Category Archives: GLBT memoir and/or biography
“A Short Jew in the Body of a Tall W.A.S.P.: (A Gay Melodrama in Thirteen Acts)”— Glitter and Be Gay
Okun, Mark and Hilary Bower. “A Short Jew in the Body of a Tall W.A.S.P.: (A Gay Melodrama in Thirteen Acts)”, Dog Ear Publishing, 2013. Glitter and Be Gay Amos Lassen Mark Okun tells us in the summary section of his book, “A Short Jew in the Body of a Tall W.A.S.P.” that it is …
“A Heaven of Words: Last Journals, 1956-1984” by Glenway Wescott (edited by Jerry Roscoe)— Wescott’s Journals
Wescott, Glenway. “A Heaven of Words: Last Journals, 1956-1984”, edited by Jerry Roscoe, University of Wisconsin Press, 2013. Westcott’s Journals Amos Lassen Glenway Wescott was one of the major figures in the American expatriate movement in Paris in the 1920s and he was also a respected novelist before World War II. He lived in Europe …
“Memoirs of a Generation Screwed Jew” by David F. Friedman— A Commentary on Life
Friedman, David F. “Memoirs of a Generation Screwed Jew”, CreateSpace, 2013. A Commentary on Life Amos Lassen I have often wondered if growing up Jewish is any different than just growing up because I have always thought it was. Reading this book reminded me a great deal of my own life even though my question …
“The Beauty of Men Never Dies: An Autobiographical Novel” by David Leddick— Memories, Attitudes and Opinions
Leddick, David. “The Beauty of Men Never Dies: An Autobiographical Novel”, University of Wisconsin Press, 2013. Memories, Attitudes and Opinions Amos Lassen There is an interesting thing in reviewing that I have noticed lately. I had always understood that it was considered impolite for a writer to contact a reviewer but I have begun to …
“L Is for Lion: An Italian Bronx Butch Freedom Memoir” by Annie Lanzillotto— Surviving Life, Italian Style
Lanzillotto, Annie. “L Is for Lion: An Italian Bronx Butch Freedom Memoir”, SUNY Press, 2013. Surviving Life, Italian Style Amos Lassen Annie Rachele Lanzillotto was a tomboy in the Bronx who grew up in the 1950s. She had a rough childhood which consisted of watching the boys play stickball on the street and seeing her …
“Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes” by Kamal Al-Solaylee— Gay and Muslim
Al-Solaylee, Kamal. “Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes”, HarperCollins, 2012. Gay and Muslim Amos Lassen “Intolerable” is the story of Kamal Al-Solaylee and his family. Kamal was the last of eleven children born in Aden, Yemen. He is now in Toronto where he is a professor of journalism and here he tells us what it was …
“The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard” edited by Ron Padgett— Remembering Brainard
Brainard, Joe. “The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard”, (edited by Ron Padgett), Library of America, 2012. Remembering Brainard Amos Lassen Joe Brainard lived from 1942-1994 and was a wonderful writer and who wrote a very different kind of autobiography with “I Remember”. This book gives us all of Brainard and his “deadpan wit, madcap inventiveness, …
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