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Out of the Shadows

Reimagining Gay Men's Lives

by Walt Odets ...

A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically.Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award" Out of the Shadows is several books—a snapshot of three generations of gay men and effect AIDS has had on them, an argument for the gay sensibility in a time of assimilation, and a memoir. But most of all it's stories, fascinati... ... Read more

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A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically.Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award" Out of the Shadows is several books—a snapshot of three generations of gay men and effect AIDS has had on them, an argument for the gay sensibility in a time of assimilation, and a memoir. But most of all it's stories, fascinati...
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In the Shadow of the Epidemic

Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS

by Walt Odets ...

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For gay men who are HIV-negative in a community devastated by AIDS, survival may be a matter of grief, guilt, anxiety, and isolation. In the Shadow of the Epidemic is a passionate and intimate look at the emotional and psychological impact of AIDS on the lives of the survivors of the epidemic, those who must face on a regular basis the death of friends and, in some cases, the decimation of their ... Read more

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For gay men who are HIV-negative in a community devastated by AIDS, survival may be a matter of grief, guilt, anxiety, and isolation. In the Shadow of the Epidemic is a passionate and intimate look at the emotional and psychological impact of AIDS on the lives of the survivors of the epidemic, those who must face on a regular basis the death of friends and, in some cases, the decimation of their
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Out of the Shadows

Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives

by Walt Odets ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 28 min

It goes without saying that even today, it's not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from the most progressive of backgrounds still struggle with the legacy of early-life stigma and a deficit of self-acceptance, which can fuel doubt, regret, and, at worst, self-loathing. And this is to say nothing of the ongoing trauma wrought by AIDS, which is ... Read more

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It goes without saying that even today, it's not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from the most progressive of backgrounds still struggle with the legacy of early-life stigma and a deficit of self-acceptance, which can fuel doubt, regret, and, at worst, self-loathing. And this is to say nothing of the ongoing trauma wrought by AIDS, which is
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Alec

A Novel

by William di Canzio ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

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9 hours 49 min

**"Sackville imbues this character-driven historical drama with warmth, comfort, and a sense of optimism, especially during the story's darkest moments." —AudioFile MagazineWilliam di Canzio’s Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster’s secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster’s classic, published only ... Read more

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**"Sackville imbues this character-driven historical drama with warmth, comfort, and a sense of optimism, especially during the story's darkest moments." —AudioFile MagazineWilliam di Canzio’s Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster’s secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster’s classic, published only
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Providence

A Novel

by Craig Willse ...

Narrated by Marcus Zarco ...

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9 hours 38 min

An introverted English professor's quiet life gets turned upside down when he falls for a dangerous, enigmatic sophomore.Mark Lausson has everything he thought he wanted: a coveted job at elite Sawyer College in Ohio. But at the start of his second year, stuck in a small town with deadlines piling up and paychecks falling short, Mark can already feel the fantasy crumbling. And then, a few weeks in ... Read more

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An introverted English professor's quiet life gets turned upside down when he falls for a dangerous, enigmatic sophomore.Mark Lausson has everything he thought he wanted: a coveted job at elite Sawyer College in Ohio. But at the start of his second year, stuck in a small town with deadlines piling up and paychecks falling short, Mark can already feel the fantasy crumbling. And then, a few weeks in
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Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic

by Richard A. McKay ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

In Patient Zero, Richard A. McKay presents a carefully documented and sensitively written account of the life of Gaétan Dugas, a gay man whose skin cancer diagnosis in 1980 took on very different meanings as the HIV/AIDS epidemic developed—and who received widespread posthumous infamy when he was incorrectly identified as patient zero of the North American outbreak. McKay shows how investigators ... Read more

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In Patient Zero, Richard A. McKay presents a carefully documented and sensitively written account of the life of Gaétan Dugas, a gay man whose skin cancer diagnosis in 1980 took on very different meanings as the HIV/AIDS epidemic developed—and who received widespread posthumous infamy when he was incorrectly identified as patient zero of the North American outbreak. McKay shows how investigators
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Let's Get Back to the Party

by Zak Salih ...

Narrated by Michael Crouch, Will Damron ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

“A gorgeously written meditation on being a gay man in America now . . . A raw and captivating debut.” —BookPageRecommended by: O, the Oprah Magazine * BuzzFeed * The Millions * Cosmopolitan * Electric Literature * Literary Hub * Harper's Bazaar * Lambda Literary * LGBTQ Reads * Passport magazine * Paperback Paris * Debutiful * Book Riot * The Bay Area Reporter *</e... ... Read more

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“A gorgeously written meditation on being a gay man in America now . . . A raw and captivating debut.” —BookPageRecommended by: O, the Oprah Magazine * BuzzFeed * The Millions * Cosmopolitan * Electric Literature * Literary Hub * Harper's Bazaar * Lambda Literary * LGBTQ Reads * Passport magazine * Paperback Paris * Debutiful * Book Riot * The Bay Area Reporter *</e...
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The World Broke in Two

Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature

by Bill Goldstein ...

Narrated by Bill Goldstein ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

This program is read by the author.A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernismThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence, make ... Read more

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This program is read by the author.A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernismThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence, make
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Wretch

or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw

by Eric LaRocca ...

Narrated by André Santana, Devon Sorvari, Feodor Chin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom award-winning horror author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a haunting and “utterly original” (Booklist, starred review) tech-Gothic thrill ride about sorrow, memory, and the unabashed complexity of love as a transgressive act.After his husband dies, Simeon Link finds himself overcome by grief and seeking comfort in an unusual support group called ... Read more

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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom award-winning horror author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a haunting and “utterly original” (Booklist, starred review) tech-Gothic thrill ride about sorrow, memory, and the unabashed complexity of love as a transgressive act.After his husband dies, Simeon Link finds himself overcome by grief and seeking comfort in an unusual support group called
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My Government Means to Kill Me

A Novel

by Rasheed Newson ...

Narrated by Jelani Alladin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

**This program is read by actor, singer, and dancer Jelani Alladin, who originated the role of Kristoff in Broadway's Frozen musical.A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s New York City, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air**“Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and ... Read more

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**This program is read by actor, singer, and dancer Jelani Alladin, who originated the role of Kristoff in Broadway's Frozen musical.A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s New York City, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air**“Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and
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All the Better Part of Me

by Molly Ringle ...

Narrated by Alex Kydd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Against a backdrop of '80s new wave songs and the landscapes of London and Seattle, a young actor in the modern day tackles his bisexuality as he finds himself falling for his best friend.It's an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he's bisexual. He's a twenty-five-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and ... Read more

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Against a backdrop of '80s new wave songs and the landscapes of London and Seattle, a young actor in the modern day tackles his bisexuality as he finds himself falling for his best friend.It's an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he's bisexual. He's a twenty-five-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and
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The Sparsholt Affair

A novel

by Alan Hollinghurst ...

Narrated by David Dawson ...

Unabridged

16 hours 20 min

**“Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst.” —EsquireFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.**In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford to study engineering, though his sights are set on joining the ... Read more

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**“Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst.” —EsquireFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.**In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford to study engineering, though his sights are set on joining the
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