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BAD INDIANS:
A TRIBAL MEMOIR Deborah Miranda’s memoir follows her journey
as she uncovers the history of California’s Native peoples. The book is a genre-shattering work of genius that combines poetry, story, research and journalism all in one fantastic little book. With so few LGBT Native American authors available, a gem like Bad Indians is a must read. It’s a fantastic addition to any LGBT library and the reader will walk away with a greater understanding of Native life in California. Did we mention she is funny? Read this book!
MUNDO CRUEL Luis Negron’s award-winning collection of short
stories just won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Male Fiction and it was well deserved. Within this small collection of short stories, Negron paints a lush picture of gay life on the island of Puerto Rico. The men featured, live and love in the Caribbean and navigate the complications of family, nation and community. As one of the few gay Latino titles that comes from a Puerto Rican author, Mundo Cruel offers a fresh and welcome perspective on what it means to be Latino. Definitely worth a look this summer.
FORGETTING THE ALAMO,
LIVING AS A LESBIAN This book of poetry is by Cheryl Clarke, a
OR, BLOOD MEMORY The second novel by Emma Pérez retells the histo-
DROWNING IN FIRE Craig Womack’s debut novel is a breath of
fresh air. Womack combines traditional Indian Creek story telling with a fantastic novel that follows a Native family for three generations as they deal with rural life in Oklahoma. Beautifully written, Drowning in Fire is primarily a story of two young Native boys who begin a romance in high school that is rekindled years later. During the interim, the young men deal with coming out, testing positive and what relationship they want to have with their tribal culture. This novel expands what it means to be LGBT and is a must read for anyone who considers themselves informed on the needs and experiences of the LGBT community.
ry of the Alamo through the eyes of a young Chicana lesbian woman of color completely upsetting the Western genre, which typically stars straight white men. In the novel, the young woman must struggle against racist oppression, the murder of her people, sexual violence and homophobia. Though Forgetting the Alamo is not light reading, you will certainly walk away with a different and queerer view on this iconic historical moment.
legendary lesbian feminist poet who has been speaking out against injustice since the ‘70s and ‘80s, when lesbian women experienced a literary renaissance. Sadly, many of the books that resulted from the revival went out of print. Fortunately, one of the oldest lesbian magazines in the nation, Sinister Wisdom, is republishing lesbian classics from those fruitful years. One of the re-releases is Cheryl Clarke’s Living as a Lesbian. The book is a stunning col- lection of poetry that captures what it was to be a black lesbian in the 1980s. It is full of rage, joy and desire and one of the poems is sure to sink its teeth into your psyche and not let go.
TALKING TO
THE MOON Noel Alumit’s novel
is one of a tiny selection of novels by gay Filipino writers. The novel takes place in L.A. amidst a violent hate crime that rips through a tight-knit family, forcing all to con- front demons from the past. One of the main characters is a young gay man struggling with intimacy, because of a love lost when he was a child. Talking to the Moon is unflinching in its portrayal of a troubled relationship between two people who truly care about one another. It also explores larger themes such as assimilation and the role of religion in the life of LGBT people and com- munities of color.
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