Books and Authors
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Annie Proulx: ‘I wish I’d never written’ ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Monday, December 29, 2014Proulx says that ever since her 1997 short story was adapted into a film, too many people misunderstand its message. -
Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller returning in new series in 2015
Sunday, November 30, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- Dan Parent, creator of Archie Comics’ first gay character, Kevin Keller, says Kevin will return in a new series next year. Parent was at Virginia Comic Con on Nov. 23 and spoke about… -
Inaugural poet Richard Blanco returns to Miami in new memoir
Friday, November 28, 2014MIAMI -- In Richard Blanco's Miami, memories linger outside coffee windows and in Cuban grocery store aisles. Barack Obama's 2013 inaugural poet grew up here, gathering experiences and stories as the son of Cuban exiles that… -
In new memoir, Robbie Rogers rues slow acceptance of gays in sports
Tuesday, November 25, 2014NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers wants some company, now that he's the last man standing as an openly gay athlete in a U.S. professional league. Jason Collins recently retired from the… -
Chris Colfer signs multi-book deal
Monday, November 24, 2014NEW YORK -- Chris Colfer is planning many return trips to the Land of Stories. Publisher Little, Brown and Company said Monday the actor best known for "Glee" has a multi-book deal. Colfer has two more "Land… -
Author and transgender activist Leslie Feinberg is dead at 65
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Leslie Feinberg, the author best known for the 1993 novel "Stone Butch Blues," died Saturday at home in Syracuse, N.Y., of "complications from multiple tick-borne co-infections," according to Feinberg's partner and spouse, Minnie Bruce Pratt, a… -
Bravo host dishes the dirt in new book, ‘The Andy Cohen Diaries’
Wednesday, November 12, 2014In his new book, "The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year," author and television host and executive Andy Cohen tries to explain to his rescue dog, Wacha, the luck of going from… -
Jazz Jennings: The new face of transgender youth
Sunday, October 26, 2014As the debate surrounding transgender children swirls, one girl is sharing her personal story in the hope that she can help others. By age 2, Jazz Jennings began to verbalize her feelings that "she was a… -
Nathan Lane picture book out next fall
Tuesday, September 30, 2014NEW YORK -- Nathan Lane's first book is no shaggy dog story. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced Monday that the Broadway actor known for his starring role in "The Producers" has a deal… -
Soldier of Change: From the closet to the forefront of the gay rights movement
Saturday, September 27, 2014I really hated my life. I hated living like I was in prison. It was hurting my relationship. And it was all so fucking stupid. Was this a “special privilege”? Was this about sex? I was…
