Happy #PrideMonth!
This month, we’re highlighting inspiring, heartbreaking, and unique stories that celebrate the world’s LGBTQIA+ communities and their freedom to be themselves.
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Pride in Fiction:
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
From the author of the New York Times bestselling sensation Mostly Dead Things: a surprising and moving story of two mothers, one difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood, and love.
“A gripping read . . . Unabashedly queer, probing and unafraid . . . Exceedingly engaging.”—USA Today
“Sublimely weird, fluently paced, brazenly funny and gayer still, and it richly deserves to find readers.”—The New York Times
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
A classic runaway-train narrative, full of the exquisite escalations, edge-of-your-seat thrills, and oh-my-god twists. P. J. Vernon’s Bath Haus is a scintillating thriller with an emotional punch, perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel.
“[An] adrenaline-spiked pulse-pounder.”—The New York Times
Recommended by LGBTQ Reads • The New York Times • The Washington Post • O, The Oprah Magazine• Oprah Daily • Library Journal • Crime by the Book • CrimeReads
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie
A woman who’s used to going solo discovers that there’s one relationship she can’t run away from in this buoyant novel, a probing examination of the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community.
“Mia McKenzie is writer who can move from heartbreak to laughter in a single paragraph, while brilliantly reinventing queer family and friendship and the ways in which we get stuck and unstuck along the way. When I could manage to put this book down, I looked up from its pages to a world charged with new potential.”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby
Available June 22nd in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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The Guncle by Steven Rowley
From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer.
“Cue some family growing pains and humorous antics, and you get this heartwarming novel you’ll devour in a flash.”—theSkimm
“[A] heartwarming, hilarious tale of family ties that even the deepest grief can’t shake.” —Southern Living
Oprah Daily‘s Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape • Washington Post’s Feel-Good Books to Brighten Your Summer • Country Living’s 32 Can’t-Miss Beach Reads for This Summer • Bustle‘s 40 Best New Books to Read This May • PopSugar’s 45 Best Summer Reads of 2021 • USA Today’s 5 Books Not To Miss • New York Post’s 30 Best Books On Our Summer Reading List • LAMBDA Literary’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature of May, and more!
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
A group portrait of young adults enmeshed in desire and violence, a hotly charged, deeply satisfying new work of fiction from the author of Booker Prize finalist Real Life.
“A probing short story collection that grapples with societal expectations and transgressions . . . a luminous exploration of identity, mental health, and sexuality.”—BuzzFeed
“[These stories] all paint a picture of the simultaneous beauties and woes of life: a craving for intimacy, a secret desire for love masked by an indifference toward it, and the lasting effects of pain on present-day life.”—Cosmopolitan
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time • Elle • Enterntainment Weekly • Cosmopolitan • O: The Oprah Magazine • Harper’s Bazaar • Marie Claire • BuzzFeed • Vulture • Thrillist • The Week • Lit Hub • The Rumpus • The Millions • Paperback Paris
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
This provocative debut is about what happens at the emotional, messy, vulnerable corners of womanhood that platitudes and good intentions can’t reach. Torrey Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel.
“An unforgettable portrait of three women, trans and cis, who wrestle with questions of motherhood and family making . . . Detransition, Baby might destroy your book club, but in a good way.”—Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
“A tale of love, loss, and self-discovery as singular as it is universal, and all the sweeter for it.”—Entertainment Weekly
Longlisted for The Women’s Prize • Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club Pick • A Marie Claire Book Club Pick • New York Times Editors’ Choice
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick
When a lonely American event planner starts dating the gay Prince of Wales, a royal uproar ensues: is it true love or the ultimate meme? Find out in this hilarious romantic comedy.
“A sweet story that’s both hilariously funny and as romantic as any harlequin.”—Parade
“Award-winning playwright, humorist, and novelist Rudnick steeps his writing in a deliciously snarky sense of wit while at the same time effectively employing his flair for clever storytelling in the creation of a delightfully quirky cast of characters.”—Booklist
Available in Trade Paperback, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
An essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice, Rainbow Milk follows nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of his Jehovah’s Witness upbringing.
“The kind of novel you never knew you were waiting for.”—Marlon James, bestselling author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
“An original addition to the queer fiction canon.”—Cosmopolitan UK
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Bolla by Pajtim Statovci; Translated by David Hackston
From the author of National Book Award finalist Crossing comes an unlikely love story in Kosovo with unpredictable consequences that reverberates throughout a young man’s life—a dazzling tale full of fury, tenderness, longing, and lust.
“Engrossing . . . Statovci lets little sunlight into the narrative, the better to emphasize just how powerful homophobia and self-loathing can be . . . An unflinching consideration of the long aftereffects of an affair cut short.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Future Feeling by Joss Lake
An embittered dog walker obsessed with a social media influencer inadvertently puts a curse on a young man—and must adventure into mysterious dimension in order to save him—in this wildly inventive, delightfully subversive, genre-nonconforming debut novel about illusion, magic, technology, kinship, and the emergent future.
“Akin to a queer millennial version of The Alchemist, complete with proverbs and personal growth . . . This is a modern allegory with a unique voice—searching, questioning, vulnerable, witty.” —Kirkus Reviews
An O, The Oprah Magazine LGBTQ Book That Will Change the Literary Landscape Next Year • One of The Millions‘ Most Anticipated Books of the Year • An LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book of the Year
Available in Trade Paperback and eBook Editions.
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Pride Around the World:
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
Electrifying and inspiring, animated by the same voracious intelligence that distinguishes their fiction, Dear Senthuran is a revelatory account of storytelling, self, and survival.
Their story weaves through transformative decisions about their gender and body, their precipitous path to success as a writer, and the turmoil of relationships on an emotional, romantic, and spiritual plane, culminating in a book that is as tender as it is brutal.
“A once-in-a-generation voice.”—Vulture
“One of our greatest living writers.”—Shondaland
“A dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self.”—Esquire
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage by Sasha Issenberg
The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium.
“Insightful and breezy . . . Tracing the evolution of both public opinion and politics around marriage equality, the work holds a mirror up to how much America has changed in a short period of time and how those in power actually followed the public embrace of same-sex marriage, rather than lead it.”—Time Magazine
“A lively, encyclopedic survey of the struggle for marriage equality . . . Issenberg emphasizes an overlapping, conflicting and often serendipitous series of events . . . a complex and chaotic chain reaction that thrust same-sex marriage from the realm of conservative conjecture . . . to the forefront of the American consciousness, to the top of the gay political agenda and, eventually, to the halls of the Supreme Court.” —The New York Times Book Review
Available in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King
An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.
“All In is a must-read about an authentic American hero, and one of the twentieth century’s most consequential figures in the fight for gender equality and human rights.”—Booklist, starred review
Available in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
Queer Love in Color by Jamal Jordan
A photographic celebration of the love and relationships of queer people of color by a former New York Times multimedia journalist.
Queer Love in Color features photographs and stories of couples and families across the United States and around the world. This singular, moving collection offers an intimate look at what it means to live at the intersections of queer and POC identities today, and honors an inclusive vision of love, affection, and family across the spectrum of gender, race, and age.
“Thank you, Jamal Jordan, for showing the world what true love looks like.”—Billy Porter
Available in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
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The Queens’ English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases by Chloe O. Davis
A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community’s contributions to the English language—an intersectional, inclusive, playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms and fabulous phrases created by and for queer culture.
For every queen in your life—the men, women, gender non-conforming femmes, butches, daddies, and zaddies—The Queens’ English is at once an education and a celebration of queer history, identity, and the limitless imagination of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Available in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
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Pride on Audio:
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Dress with Pride!
During the month of June, 10% of the purchase price from Out of Print’s Pride Collection will support The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people.
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Watch our Library Lunch & Learn: Pride Month Edition!
Featuring: Jason Baumann, New York Public Library’s Associate Director for Collection Development and Coordinator of Humanities and LGBT Collections and editor of The Stonewall Reader, Lauren Hough, author of Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing, Mia McKenzie, author of Skye Falling, Nawaaz Ahmed, author of Radiant Fugitives, and Brandon Taylor, author of Filthy Animals.
