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The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, Nanette, played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and the US. Its launch on Netflix, and subsequent Emmy and Peabody wins, took Nanette (and Hannah) to the world. 'There is...

“This book changed my life. Tom Rasmussen’s honesty, vulnerability, and fearlessness jump out of every page and every word. It is the queer bible I’ve always needed.” —Sam Smith, singer and songwriter This program is read by the author. In this program, listeners will find glamour and...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Book of the Year. A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year. Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film...

"Tegan and Sara Quin’s joint memoir is perfect in audiobook form....Knowing and loving Tegan and Sara the musicians will obviously make this listen extra special, but it’s by no means a prerequisite to entry. High School, very literally, is for everyone." -- Paste, best audiobooks of 2019...

A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020 WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD Amrou knew they were gay when, aged ten, they first laid eyes on Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone. It was love at first sight...

Paradox Garden of Lovers is a cinematic collection of reflections, confessions, and emotional transmissions exploring intimacy, survival, spirituality, ambition, lust, loneliness, and the fragile nature of modern connection. Through fragmented memories, late night revelations, hookup culture, city dreams, smoke clouds, faith, heartbreak, and blood moon skies, DeCarlos McKinney documents what it means to search for real love in a world that often confuses desire with consumption.

Sherry grew up in the Appalachian Mountains near coal mines, rivers, and farms. She tells true stories of what it was like for her in the late 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Colorful descriptions of adventures taken with her best friend Jimmy and awful memories of growing up with an alcoholic father. From Elvis to Janis Joplin and always that good old country music. The stories are rich with history. She loved sports and was darn good but the coaches wouldn't let her play for the team. Finally she could wear pants instead of skirts in high school.

For Martin Duberman—a major historian and a founding figure in the history of gay and lesbian studies—the death of his mother was just the beginning of what became a twelve-year period filled with despair, drug addiction, and debauchery. From his cocaine use, massive heart attack, and immersion into New York's gay hustler scene to experiencing near-suicidal depression and attending rehab, The Rest of It is the previously untold and revealing story of how Duberman managed to survive his turbulent personal life while still playing leading roles in the gay community and the academy.

From the blinding glow of nightclub lights to the shadows of personaldespair, DJ Reimer’s debut memoir, Go-Go Boy: Memoirs from the Kitchen Floor to theDance Floor, offers a raw, electrifying, and surprisingly tender account of a highlymisunderstood profession: go-go dancing. Taking place over a period of prolonged unemployment and self-isolation upon completinggraduate school, Go-Go Boy traces Reimer’s unexpected detour from the ivory tower to theelusive world of nightlife. What began as an attempt to earn extra money turned into atumultuous journey of self-discovery and personal redemption.

"This Is My Story" is an open journal that follows Tony's journey from adolescence to adulthood. From coming out and dealing with tumultuous family dynamics to a brief stint in the military and chaotic relationships, Tony has proven to be a survivor who insists on marching to the beat of his own drum.

El color de mi verdad es una poderosa memoria de supervivencia, fe y de volver a sentirse completo después de una vida marcada por el silencio. Quaelon Brown creció navegando entre el amor y la pérdida, la protección y la traición, la pertenencia y el aislamiento. Desde la primera infancia, pasando por la adolescencia y hasta la adultez, aprendió a soportar un trauma que nunca debió cargar solo. Como alguien que es tanto negro como gay, enfrentó rechazo, violencia, adicción, encarcelamiento y lucha espiritual, a menudo al mismo tiempo.

Buenos Aires, años 80. Una ciudad que salía de la dictadura mientras aprendía, lentamente, a mirarse al espejo. En ese Buenos Aires, Julio César Losúa Vivanco vivió casi veinte años atrapado en una secta espiritual dirigida por un gurú manipulador. Una comunidad que prometía iluminación, misión cósmica y salvación — y que entregaba control mental, abuso psicológico, humillación y pobreza.

Born Gay, Born Again is not a debate about homosexuality and Christianity. It is not a program, a formula, or a promise that same-sex desire disappears. It is the first honest account of what freedom from homosexuality actually costs, actually looks like, and actually requires - written by two men who failed repeatedly before they found the only thing that worked: truth, community, and the slow work of sanctification. Reginald Robinson and Zaire Willis are pastors, husbands, and the founders of Brand New You - a discipleship movement that has walked over a hundred men toward freedom.

A powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer ’90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followed The 1990s were a decade of transformation. Globalization reshaped geopolitics, and the rise of the World Wide Web revolutionized technology...

A Washington Post Top 10 Book of the Year Fresh Air Top 10 Book of the Year This critically acclaimed, “superb” (The Washington Post) biography of one of the most influential and mythologized literary figures of the 20th century examines both Gertrude Stein’s life and her partner’s...

An exciting new history of drag told through the life of the remarkable, flawed, and singular Australian-born Doris Fish In the 1970s, gay men and lesbians were openly despised and drag queens scared the public. Yet that was the era when Doris Fish (born Philip Mills in 1952) painted and padded...

Real talk about transgender experiences from Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik In this fabulous, fashion-forward guide, transgender icons Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik discuss the ins and outs of being transgender with their honest, hilarious, and GORGEOUS tales of what it means to be true to oneself-and...

Brought to you by Penguin. The original bestselling autobiography by comedian, novelist and national treasure Stephen Fry. Few people serve time in prison before studying at Cambridge. You might be surprised to know that Stephen Fry is one of them. Moab is My Washpot, the remarkable story of...

Per Saif c’è un prima e un dopo, il prima è l’infanzia a Rawalpindi, insieme ad Amma Shakeela, sua mamma, i due fratelli minori e la grande famiglia del nonno materno, tutti dentro la stessa casa con il cortile scoperto da cui entra la pioggia e si vede il cielo, con la ritualità delle spezie e il cibo in comune, come anche i problemi; un dopo solitario a undici anni, quando Amma raggiunge Abba Shabbir, suo padre, in Italia, con i figli minori.

Sex, Spies and Scandal is the story of John Vassall, a civil servant who was unmasked as a Soviet spy in 1962. Having been photographed in compromising positions while working at the British embassy in Moscow in 1954, Vassall was blackmailed into handing over secrets from the British Admiralty...