Best Books of 2005Top 10 Editors' Picks: Gay & LesbianRobert Trachtenberg's When I Knew combines gorgeous design with the surprising, funny, and touching stories of dawning desire from the famous and the unknown, and it tops our list of the year's best books in Gay & Lesbian. See more editors'
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When I Knew
Robert Trachtenberg
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It Books
May 31, 2005
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When I was six," writes Tammy Lynn Michaels, "I loved my first grade teacher so much I knew I would have to grow up to be a boy so I could come back and ask her to marry me." Documentarian Trachtenberg (...
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Mother of Sorrows
Richard McCann
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Pantheon
April 26, 2005
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Though it is a work of fiction, this slim volume of interconnected stories...
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
Dan Savage
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Dutton Adult
September 22, 2005
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Starred Review. The author of the internationally syndicated column "Savage Love" brings much-needed humor, and a reality check, to the bitter gay-marriage debate with this polemical memoir. As Savage (Skipping Towards Gomorrah) and his boyfriend, Terry, neared their 10th anniversary, Savage's mother put on the pressure for them ...
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The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde: An Intimate Biography
Neil McKenna
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Basic Books
May 10, 2005
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Starred Review. Oscar Wilde, though married to a woman, preferred sex with men; he was convicted of "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years of hard labor in 1895 in what has become a landmark case in queer history. Yet most biographies of the famous playwright and essayist touch ...
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Mouths of Babes
Stella Duffy
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Serpent's Tail
September 1, 2005
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Repercussions from a teen prank turned deadly fuel the U.S. debut of Duffy's popular U.K. series featuring lesbian investigator Sally Saz Martin. Taking a temporary break from cracking cases, Saz happily minds her baby daughter, Matilda, in London while he...
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The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson
Robert Hofler
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Carroll & Graf Publishers
September 20, 2005
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Those who think Hollywood's current predatory political scene and celebrity partner-swapping activities are new phenomena would be wise to dive into this tell-all tale of Henry Willson, an agent who became a major star maker to actors like Rock Hudson, Tab...
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Crashing America: A Novel
Katia Noyes
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Alyson Books
September 1, 2005
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"Crashing America might be the Great American Novel." -- Curve Magazine, February 2005"A fiercely well-written account of youth's desperation and longing for change." -- Girlfriends Magazine, September 2005"A post-gay coming-of-age story as contemporary as it is timeless." -- Out Magazine, October 2005"If there is such a thing as a ...
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The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco
Joshua Gamson
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Henry Holt and Co.
February 10, 2005
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In the world of that most disparaged of musical genres...
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Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir
Edwin John Wintle
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Miramax
June 15, 2005
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Wintle, a 40-year-old, gay, obsessive-compulsive New Yorker, rescues his 13-year-old niece, Tiffany, from her Connecticut home, where she fought with her recovering alcoholic mother, associated with delinquents and feared her mother's violent boyfriend. He...
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Raising Boys Without Men: How Maverick Moms Are Creating the Next Generation of Exceptional Men
Peggy Drexler
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Rodale Books
July 28, 2005
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Single or gay mothers-whom Drexler dubs "maverick moms"-are "real" parents, in case anyone needed reminding. The families they create are "as real and as legitimate as any other." The author, an assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Medi...
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