Celebrate Pride Month with a good LGBTQ book, including a memoir from Tan France, a history of the Stonewall riots and a gender queer graphic novel.
Author: Barbara VanDenburgh, USA TODAY
5 books not to miss: ‘Recursion’ by Blake Crouch, Weiner’s ‘Mrs. Everything,’ ‘Islanders’
The author of “Dark Matter” is back with a mind-bending thriller, and Jennifer Weiner’s ambitious new novel follows two sisters through women’s lib.
Ocean Vuong’s ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ a transcendent queer immigrant story
Ocean Vuong’s autobiographical debut novel is a transcendent and gorgeously written account of a queer Vietnamese immigrant growing up.
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5 books not to miss: ‘Wild and Crazy Guys,’ ‘Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered,’ ‘Queen Bee’
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5 books not to miss: Alice Marie Johnson memoir ‘After Life,’ ‘Cari Mora,’ John Waters
Alice Marie Johnson, whom Kim Kardashian West helped free from prison, has a new memoir, and Thomas Harris is back with new thriller “Cari Mora.”
A kidnapping in rural Russia rocks the women in Julia Phillips’ ‘Disappearing Earth’
Julia Phillips’ debut novel paints an unforgettable landscape of the far reaches of Russia, where two little girls go missing without a trace.
5 books not to miss: Karen Russell’s ‘Orange World,’ ‘The Apology,’ ‘Bottle of Lies’
This week’s new book releases include a collection of short stories from Karen Russell and a searing account of childhood abuse from Eve Ensler.
‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ shoots to the top of Amazon’s best-sellers list in France
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