Brentwood Book Stacks

Summer’s here, and there are a lot of new and upcoming books by queer authors and/or with queer subjects, themes, or characters. Here are a few that got our attention and might find their way into our beach totes or e-readers this summer:

Fiction:

In celebration of Gay Pride Month, the Desk Set has compiled a listing of Summer Queer-themed Reads that range from Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography and Poetry. Pick them up at the Library or request them from other libraries in the County to be sent to Brentwood. 

Fiction

Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller (Link to Catalog) (Goodreads Review)

The Absolutist - John Boyne (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Herself When She’s Missing - Sarah Terez Rosenblum (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction edited by Brit Mandelo (Coming Soon) (Publishers Weekly Review)

Biography/Memoir

A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir by Kate Bornstein (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury by Lesley-Ann Jones (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Non-Fiction

How to Be Gay by David Halperin (Pub Date: August 21st, 2012)

Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas by Dale Carpenter (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota by Stewart Van Cleve (Pub Date: Sept 1, 2012)

Love, Christopher Street: Reflections of New York City edited by Thomas Keith (Coming Soon) (Goodreads Review)

Poetry

Snowflake/Different Streets: New Poems by Eileen Myles (Request from Outside Library) (Goodreads Review)

Title I of the ALA Bill of Rights states, “Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.” Library Bill of Rights