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SUMMER
BOOKS
Beach
book
bingo
Our top 20 picks for
sununerreading
By Michael Giltz
Back Where He Started by Jay Quinn
(Alyson, $24.95): Dumped by his hus
band-for a younger woman, no less
Chris moves to a Southem beach town
where he's reintroduced to the joy of life
and the love of a hunky man.
Beneath the Skin: The Collected Essays
of John Rechy (Carroll and Graf, $15): Nov
elist Rechy has long been a go-to guy for
thoughtful pieces on a variety oftopics,
including Anita Bryant, Vietnam vets, and
sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Boys in the Brownstone by Kevin
Scott (Haworth, $22.95): A "gentlemen's"
bar on Manhattan's upper east side is
the setting for this satisfying first novel.
Cavalcade of Boys Vol. 1, 2, and 3 by
Tim Fish (Poison, $14 each): The comic
books tracking the romantic travails of
Tighe, Tommy, and the rest are finally
collected in durable paperbacks.
Deliver Me From Nowhere by Tennessee
Jones (Soft Skull, $12): These stories by
the talented trans man spin off tales
from Springsteen's classic Nebraska.
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend,
the Music, the '70s in San Francisco by
Joshua Gamson (Henry Holt, $26): The
cross-Dressing diva looms mighty real in
this raucously entertaining biography of
the disco queen and his era.
Front Row: Anna Wintour-The Cool
Life and Hot Times of Vogue's Editor in
Chief by Jerry Oppenheimer (St. Martin's, JAY QU INN
A !( \'1'
)1 r 1'\ I J/
$24.95): Oppenheimer lets fly on the
wicked Wintour, who has shaped style
with her imperious reign at Vogue.
Gay Haiku by Joel Derfner (Broadway,
$12.95): The Harvard grad spins out
more than 100 witty queer poems such
as: "My seventh birthday / I weep at Bar-
THE ADVOCATE I G2 I JUNE 7, 2005 bie's Dream House. / How could you not
know?" Hilarious.
A House Is Not a Home: A B-Boy Blues
Novel by James Earl Hardy (Amistad,
$22.95): Mitchell the buppie and Raheim
the homeboy get their sixth and final out
ing in the hot, hot series. J
y
J are not
he one
Mother of Sorrows by Richard McCann
(Pantheon, $20): A deft collection of inter
twined short stories by a much-admired
Washington, D.C., writer, it charts grow
ing up gay in the Eisenhower era.
The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina
Navratilova by Johnette Howard (Broad-way, $24.95): The award-winning sports
writer brings a great rivalry to life amid
the backdrop of gay rights, Title IX, and
the fall of communism.
Sex Camp by Brian McNaught (Author
House, $25.45): A novelized account of
the true goings-on at a healing annual
sexuality retreat at a church in upstate
New York. Good-and good for you too.
A Son Called Gabriel by Damian
McNicholl (CDS, $22.95): A coming-of
queer-age set in Northem Ireland in
the '60s and '70s. Gabriel isn't sure
about his sexuality, but he knows he's
shite at football, and that isn't good.
The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers
by Joe Babcock (Closet Case, $15.95):
This novel-following a queer 16-year-old
hero's struggles in Catholic school in
Minneapolis-was self-published by a
then-teenage author, won a whopping
award, and is republished here.
The Underminer: The Best Friend Who
Casually Destroys Your Life by Mike
Albo with Virginia Heffernan (Bloomsbury
USA, $19.95): Haven't heard of this book
about the pal who pricks your balloon?
Gosh, we thought you were so well-read.
What The L? by Kate Clinton (Carroll and
Graf, $14.95): One of our favorite stand
up comics (and columnists) weighs in
with hilarious new and collected pieces,
many first published in The Advocate.
Whores of Lost Atlantis by Charles Busch
(Carroll and Graf, $14.95): Expanded and
reissued, Busch's first novel displays the
promise he's been fulfilling ever since.
With or Without You by Lauren Sanders
(Akashic, $14.95): Baby dyke Lillian is in
jail for murdering her favorite female
soap star. Now there's time to wonder
why. From the author of Kamikaze Lust.
You Are Not the One by Vestal Mcintyre
(Carroll and Graf, $13.95): Iowa clarity
meets gay irony in these quirky tales.
Finally. get serious: The Tragedy of
Today's Gays by Larry Kramer (Tarcherj
Penguin, $9.95): If the sun doesn't bum
you, this copy of Kramer's blistering '04
speech at New York City'S Cooper Union
will. Take a stand while lying out. •
THE ADVOCATE I G3 I JUNE 7, 2005 Nestled in the Tucson Mountains
Coyote Moon Health Resort: & Spa i:
a unique fife-enhancing destinatior
serving the gay community . the first 0
its Idnd. Our mission is to invigoratE
all aspects of your being -Mind
Body, & Spirit.
...
•
At--..... A«
BOOKS
Beach
book
bingo
Our top 20 picks for
sununerreading
By Michael Giltz
Back Where He Started by Jay Quinn
(Alyson, $24.95): Dumped by his hus
band-for a younger woman, no less
Chris moves to a Southem beach town
where he's reintroduced to the joy of life
and the love of a hunky man.
Beneath the Skin: The Collected Essays
of John Rechy (Carroll and Graf, $15): Nov
elist Rechy has long been a go-to guy for
thoughtful pieces on a variety oftopics,
including Anita Bryant, Vietnam vets, and
sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Boys in the Brownstone by Kevin
Scott (Haworth, $22.95): A "gentlemen's"
bar on Manhattan's upper east side is
the setting for this satisfying first novel.
Cavalcade of Boys Vol. 1, 2, and 3 by
Tim Fish (Poison, $14 each): The comic
books tracking the romantic travails of
Tighe, Tommy, and the rest are finally
collected in durable paperbacks.
Deliver Me From Nowhere by Tennessee
Jones (Soft Skull, $12): These stories by
the talented trans man spin off tales
from Springsteen's classic Nebraska.
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend,
the Music, the '70s in San Francisco by
Joshua Gamson (Henry Holt, $26): The
cross-Dressing diva looms mighty real in
this raucously entertaining biography of
the disco queen and his era.
Front Row: Anna Wintour-The Cool
Life and Hot Times of Vogue's Editor in
Chief by Jerry Oppenheimer (St. Martin's, JAY QU INN
A !( \'1'
)1 r 1'\ I J/
$24.95): Oppenheimer lets fly on the
wicked Wintour, who has shaped style
with her imperious reign at Vogue.
Gay Haiku by Joel Derfner (Broadway,
$12.95): The Harvard grad spins out
more than 100 witty queer poems such
as: "My seventh birthday / I weep at Bar-
THE ADVOCATE I G2 I JUNE 7, 2005 bie's Dream House. / How could you not
know?" Hilarious.
A House Is Not a Home: A B-Boy Blues
Novel by James Earl Hardy (Amistad,
$22.95): Mitchell the buppie and Raheim
the homeboy get their sixth and final out
ing in the hot, hot series. J
y
J are not
he one
Mother of Sorrows by Richard McCann
(Pantheon, $20): A deft collection of inter
twined short stories by a much-admired
Washington, D.C., writer, it charts grow
ing up gay in the Eisenhower era.
The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina
Navratilova by Johnette Howard (Broad-way, $24.95): The award-winning sports
writer brings a great rivalry to life amid
the backdrop of gay rights, Title IX, and
the fall of communism.
Sex Camp by Brian McNaught (Author
House, $25.45): A novelized account of
the true goings-on at a healing annual
sexuality retreat at a church in upstate
New York. Good-and good for you too.
A Son Called Gabriel by Damian
McNicholl (CDS, $22.95): A coming-of
queer-age set in Northem Ireland in
the '60s and '70s. Gabriel isn't sure
about his sexuality, but he knows he's
shite at football, and that isn't good.
The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers
by Joe Babcock (Closet Case, $15.95):
This novel-following a queer 16-year-old
hero's struggles in Catholic school in
Minneapolis-was self-published by a
then-teenage author, won a whopping
award, and is republished here.
The Underminer: The Best Friend Who
Casually Destroys Your Life by Mike
Albo with Virginia Heffernan (Bloomsbury
USA, $19.95): Haven't heard of this book
about the pal who pricks your balloon?
Gosh, we thought you were so well-read.
What The L? by Kate Clinton (Carroll and
Graf, $14.95): One of our favorite stand
up comics (and columnists) weighs in
with hilarious new and collected pieces,
many first published in The Advocate.
Whores of Lost Atlantis by Charles Busch
(Carroll and Graf, $14.95): Expanded and
reissued, Busch's first novel displays the
promise he's been fulfilling ever since.
With or Without You by Lauren Sanders
(Akashic, $14.95): Baby dyke Lillian is in
jail for murdering her favorite female
soap star. Now there's time to wonder
why. From the author of Kamikaze Lust.
You Are Not the One by Vestal Mcintyre
(Carroll and Graf, $13.95): Iowa clarity
meets gay irony in these quirky tales.
Finally. get serious: The Tragedy of
Today's Gays by Larry Kramer (Tarcherj
Penguin, $9.95): If the sun doesn't bum
you, this copy of Kramer's blistering '04
speech at New York City'S Cooper Union
will. Take a stand while lying out. •
THE ADVOCATE I G3 I JUNE 7, 2005 Nestled in the Tucson Mountains
Coyote Moon Health Resort: & Spa i:
a unique fife-enhancing destinatior
serving the gay community . the first 0
its Idnd. Our mission is to invigoratE
all aspects of your being -Mind
Body, & Spirit.
...
•
At--..... A«