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A wry, haunting search for connection in snippets of conversations, faded memories, and snapshots of LA and New York.

"A queer way to be in the world and with others"--

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.

In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom.Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back—even for just a little while—is to steal love from others. Wren is a source—a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren—the only caretaker to her ailing father—has spent her life hiding her secret. When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren’s father falls victim. To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father. Of course, love bargains are a tricky thing, and these two have a long, perilous journey ahead of them—that is, if they don’t kill each other first.

Dark, painful memories can be put away to be forgotten. Until one day they all flood back in horrible detail.When television producers approached Alan Cumming to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show, he hoped to solve the mystery of his maternal grandfather's disappearance that had long cast a shadow over his family. But this was not the only mystery laid before Alan.Alan grew up in the grip of a man who held his family hostage, someone who meted out violence with a frightening ease, who waged a silent war with himself that sometimes spilled over onto everyone around him. That man was Alex Cumming, Alan's father, whom Alan had not seen or spoken to for more than a decade when he reconnected just before filming for Who Do You Think You Are? began. He had a secret he had to share, one that would shock his son to his very core and set into motion a journey that would change Alan's life forever.With ribald humor, wit, and incredible insight, Alan seamlessly moves back and forth in time, integrating stories from his childhood in Scotland and his experiences today as the celebrated actor of film, television, and stage. At times suspenseful, at times deeply moving, but always incredibly brave and honest, Not My Father's Son is a powerful story of embracing the best aspects of the past and triumphantly pushing the darkness aside.

From the bestselling author of Midwives comes a thought-provoking story about gender, love, and new relationships.When Allison Banks develops a crush on Dana Stevens, she knows that he will give her what she needs most: attention, gentleness, kindness, passion. Her daughter, Carly, enthusiastically witnesses the change in her mother. But then a few months into their relationship, Dana tells Allison his secret: he has always been certain that he is a woman born into the wrong skin, and soon he will have a sex-change operation. Allison, overwhelmed by the depth of her passion, finds herself unable to leave Dana. By deciding to stay, she finds she must confront questions most people never even consider. Not only will her own life and Carly' s be irrevocably changed, she will have to contend with the outrage of a small Vermont community and come to terms with her lover's new body-hoping against hope that her love will transcend the physical.

A.B.O. Comix is proud to publish the first full length comic book by longtime contributor Jamie Diaz. Two years in the making, Queer Angels and Devils: The Table of Immortals follows a trans woman and visual artist who is on a journey to attain immortality through her art. To succeed she must first be summoned to the Table of Immortals!

Welcome to the captivating world of The Secret of Jonah.The controversial book set in Guatemala, which tells the story of the romance between two men within a macho and homophobic church. The story focuses on Jonas, who hides a secret. Jonas embarks on a journey to find himself and along the way uncovers long-kept secrets of the Church.

Mainstream academic criticism has usually failed to engage gay work without distorting or ignoring its most central features. In gay men's writing, tenderness lies side by side with rage, and existential rejection of convention rubs shoulders with sexual hedonism. This groundbreaking work takes us on an unprecedented tour--in clear, lively, and non-technical language--of classic and little-known texts from the perspective of gay experience, sensibility, and desire. Beginning with Wilde's and Byron's existentialist outlaw, the theme of social rebellion and the fight against conformity forms a common link among the literary works of the twentieth century. Gay Men's Literature in the Twentieth Century presents us with a unified analysis of these, and other, shared themes in the works of James Baldwin, Christopher Isherwood, Tennessee Williams, Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, E. M. Forster, Jean Genet, Joe Orton, Andrew Holleran, David Leavitt, and Constantine Cavafy, and in the love poetry of the first world war.This is the most unified treatment of gay men's writing to date, written to appeal to the general reader, but based on scholarship so original that it is vital reading for anyone interested in gay studies and gender studies.

The Collected Fiction of Keith Hale includes his novels Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (Cody) and Heart and Soul along with his novella Space; his short stories "Breathless," "Nothing Strikes Back," and "Truck"; as well as a collection of his early poetry. All works are full and unabridged.From reviews for Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (Cody):A haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world. The novel aches with adolescent first loves. It is tender, funny, and true. - William S. BurroughsCommands much of J.R. Ackerley's honesty, intimacy, and ease of style. Real warmth. - Jonathan Williams, MusingsA sense of life, the search for identity, intellectual militancy, the ambiguity of human relationships, unsatisfied desire, and weakness in facing existence are just some of the facets of life that the author evokes with precision. - Livres (Brussels)Top of the heap of gay fiction. - Gay Community News (Boston)Poetically evokes the pathos of early friendships and the frailty of adolescent dreams. - The AdvocateThe author has given his novel characters with tenderness, wit, and humanity. You should rush to purchase this book-a remarkable novel that deserves wide readership. - Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco)The message transcends common reality. ... The author charts the victory of substance over appearance, of eternal truths over transient physical relationships. His characters give off warmth and forthrightness in equal portions. - This Week in Texas (Houston)One of the best of its generation, this novel is beautifully written, exciting (and sexy), and full of incident and charm. Even minor characters are treated with Dickensian relish. - Gay Star (Belfast)A novel about individualism, the right to be whatever you want to be. ... This book should be read by kids and adults alike ... A gay teen coming out classic. - Lambda Rising Book Report (D.C.)The real triumph of the novel is its portraits of adolescent love. This reviewer can think of no recent novel that has done it better... A very considerable achievement. - English Language Book Review (Amsterdam)Watersgreen House is an independent international book publisher with editorial staff in the UK and USA. One of our aims at Watersgreen House is to showcase same-sex affection in works by important gay and bisexual authors in ways which were not possible at the time the books were originally published. We also publish nonfiction, including textbooks, as well as contemporary fiction that is literary, unusual, and provocative.

A fireworks salesman intent on making his mark in his family's business. A twice divorced father in desperate need of a sale and a new love life. A week-long town celebration that sparks their competitive natures. Owen Gillespie is no stranger to competition. But his plan to spend Independence Day week at the Williamsville Inn before pitching his fireworks proposal is derailed when he meets a handsome and snarky man in the elevator. Dom Mitchell has two marriages behind him and three kids he's supporting. His bisexual awakening has opened him up to dating men for the first time, but he isn't looking for a serious relationship; he's in town to sell a fireworks package. When both men realize they're vying for the same business, they decide to turn it into a competition. But things slip out of their control when the mayor learns of their agreement and proposes some challenges of her own. These two corporate rivals will need to work together even as they're competing against each other to woo the mayor and other city officials, all while keeping their mutual attraction a secret and their hearts in check. At the end of the week, only one of them will be leaving town with a signed contract, but the sparks between them are undeniable, and their love life might just be the most dazzling display of all. This funny, snarky, and steamy story about corporate rivals turned lovers with a slight age gap and a spanking fetish is set in the Williamsville Inn world but can be read as a standalone story.

From anonymous encounters to historical forbidden love and everything in between, this collection of five sapphic spanking stories are sure to bring some sweet burn into your life. Spank Me Out of Bed Sometimes Domestic Discipline is what's needed to drag a sleepyhead out of bed. Craving CorrectionA Domme teaches her pet a much-needed lesson. A Lady's TemptationThe Mistress of the Manor discovers her hidden desires. A Lady's PunishmentHistorical forbidden love continues... A Bruised Butt for a Broken HeartThe RX for heartbreak is always fisting and spanks. We don't make the rules. Join authors Viola Ryder and Luna Lawson in this steamy collection of sapphic spanking adventures!

In the words of William Shakespeare "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances", and the ladies of Cipher have played their parts well but when the curtains are drawn, and the masks are removed. What will be the analysis of their performances? Raven & Cameron Winters-Carver have been happily married for ten years. Although they both swore off that form of commitment for different reasons, Cameron's reason is her religious upbringing and Raven's the blatant infidelities of her father, years before they met each other. The love they share has never been defined by anyone but themselves. So, when their feelings grow deeper for N'dia, the woman they are seeing, decisions must be made. Kioni Wils & Chase James were approaching their second year of healthy changes in their nine-year relationship when Kioni's deepest fears surface at their fifteen-year-old son, Deshaun's game. Kioni goes into flight mode. But when Chase comes home and sees her stuffing clothes into a suitcase, the betrayal she feels causes her to revert to the abusive behavior and unleash a rage physically and sexually on Kioni. The actions that spiral out of control come from the abuse that they both had to endure as children resulting from their mothers failed attempts to stop their husbands abuse causing both to shelter their deepest fears from each other. Ebonee Price & Ivory Dinero are an interracial couple that have always had issues that were bigger than their fifteen-year age difference. None of their friends know that it has elevated beyond the verbal assaults that they have all witnessed at some point in time, into all out brawls. They both feel that time and self-sacrifice are roots to hold on to, although they both make the choice to get the affection that they are lacking from each other from another woman, instead of being honest with each other. It's only a matter of time before the truth comes out and takes them both by surprise. Dianah Marshall has had her share of women off and on since her college days but none of which made it past casual interactions or that could make her stray too far away from her security blanket of normalcy, Vance Hunter her male lover. That was until she meets the woman that will cause her to break every rule she has when it comes to the women in her life. While Dianah struggles with the feelings she has for Ramona Ndiaye. Dianah finds out that Vance has been keeping secrets of his own for years. Remy Gamble is spoiled and entitled thanks to her parent's wealth. She goes through life taking what she wants without regard for anyone but herself. So, when she sees the opportunity to move in on her best friend's live- in girlfriend, she doesn't hesitate. The fact that she and her best friend have been sleeping with strippers at the same gentleman's club for months gives her a free pass or so she thinks. But when her dirty little secret is exposed instead of owning her mistake and suffering the consequences of her actions, Remy throws a tantrum fueled on revenge. We all have two sides to ourselves, one that we show the world and one that we show behind closed doors and only those closest to us are privy to see them both.

Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy literature for trans and gender nonconforming stories. Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you'll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and expressions and experiences?because magic is for everyone, and that is cause for celebration.Featuring stories from: AR Capetta and Cory McCarthyg. haron davisMason DeaverJonathan Lenore KastinEmery LeeSaundra MitchellCam MontgomeryAsh NouveauSonora ReyesRenee ReynoldsDove SalvatierraAyida ShonibarFrancesca TacchiNik Traxler

An accessible and beautifully written middle grade novel-in-verse by award-winning Irish author Meg Grehan about Stevie, a young girl reckoning with anxiety about the many things she has yet to understand?including her feelings about her friend Chloe. Perfect for fans of Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Star Crossed, and George.Eleven-year-old Stevie is an avid reader and she knows a lot of things about a lot of things. But these are the things she'd like to know the most: The ocean and all the things that live there and why it's so scary The stars and all the constellations How phones work What happened to Princess Anastasia KnotsKnowing things makes Stevie feel safe, powerful, and in control should anything bad happen. And with the help of her mom, she is finding the tools to manage her anxiety.But there's one something Stevie doesn't know, one thing she wants to understand above everything else, and one thing she isn't quite ready to share with her mom: the fizzy feeling she gets in her chest when she looks at her friend, Chloe. What does it mean and why isn't she ready to talk about it?In this poetic exploration of identity and anxiety, Stevie must confront her fears to find inner freedom all while discovering it is our connections with others that make us stronger.

A Sydney Taylor Award Honor BookSydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award finalist Anya and the Nightingale is the magical conclusion to the Anya and the Dragon duology for middle grade readers?now in paperback!It's been a year since a violent Viking terrorized the small village of Zmeyreka and Anya and her foolish friend Ivan saved a friendly dragon from being sacrificed for his magic.But things still aren't safe in the kingdom of Kievan Rus'. After embarking on a journey to bring her papa home from war, Anya discovers a powerful forest creature terrorizing travelers. But she soon learns that he's not the monster the kingdom should fear. There's an even greater evil that lurks under the city. Can Anya stop the monster, save her papa, and find her way home? Or will the secrets of Kiev leave Anya and her friends trapped beneath the city forever?

Every once in a while, certainly not often, a god or goddess descends to earth and walks among us, a young person whose looks are so striking that they seem of another world, and who, for a brief moment, have no idea of the power of their looks over others.Jack is just such a god, strayed from Olympus, a 24-year-old who is hired as a Personal Trainer at a suburban gym. Often such gods have other powers beyond their looks. Jack's are an effortless strength and fitness and energy. If the best Personal Trainers at the gym struggle to execute 10 perfect pull ups, Jack performs 30 flawless ones and still looks like he could keep going, addressing every routine in the gym with a grace and style that keeps all eyes on him.Every member of the gym wants to hire Jack as their Personal Trainer. Two of his obsessed clients want to possess this god-like creature. Anne is ready to leave the fantasy world her hedge fund manager husband has created for her and their two teenage children, leave all to run away with her Personal Trainer. And Latham, a prominent tax attorney, thinks nothing of blowing off meetings with important clients to sit rink side with Jack at hockey games. Under Jack's spell, their lives revolve around him.And Jack's life, too, is turned upside down as he enters a strange new world of mansions and country clubs of summer homes and shopping sprees. JACK'D takes the reader into the curious world of today's gyms: where the regulars come daily to lift and press and pump and push, pulling and crunching and planking and squatting, lunging and curling and running and climbing, pedaling and jumping, all to look more like the genetically endowed Personal Trainers; where the true believers flock to their Neverland to keep from growing old, there to man the Maginot line against Eternity.

Duty, honor, and sacrifice.Dedicating my life to these elements, for family and country, leaves little for myself in return.It's why I indulge in a no-strings hookup with a handsome strangermere days before heading half-a-world away.Except one night turns into a week-long fling,creating a connection at the most inopportune time.And neither of us want it to end.Staying in touch is easy at first, but dwindles toradio silence and distant memories as time passes.I didn't expect him to reemerge in my life months later,now belonging to someone else.It should be enough for us both to walk away.To push down this relentless, aching want.But we don't...We can't.Because the heart always wants what it can't have.

Duty, honor, and sacrifice.Dedicating my life to these elements, for family and country, leaves little for myself in return.It's why I indulge in a no-strings hookup with a handsome strangermere days before heading half-a-world away.Except one night turns into a week-long fling,creating a connection at the most inopportune time.And neither of us want it to end.Staying in touch is easy at first, but dwindles toradio silence and distant memories as time passes.I didn't expect him to reemerge in my life months later,now belonging to someone else.It should be enough for us both to walk away.To push down this relentless, aching want.But we don't...We can't.Because the heart always wants what it can't have.

From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle grade fantasy duology about a young fairy who has always lived in her heroic grandmother's shadow but now must step up and embark on a quest to save her mother from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world. Perfect for readers who loved Brandon Mull's Fablehaven, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, and Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate.The mold takes all.Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides it's taken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Gran's adventures. But when Ary gets there, the lake's bone dry, and instead of healing waters, she finds a terrifying secret: Her entire world is actually trapped inside a giant terrarium--one they were meant to leave centuries ago. Worse, Gran knew and hid the truth, dooming Ary and her generation to a dying, rotting world.Now, allied with only her doomsday-obsessed frenemy, a timid pill bug, and a particularly grumpy newt, Ary has one week to unravel the clues and find a way out of the terrarium--or they'll be trapped for good. .

From Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of Estranged, comes a gothic middle grade prose novel that follows a nonbinary student who is drawn to their boarding school's forbidden east wing, where something stalks the shadowy corridors. Perfect for fans of J. A. White and Mary Downing Hahn!When Guinevere "Nev" Tallow receives an acceptance letter to the exclusive Deephaven Academy, they know it's the fresh start that they've been looking for.But things are strange from the moment they arrive?the house itself seems to breathe, students whisper secrets in dark corridors, and the entire east wing of the academy is locked away for reasons no one wants to explain. And Nev knows something ragged stalks the shadowy corridors, something that sobs quietly and scratches at the walls, waiting to be released.With the help of another first-year student, Nev takes it upon themself to unravel the mysteries hidden in Deephaven's halls. But will they risk their fresh start to bring the academy's secret to light?

"Maupin is one of America's finest storytellers."--Neil Gaiman Set in the early 1990s, the long-awaited tenth novel in Armistead Maupin's beloved and enduring Tales of the City series follows the adventures of Mona Ramsey, now the widowed Lady of a glorious old manor in Britain's golden Cotswolds, and her fabulous adopted son Wilfred, as they come to the aid of an American visitor with a troubling secret.When Mona Ramsey married Lord Teddy Roughton to secure his visa--allowing him to remain in San Francisco to fulfill his wildest dreams--she never imagined she would, by age 48, be the sole owner of Easley House, Teddy's grand, romantic country manor in the UK. She also didn't imagine that she'd need to open the manor's doors to paying guests to afford the electric bill and repair the leaking roof. Yet somehow she and her young friend Wilfred--whom guests assume is serving as Easley's charming-but-clumsy butler--and the loopy old gardener Mr. Hargis, are making it work.This delicate equilibrium is upended when Americans Rhonda and Ernie Blaylock arrive for a weekend vacation at Easley, and Wilfred stumbles onto their terrible secret. Now, instead of being able to focus on the imminent arrival of her old friend Michael Tolliver and beloved parent Anna Madrigal, Mona will need to focus all of her considerable charm, willpower, and wiles--and the help of Wilfred and Mona's girlfriend Poppy, the town's postmistress and local calligraphy whiz--to set things right before the Midsummer ceremony when the whole town will descend on Easley's historic grounds.

Max Rodriguez (née Maxine) could read before they could talk, devouring comics, novels, and books on philosophy. This helps them later to navigate the topsy-turvy life as a 9th grader in Nowheresville, California. Max's adventures include encounters with their spirited abuelita (aka Tatabuela), who drives a Hulk-green muscle car and grows marijuana in her attic; an estranged, self-styled John-Wayne-strutting Irish American grandpa, Logan; a fair-weather papá named Carlos; Mamá, a fiercely independent, bilingual elementary school teacher; and a taciturn older brother, Che, about to head to college. Others in Max's orbit include a compassionate tío, Jorge, who fears the loss of loved ones to a rising AIDS epidemic, activist prima, Lara, as well as wild and zany best friends, Rudy and Miguel. Tears, laughter, courage, and unyielding love shape Max's journey of self-discovery.