Once upon a time not so long ago, "Jim" Boylan was one of "a group of twelve-year-old Visigoths" intent on mischief. They did normal boy stuff: setting off rockets, roughhousing, roaming, and bike-riding.

Born in 1951 in small-town Iowa, Randy Shilts was his alcoholic, abusive mother's third of six sons. Frustrated and drunk, she reportedly beat Shilts almost daily when he was young; she also called him a "sissy," a name that "seemed to follow Randy

Once the holidays are over, you may look around you at a floor full of spent wrapping paper and sad ribbons and wonder, "What's next?"

February is the season for love, especially for Sonora Reyes, the best-selling author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School and The Luis Ortega Survival Club.

In 2021, Ryka Aoki released her novel Light from Uncommon Stars to much acclaim. It follows the story of Katrina Nguyen, a runaway Transgender girl with a passion for playing anime and gaming music with her violin, Aubergine.

In the days following the reelection of Donald Trump, bookstore owner Charlie Hunts noticed more foot traffic from fearful and forlorn people, all looking for the same thing: hope.

A writer, photographer, and one-time psychedelic poster purveyor, the Bay Area's Michael Goldberg's latest book, Jukebox, collects his music photography from 1967 to 2023.

Music historian Elijah Wald, a prominent presence at the Pop Conference at MoPOP, took a turn into old-time obscenity for his new book, Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs & Hidden Histories.

For young readers, especially LGBTQ+ people, fantasy can be a safe escape from real life. Like many voracious Queer readers, author Clare Edge enjoys the escapism fantasy novels can provide. But they also noticed something was always missing.

With so many gift-giving options this year, it can be hard to figure out where to start! Luckily the SGN Book Club has the perfect gift guide for all the voracious readers in your life, young and old!