Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

At the Mall of the Universe, you can get anything you want. Marc Jacobs shoes. Hugo Boss suits. Food. Drinks. Dry cleaning. A room at the five-star hotel or a lane at the bowling alley. Of course, some things are harder to come by. Just ask... Vienna. She's one beautiful sister who is not going to be dependent on any man ever again, thanks to her cheating, should-be-dead ex. When she's not selling... (more)

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

by Sonya Sones

My name is Ruby. This book is about me. It tells the deeply hideous story of what happens when my mother dies and I'm dragged three thousand miles away from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in L.A. with my father, who I've never even met because he's such a scumbag that he divorced my mom before I was born. The only way I've ever even seen him is in the movies, since he's this megafamous actor who's been... (more)

I'm Your Man

by Timothy James Beck

Beck revisits territory familiar from his debut novel, He's the One (2003), a romantic comedy in which his protagonist, Daniel, a sometimes drag queen, gardens by moonlight in the hope of attracting the attentions of handsome neighbor Blaine. Now in the aftermath of their romance, ex-lover Daniel (who's very out) is busy acting straight in the soap opera Secret Splendor , while Beck presents the Manhattan... (more)

Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

First time in paperback, with a newly designed cover. Homosexuality is often seen as a purely urban experience, far removed from rural and small-town life. Farm Boys undermines that cliche by telling the stories of more than three dozen gay men, ranging in age from 24 to 84, who grew up on farms in the American midwest. Named among the best books of 1996 by Esquire Magazine and the Minneapolis Star... (more)

The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life With Styx

The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life With Styx

by Chuck Panozzo

They are still one of the biggest rock bands of the last three decades. With four consecutive triple-platinum albums and 54 million records sold, their tours continue to sell out and classic songs like "Lady," "Renegade," "Come Sail Away," and "The Grand Illusion" have earned them a whole new generation of fans. At the height of their fame, they were living the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll fantasy -- an odyssey of... (more)

Together Forever

by Martin Kantor

A loving, lasting, committed relationship One of the greatest challenges that gay men face today is deciding to be in a long-term committed relationship and then learning how to make it work. Dr. Kantor busts the myths that exist in the gay community about relationships and gives gay men a model for healthy, happy marriages (legal or not). Learn: -Why the fate of your relationship is more important than the... (more)

The Bear Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Those Who Are Husky, Hairy, and Homosexual, and Those Who Love'Em

The Bear Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Those Who Are Husky, Hairy, and Homosexual, and Those Who Love'Em

501 Great Things About Being Gay

by Edward Taussig

Author Edward Taussig shares hundreds of reasons to celebrate being gay. A compendium of fun facts, multiple choice quizzes and aphorisms, modeled after the popular 1,003 GREAT THINGS ABOUT GETTING OLDER.

We Disappear: A Novel (P.S.)

by Scott Heim

The body of a teenage boy is discovered in a Kansas field. The murder haunts Donna—a recent widow battling cancer—calling forth troubling details from long-suppressed memories of her past. Hoping to discover more about "disappeared" people, she turns to her son, Scott, who is fighting demons of his own. Addicted to methamphetamines and sleeping pills, Scott is barely holding on—though the chance to help his mother... (more)

Loving in Fear: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

by Queer Press Collective

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris

"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," ( The Christian Science Monitor ) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously... (more)

Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog

Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog

by Neil Plakcy

"For most dog owners, our dogs are not possessions, they are family. Gay men in particular have found joy in bringing dogs into their nuclear circles. Their dogs love them unconditionally, without judgment or regard to sexual orientation; comfort them when they are in pain; and because most men outlive their dogs, teach them extraordinary lessons in how to cope with loss. . . Paws and Reflect is a... (more)

Beginners Luck: A Novel (Ballantine Readers Circle)Laura Pedersen

Beginners Luck: A Novel (Ballantine Readers Circle)

by Laura Pedersen

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as... (more)

Naked

by David Sedaris

The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is a 2004 collection of 22 autobiographical essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The essays address the author's upbringing in Raleigh, North Carolina, his relationships with family members, and his work and life in New York City and France.

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

by George Chauncey

Winner of the 1994 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History, this brilliant work challenges the conventional wisdom that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet.

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Someone Like You

by Timothy James Beck

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

by Sonya Sones

I'm Your Man

by Timothy James Beck

Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life With Styx

by Chuck Panozzo

Together Forever

by Martin Kantor

The Bear Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Those Who Are Husky, Hairy, and Homosexual, and Those Who Love'Em

501 Great Things About Being Gay

by Edward Taussig

We Disappear: A Novel (P.S.)

by Scott Heim

Loving in Fear: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

by Queer Press Collective

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris

Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog

by Neil Plakcy

Beginners Luck: A Novel (Ballantine Readers Circle)

by Laura Pedersen

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

Naked

by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

by George Chauncey