Alexander Chee’s feverishly awaited, extravagantly entertaining second novel—his first since 2002’s acclaimed ‘Edinburgh’—begins with a proposal. … [Read more...] about Alexander Chee’s ‘The Queen of the Night’ — Book Review
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A Year In Queer Reading: Garth Greenwell’s Favorite LGBT Books of 2015
I’m always behind in my reading, but more than most, 2015 was a year when my pile of “must read” books grew far faster than I could possibly hope to … [Read more...] about A Year In Queer Reading: Garth Greenwell’s Favorite LGBT Books of 2015
Lori Ostlund’s ‘After the Parade’: Book Review
At the beginning of Lori Ostlund’s lyrical, intricately constructed first novel, Aaron Englund knows he has to escape his life. Forty-one, for more … [Read more...] about Lori Ostlund’s ‘After the Parade’: Book Review
Christopher Bollen’s ‘Orient’: Book Review
Christopher Bollen begins his gorgeous new novel with an epigraph from the philosopher Paul Virilio: “The invention of the ship was also the invention … [Read more...] about Christopher Bollen’s ‘Orient’: Book Review
Michael Klein, ‘When I Was A Twin’: Book Review
Michael Klein’s fourth collection of poems begins with a news report for the dead. “There’s a lot more death since you died,” he writes. “People live … [Read more...] about Michael Klein, ‘When I Was A Twin’: Book Review
Ryan Berg, ‘No House To Call My Home: Love, Family, And Other Transgressions’: Book Review
Ryan Berg begins this account of LGBTQ teens in New York City’s troubled foster care system with statistics that are at once shocking and painfully … [Read more...] about Ryan Berg, ‘No House To Call My Home: Love, Family, And Other Transgressions’: Book Review
Vivian Gornick’s ‘The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir’: Book Review
There’s an astonishing moment about halfway through Vivian Gornick’s moving, trenchant new book about life in New York. Rushing onto the subway at … [Read more...] about Vivian Gornick’s ‘The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir’: Book Review
Bob Morris Reads from His New Memoir ‘Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents’
This week's TowleREAD comes from author Bob Morris from his new memoir Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents. Morris tells … [Read more...] about Bob Morris Reads from His New Memoir ‘Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents’
David Crabb’s ‘Bad Kid: A Memoir’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL I stayed up all night reading this hilarious memoir of growing up gay in the early 1990s, which is as addictive as the … [Read more...] about David Crabb’s ‘Bad Kid: A Memoir’: Book Review
Mark Merlis’ ‘JD’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL At the beginning of Mark Merlis’ engrossing, ambitious new novel, we meet Martha, a 75-year-old illustrator. For decades she has … [Read more...] about Mark Merlis’ ‘JD’: Book Review
