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• The Angel of History

  a Novel

  Alameddine, Rabih

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  Follows the experiences of Yemeni-born poet Jacob, who revisits the events of his life from his upbringing in an Egyptian brothel, to his adolescence under the aegis of a wealthy father, to his years as a gay man in San Francisco at the height of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Be Right Here

  a Novel

  Bloom, Amy, 1953-

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  Immigrating alone from Paris to New York after the crucible of World War II, young Gazala becomes friends with two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala’s lost, beloved brother, Samir, joins her in Manhattan, this contentious, inseparable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Friends

  a Novel

  Matar, Hisham, 1970-

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  Attending the University of Edinburgh, Benghazi transplant Khaled forms a powerful friendship with the author whose short story changed his life, forcing him, as the Arab Spring erupts, to confront agonizing tensions between revolution and safety,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then He Sang a Lullaby

  Somtochukwu, Ani Kayode,

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  The 23-year-old Nigerian author and queer liberation activist explores what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.

• All the World Beside

  Conley, Garrard,

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  Set in a small Massachusetts village during the First Great Awakening, this well-researched, heartwrenching tale of faith and forbidden love centers on the very passionate (and equally dangerous) romantic connection that develops between devout…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prophets

  a Novel

  Jones, Robert, Jr., 1977-

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  A lyrical and heart-wrenching story of the power of human connection under even the worst circumstances. Enduring the horrors of slavery, two young men living on a Mississippi plantation find love and solace in each other. But when another enslaved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The South

  a Novel

  Aw, Tash

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  A radiant, intimate novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer, about family, desire, and what we inherit.

• Hombrecito

  Sanchez, Santiago Jose

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  Wracked by his mother's abandonment and navigating his queer identity, a Colombian-American man seeks healing in New York and Colombia, confronting his father and past to discover his mother's hidden truths and the true definition of home.