BY GARTH GREENWELLFor nearly half a century, Frank Bidart has been obsessed by a single theme.In this brilliantnew collection, he calls it “hunger for … [Read more...] about Frank Bidart’s ‘Metaphysical Dog’: Book Review
LGBT Pride and Protest: A First-Hand Report From Sofia, Bulgaria
BY GARTH GREENWELL Pride has always been a tense time in Sofia, Bulgaria, where I have lived for the last four years. In 2008, the year of the first … [Read more...] about LGBT Pride and Protest: A First-Hand Report From Sofia, Bulgaria
Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland: A Memoir Of My Father’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Four months after her father died of AIDS-related causes in 1992, Alysia Abbott found the diaries he kept over the twenty years he … [Read more...] about Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland: A Memoir Of My Father’: Book Review
Gerbrand Bakker’s ‘Ten White Geese’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL A woman living alone in an old, unfamiliar house; a sinister caretaker making unwanted advances; severe, largely unpeopled … [Read more...] about Gerbrand Bakker’s ‘Ten White Geese’: Book Review
Jonathan Kemp’s ‘London Triptych’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Prostitution, prison, and the police are recurring themes in Jonathan Kemp’s ambitious and intricate first novel. In each of the … [Read more...] about Jonathan Kemp’s ‘London Triptych’: Book Review
Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s ‘Everything Begins And Ends At The Kentucky Club’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL The characters in Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s masterful collection are all travelers between borders. Most obviously, they cross … [Read more...] about Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s ‘Everything Begins And Ends At The Kentucky Club’: Book Review
David McConnell’s ‘American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL In this unnervingly beautiful new book, David McConnell investigates six murders of gay men over the last two decades. McConnell’s … [Read more...] about David McConnell’s ‘American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men’: Book Review