selection of titles representing a variety genres.
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Baggage : tales from a fully packed life
by Alan Cumming
The acclaimed actor chronicles his work in Hollywood, his two marriages, and his journey through personal calamities, bad decisions, encounters with legends, and moments of joy to become the flawed but happy middle-aged man he is today
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We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir
by Samra Habib
In this stunning memoir of forgiveness and family, both chosen and not, the writer, photographer, and activist shares her exploration of faith, art, love and queer sexuality—a journey that led her to the far reaches of the world to uncover a truth that was within her all along. Original.
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All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto
by George M. Johnson
A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy. Simultaneous eBook.
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I was better last night : a memoir
by Harvey Fierstein
This autobiography from the cultural icon, gay rights activist and four-time Tony Award–winning actor and playwright looks back on his legendary career, from community theater in Brooklyn to the excesses of Hollywood. Illustrations.
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They/them/their : a guide to nonbinary and genderqueer identities
by Eris Young
"Showing what life is like as a nonbinary or genderqueer person, this book explores relationships, mental and physical health, language use and identity and appearance, providing advice for nonbinary people and how friends and family can support them."
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The secret to superhuman strength
by Alison Bechdel
"From the author of Fun Home, a profoundly affecting graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads in our times"
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If they come for us : poems / Fatimah Ashgar.
by Fatimah Asghar
In a debut poetry collection, the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls openly shares her experiences of being a young Pakistani Muslim woman in America by weaving together personal and marginalized people's histories. Original.
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Six plays
by Lillian Hellman
Six acclaimed plays by Lillian Hellman span nearly twenty years of the American theater from 1934 to 1951
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Your driver is waiting : a novel
by Priya Guns
For the first time ever, Damani, who drives for an app, starts dating a white girl with money, but when their romance intensifies and she finally lets her guard down, her girlfriend does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events.
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I keep my exoskeletons to myself : a novel
by Marisa Crane
When the Department of Balance adopts a radical new form of law enforcement, Kris, a new mother raising a child alone after her wife dies, finds support in a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope.
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Behind the scenes
by Karelia Stetz-Waters
A business consultant with a series of popular and sexy mindfulness videos meets a rebounding director looking to finance her film, in the new novel by the author of the“Out in Portland” series. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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Bingo love / : Jackpot Edition
by Tee Franklin
"When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage. This Jackpot Edition contains over SIXTY PAGES of bonus material, including the talents of MARGUERITE BENNETT (Batwoman) and newcomer BEVERLY JOHNSON, SHAWN PRYOR (Cash and Carrie) and PAULINA GANUCHEAU (Zodiac Starforce), award-winning historical romance author ALYSSA COLE's comics writing debut with SHAE BEAGLE (MOONSTRUCK), GAIL SIMONE (CROSSWIND) and MARGAUX SALTEL (Superfreaks), and AMANDA DEIBERT (Wonder Woman '77) and CAT STAGGS (CROSSWIND), with illustrations from MEGAN HUTCHINSON (ROCKSTARS) and ARIELA KRISTANTINA (InSeXts)."--Back cover
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Such pretty flowers : a novel
by K. L. Cerra
While investigating her brother's apparent suicide, Holly begins to stalk his girlfriend, Maura, a magnetic, black-eyed florist with a penchant for carnivorous plants, and is drawn into Maura's sinister and sensual world, soon feeling a dark attraction to the one woman she shouldn't trust. Original.
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Scorched grace / : A Sister Holiday Mystery
by Margot Douaihy
A chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, Sister Holiday, when Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, launches her own investigation, which turns her against colleagues, students and fellow Sisters as she pieces together the clues to solve this explosive mystery. 150,000 first printing.
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The unbroken
by C. L. Clark
"Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than shethought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle over the price of a nation. But some things aren't for sale"
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The new life : a novel
by Tom Crewe
In late 19th-century London, after Oscar Wilde is arrested, two men, who have collaborated on a book in defense of homosexuality, must decide if publishing their project is bravery or foolishness as they risk ostracism, imprisonment, their safety and the safety of the people they love.
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The mimicking of known successes
by Malka Older
When her former girlfriend, the enigmatic Investigator Mossa, arrives on Valdegord, needing her help with her latest investigation, Pleiti, a scholar of Earth's pre-collapse ecosystems, joins her on a twisting path where not only the future of Earth is at stake, but also their futures together. 60,000 first printing.
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A manual for how to love us : stories
by Erin Slaughter
"A debut, interlinked collection of stories exploring the primal nature of women's grief--offering insight into the profound experience of loss and the absurd ways in which we seek control in an unruly world"
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Another country
by James Baldwin
Eight people become entangled in a web of interpersonal relationships, doomed to become as savage and destructive as the society which oppresses them
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Milk fed : a novel
by Melissa Broder
Transitioning from her Jewish faith to dieting to maintain an illusion of existential control, Rachel bonds with an Orthodox woman at a frozen yogurt shop before embarking on a journey of food, desire and spiritual fulfillment
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Magic, lies, and deadly pies : a novel
by Misha Popp
Preparing for the statewide pie contest, which could help wronged women everywhere, Daisy Ellery, whose pies have the magical ability to avenge women done wrong by men, finds herself in a sticky situation when a blackmailer threatens to reveal her true calling to the world.
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