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The sleeping car porter
Par Suzette Mayr. 2022
"When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white…
passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair. The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a queer man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you'll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment. Baxter's name isn't George. But it's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he'll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with "George." On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two queer men, Baxter's memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can't part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor." -- Provided by publisherThe many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester
Par Maya MacGregor. 2022
"Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives-of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one…
of those kids. Now, as Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. They're certain they don't have much time left. But Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbor. Yet the past keeps roaring back-in Sam's memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam's new home. Sam can't resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they're on the path to uncovering a murderer. But are they digging through the past or digging their own future grave?" -- Provided by publisherRunning off radar (Maji Rios novel)
Par Mb Austin. 2018
Special Forces Sergeant Maji Rios was invited to visit Sitka, Alaska by her old lover Rose diStephano. She soon finds…
herself helping a SEAL team stop a Russian mobster smuggling gold ingots out of the country. Adult. UnratedWolfsong (Green Creek #01)
Par Tj Klune. 2016
"Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn't worth anything and…
people would never understand him. Then he left. Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road. The little boy who talked and talked and talked. Ox found out later the little boy hadn't spoken in almost two years before that day, and that the little boy belonged to a family who had moved into the house at the end of the lane. Ox was seventeen when he found out the little boy's secret and it painted the world around him in colors of red and orange and violet, of Alpha and Beta and Omega. Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his head and heart. The boy chased after the monster with revenge in his bloodred eyes, leaving Ox behind to pick up the pieces. It's been three years since that fateful day--and the boy is back. Except now he's a man, and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them." -- Provided by publisherThe four profound weaves (Birdverse #01)
Par R. B Lemberg. 2020
"The Surun' nomads do not speak of the master weaver, Benesret, who creates the cloth of bone for assassins in…
the Great Burri Desert. But aged Uiziya must find her aunt in order to learn the final weave, although the price for knowledge may be far too dear to pay. Among the Khana in the springflower city of Iyar, women travel in caravans to trade, while men remain in the inner quarter, as scholars. A nameless man struggles to embody Khana masculinity, after many years of performing the life of a woman, trader, wife, and grandmother. As his past catches up, the nameless man must choose between the life he dreamed of and Uiziya-while Uiziya must discover how to challenge the evil Ruler of Iyar, and to weave from deaths that matter. In this breathtaking debut set in R. B. Lemberg's beloved Birdverse, The Four Profound Weaves offers a timeless chronicle of claiming one's identity in a hostile world." -- Provided by publisherThe unbalancing (Birdverse #02)
Par R. B Lemberg. 2022
"Beneath the waters by the islands of Gelle-Geu, a star sleeps restlessly. The celebrated new starkeeper Ranra Kekeri, who is…
preoccupied by the increasing tremors, confronts the problems left behind by her predecessor. Meanwhile, the poet Erígra Lilún, who merely wants to be left alone, is repeatedly asked by their ancestor Semberí to take over the starkeeping helm. Semberí insists upon telling Lilún mysterious tales of the deliverance of the stars by the goddess Bird. When Ranra and Lilún meet, sparks begin to fly. An unforeseen configuration of their magical deepnames illuminates the trouble under the tides. For Ranra and Lilún, their story is just beginning; for the people of Gelle-Geu, it may well be too late to save their home." -- Provided by publisherLo que hay
Par Sara Torres. 2022
"While her mother dies of cancer in a northern city, the protagonist is making love with a woman in a…
hotel in Barcelona. She will catch a flight to visit her mother the next morning, but she is already late. Shortly after, her lover abruptly and definitively disappears. Her partner returns from London to live with her in a small apartment by the sea, trying to calm and sustain her, while she cries for a mother and longs for a lover." -- Provided by publisherPeter Darling
Par Austin Chant. 2021
"A queer, transgender retelling of Peter Pan in which Pan returns to Neverland after a decade in the real world.…
The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just an old life he left behind. Neverland is his real home. So when Peter returns to it after ten years in the real world, he's surprised to find a Neverland that no longer seems to need him. The only person who truly missed Peter is Captain James Hook, who is delighted to have his old rival back. But when a new war ignites between the Lost Boys and Hook's pirates, the ensuing bloodshed becomes all too real - and Peter's rivalry with Hook starts to blur into something far more complicated, sensual, and deadly." -- Provided by publisherThe Bliss House
Par Jim Bartley. 2023
All that’s left of the Bliss clan is seventeen-year-old Cam, his older cousin Wes, and little Dorie, now that Gran…
passed and Gramps lies dead in the cold cellar. After Children’s Aid pays a visit to their secluded farm, the unlikely trio head north, a dead body wrapped in the trunk.Mehndi Boy
Par Zain Bandali, Jani Balakumar. 2023
"Delightful . . . the world needs more ‘mehndi boys!’” —Vivek Shraya, author of The Boy and the Bindi and…
God Loves Hair“A triumph . . . a story I wish I had as a child.” —Danny Ramadan, award-winning author of Salma the Syrian ChefNow in paperback! An artistic, fashion-loving boy unlocks a new talent—and learns to stand up for it—in this chapter book perfect for fans of the Sadiq series and Meet Yasmin!Tehzeeb drew curvy clouds, grand galaxies, squirmy squiggles, and delicate dots. He made charming checkerboards and even perfected paisleys. His practice was finally paying off!The first time Tehzeeb tries mehndi, his passion for the art form blossoms. Soon, he’s creating designs for all his friends and family, and dreams of becoming the most in-demand mehndi artist in town. So Tez is hurt and confused when his favorite uncle tells him mehndi isn’t for boys. His art brings people joy. How could it be wrong? Tehzeeb doesn’t want to disappoint his uncle. But when a crisis before his cousin’s wedding puts his talents to the test, Tehzeeb must find the courage to be his true creative self.Jani Balakumar’s expressive, vibrant illustrations bring Tehzeeb’s designs—and his community—to life. This charming, affirming story by debut author Zain Bandali will have you celebrating creativity, artistic expression, and being unapologetically yourself.Readers can learn more about mehndi at home with activities at the end of the book.Other people manage
Par Ellen Hawley. 2022
It's Minneapolis in the 1970s, and two women meet in the Women's Coffeehouse. Marge is a bus driver, and Peg…
is training to be a psychotherapist. Other People Manage is a novel about hard-earned but everyday love. It's about family and it's about loss. It's the kind of novel that only someone who has lived enough of life could write - frequently funny, at times almost unbearably moving, but above all extraordinarily wise. AdultSirens & muses: a novel
Par Antonia Angress. 2022
It's 2011: America is in a deep recession and Occupy Wall Street is escalating. But at the elite Wrynn College…
of Art, students paint and sculpt in a rarefied bubble. With a canny, critical eye, Sirens & Muses overturns notions of class, money, art, youth, and a generation's fight to own their future. Adult. Descriptions of sex. Some strong languageThe Ballot Boy
Par Larry Mellman. 2022
A coming to age story in period dress that follows a young street urchin coming to terms with his sexuality…
and the danger that it may bring him. Adult. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. ViolenceA kind of justice: a novel (Bobbi Logan crime novel)
Par Renee James. 2016
"Against all odds, Bobbi Logan, a statuesque transgender woman, has become one of Chicago's most celebrated hairstylists and the owner…
of one of the city's poshest salons. She is finally comfortable with who she is, widely admired in her community, and about to enjoy the success she deserves. Then her impossibly perfect life falls apart. In the space of a few weeks, the Great Recession drags her business to the brink of failure, her beloved ex-wife needs help in facing a terrible tragedy, and a hateful police detective storms back into her life, determined to convict her of the five-year-old murder of John Strand-pillar of the community...and a sexual predator. As the detective builds an ever more convincing case against Bobbi, both of them will be shaken by revelations-about themselves, about their own deeply held secrets, and about the bizarre ritual murder of John Strand." -- Dust jacketDrizzle, dreams, and lovestruck things (Songbird Inn #01)
Par Maya Prasad. 2022
"Four sisters, four seasons, four flavors of romance. The Singh sisters grew up helping their father navigate the bustle of…
the Songbird Inn. Nestled on dreamy and drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, the inn's always been warm and cozy and filled with interesting guests--the perfect home. But things are about to heat up now that the Songbird has been named the Most Romantic Inn in America. Nidhi has everything planned out--until a storm brings a wayward tree crashing into her life one autumn and along with it, an intriguing construction worker and a yearning for her motherland. Suddenly, she's questioning everything she thought she wanted. Avani can't sit still. If she does, her grief for Pop, their dad's late husband, will overwhelm her. So she keeps moving as much as she can, planning an elaborate Winter Ball in Pop's memory. Until a blizzard traps her in a barn with the boy she accidentally stood up and has been actively avoiding ever since. Sirisha loves seeing the world through her camera, but her shyness prevents her from stepping out from behind the lens. Talking to girls is such a struggle! When a pretty actress comes to the Songbird with her theater troupe, spring has sprung for Sirisha--if only she can find the words. Rani is a hopeless romantic through and through. After gently nudging her sisters to open their hearts, she is convinced it's finally her turn to find love. When two potential suitors float in on a summer breeze, Rani is swept up in grandeur to match her wildest Bollywood dreams. But which boy is the one she's meant to be with? Ultimately, the magic of the Songbird Inn leads the tight-knit Singh sisters to new passions and breathtaking kisses--and to unearth the truest versions of themselves." -- Provided by publisherOut of Salem
Par Hal Schrieve. 2019
"Genderqueer fourteen-year-old Z Chilworth has to adjust quickly to their new status as a zombie after waking from death from…
a car crash that killed their parents and sisters. Always a talented witch, Z now can barely perform magic and is rapidly decaying. Faced with rejection from their remaining family members and old friends, Z moves in with their mother's friend, Mrs. Dunnigan, and befriends Aysel, a loud would-be-goth classmate who is, like Z, a loner. As Z struggles to find a way to repair the broken magical seal holding their body together, Aysel fears that her classmates will discover her status as an unregistered werewolf. When a local psychiatrist is murdered by what seems to be werewolves, the town of Salem, Oregon, becomes even more hostile to "monsters," and Z and Aysel are driven together in an attempt to survive a place where most people wish that neither of them existed." -- Provided by publisherAlways the almost: a novel
Par Edward Underhill. 2023
"Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles Jacobson's New Year resolutions include winning back his ex-boyfriend and winning the Midwest's biggest classical piano…
competition, but when a new, proudly queer boy moves to town, Miles reconsiders who he was and who he is now." -- Provided by publisherSoy una tonta por quererte
Par Camila Sosa Villada. 2022
"In the midst of the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a…
smokehouse in Harlem, a Latina transvestite gets to know none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players haggle over the price of a night of sex and get what they deserve in return. Nuns, grandmothers, children and dogs are never what they seem. The nine stories that make up this book are inhabited by quirky, deeply human characters who confront an ominous reality in ways as strange as they are themselves." -- Translation provided by NLSOak king holly king
Par Sebastian Nothwell. 2022
"Shrike, the Butcher of Blackthorn, is a legendary warrior of the fae realms. When he wins a tournament in the…
Court of the Silver Wheel, its queen names him her Oak King--a figurehead destined to die in a ritual duel to invoke the change of seasons. Shrike is determined to survive. Even if it means he must put his heart as well as his life into a mere mortal's hands. Wren Lofthouse, a London clerk, has long ago resigned himself to a life of tedium and given up his fanciful dreams. When a medieval-looking brute arrives at his office to murmur of destiny, he's inclined to think his old enemies are playing an elaborate prank. Still, he can't help feeling intrigued by the bizarre-yet-handsome stranger and his fantastical ramblings, whose presence stirs up emotions Wren has tried to lock away in the withered husk of his heart. As Shrike whisks Wren away to a world of Wild Hunts and arcane rites, Wren is freed from the repression of Victorian society. But both the fae and mortal realms prove treacherous to their growing bond. Wren and Shrike must fight side-by-side to see who will claim victory--Oak King or Holly King." -- Provided by publisherLa mucama de omicunlé
Par Rita Indiana Hernández. 2020
"Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart…
of a Santería prophecy: only she can travel back in time and save the ocean - and humanity - from disaster. But first she must become the man she always was - with the help of a sacred anemone. Tentacle is an electric novel with a big appetite and a brave vision, plunging headfirst into questions of climate change, technology, Yoruba ritual, queer politics, poverty, sex, colonialism and contemporary art. Bursting with punk energy and lyricism, it's a restless, addictive trip: The Tempest meets the telenovela." -- Goodreads