Our TowleREAD audio series is back this week with Parvez Sharma's A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim's Hajj of Defiance, a new book that chronicles … [Read more...] about A Sinner in Mecca: This Gay Muslim Risked His Life to Reveal a Side of Islam Most Have Never Seen
Books
NYC Opens ‘Temple’ to Gay Liberation Icon Oscar Wilde
A secular temple devoted to Oscar Wilde opened in the basement of a New York church Tuesday, crammed with devotional style religious art to honor a … [Read more...] about NYC Opens ‘Temple’ to Gay Liberation Icon Oscar Wilde
Armie Hammer Reads from the New Audiobook for ‘Call Me By Your Name’ – LISTEN
Call Me By Your Name, the film adaptation of the Andre Aciman novel starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet and directed by Luca Guadagnino, was a … [Read more...] about Armie Hammer Reads from the New Audiobook for ‘Call Me By Your Name’ – LISTEN
Iconic, Original and Often Inscrutable American Poet John Ashbery Dies at 90
Poet John Ashbery died on Sunday at his home in Hudson, New York. at the age of 90. His husband David Kermani confirmed Ashbery's death to the New … [Read more...] about Iconic, Original and Often Inscrutable American Poet John Ashbery Dies at 90
Trump Retweets Meme Mocking Hillary Clinton’s Memoir
President Donald Trump was busy being hands-on in Texas on Saturday, posing for photographs and meeting with victims of Hurricane Harvey in his second … [Read more...] about Trump Retweets Meme Mocking Hillary Clinton’s Memoir
Back Up, You Creep: First Hillary Clinton Book Excerpt Recounts Debate with Trump — LISTEN
The first audio excerpt from Hillary Clinton's new book, What Happened has just been released and in it she talks about the debates with Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Back Up, You Creep: First Hillary Clinton Book Excerpt Recounts Debate with Trump — LISTEN
29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST
Lambda Literary announced the winners of its 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards for excellence in LGBT literature at a ceremony Monday night at the … [Read more...] about 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST
Anne-christine d’Adesky Recalls a Decade of Gay Activism in NYC and Paris in ‘The Pox Lover’ – LISTEN
In this exclusive TowleREAD excerpt, Anne-christine d’Adesky, veteran social justice activist, co-founder of The Lesbian Avengers and filmmaker, reads … [Read more...] about Anne-christine d’Adesky Recalls a Decade of Gay Activism in NYC and Paris in ‘The Pox Lover’ – LISTEN
Garrard Conley’s Gay Conversion Therapy Drama ‘Boy Erased’ to Hit the Big Screen Starring…
Garrard Conley's gay conversion therapy memoir Boy Erased, which we featured in a TowleREAD audio feature last year, is set to hit the big screen, … [Read more...] about Garrard Conley’s Gay Conversion Therapy Drama ‘Boy Erased’ to Hit the Big Screen Starring…
A Look at ‘The New Engagement’: A Dynamic New Literary Journal
Brian Alessandro and Lupe Rodarte met in 2013, became a couple, then almost as immediately began hatching a plan to publish a literary magazine to … [Read more...] about A Look at ‘The New Engagement’: A Dynamic New Literary Journal