Brother to Brother: New Writing by Black Gay Men

9 best books like Brother to Brother: New Writing by Black Gay Men (Essex Hemphill): Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, The Dragon Republic, Frankissstein: A Love Story, The Killing Moon, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness, Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Bestselling Books, Memories That Smell Like Gasoline

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Author	Judy Blume
ISBN	0689841582

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like...

The Dragon Republic

Author

R.F. Kuang

The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR.

In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she committed to end the war, addicted to opium, and hiding from the murderous commands of her vengeful god,...

Frankissstein: A Love Story

Author	Jeanette Winterson
ISBN	1473563259

From 'one of the most gifted writers working today' (New York Times) comes an audacious new novel about the bodies we live in and the bodies we desire

In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love – against their better judgement – with Victor Stein, a celebrated...

The Killing Moon

Author	N.K. Jemisin
ISBN	0356500764

THE CITY BURNED BENEATH THE DREAMING MOON

In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and among the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers - the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping...

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

Author

Adrienne Maree Brown

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing...

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness

Author	Miriam Kaufman
ISBN	1573441767

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability is a long-overdue self-help sex guide for the millions of people living with disabilities and chronic pain and illness. For sufferers of ailments from chronic fatigue syndrome and spinal cord injury to multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and others, the book...

Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence

Author	Rosemary Curb
ISBN	0446326593

This is NOT lesbian erotic pulp fiction. It is non-fiction-- the stories of 50 lesbians who were nuns, some were still nuns too.

I found it really interesting to hear about how there was a word used to describe, and chastise women for developing close, intimate relationships inside the convent,...

Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Bestselling Books

Author

Lisa Adams

What do weight loss, evil emperors and tales of redemption have in common?
We readers have many dirty little secrets-and our bestselling books are spilling them all. We can't resist conspiratorial crooks or the number 7. We have bought millions of books about cheese. And over a million of us read...

Memories That Smell Like Gasoline

Author	David Wojnarowicz
ISBN	0963109502

Not content to be a tremendous photographer, painter, film-maker, performance artist and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was also the author of three classic books: "Close to the Knives," "The Waterfront Journals "and "Memories That Smell Like Gasoline," now back in print from Artspace....