Category Archives: GLBT memoir and/or biography
“Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad” by Alison Wearing— Her Gay Dad
Wearing, Alison. “Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad”, Knopf, 2013. Her Gay Dad Amos Lassen When Alison Wearing was 12 years old, she realized that her family was not like others. She knew her dad was “different” and when he “came-out”, she understood just how different he really was. This …
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father” by Alysia Abbott— Her Gay Dad
Abbott, Alysia. “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father”, W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. Her Gay Dad Amos Lassen When his wife was killed in an automobile accident, Steve Abbott, a bisexual writer and activist takes his two year old daughter, Alysia and moves to San Francisco. This is his story and hers and what it …
“Finding My Place: One Man’s Journey from Cleveland to Boston and Beyond…” by Judah LeBlang— Sharing a Life
Leblang, Judah. “Finding My Place: One Man’s Journey from Cleveland to Boston and Beyond…”. Lake Effect Press, 2012. Sharing a Life Amos Lassen I originally reviewed Judah LeBlang’s “Finding My Place…” when it was first published in 2009 and now it has been reissued with new material and a third section,” One Man’s Journey through …
“A Harem Boy’s Saga – I: Initiation” by Young— A Provocative and Erotic Autobiography
Young. “A Harem Boy’s Saga – I: Initiation”, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. A Provocative and Erotic Autobiography Amos Lassen I am always flattered when I get a letter from someone I do not know asking me to review his book because for me it is a validation that my work is being read and/or …
“Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star” by Rich Merritt— “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn”
Merritt, Rich. “Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star”, Kensington Books, 2005. “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn” Amos Lassen The Advocate Magazine which was once the mouthpiece of the LBT community before it was gobbled up by Regent Media and became just another gay tabloid outed Rich Merritt with the headline of “The Marine …
“Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918” by Harry Kessler— The Early Diaries
Kessler, Harry. “Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918”, (edited by Laird Easton), Random House 2013. The Early Diaries Amos Lassen Count Harry Kessler was a museum director, a publisher, a cultural critic, a soldier, a secret agent, a diplomat and a patron of the arts and now we have access …
“Lies About My Family: A Memoir” by Amy Hoffman— Family History
Hoffman, Amy. “Lies About My Family: A Memoir”, University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Family History Amos Lassen When I first heard about Amy Hoffman’s book, I was very anxious to read it and now that I have I am anxious to write about it. Hoffman and myself share a common religious heritage as well as …
“Cocksucking (on Mars)” by Eric Norris— A Little Bit of Everything and a Whole Lot of Fun
Norris, Eric. “Cocksucking (on Mars)”, lulu, 2013. A Little Bit of Everything and a Whole Lot of Fun Amos Lassen I met Eric Norris at Rainbow Book Fair in New York a few days ago and I suspected that I would be every bit as impressed with his writing as I was with his person. …
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