"The Book of Awesome Queer Heroes: How the LGBTQ+ Community Changed the World for the Better" will make a wonderful addition to any bookshelf, especially one that may be missing a breadth of inspirational queer virtuosos from across the ages.

Queer Chinese American writer Geoffrey Mak takes the personal essay to new, and sometimes unsettling, heights, in his book "Mean Boys: A Personal History," described as a "memoir-in-essays."

Edmund Berger's compelling film "Conclave" poses the question, "Can we still believe in this flawed institution, the church?" while knowing the machinations of its inner workings.

Halloween may be over after October 31, but it's still a pretty scary week, politics-wise. You certainly need some distractions, so we've got ballots full of arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.

A new album by a band you love, especially one that takes its time between releases, is cause for celebration. That celebration takes on special meaning when it comes to Betty, an all-female trio who've been rocking since the mid-1980s.

A Broadway lyricist and book writer whose collaborations include "The Wedding Singer," "Elf: The Musical," and Disney's "Aladdin," Beguelin writes what he knows in his literary debut, "Showmance," a romantic comedy about a gay Broadway theater artist.

New albums by Michelle Malone, Jim Andralis, Matty Frank, Pandora Boxx, Jeffery Straker, Beastii, and a reissue by Mutts are reviewed by our audiophile music writer.

Dean Lent's coming-of-age story "Feeling Randy" is short and sweet. It passes quickly at a mere 81 minutes and tells a story that will feel all too familiar to gay male viewers.

It all started with a single story; a one-off essay written by a mom trying to make sense of her experience parenting her trans son. Two years later, "Trans Anthology Project" is a 310-page collection of stories and educational content.

In "I'll Be Right There" Edie Falco plays Wanda, a woman who is there for everyone but herself. As the comforter-in-chief, she accompanies her various crisis-filled relatives while having an affair with a woman.

The season finale of the worst TV show in recent memory airs November 5. Our vigilant TV columnist means the upcoming election, of course, and also covers 'RHONY,' 'Somebody Somewhere' and more.

Halloween night isn't until next Thursday, but we've got plenty of nightlife events that'll spook you, offer drag delights and invite all around costume fun, like the annual Glow in the Streets. We've also got arts and nightlife events that don't have suc

Tamara de Lempicka is having a banner year, which is rather remarkable considering she died 44 years ago. Along with a retrospective art exhibition at the de Young Museum, a new documentary fully explores her fascinating life.

Tamara de Lempicka's first major US retrospective, with more than 120 works, is dedicated to the artist's full oeuvre (also drawings and experimental still lifes) currently at the de Young Museum.