In L. D. Lapinski’s affirming novel "Jamie", a fight for gender equality leads to greater community understanding. In Jamie’s hometown, there are two middle schools to choose from: one for boys and one for girls. But Jamie is... Read More

A former confidence man confronts a haunted ancient Egyptian artifact while running from his past in Megaera C. Lorenz’s novel "The Shabti". Dashiel, a former fraudulent medium, makes a meager living holding shows revealing his former... Read More

Anything can spark and hold a memory according to Dorothy Chan’s poetry collection "Return of the Chinese Femme". Across five sections, the poems’ speaker luxuriates in memories of childhood, family, and past and current lovers.... Read More

Pulling from personal experiences, pop culture, and social analyses, J. R. Yussuf’s "Dear Bi Men" is a tender and insightful guide to claiming one’s identity. Yussuf—who is Black and bisexual—found that his upbringing colored his... Read More

Exploring what contemplative spiritual practice might look like if it grew beyond entrenched eurocentric, heteronormative, and patriarchal traditions, "Queering Contemplation" envisions embracing and celebrating the vast array of human... Read More

Gathering disparate records together, Noel Malcolm’s history text addresses male-male relationships from 1400 to 1750 within their historical context. Analyzing literature, newspapers, and court records to explain what was once called... Read More

Alex DiFrancesco’s gripping memoir "Breaking the Curse" is about being unheard, misunderstood, abused, and traumatized by family members and society while growing up transgender. In childhood, DiFrancesco was forced to dress and... Read More

Zoë Bossiere’s "Cactus Country" is a sensitive, searching memoir about gender fluidity. Cactus Country is the Tucson trailer park where Bossiere lived as a child, all year round, in a harsh desert environment that taught them... Read More