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Reading Round Up: The Best in LGBTQ Literature for 2012 by indie reviewer

Reading Round Up: The Best in LGBTQ Literature for 2012 by indie reviewer Posted on January 3, 2013  (those marked with an asterisk have also been reviewed here at my site “I will begin this review by getting directly to the point. Arthur Wooten’s Shorts is an intelligently humorous and often hysterically funny compilation of one …

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“WILDNESS”— Creativity and Conflict

“Wildness” Creativity and Conflict Amos Lassen One of the new films that many are talking about is “Wildness”, a documentary about a transgender immigrant at the Los Angeles bar, Silver Platter. The bar is part of the underground of the city and has been the home of Latin American immigrant communities since 1963. The bar …

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Rainbow Book Fair— April 13 NYC Holiday Inn Midtown

SAVE THE DATE! .  . Saturday * April 13, 2013 Noon-6pm .  Holiday Inn Midtown 440 W. 57 St., NYC -New Location-  . Be a part of the most exciting LGBT book event in the U.S.  The 5th Annual New York Rainbow Book Fair will feature more than 1OO publishers, writers, poets, editors, booksellers, and the 15OO+ …

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“SCENES FROM A GAY MARRIAGE”— A New Romantic Comedy

“Scenes from a Gay Marriage” A New Romantic Comedy Amos Lassen I am a huge Matt Riddlehoover fan an after seeing “Scenes from a Gay Marriage”, I am even a bigger fan. When Darren a recently single gay guy, cannot sleep well because of the newly married gay couple living upstairs, he tries to ignore …

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“SCAVENGER HUNT: AN UNLIKELY UNION”— The Condor

“Scavenger Hunt: An Unlikely Union” The Condor Amos Lassen Condor biologists want to find out why the numbers of the largest flying bird in North America are declining. There is an issue with ammunition that contains lead and it is learned that lead bullet fragmentation is an important problem that must be dealt with. In …

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“Hailey’s Paradox” by Arnold Simon— Fundamentalist vs. Evolution

Simon, Arnold. “Hailey’s Paradox”, 2012. Fundamentalist vs. Evolution Amos Lassen Jarrett Hailey is a religious fundamentalist who believes in the Biblical concept of creation—God created all awe read in the book of Genesis. He had been taught by his father that the concept of evolution is an abomination and it contradicts the word of God. …

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“Vlad All Over” by Beth Orsoff— Amazon Publishing?

Orsoff, Beth. “Vlad All Over”, Amazon Publishing, 2012. Amazon Publishing? Amos Lassen What a surprise to receive this book along with a review request the other day. I have had such horrible problems with Amazon and my reviews so I guess they figure that if they can’t fight me, they might as well join me. …

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“The Queen James Bible” by The Editors, God and Jesus Christ— A Gay Bible

The Editors, God and Jesus Christ. “The Queen James Bible”, Queen James, 2012. A Gay Bible Amos Lassen I imagine that you are as surprised to see this title as I was. I came across it as I was surfing new gay titles and sure enough, here it is, a gay Bible. No doubt there …

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“Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years” by Tony Consiglio— “Those Were the Days”

  Consiglio, Tony. “Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years”, Tantor Media, 2012. “Those Were the Days” Amos Lassen Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend and a member of Frank Sinatra’s inner circle. He was more than a friend, he was Sinatra’s confidant for more than 60 years and now he is opening up. Sinatra …

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“Twas the Night Before Christmas: Edited by Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century” by Clement C. Moore, edited by Elena Almazova and Vitaly Shyvarov— Changes Madee

    Moore, Clement C. “Twas the Night Before Christmas: Edited by Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century”, edited by Elena Almazova and Vitaly Shyvarov, Grafton and Scratch, 2012. Changes Made Amos Lassen I doubt that there is a more famous and well read poem than “Twas the Night Before …

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