2017 Lambda Literary Award Finalists 9 Results
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Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists of the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known. See more here.
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From the author of the beloved New York Times
best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring
and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in
an era of constant connectivity.
Why is it that we read.
Why is it that we read.
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ISBN: 9780553546194
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
The definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic—from the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary How to Survive a Plague.
A riveting, powerful telling of the story of the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.
The definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic—from the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary How to Survive a Plague.
A riveting, powerful telling of the story of the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.
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ISBN: 9781524708139
The thrilling finale to the New York Times bestselling
Young Elites series from “hit factory” Marie
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There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the
darkness had a queen.
Adelina Amouteru is done suffering.
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ISBN: 9780735287228
John Green meets Rainbow Rowell in this irresistible story
of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them
back together again.
Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet.
Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet.
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ISBN: 9780735287341
For readers of Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, China
Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by
a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination.
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story.
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story.
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ISBN: 9780451483256
What would you give to save the thing you love the most.
It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands. Twenty years ago, the May Day Quake set loose catastrophic waves along the west coast, from Alaska to California, shattering thousands of lives.
It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands. Twenty years ago, the May Day Quake set loose catastrophic waves along the west coast, from Alaska to California, shattering thousands of lives.
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ISBN: 9780735284685
"The power of Conley’s story resides not only in the
vividly depicted grotesqueries of the therapy system, but in his
lyrical writing about sexuality and love.” —Los
Angeles Times
“This brave and bracing memoir is an urgent reminder that America remains a place where queer people have to fight for their lives.
“This brave and bracing memoir is an urgent reminder that America remains a place where queer people have to fight for their lives.
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ISBN: 9780399567438
Teen and adult fans of All The Bright Places, Me and
Earl and the Dying Girl, and Everything,
Everything will adore this quirky story of coming-of-age,
coming out, friendship, love...and agoraphobia.
Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic.
Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic.
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ISBN: 9780735285811
Lambda Award Winner
Speakers of the Dead is a mystery novel centering around the investigative exploits of a young Walt Whitman, in which the reporter-cum-poet navigates the seedy underbelly of New York City's body-snatching industry in an attempt to exonerate his friend of a wrongful murder charge.
Speakers of the Dead is a mystery novel centering around the investigative exploits of a young Walt Whitman, in which the reporter-cum-poet navigates the seedy underbelly of New York City's body-snatching industry in an attempt to exonerate his friend of a wrongful murder charge.
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ISBN: 9780399565274