 | Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.41 This was our May pick. The novel is eclectic, original and though provoking. Now a motion picture, Running with Scissors is sure to challenge nearly everyone's ideas of "normalcy" and "decency."
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 | Alone in the Trenches by Esera Tuaolo
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $3.95 Alone in the Trenches is the June 08' pick. This memoir by Esera Tuaolo discusses the many unique and similar challenges confronting GLBT players in the NFL both on the field and off. Most people will be able to relate to Esera's experiences in some ways and this is perhaps the single greatest attribute of his memoir.
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 | Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.07 Thinking Straight was the July/August 08' pick. This novel by Robin Reardon challenges the conflict between Christianity and homosexuality through the struggles of Ty, a gay teenager. As the story escalates we see how perception can often be far from the truth and allies can be disguised as enemies. The story is captivating and thought-provoking.
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 | The Best Little Boy in the World by John Reid
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 The Best Little Boy in the World is our September 08' pick. This book is the memoir of Andrew Tobias (AKA John Reed). This is a classic LGBT coming of age story that discusses the emotional highs and lows, worries, fears and joys of growing up LGBT.
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 | Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $1.00 This was our November 08' pick. This is a collection of short stories by humorist David Sedaris that was a huge hit among book club members.
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 | The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts
Buy new: $12.20 / Used from: $3.67 This was our January 09' pick. This biography of gay rights leader Harvey Milk is a bit outdated, but does a wonderful job of framing the life and times of Milk and the LGBT community of San Francisco.
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 | Finlater by Shawn Stewart Ruff
Buy new: $11.63 / Used from: $6.39 This is our February 09' pick. The book was enjoyed by all members of the book club and brilliantly tells a story through the eyes of a teenager. It is a coming-of-age novel that touches on much deeper issues of xenophobia and the isms (racism, sexism, etc).
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 | A Scarecrow's Bible by Martin Hyatt
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $0.01 This is our April 09' pick.
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 | Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son by Leroy Aarons
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $4.05 This is our May 09' pick.
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 | Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $2.90 This is our June 09' pick.
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 | The Conversion by Joseph Olshan
Buy new: $4.25 / Used from: $0.48 This is our July 09' pick.
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 | The Front Runner: A Novel by Patricia Nell Warren
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.02 This is our September 09' pick. It is a classic gay love story that is as true today as it was when it was written.
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 | Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball by Billy Bean
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 This is our October 09' pick.
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 | The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.95 This is our December 09' pick.
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 | Tales of the City: A Novel (P.S.) by Armistead Maupin
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $2.49 This is our January 10' pick.
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 | Confessions of a Mask (New Directions Paperbook) by Yukio Mishima
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $1.96 This is our February 10' pick.
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