|
LGBTQIA+ Stories & Voices June 2024
|
|
|
|
|
The celebrants : a novel
by Steven Rowley
Reuniting in Big Sur to honor a decades-old pact to throw each other living“funerals,” celebrations to remind themselves life is worth living—and living well— five friends find their pact upended when one of them reveals a shocking secret.
|
|
|
Quietly hostile : essays
by Samantha Irby
In this much-anticipated new collection of hilarious essays, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author takes us on another outrageously funny tour of all the gory details that make up the true portrait of a life behind the screenshotted depression memes. Original.
|
|
|
Going bicoastal
by Dahlia Adler
Told in alternating timelines, this queer rom-com follows Natalya Fox, who must choose between spending the summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's crushing on) or in LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming). 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Pageboy : a memoir
by Elliot Page
The Oscar-nominated star who, after the success of Juno, became one of the world's most beloved actors, reveals how his career turned into a nightmare as he navigated criticism and abuse in Hollywood until he had enough and stepped into who he truly is with defiance, strength and joy.
|
|
|
Yours for the taking : a novel
by Gabrielle Korn
In 2050, behind the exclusive Inside Project—a series of weather-safe, city-sized structures around the world—three women, employees of the billionaire/women's rights advocate responsible for this strange new society, notice cracks in the system, in this thrilling story of queer love, betrayal and chosen family.
|
|
|
The house of hidden meanings : a memoir
by RuPaul
From an international drag superstar and pop culture icon comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a deeply intimate memoir of growing up black, poor and queer in a broken home and discovering the power of performance, found family and self-acceptance. Simultaneous.
|
|
|
All-night pharmacy : a novel
by Ruth Madievsky
Two sisters with a very toxic relationship go to a bar patronized by energy healers and share an unidentified bag of pills resulting in a hazy evening of risky interactions with strangers that ends in violence and a missing person.
|
|
|
Who's afraid of gender?
by Judith Butler
From a global icon comes a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the world. Index.
|
|
|
A dash of salt and pepper
by Kosoko Jackson
Xavier returns to his small, Maine hometown to work as a sous-chef in a new restaurant and develops an unexpected connection with the hot, single-dad chef in the new novel from the author of I'm So (Not) Over You. Original.
|
|
|
Couplets : a love story
by Maggie Millner
A collection of poems that describes the story of an ordinary woman living in Brooklyn who has closeted lesbian feelings until she meets someone who forces her to explore obsession, gender, queerness and identity. 20,000 first printing.
|
|
|
The Gulf : a novel
by Rachel Cochran
In 1970s Texas, on the gulf coast, 29-year-old Lou, mourning her brother's death in Vietnam, attempts to solve the murder of her elderly neighbor and unearths disturbing secrets involving the history of her tight-knit, religious small town and its residents that may be the key to catching a killer.
|
|
|
Falling back in love with being human : letters to lost souls
by Kai Cheng Thom
An award-winning writer, performance artist and community healer presents a collection of tender and poetic love letters that guide readers towards cultivating empathy, forgiving others and embracing oneself while teaching readers to fall back in love with being human. Original.
|
|
|
The lookback window : a novel
by Kyle Dillon Hertz
A victim of sex trafficking, Dylan, when a new law is passed, allowing him to sue his abusers, is forced to look back on what happened to him, exploring a drug and sex-fueled world of bathhouses, clubs and strangers' apartments, emerging with a new purpose—extracting justice on his own terms.
|
|
|
Thunder song : essays
by Sasha taqwéseblu LaPointe
The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint presents essays that segue from the miraculous to the mundane, from the spiritual to the physical, examining the role of art and community to help a new generation of Indigenous people claim their heritage while defining their own path in the contemporary world.
|
|
|
You only call when you're in trouble : a novel
by Stephen McCauley
An architect ready to put himself first, Tom, trying to keep his needy family at bay, finds himself answering their demands when his sister and niece need his help, setting him on a journey that changes everyone's life and demonstrates the beauty or dysfunction of the ties that bind families together.
|
|
|
Congratulations, the best is over! : essays
by R. Eric Thomas
The best-selling author of Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America presents a collection of relatable and humorous essays that explore his return to his hometown of Baltimore.
|
|
|
Greta & Valdin
by Rebecca K. Reilly
A gay, Maaori man living in Auckland with his sister is sent by work to Argentina, where he is forced to confront the feelings he's been trying to ignore about his ex-boyfriend who dumped him and moved to Buenos Aires.
|
|
|
Nobody needs to know : a memoir
by Pidgeon Pagonis
In this celebration of the freedom and empowerment that come from learning the truth about who you are—and living it—the author, an intersex activist whose life was shaped by lies that left them physically and mentally scarred, challenges a system determined on enforcing binary definitions.
|
|
|
Cleat cute : a novel
by Meryl Wilsner
Sidelined with an injury, 26-year-old Grace Henderson, a star of the US Women's National Team, falls for Phoebe Matthews, whom she considers her rival, and as the World Cup approaches and Grace gets back in the game, they must decide what's more important—being together or making the roster. Original.
|
|
|
After Sappho : a novel
by Selby Wynn Schwartz
A series of vignettes taking pace from 1892 to 1923 intertwines the reimagined lives of Rina Faccio, Romaine Brooks and Virginia Woolf as they explore their creativity, education and forge queer identities.
|
|
|
Inverse cowgirl : a memoir
by Alicia Roth Weigel
In this funny, thought-provoking collection of essays. a celebrated activist born intersex with both female and male reproductive organs fights back against the hate and fearmongering to protect the rights and lives of everyone, exploring how we can reclaim bodily autonomy and encourages us to amplify our voices to be heard.
|
|
|
Lush lives : a novel
by J. Vanessa Lyon
When the unexpected inheritance of her aunt's Harlem brownstone leads her to Parkie de Groot, an ambitious auction house appraiser, struggling artist Glory Hopkins, as they work together to solve the brownstone's mysteries, finds their newly forged relationship threatened by past heartache and present secrets.
|
|
|
The late Americans
by Brandon Taylor
During a volatile year of self-discovery in the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, three friends, as each prepares for an uncertain future, head to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives—a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered.
|
|
|
Pride : an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement
by Stella Caldwell
Encouraging readers to take pride in their identity and the identities of those around them, this dynamic LGBTQ+ book chronicles groundbreaking events throughout history and introduces queer icons from ancient times to the present. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
|
|
|
The sea elephants
by Shastri Akella
Set in 1990s India, Shagun, joining a traveling theater troupe, thrives and finds love with a handsome photographer, but is unable to free himself from his lingering shame and his father's threats to send him to a conversion center until he finds the strength to boldly claim his own happiness. 75,000 first printing.
|
|
|
The LGBTQ+ history book / : Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Michael Bronski
Showcasing the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience, this diverse, global account explores the most important moments, movements and phenomena, celebrating the victories and untold triumphs of LGBTQ+ people throughout history as well as commemorating moments of tragedy and persecution. Illustrations.
|
|
|
Stars in your eyes
by Kacen Callender
To create positive buzz about their new romantic comedy, Hollywood bad boy Logan Gray, a talented but troubled actor who the public loves to hate, and Mattie Cole, an up-and-coming golden boy, are persuaded into a fake-dating scheme that soon becomes all too real, opening up old wounds and insecurities.
|
|
|
Through the groves : a memoir
by Anne Hull
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, in this richly evocative coming-of-age memoir, chronicles her childhood in the Florida orange groves of the 1960s where she, as her sexual identity took shape, plotted her escape from this place she loved that would never love her back.
|
|
|
Delilah Green doesn't care
by Ashley Herring Blake
Pressured into photographing her estranged step-sister's wedding, Delilah Green reluctantly returns home to Bright Falls where she finds herself falling for one of the stuck-up bridesmaids after the pair are forced together during party preparations. Original.
|
|
|
The librarian of burned books : a novel
by Brianna Labuskes
Set against the backdrop of World War II, this unforgettable novel, inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime, follows three women whose fates become intertwined by their belief in the power and goodness in the written word to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. 30,000 first printing.
|
|
|
Ten steps to Nanette : a memoir situation
by Hannah Gadsby
A multi-award-winning comedian takes readers through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost. Illustrations.
|
|
|
Pierce County Library System 3005 112th St. E, Tacoma, Washington 98446 253-548-3300mypcls.org |
|
|
|