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'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

January 13, 2025 | by Robert Brokl

"Hockney's Pictures" is an updated and expanded version of the volume from 2004, edited and with a minimum of texts by Andrew Brown, and packed with 522 illustrations. Artist David Hockney's droll wit is also on display.

Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Last Dream' - a wild ride into the recesses of his mind

Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Last Dream' - a wild ride into the recesses of his mind

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Jan 13, 2025

"The Last Dream" by Pedro Almodóvar is a collection of 12 short stories, considered a "fragmentary autobiography" that shares the acclaimed gay film director's literary prowess.

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Jan 11, 2025

Talented local artist and cartoonist Ajuan Mance recently published "Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw," a graphic memoir that gives plenty of food for thought.

In through the out door with David Bowie - Sexuality and sexual culture from "Hunky Dory" to "Let's Dance"

In through the out door with David Bowie - Sexuality and sexual culture from "Hunky Dory" to "Let's Dance"

  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Dec 30, 2024

David Bowie exploded on the scene in 1972 and it caught the world off guard. But his glam rock influences can be traced to multiple artists including Jayne County, Tony Zanetta, Leee Black Childers and Cherry Vanilla. His 'gay' affairs soonmade headlines.

Poetry reading list for the new year

Poetry reading list for the new year

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Dec 29, 2024

The winsome truths of lyrical poetry may guide us into the future. Among recent releases are the groundbreaking anthology, "Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology," Julie R. Enszer's "The Pinko Commie Dyke" and Margaret Atwood's collected poems.

Words: Ben Fink's 'Noble Deeds' - photo book of 'Mythic Portraits of the Imperial Court'

Words: Ben Fink's 'Noble Deeds' - photo book of 'Mythic Portraits of the Imperial Court'

  • by Michele Karlsberg
  • Dec 29, 2024

In 2017, veteran photographer Ben Fink embarked on a journey to illuminate the legacy of the Imperial Court. The award-winning artist captured scores of iconic personalities in dreamlike and distinctive tableaus.

Rick Barot's 'Moving the Bones' - lyrical, compassionate, patient poetry

Rick Barot's 'Moving the Bones' - lyrical, compassionate, patient poetry

  • by Mark William Norby
  • Dec 23, 2024

Combining melodic rhythms and personal reflections, Rick Barot's "Moving the Bones" triumphantly penetrates the heart with such gentle consideration that readers will be left with new understanding of what it means to be alive at this moment in time.

Playgirl's pages - 'Official History of a Cult Magazine' bares (almost) all

Playgirl's pages - 'Official History of a Cult Magazine' bares (almost) all

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 16, 2024

For gay and bisexual men of a certain age, Playgirl provided the first in-hand periodical that featured full-frontal male nudity. This 50th anniversary book celebrates the magazine's revolutionary eras since the 1970s.

The gift of books - Diverse reading for the winter holidays

The gift of books - Diverse reading for the winter holidays

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Dec 15, 2024

There's no question that books are the kinds of gifts that keep on giving. These titles by queer (and queer-friendly) authors featuring queer lives belong on your 2024 holiday gift list.

Mala Kumar's 'What It Meant to Survive' - Grappling with survivor's guilt & finding love

Mala Kumar's 'What It Meant to Survive' - Grappling with survivor's guilt & finding love

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Dec 14, 2024

"What it Meant to Survive" by Mala Kumar is an insightful novel that transcends class, race, religion, language, and nationality to find love and healing. It's also a must-read for people overcoming post-traumatic stress and survivor's guilt.

Words: Melanie Senn's 'Murray,' a novel based on a true story

Words: Melanie Senn's 'Murray,' a novel based on a true story

  • by Michele Karlsberg
  • Dec 3, 2024

When I first spoke with Melanie Senn about her historical novel, "Murray," it sparked an interest in a nano-second. Who doesn't love a story about a gender-bending historical figure.

Fall/Winter books; Cher, Edmund White, DeSimone & more

Fall/Winter books; Cher, Edmund White, DeSimone & more

  • by Jim Piechota
  • Dec 3, 2024

With wetter weather and cooler temperatures comes more opportunities to amuse ourselves indoors. This selection of queer books in a few different genres will tempt your soul in books by Alan Hollinghurst, Cher, Edmund White, Lewis DeSimone and more.

Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' - A gay odyssey toward happiness complicated by racism

Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' - A gay odyssey toward happiness complicated by racism

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 24, 2024

Probably England's finest prose stylist, in his latest book Alan Hollinghurst has created an elegy, a reminiscence on gay life from the 1960s to the present, but through the lens of class and race as it impacts on art and sexuality.

Mark Abramson's 'My Gay History' - A time capsule of the Castro's recent past

Mark Abramson's 'My Gay History' - A time capsule of the Castro's recent past

  • by Finbar LaBelle
  • Nov 22, 2024

In his latest book, "My Gay History," Mark Abramson opens a window to a wealth of personal journal entries from 2003 to 2008. The longtime San Francisco author has mastered the art of reflective writing.

'Mel Odom: Gorgeous!' - Luminary artist's works collected in a new book

'Mel Odom: Gorgeous!' - Luminary artist's works collected in a new book

  • by Cornelius Washington
  • Nov 19, 2024

Illustrator par excellence Mel Odom used his formidable talents to introduce to the world the emerging gay culture of the 1970s. His new book, "Mel Odom: Gorgeous" is a celebration of a career that is staggering in its versatility.

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