Books
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Historic Journey: L.M. Elliott’s “Da Vinci’s Tiger”
L.M. Elliott's new novel tells of a 15th century Italian girl who takes up residence in the National Gallery of Art
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Children’s book about transgender teddy bear gets global publisher
Jessica Walton seized upon a simple idea after a revelation in her family. When her father came out as transgender, eventually transitioning to become Tina, his...
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Twat Talk
Jenny Block's book on the female orgasm offers little more than rehashed information and contradictory advice
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Breaking the Bans
Second annual read-out brings note to "controversial" books targeted by censors
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National Book Festival
The Library of Congress has moved up its annual book festival, both on the calendar and in geography. The 14th edition takes place a month...
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Reform School: Piper Kerman
''Orange is the New Black'' author Piper Kerman is on a mission to help improve conditions in prisons
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DC Center’s OutWrite grows as part of national LGBT book fair boom
DC Center's OutWrite grows as part of national LGBT book fair boom
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Big Apple’s Late-Bloomer
''Sometimes people get this idea in their head,'' blogger and journalist Kenneth Walsh says. ''Oh, if I get a nose job, my life will be...
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Reading Sean Strub
''Twenty years ago, when a young gay man was diagnosed,'' says longtime AIDS activist and writer Sean Strub, ''there was this loving, supportive AIDS and...
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Seasonal Scares
If there's a perfect time to read The First Male, the fifth novel from local gay author Lee Hayes, that time is now. Published in...
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Pop-Up Books
Next weekend, D.C. gets its own pop-up gay bookstore. ''We are temporarily taking over the empty storefront right next to the center,'' explains The DC...
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Outlaws in Love
A former newspaper reporter and current American University School of Communication professor, Rodger Streitmatter knows plenty about research and writing. Considering his relationship with husband...
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Proud Son
''I think there's no doubt that whatever the stereotype of two lesbians raising kids is, a clean-cut, engineering, Eagle Scout entrepreneur from Iowa probably isn't...
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Hair-Raising Tale
When Everett Maroon puts his mind to writing, there's no telling what might come out. Take the novel Super Queers he's shopping around. It's your...
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Gay by Association
Michael Ian Black once made out with Bradley Cooper. ''He wasn't yet People's Sexiest Man Alive,'' Black says. ''Had I known he would be that,...
