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The San Francisco poet’s work is richly illuminated by this detailed account of his early traumas, dread of ‘deep emotion’ and addiction to casual sex

For Pride Month, we asked people ranging in age from 34 to 93 to share an indelible memory. Together, they offer a personal history of queer life as we know it today.

Santiago Jose Sanchez’ debut novel, “Hombrecito,” follows a young immigrant as he grows up in the United States, struggling to identify with a masculinity he’s never felt and a country he never knew.

At the 74th National Book Awards, author Justin Torres won the fiction award for 'Blackouts.'

Daniel Swain reviews Michael Nott’s “Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life.”...

The poet’s candid project of self-discovery prefigured autofiction and shaped a generation of writers.

A comprehensive new biography, by Michael Nott, lays bare the tragic circumstances behind a brilliant iconoclast’s life and work.

The second novel from the co-host of the “Who? Weekly” podcast follows a West Village writer in the early 1990s and today.

Read with pride! These are the queer literature gems you must add to your collection.

A look at the history of the Olympics and a novel with a lost, likable hero are worth your time.

A curated collection of titles that uplift queer voices and experiences to bring "freedom and healing" to readers.

The work of late queer author Fritz Peters has fallen off the radar and out of print—leaving room for a small Los Angeles production company to pick up rights to the books, reissue five of them, and fast track the process of adapting them into films.

A pioneering journalist who was the first openly gay reporter to write for the San Francisco Chronicle, Randy Shilts left an indelible mark on LGBTQ+ storytelling in the Bay Area.

After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the retired Towson University English professor wrote his latest work of poetry—exploring new subject matter as he copes with aging and the evolving relationship with his body.

With queer lives under threat, Our Queerest Century highlights the contributions of LGBTQ+ people since the 1924 founding of the nation's first gay rights organization.