TOP 5 Gay Books (Non-Fiction) – September
1. The End of the Homosexual? by Dennis Altman
Dennis Altman connects what has happened within the changing queer world over the past forty years to larger social, political and cultural trends.
2. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World (2nd edition) by Alan Downs
Drawing on contemporary research, the author’s own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, this empowering book passionately describes the stages of a gay man’s journey out of shame.
3. Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East by Benjamin Law
This is a fascinating and entertaining blend of travel narrative and reportage exploring GLBT life in seven Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, China, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar and India.
4. Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace by Scott Thorson
This republished memoir by Liberace’s ex-lover is the basis for the new Steven Soderbergh HBO tele-film starring Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, and features a new afterword written by Scott Thorson.
5. Vanished Years by Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett’s second volume of memoirs confirms his reputation as an extremely witty and candid chronicler of the heady and exclusive world he occupies amongst the film, theatre and society set.
Dear Star Observer, a nonfiction anthology I just edited, The Other Man: 21 Writers Speak Candidly About Sex, Love, Infidelity, & Moving On, is something I think your readers would enjoy hearing about. The anthology of personal essays is published in the U.S. by JMS Books and features some of our top male writers who talk about either being the other man, suffering the other man or dealing with infidelity in their relationships. The essays span the 1950’s through the current decade. I’d like to send your book editor a review copy but couldn’t find a listing. I’ve pasted a few recent blurbs below. Could you help direct this note to the book editor? Thank you.
My best,
Paul
“Lust and jealousy bring out the worst in people, but the worst can sometimes bring out the best in writers. This book is full of bad behavior and ugly emotions, but it also contains some fine truths and excellent storytelling.”
—Christopher Bram, author of Gods and Monsters and Eminent Outlaws.
“An absolutely addicting book. I devoured it.”
Kilian Melloy
Assistant Arts Editor
EDGE Media Network
“This amazingly artful collection of recollections by gay liars we’ve all known or been is by turns sprightly, poignant, piquant, sexy, scary, keen, naïve, heartbreaking. Some had me laughing, some made me sad, some made we want to dial 911.” —Richard Stevenson, author of the Lambda Award-winning Don Strachey private eye novels.