Queereaders discussion

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Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult is a remarkable novel, I think you guys would love it.

Thomas, I remember you recommended this to me and was happy to find there is an audio version available through the library. I should be getting it in a few days.

V.I.T.R.I.O.L. - English Editionby Anne de Gandt, is an outstanding contemporary fiction novella. I don't normally read a lot of books in this genre, but it has a very special quality and story.

hm..., so little posts under this topic?
I love contemporary gay fiction. Easier for me to relate to.

What do we mean by contemporary fiction? I just read Line of Beauty published in 2005, but is a period piece about Thatcher UK. Is this contemporary fiction?

Hi Nancy...been a while! Just wanted to let the group know that was recently awarded the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance. I'm quite pleased and humbled for the warm acceptance of my debut novel.

Congratulations Eric. The TBP is inching its way towards the top of my TBR mountain. I am looking forward to reading this. What are you working on now?

Thanks Kernos! Glad to hear you got a copy. I recently completed a manuscript called Taxi Rojo, a sort of contemporary gay fiction/romance based here in Tijuana. Will start one I think I'll call Day of the Dead--A Romance. It's churning in my noggen.

Congrats, Erik!

Here's an interview with Erik on Lambda Literary.

Thanks for posting the link, Nancy! Glad you had seen it.

The Literary Party: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057AHPY2/r... & http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Hey everyone,
My debut novel, Songs for the New Depression, is out in paperback, with hardcover and e-Books coming later this week. I'd love to hear your feedback. It will also be a Goodreads Giveaway, Nov 1-7, as soon as Goodreads approves it.

Happily, it is getting great reviews:

“Kergan Edwards-Stout infuses reality and hopefulness into a bittersweet story about compassion and personal growth. A distinctively entertaining gay novel written with moxie and bolstered by pitch-perfect perspectives.” Kirkus Discoveries

Gabriel Travers knows he’s dying; he just can’t prove it. Despite his doctor’s proclamations to the contrary and rumors of a promising new HIV drug cocktail, all it takes is one glance into the mirror to tell Gabe everything he needs to know. His ass, once the talk of West Hollywood, now looks suspiciously like a Shar-Pei, prompting even more talk around town.

Back in his 20’s, life had been so easy. Caught up in the 1980’s world of LOVE! MONEY! SEX!, Gabe thought he’d have it all. But every effort to better himself ended in self-sabotage, and every attempt at love left him with only a fake number, scrawled on a realtor’s notepad.

The only happiness he could remember was in high school, where he’d met Keith, his first love. Only Keith had recognized the goodness within, and knew of the brutal attack Gabe had faced, the effects of which still rule his life today.

Now almost 40, and with the clock ticking, Gabe begins to finally peel back the layers and tackle his demons — with a little help from the music of the Divine Miss M and his mom’s new wife, a country music-loving priest.

“Kergan Edwards-Stout has crafted a work of fiction reminiscent of some classic tales in Songs for the New Depression. Even better, Edwards-Stout’s debut boasts the kind of dark humor that made Augusten Burroughs a household name.” Advocate.com

“Kergan Edwards-Stout’s Songs for the New Depression is a bold reminder that life, especially in its most difficult moments, is worth living. His characters are real and poignant, his writing is magical, and his message is timeless. Life is at its most precious when we are faced with our own mortality. It is an important book.” Charles Perez, author of Confessions of a Gay Anchorman and founder of the No Shame Project

“Songs for the New Depression carries you away on waves of humor and sadness as we follow the protagonist as he deals with his search for love, acceptance and his battle with AIDS. Far from being maudlin, it is extremely sensitive and ennobling. A fine work that will leave you wanting more.” Robert Michael Morris, star of TV’s The Comeback and author of An American Scrapbook

My Strange Little Oasis: a long term survivor of HIV in the year 2000 finds that survival exacts its own price on his good looks. How, and who will get him through this unexpected crisis of facial disfigurement that he is unable to cope with? Not the dark downer you may expect at all, but full of humor and hope. Takes the reader inside a sex club called The Oh-Aces "with one big heart on." (published in trilogy form). I loved writing it; I hope you will enjoy reading it.~~~

I just finished My Brother and His Brother and A Question of Manhood

The 1st I enjoyed. It is a Holmesian style mystery about a teen trying to discover his Gay brother who died before the detective was born. It was translated from Swedish by the author and is written in a simple prose style. Unlike most mysteries, it's solution is elusive and left up to the reader.

I found The Question of Manhood rather trivial. I did learn a lot about training dogs though.

Without A Testimony: www.jerodkillick.com

The best LGBT book I read last year was, as far as I know, not marketed as gay. The Lacuna by Barbra Kingsolver. Awesome. And the main character happens to be gay. It is in away sad that marketers felt it was smarter not to mention that in any way in ads.

I highly recommend.