"Her work made a boy out of me, always--made me feel that kind of awe." Read More
Purnell chronicles a gay man's life in Oakland, before he returns to confront the ghosts still haunting him in his southern hometown Read More
"It used to be that if you told your parents that you were gay, they imagined you were living these aimless nights of danger. Now you tell your parents that you are gay, and they want to meet your boyfriend." Read More
"For me, I’m less interested in things that reflect the world and the familiar literature that I already know. I want things to take me into new zones." Read More
"I’ll name Baldwin as my influence till the cows come home – I have – but people will not talk about my work in those terms." Read More
Als took some time to talk with Lambda about his new book’s double-take title, his literary influences, and the wisdom of Richard Pryor. Read More
"[...] write your truth however painful it is or may be. You have to do that in order to create a narrative that is honest and true to your art or your idea of art. Let the pain guide you."
Author Danny M. Hoey Jr., took some time to talk to Lambda Literary about the intricacies of his debut novel, The Butterfly Lady, and the intersections between his professional academic life and his artistic ambitions. Read More
“I learn things when people write intelligently about my books. That’s what you want as a writer, you want to...
"There’s no question that I’ve always identified with a wide range of sexual desires."
By now, John Irving trusts his audience to suspend its recognition of his set pieces—something like a regional stage director presenting a re-purposed backdrop. In his latest novel, In One Person, those mainstays —an absentee father, wrestling mats, “sexual outsiders”— are transformed through a shift in point of view and tone (less darkly comic, more serious). Moreover, this time out, someone in Irving’s world fesses up to harboring bisexual desires.
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