HIT: Best Gay/Lesbian books (Part 3)

[Jaye Alper <alper@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 15:33:10 -0500
From: Catherine.Balkin@HARPERCOLLINS.com (Catherine Balkin)

_Am I Blue_ edited by Marion Dane Bauer is a collection of short stories by
such
writers as Francesca Lia Block, James Cross Giblin, Robert Lipsyte, and Bruce
Coville (Bruce wrote the title story) and won last year's Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual
Book Award sponsored by the Social Responsibility Roundtable of the American
Library Assoc.  It's geared toward young adults and is a wonderful book.

This year's winner of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Book Award is _Hood_, an adult
title by Emma Donoghue.  It will be coming out in paperback shortly.

Another title you should keep in mind is _"Hello," I Lied_ by M.E. Kerr
which is
not yet published but will be coming out this May.  This is a really unusual
book about a gay boy who has a love affair with a girl even while he's
struggling to come out to his friends and family.  My feeling is that it's
going
to be an important book.  It's certainly one of my favorites and I'm anxiously
waiting to see how it's received.

All of these books are published by HarperCollins.  I hope this information is
useful.

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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 14:35:03 -0800
From: "Gloria R. Young" <gyoung@badger.tds.net>

Hi Jaye:  I have only one, but it is great. Very sensitive and
nonjudgmental.  _Unlived Affections_ by George Shannon.  Please read it.


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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 23:03:32 +0000
From: Bill Derry <william.derry@yale.edu>

Armistad Maupin's Tales of the City (Also a movie available on video
and shown on PBS.)
David Leavitt's The Lost Language of Cranes (novel) (Also a BBC
movie, available on video- shown on PBS)
David Leavitt's Family Dancing (Short stories)
Greg Louganis' Breaking the Surface (Not great literature, but


        timely--non-fiction)
E. M. Forester: Maurice (Another movie!)

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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:52:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Beverly A Barr <babarr@acsu.buffalo.edu>

Sandra Scoppertone has several good books on the topic one novel is Trying
hard to hear you which helps kids overcome their prejudices as the
characters in the book do. Brian McNaught (chk spelling) may have a good
factual book out, I know he is a fantastic speaker.

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From: dlawton@njlink.pppl.gov (Deborah S Lawton)
Subject: Gay/Lesbian Books

Mayday Rampage    While primarily about AIDS, a key character is gay.

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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 22:41:45 -0500 (EST)
From: MVeronica@aol.com

Two best picks:
Madeleine L'Engle's  House Like a Lotus - in which a lesbian couple is
depicted - one of the first instances of such a thing in ya lit
Isabelle Holland's  Man Without a Face  remains a classic.  It's too bad that
they wrecked it in the movie version.  The book was terrific.

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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 06:28:14 -0500 (EST)
jhulslan@gamera.syr.edu

Just read "Earthshine" a couple of weeks ago.  I'm at home and don't
remember the author--some librarian, huh,--but, it was one wonderful
fiction book about gays.
Judy Hulslander

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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 07:50:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Shelley Glantz <glantz@meol.mass.edu>

I would recommend:
The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene (FIC)
Am I Blue? edited by Marion Dane Bauer (short stories)
Hear us out: voices from the gay and lesbian community by Roger Sutton
(non-fic)

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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 07:27:09 -0800 (PST)
From: "Carol Mitchell" <mitchellc@hotmail.com>

>Hi Carol -
>
>I am writing from Follett Library Resources. We have 68 YA and Adult titles
>for YA  in stock covering Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual issues that have a minimum
>of 2 reviews each. If you are interested in this list respond back to this
>email and I will one of our Library Services Consulants mail or FAX the
>list.
>
>George Piattoni - Follett Library Resources
>800.435.6170  Ext:  224
>
>
Did you get a response from Follett Library Resources, too?  Thought this might
help you out.



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