LGBTQ+

WINNER OF THE 2020 STONEWALL BOOK AWARD-ISRAEL FISHMAN NONFICTION AWARD"Jones's voice and sensibility are so distinct that he turns one of the oldest of literary genres inside out and upside down." NPR'S Fresh Air Jones tells the story of a young, black,...

The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'Vita and Harold have become part of our literature' OBSERVERThe marriage of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson was...

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957236172Author Patrick C NotchtreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 522Imprint Limebury BooksPublisher Limebury BooksWeight(grams) 617gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

THE BOOK OF PRIDE captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These...

Rose and Rosie are known for their candid and hilarious YouTube videos... but now they are taking oversharing to a whole new level. Discussing sexuality, revealing secrets and empowering others, OVERSHARE is a book packed with Rose and Rosie's unique...

In this vibrant memoir, Alysia Abbott recounts growing up in 1970s San Francisco with Steve Abbott, a gay, single father during an era when that was rare. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steve's writings, Alysia gives us an...

"The most sensational, perpetual teenager in the world." -Jim Henson "To know him was to love him, and we do." -Mark Hamill Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography tells the life story of a gifted performer whose gleeful irreverence, sharp wit and...

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. 'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events ...

You won't become the real you unless you face up to what you've avoided most. Once you allow yourself to be who you are, the change will come. Kodo Nishimura, international make-up artist and Buddhist monk, rose to stardom after appearing in the...

Flamboyant and witty, Oscar Wilde was famous for being famous. The toast of late-nineteenth London society, he once boasted he could speak spontaneously on any subject, and his writings were as varied as his captivating conversation. One of the leading...

*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR | A GUARDIAN MEMOIR OF THE YEAR | A TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR *'Chronicles, in enthralling detail, Madonna Louise Ciccone's path from terrifyingly ambitious trainee dancer to pop colossus, all the while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250002747Author Glen RetiefFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Marsha P. Johnson, Keith Haring, Harvey Milk, Audrey Lorde, RuPaul... the names of pioneers and trailblazers who have advanced the LGBTQI+ cause and helped bring about new human rights. This book pays tribute in 50 portraits to the activists,...

Now in paperback, the definitive history and celebration of the groundbreaking show RuPaul's Drag Race in its first decade, from a Burbank basement set all the way to the Emmy's, and every weave in-between, as told by its stars, producers and fans.Told...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668005477Author Ginger MinjFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 953gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 193mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Ottawa Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020. Long-listed for Canada Reads 2020.Book InformationISBN 9780735235175Author Roawn Jette KnoxFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374612696Author Brontez PurnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint MCDPublisher MCDDimensions(mm) 190mm * 127mm * 8mm

Bronze Winner for the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category of Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-FictionForegrounding the voices of transgender and non-binary people, this honest and insightful book is a compilation of the voices of those who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913051150Author Jimmy McDonoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB Press

Orry-Kelly created magic on screen, from Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon to Some Like It Hot. He won three Oscars for costume design. He dressed all the biggest stars, from Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe. Yet few know who Orry-Kelly really was - until...

Rainbow History Class is your entry into LGBTQ+ history, sharing queer and trans stories from Ancient civilisations all the way up to the internet. So much of queer and trans history and culture has been erased, but Hannah McElhinney, writer and creator...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358694106Author Bretman RockFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperPublisher HarperWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 20mm

From the author of Mrs Engels and The Sisters Mao, an intimate family memoir about filial love and its limits, separation, and loss. Gavin is spending the quarantine with his eighty-year-old mother, whose mind is slowly slipping away. He has returned...

This ground-breaking book foregrounds the voices of autistic trans people as they speak candidly about how their autism and gender identity intersects and the impact this has on their life.Drawing upon a wealth of interviews with transgender people on...

On paper, the chubby, poor, gay son of a lesbian who wrote pornographic letters to Jesus isn't the person that you think of when you hear the word "success." Yet Patrick Hinds has somehow managed to bungle his way through to become the successful co-host...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948626255Author Mark MatousekFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing Company

Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn...

From intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis comes a candid and life-affirming true story of identity, lies, family secrets, and the healing power of truth. Pidgeon Pagonis always felt like their life was a constant attempt to fit in with other girls-a...

From language and clothes, to toys and the media, society inflicts unwritten rules on each gender from birth. Aiming to make people aware of the way gender is constructed and constantly reinforced, this diary chronicles the differences two parents...

Elisabeth Spencer's daughter Milly came out as trans at the age of twenty-one. Just a few days later, in one of life's perfect storms, Spencer's husband was diagnosed with an advanced terminal illness - and so she was set on course to confront rebirth in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524761486Author Sarah McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

**A 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST**"Zachary Zane is one of the best sex writers working today." -Dan Savage, New York Times bestselling author Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year by BuzzfeedA sex and relationship columnist bares it all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632866585Author Melissa FebosFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 346g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476714462Author Todd GlassFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943444410Author Jd DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Qmh PressPublisher Qmh PressWeight(grams) 617gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm

This humorous, heartwarming memoir follows a wife and mother's journey of self-discovery and acceptance as she comes out as a lesbian in her late 30s.Jill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and...

For over 25 years, Dale Winton (1955-2018) was one of Britain's most popular stars.His warm and winning ways made him one of Britain's most popular and powerful personalities on TV, radio and with live audiences everywhere - but Dale's life was far from...

From a bestselling writer, an intense and moving memoir about changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships-now in paperback At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney...

An intimate and illuminating account of queer lives and migration, homemaking and community in the Gulf, from a brilliant new voice in narrative non-fiction'An eye-opening tour de force' ALEX ESPINOZA'Exhilarating' SUSAN ORLEAN'Tender and insightful'...