• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Body
  • Daily Resist
  • POLITICS
  • Travel
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Film
  • TV
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Men
  • Marriage Equality
  • Space
  • Trans Rights
  • Books
  • Science
  • Gay Iconography
  • TowleREAD
You are here: Home / Archives for Book Review

Book Review

Alexander Chee’s ‘The Queen of the Night’ — Book Review

February 4, 2016 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

Alexander Chee Queen of the Night

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, opera, Paris

A Year In Queer Reading: Garth Greenwell’s Favorite LGBT Books of 2015

December 28, 2015 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

Garth Greenwell

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Book Review, Books, Brian Blanchfield, Christopher Bollen, D. Gilson, David Crabb, Garrard Conley, Garth Greenwell, Hanya Yanagihara, Kim Fu, Lidia Yuknavitch, Lori Ostlund, Marlon James, Megan Kruse, Michael Klein, Ryan Berg, Saleem Haddad

Lori Ostlund’s ‘After the Parade’: Book Review

September 28, 2015 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

After the Parade

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, Lori Ostlund, Minnesota, Review, San Francisco

Christopher Bollen’s ‘Orient’: Book Review

September 21, 2015 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Christopher Bollen, Garth Greenwell, homeless youth, Murder, mystery

Michael Klein, ‘When I Was A Twin’: Book Review

September 3, 2015 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

When I Was a Twin Michael Klein

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, Michael Klein, New York, New York City, Poetry

Ryan Berg, ‘No House To Call My Home: Love, Family, And Other Transgressions’: Book Review

August 26, 2015 by Garth Greenwell Leave a Comment

Ryan Berg No House to Call My Home

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AIDS/HIV, Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, homeless youth, LGBT Homelessness, New York City, Ryan Berg

Vivian Gornick’s ‘The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir’: Book Review

June 26, 2015 by Garth Greenwell

Vivian Gornick

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, New York, New York City, Review, Vivian Gornick

Bob Morris Reads from His New Memoir ‘Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents’

June 4, 2015 by Andy Towle

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’

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bob Morris, Book Review, Books, Tornado, TowleREAD

David Crabb’s ‘Bad Kid: A Memoir’: Book Review

May 26, 2015 by Garth Greenwell

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

Filed Under: News, Texas Tagged With: Book Review, Books, bullying, comedy, David Crabb, Garth Greenwell, News, Review, Texas

Mark Merlis’ ‘JD’: Book Review

May 13, 2015 by Garth Greenwell

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

Filed Under: New York Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, gay parents, Mark Merlis, New York, Review

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

  • Lindsey Graham Tells Trump to ‘Keep Your Movement Alive,’ Urges Him to Resist Pardoning the Rioters: WATCH

  • Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Who Rallied Trump Insurrectionists, Claims He and Rep. Lauren Boebert Could Have Stopped Them After the Capitol Siege Was Underway

  • It’s Bottoms Up on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ [RECAP and RANKINGS]

Recent Posts

  • Lindsey Graham Tells Trump to ‘Keep Your Movement Alive,’ Urges Him to Resist Pardoning the Rioters: WATCH

    Lindsey Graham Tells Trump to ‘Keep Your Movement Alive,’ Urges Him to Resist Pardoning the Rioters: WATCH

    11 hours ago
  • Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Who Rallied Trump Insurrectionists, Claims He and Rep. Lauren Boebert Could Have Stopped Them After the Capitol Siege Was Underway

    Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Who Rallied Trump Insurrectionists, Claims He and Rep. Lauren Boebert Could Have Stopped Them After the Capitol Siege Was Underway

    12 hours ago
  • It’s Bottoms Up on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ [RECAP and RANKINGS]

    It’s Bottoms Up on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ [RECAP and RANKINGS]

    13 hours ago
  • Maskless Leopard Print ‘Karen’ Goes Down Shrieking at Palm Beach Bagel Shop: WATCH

    Maskless Leopard Print ‘Karen’ Goes Down Shrieking at Palm Beach Bagel Shop: WATCH

    2 days ago
  • Pete Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for Thursday

    Pete Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for Thursday

    2 days ago
  • Married Lincoln Project Co-Founder John Weaver Admits Sending Sexually Inappropriate Texts to Male Job Applicants, Says He’s Gay

    Married Lincoln Project Co-Founder John Weaver Admits Sending Sexually Inappropriate Texts to Male Job Applicants, Says He’s Gay

    2 days ago
  • Bill Maher Shoots Down Kellyanne Conway’s Defense of Trump’s Legacy, That Many Folks Are Better Off: ‘A Lot of Them Are Dead!’ — WATCH

    Bill Maher Shoots Down Kellyanne Conway’s Defense of Trump’s Legacy, That Many Folks Are Better Off: ‘A Lot of Them Are Dead!’ — WATCH

    2 days ago
  • Ralph Lauren Drops 7-Year Sponsorship of Pro Golfer Justin Thomas Over Homophobic Slur

    Ralph Lauren Drops 7-Year Sponsorship of Pro Golfer Justin Thomas Over Homophobic Slur

    2 days ago
  • James Lankford, Dolly Parton, Vaccine Rollout, Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor, Palm Beach, The Big Lie, Joshua Bassett: HOT LINKS

    James Lankford, Dolly Parton, Vaccine Rollout, Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor, Palm Beach, The Big Lie, Joshua Bassett: HOT LINKS

    2 days ago
  • Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Down QAnon GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert After Accusations He Named Her as Member Who Gave ‘Reconnaissance Tours’ of US Capitol Ahead of Trump Insurrection

    Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Down QAnon GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert After Accusations He Named Her as Member Who Gave ‘Reconnaissance Tours’ of US Capitol Ahead of Trump Insurrection

    2 days ago

Most Commented

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Footer

Copyright © 2021 · Log in