“Words can never hurt you”? Even when we were children, that part of the traditional retort to playground taunts didn’t make sense. Of course, sticks and stones broke bones, but even back then, we knew […]
Like father, like son. When you were small, people said you looked just like your dad. As you grew up, they said you had his sense of humor or his temper, you laughed alike, you […]
Where the Lost Dogs Go: A Story of Love, Search, and the Power of Reunion, by Susannah Charleson, c. 2019, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 320 pages The panic can’t be described. Your dog is missing. […]
Yay! You’re Gay! Now What? A Gay Boy’s Guide to Life, by Riyadh Khalaf, c. 2019, Frances Lincoln, $14.99, 223 pages The light beneath the door is just a sliver. It’s enticing, though, and you’re […]
Your city sure has changed. Landmarks were destroyed, the skyline is different, and streets are shifted in a way that feels same-not-same. It’s like having dinner with a relative you met once, when you were […]
LGBTQ interest Who doesn’t like a mystery? If your giftee does, especially one that includes chills, wrap up Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn. It’s the story of a small dying village that has […]
The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) are Creating a Gender Revolution by Ann Travers, c.2018, New York University Press. $25, 261 pages Boy or girl? That’s a common enough question if […]
The Rest of It: Hustlers, Cocaine, Depression, and Then Some, 1976-1988, by Martin Duberman, c. 2018, Duke University Press, $27.95, 242 pages Parts of your life are missing. Maybe you’ve forgotten, purposefully or by accident. You […]
You are not alone. Even if you may be the only person in the room, you are one of many. Every word you’ve written has been written before. Every place you’ve visited has been seen […]
You felt surprisingly safe. There you were, in a place that was certainly iffy, but you were totally comfortable there. No danger, no darkness, no problems – and in the new book The Gang’s All […]
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