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Chad Beguelin's 'Showmance' - Broadway lyricist publishes a gay romance novel

Chad Beguelin's 'Showmance' - Broadway lyricist publishes a gay romance novel

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 29, 2024

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.

Words: 'Trans Anthology Project,' a new collection of stories written for and by gender-diverse teens and their parents

Words: 'Trans Anthology Project,' a new collection of stories written for and by gender-diverse teens and their parents

  • by Michele Karlsberg
  • Oct 28, 2024

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.

'Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.' - Exhibit book's deep dive into occult and science fiction LGBT SoCal communities

'Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.' - Exhibit book's deep dive into occult and science fiction LGBT SoCal communities

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 22, 2024

The intersection of early LGBT rights activism, science fiction, and the occult are beautifully recounted in the new book, "Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.: Sexual Science and the Imagination."

Dagoberto Gilb's 'New Testaments: Stories'

Dagoberto Gilb's 'New Testaments: Stories'

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Oct 21, 2024

Dagoberto Gilb's impressive new collection, "New Testaments: Stories," documents the lives of ordinary Mexican Americans living along our Border, an important but overlooked part of American history.

'Halloween: A Fantasy in Three Acts' - photo book recalls Halloween celebrations of long ago

'Halloween: A Fantasy in Three Acts' - photo book recalls Halloween celebrations of long ago

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 19, 2024

In 1981, photographer Ken Werner published a book of photos, titled simply, "Halloween: A Fantasy in Three Acts," that featured some of his photos from those wild street parties of long ago. The book has just been reissued in a new edition.

'There at the End: Voices from Final Exit Network'

'There at the End: Voices from Final Exit Network'

  • by Patrick Hoctel
  • Oct 13, 2024

While a slim volume, 'There at the End: Voices from Final Exit Network: A Celebration of 20 Years,' is chock-full of powerful testimonies from the full spectrum of Final Exit Network clients and volunteers.

Dianne Dugaw's 'California Medieval: Nearly a Nun in 1960s San Francisco'

Dianne Dugaw's 'California Medieval: Nearly a Nun in 1960s San Francisco'

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Oct 12, 2024

Dianne Dugaw, an accomplished classical pianist and singer-musician, has created an intriguing hybrid memoir interweaving poetry, song, and rhapsodic vignettes about the three years in the 1960s spent as an aspiring nun in San Jose.

Cher shares her new memoir: Singer-actress discusses her life at the Golden Gate Theatre

Cher shares her new memoir: Singer-actress discusses her life at the Golden Gate Theatre

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 9, 2024

Oscar-winning actress and award-winning singer Cher will be at the Golden Gate Theatre on December 4, 7:30pm to discuss her new memoir. Her life is so fabulous, this is only part one of two memoirs.

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

  • by Finbar LaBelle
  • Oct 8, 2024

Always a delight for San Franciscans, Litquake, the West Coast's largest independent literary festival, returns to the Bay Area, and celebrates a quarter century of programs, including a wealth of queer events, authors, and icons.

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

  • by Robert Brokl
  • Oct 8, 2024

The only book of his work published in his lifetime, Peter Hujar's "Portraits in Life and Death," considered a cult classic by some, has been reissued by Liveright Publishing.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 6, 2024

Can we all agree that there's nothing worse than reading a book by a humorist and not laughing? Fear not, as gay humorist and performer Randy Rainbow more than exceeded our expectations, as he will yours, with his hilarious new book "Low-Hanging Fruit."

Gia Gordon's 'The Redemption of Daya Keane' - a heartwarming YA novel

Gia Gordon's 'The Redemption of Daya Keane' - a heartwarming YA novel

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Sep 30, 2024

"The Redemption of Daya Keane" is a novel about the value of friendship, fun, and finding common ground, even with those who seem to be unlike us. This queer coming-of-age YA novel, Gia Gordon's first, is a gem of a story.

Words: 'Song Of Myself,' Walt Whitman scholar Arnie Kantrowitz's posthumous book published

Words: 'Song Of Myself,' Walt Whitman scholar Arnie Kantrowitz's posthumous book published

  • by Michele Karlsberg
  • Sep 29, 2024

The posthumous publication of "Song of Myself," a previously unpublished novel by the late gay activist and Walt Whitman scholar, Arnie Kantrowitz is about a gay man's odyssey of self-discovery.