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A Gay Mans Essential Lit Guide
The Married ManThe Married Man by Edmund White
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £0.01
The Married Man- My Favourite author, Beautiful evocative and I can guarantee you will encounter this in your life!
ArkansasArkansas by David Leavitt
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Americana at its best- Brief but superbly written look at suburban American Gaydom
Sebastian's TangiblesSebastian's Tangibles by Anthea Ingham
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Yes from deliverers of adult material! Yet actually superbly evocative of the past, and not really porn! Probably not something to give your mum for xmas though
Before Night FallsBefore Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas
Buy new: £6.40 / Used from: £2.21
The AIDS epidemic at its worst- I know you think its over, but please get ANGRY at this and dont forget
The Evening Crowd at Kirmser'S: Gay St. Paul in the 1940sThe Evening Crowd at Kirmser'S: Gay St. Paul in the 1940s by Ricardo J. Brown
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Ok its history, but from a first person perspective this is the best view of 40s america you'll get- charming and personal
Now Batting for Boston: More Stories by J. G. HayesNow Batting for Boston: More Stories by J. G. Hayes by J.G. Hayes
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Again Americana - but they do it best, Gritty and kinda sexy stuff
The Year of IceThe Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
Buy new: £7.59 / Used from: £1.77
Not another growing up novel! Well yes, but the best ive seen. Good Beach read. but isnt goint to stretch you too much
Geography ClubGeography Club by Brent Hartinger
Buy new: £11.06 / Used from: £0.27
If youve got a 12 year old cousin you think is gay (or a homophobe) give him this. Its Enid Blyton for the Gay Generation exploding beneath us!
Rainbow BoysRainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
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..and when hes 15 give him this- its beverley hills 90210 for gays but its POSITIVE, and frankly we need that
Becoming a Man: Half a Life StoryBecoming a Man: Half a Life Story by Paul Monette
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Paul Monette- Sadly missed - and this is his epitaph of growing up as a gay man. An entire life in words and totally beautiful.
Edmund White: the Burning WorldEdmund White: the Burning World by Stephen Barber
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £1.67
Ive put Edmund Whites Biography in here because you NEED to read his entire canon from Nocturnes for the King of Naples upwards. This is just essential background
All American BoyAll American Boy by William J. Mann
Buy new: £15.99 / Used from: £2.50
This is here for the entire works of William J Mann, again you need to read the lot. Not his best book but a future gay classic- also you MUST read Wisecracker his biog of Billy Haines,
Desert SonsDesert Sons by Mark Kendrick
Buy new: £7.20 / Used from: £4.50
Not so much growing up gay as teenage gay, again an essential read for anyone 16-19